THE CONNECTION CURE is the world’s first book exploring the science, stories, and spread of social prescribing — featured in NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Scientific American, and selected as Next Big Idea Club Must-Read by Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell & Daniel Pink.
Praised as “provocative,” “hopeful,” and “filled with humor, integrity, and great storytelling… sure to change lives and the world”, THE CONNECTION CURE combines diligent science reporting, moving patient success stories, and surprising self-discovery to show us how we can think about movement, nature, art, service and belonging as medicine.
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When we feel sick, we’re often asked “What’s the matter with you?” But around the world, teams of doctors, therapists, and social workers have started to flip the script, asking “What matters to you?” Instead of solely pharmaceutical prescriptions, they offer ‘social prescriptions’—referrals to resources and activities in our own communities
By integrating age-old medicines like art, nature, movement, and volunteer service into patient’s daily lives, social prescriptions are radically changing health and healthcare in more than thirty countries. Journalist Julia Hotz travels around the world to survey them —sea-swimming lessons for depression, “culture vitamins” for anxiety, a fishing club for ADHD, a farm-based day-care for dementia, a phone-buddy program for social isolation, and many more.
As the first book on social prescribing, THE CONNECTION CURE offers moving patient success stories, surprising scientific research, intricate histories, compelling healthcare system case studies and actionable wellness tips helping all of us live with more joy, purpose, and connection.