Stress Levels Rising? Here’s How to Prepare

Feeling stress levels rise? Instead of diving in unprepared, shore up your foundation of connection so you can get through the stressful season in better shape, writes Michael Stallard.

Connection Heals Trauma

Trauma has far reaching consequences, but simple acts of connection can make a difference. Here's a helpful summary on what you need to know.

Are You Relationally Hydrated or Dehydrated?

As Katharine P. Stallard reflects, our need for connection shares some similarities with our body’s need for water. Here's some advice for meeting both needs.

Healing Our Workplaces through Cultures of Connection

The U.S. Surgeon General's office published a historic advisory on the importance of building cultures of connection. Check out our synopsis.

With a Little Help from My Friends

Michael Stallard reflects on how an unexpected event reminded him of the value of investing in supportive relationships.

Cultivating a Culture of Connection at Home

Connection Cultures are more than an employee engagement tool. They can also help families to thrive. Here's how.

Employ Mindfulness to Give the Gifts of Connection and Contentment

Being truly present enables you to better connect with others. Michael Stallard shares a mindfulness technique that can help and the science behind it.

Resilience Is Rooted in Human Connection

Just as trees that share root systems are more resilient, you need healthy human connection in your life to weather life's storms, writes Michael Stallard.

How to Inspire the Next Generation

America's youth are facing some tough challenges. Michael Stallard reflects on how individuals and institutions can help.

Reduce Mass Shootings Through Human Connection

As society grapples with how to reduce incidents of mass shootings, Michael Stallard argues that connection is part of the solution. Here's why.

When Grit Isn’t Enough: Protection from Burnout and Suicide

During sustained periods of stress and loneliness, grit alone isn't sufficient to protect against burnout and suicidal thoughts. Human connection can help.

Having an Old-fashioned Nervous Breakdown Might Be a Good Thing

The term "nervous breakdown" may have fallen out of common use, but Michael and Katie Stallard write that taking a break to recharge may be what today's workers need.

Thriving Through the Ongoing Pandemic

What characteristics do people who are thriving through the pandemic have in common? Michael Lee Stallard explains.

How to Prepare for Rising Stress Ahead

Michael Stallard shares that several factors may lead to more stress in the coming months, which means it's time to ensure that you and those you lead are prepared to manage it.

Connection at Home During Covid-19

With fewer opportunities to connect at work and the community, connection at home is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic write Michael Lee Stallard and Katharine P. Stallard.

Why Relational Connection Is So Important During the Coronavirus Pandemic

While battling the COVID-19 pandemic, our society is also facing an epidemic of loneliness. Michael Stallard and Katharine Stallard share how to practice social distancing while maintaining connection.

Boost Connectedness to Reverse Rise of Suicides in America

Michael Stallard explores what's behind the rise of suicides in America and why boosting connectedness is the key to reversing it.

Why the Health of Your Doctor Matters

The combination of chronic stress and loneliness is contributing to an epidemic of physician burnout. Michael Stallard and Katharine Stallard explore the issue.

Addicted to Your Smartphone, To-do List or Busyness?

An addiction to your smartphone, to-do list, or busyness could be a sign of an addiction to the neurotransmitter dopamine. Michael Stallard explains what that is and how it impacts your work.

How Loneliness And Longing For Connection Are Affecting Today's Leaders

Loneliness is negatively affecting the health of today's leaders...and the people they lead. Michael Stallard shares how to reduce loneliness in your own life and organization.

Strengthen Your Relational Fitness in the New Year

Many people make New Year's resolutions to improve their physicial fitness, but what about relational fitness? Katie Stallard shares tips to get started.

Is the “Silent Killer” Sabotaging Your Performance?

Loneliness is a silent killer that is sabotaging individual and organizational performance. Michael Stallard shares how to combat it with a Connection Culture.

Combatting America’s Health Crisis from Loneliness

New research from Cigna reveals that the majority of Americans are lonely. Michael Stallard shares tips on you can respond to reduce loneliness in your life and the lives of those around you.

Protecting Your Employees (and Yourself) from the Stress-Connection Gap

Michael Stallard shares advice for closing the stress-connection gap in your workplace to boost employees' health and performance.

10 Practices to Create a Workplace That May Lengthen Your Life

Research shows that social integration is critical to health and longevity. Michael Stallard shares 10 ways that you can boost social integration in your own life and workplace.

Why Connection is a Matter of Life and Death

Two outstanding TED Talks highlight quantitative and qualitative research demonstrating that human connection improves the quality and length of our lives.

