This event was held March 2 & 9 and hosted by the PTSA Health & Wellness Committee.

Slides from Part 1 led by TJ psychologist Esther Barkat

Slides from Part 2 led by TJ social worker Danielle Armstrong

From the book description: “Humans are social creatures: In this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness. In his groundbreaking book, the 19th surgeon general of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy makes a case for loneliness as a public health concern: a root cause and contributor to many of the epidemics sweeping the world today from alcohol and drug addiction to violence to depression and anxiety. Loneliness, he argues, is affecting not only our health, but also how our children experience school, how we perform in the workplace, and the sense of division and polarization in our society.

“But, at the center of our loneliness is our innate desire to connect. We have evolved to participate in community, to forge lasting bonds with others, to help one another, and to share life experiences. We are, simply, better together.”

“Together” is available at the Fairfax Co. library or their ebook platform, or buy from your local bookseller or online. https://www.vivekmurthy.com/together-book

More about the book:https://www.aspenideashealth.org/post/vivek-murthy-together

See our idea list for other book suggestions from the H&W Committee (the list includes past Principal’s Book Club selections and the Challenge Success book, “Overloaded and Underprepared”): http://a.co/aZ7aFgl