mental health;

Building connections can save lives

Isolation and loneliness can be fatal. Julianne Holt-Lunstad and colleagues suggest that the harmful effects of loneliness are akin to the harm caused by smoking, obesity or alcohol misuse. The article is reviewed by the NHS here.

The flip side is that a crucial element in reducing the risks associated with isolation and loneliness, as well as reducing other risks such as sustained problematic drug use, is connection. As Johann Hari says in this brilliant video (at 5.01), "the opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection." Have a watch of his TED Talk too. 

At FULCRUM, we aim to provide opportunities for connection to be identified, motivation and courage for connection to be fostered and the skills for promoting connection to be grown.

Being able to connect with others not only reduces the risk of early death but also brings the attributes that were previously isolated out into the community, benefitting the community too. Some ideas for connecting from NHS here.

Team building as a way to social justice? Audacious!

Team building as a way to social justice? Audacious!

FULCRUM Events can transform the lives of people who may be facing multiple disadvantages and are locked out from the 'goods' of society. Our unique way of leveraging change for such groups is to use an Event with them to facilitate personal learning, interpersonal connection and group cohesion, experiences that have often been beyond reach until now…