WLP225 Connection and Disconnection Beyond Work: The Wider Impact of Disconnection

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is <a href= "https://virtualnotdistant.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Virtual Not Distant's</a> third podcast episode in our special series with</span> <a href= "https://shieldgeo.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">ShieldGEO,</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and you can catch the</span> <a href= "https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/connection-disconnection-remote-teams-intro"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">first</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/identifying-connection-barriers-remote-teams"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">second</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">one if you missed them (and subscribe to them in our main feed wherever you get your podcast).  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re thrilled with the feedback received on this series from our listeners, including from many of our previous guests (and Pilar’s mum :-) ). We love the way it’s helping us think about the way podcasts themselves build connection, so we’ll return to that theme very soon.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But today, our guest host Bree Caggiati explores what happens when we find ourselves disconnected, from the people we work with and the work we’re doing?</span></p> <p><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianne-holt-lunstad-52365b9/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Dr Julianne Hold-Lunstad</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">reminded us that humans have evolved to be social animals, and that kind of collectiveness has helped us survive - so loneliness is a similar biological drive to hunger or pain, we crave its resolution. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But we don’t always follow our best biological imperatives, and</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianrhea/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Brian Rhea</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">talks about how easy it is as an introvert to avoid meetings