Social Disconnection and How It Undermines Our Health

We have seen in previous posts how social connection and relationships plays a pivotal role in bettering our mental and physical health. But what happens when we have the opposite? What happens when, instead of being connected and in supportive relationships, we experience social disconnection? Researchers have continued to study the adverse effects of isolation and unhealthy relationships in individuals’ lives, especially post pandemic, and have noted how it effects our physical and mental health outcomes.