Social health expert Kasley Killam joins us to discuss her book “The Art and Science of Connection” where she redefines what it means to be healthy and introduces the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected to truly flourish. Weaving together cutting-edge science, mindset shifts, and practical wisdom, Kasley offers the first methodology for how to be socially healthy. Her book is an antidote to the loneliness epidemic and an inspiring manifesto for seeing wellbeing as not only physical and mental, but also social.
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Kasley Killam, MPH, is a Harvard-trained social scientist, award-winning innovator, and leading expert in social health: the dimension of well-being that stems from relationships. Drawing from over a decade of studying, sharing, and applying the science of human connection, Kasley champions social health as a strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and founder of Social Health Labs, a national nonprofit that empowers community builders.
Kasley earned a master’s at the Harvard School of Public Health specializing in solutions for loneliness and a bachelor’s in psychology at Queen’s University in Canada. Her expertise has been featured in major outlets including The New York Times, NPR, Scientific American, Health Affairs, Washington Post, Vox, and Boston Globe. She pens the Social Health Blog for Psychology Today. Kasley has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Encore Public Voices Fellow, Columbia University Age Boom Fellow, and Mind & Life Institute Visiting Scholar. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, she now calls California home.
Moderated by Derby White.