Building Connections With Simone Heng

The recent COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global lockdowns highlighted our need, as humans, for social connection. Being socially connected has proven to lead to happier, longer, and healthier lives. So how do we ensure that we’re connecting and doing it in the right way? This episode’s guest, Simone Heng, is a human connection specialist. Simone started thinking about the facilitation of human connection while working at a job where she and her fellow co-workers felt disconnected and were, therefore, less productive. She believes that love and connection are two of the most important values when it comes to living happy lives. Tune in to Episode 147 of REJUVENAGING® with Simone Heng and let’s connect! Some Questions I Ask: Why is human connection and social connectedness such a big issue? (5:00) How did you happen to get into this line of work? (8:17) If I'm a conscientious parent, what do I want to do? (24:40) In This Episode, You Will Learn: The three major issues relating to human connection (5:14) Why loneliness is so damaging to our health, immunity, and longevity (6:15) How to be socially connected in a world of cell phones (13:06) About the topics covered in Simone Heng’s book (17:43) About the gender split that exists around human connection (19:44) Simone’s format for allowing individuals to tell whether they’re lonely (20:49) How being an introvert or extrovert aligns with your need for human connection (27:35) Resources Simone’s book: Secret Pandemic: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World Additional books: The Village Effect, What Happened to You Connect with Simone Heng Courageous Speaking Community [email protected] Instagram LinkedIn Website Useful REJUVENAGING® Resources Website: https://www.thementalhealthgym.com/ Book: Dr. Ron Kaiser -Rejuvenaging: The Art and Science of Growing Older with Enthusiasm Email: [email protected] TEDx Talk: Aging Enthusiastically to Make the World a Better Place