America’s #1 Health Problem is Not What You Expect

Why is loneliness and social isolation called America's top health challenge? Learn how you can help coworkers and friends struggling in these areas.

The Promise and Potential of Resilience Training

Resilience helps people through difficult times and assists in recovery after stressful situations. Here's how you can increase your level of resilience.

3 Practices Help Protect You from Premature Aging Related to Job Stress

New research on telomerase, an enzyme that affects cellular aging, suggests that increasing your connection with others prevents premature aging.

More Rest Required in Today’s Knowledge Economy

Getting sufficient rest is essential to keeping you and your team energized. Michael Stallard shares ideas for making rest part of your weekly routine.

6 Toxic Behaviors That Push People Away: How to Recognize Them in Yourself and Change Them

Whether your toxic behavior is a common occurrence or rare, it’s critical that you are able to recognize when you’re behaving badly and change it.

Why We Connect

As Peter DeMarco's touching story illustrates, people are drawn to connect. Learn why connection matters and tips to foster it in your own life.

If You Want to Find Meaning, Develop Eulogy Virtues

At the end of the day, we want more than a great resume. What we’re really looking for is meaning. Here are 4 practices to help you develop eulogy virtues.

6 Ways to Minimize the Impact of Work Stress on Health

Research shows that work stress has a direct impact on health and affects productivity and performance. Here's how companies can address work stress.

If You Want to Succeed in Life, Don’t Ignore Emotions – Train Them

If you’re going to succeed in life, you need to train your emotions so you respond to situations in a way that promotes wellbeing for others and yourself.

To Promote Positive Change, Start With Grief

Any change brings loss; the loss of what was. So any change initiative, or response to change, needs to start with grieving writes Dr. Todd Hall.

Model and Encourage Well-Being

Do you – and your organization – respect the sacrifice employees make to meet the bottom line without a thought to the importance of their well-being?

America’s Stress Epidemic

Stress is reaching epidemic levels in America today. Michael Lee Stallard explores the reasons for this stress and how to reduce it through connection. 

4 Practices to Nurture the Gift of Friendship

You need friendship to nurture your soul and do great work, writes Dr. Todd Hall. Here's how to be intentional about strengthening friendships.

Americans Struggling with Stress and Loneliness

As more Americans suffer from diseases associated with stress and loneliness, Michael Lee Stallard examines how to combat the problem through connection.

3 Ways to Build Your Foundation for Well-Being and Positive Influence

What enables you to weather life's storms? A strong foundation. Dr. Todd Hall shares 3 essential practices to build a strong foundation for well-being.

The Pain and Promise of Transitions: 7 Reflections on Growing in the Midst of Change

Transitions may be a part of our work and personal lives, but that doesn't mean they are easy. Dr. Todd Hall offers advice on how to approach transitions.

3 Insights About Stress Every Leader Should Know

Not all workplace stress is created equal. Here's what leaders need to know about stress and how it affects their employees.

How Connection Improves Our Health and Wellness

Connection has a tremendous impact on our health and wellness. Click through these slides for a quick summary of why positive human connection is essential.

Why You Need to Practice the Nedlog Rule

What is the Nedlog rule, and why is it essential to your emotional and relational health? Joe Tye explains.

Do This One Simple Thing to Boost the Mood of Others

Strengths-spotting can boost moods, helping you and others find happiness.

New Approach to Reduce Dysfunctional Behavior at Work

With rising demands in today’s workplace, emotional and behavioral disorders have soared. Here is advice on how to handle dysfunctional behavior at work.

The Secret to Keeping Your New Year’s Health Resolution

What's the secret to keeping your New Year's resolution to improve your health and wellness? Research shows that one factor makes a tremendous difference.

3 Ways to Improve Your Health and Lifespan Through Work

Research shows that seeking meaning rather than happiness improves your health. Here are three actions you can take to find greater meaning in your work.

The Physiological Effects of Connection: An Infographic

Connection has a powerful impact on our well being. Check out this infographic for a helpful summary of the effects of connection on our health.

Neutralize "Killer Stress" to Boost the Bottom Line

Effective leaders can create an organizational culture that reduces “killer stress,” which produces gains in productivity and performance.

Message of "Christmas Carol," "Wonderful Life" Critical Today

"A Christmas Carol" and "It's a Wonderful Life" illustrate that during the inevitable difficult seasons in life, the connections we have help us through.