Dr. Jeremy Nobel

It's not just the classic four types of creative expressions that we often think of, visual art, language art, movement, and music, but the creative activities of using your imagination to express yourself in daily life. So, you know, what kind of decoration do you put on a cake that you make for your kid's birthday, right? That's an imaginative creative expression.

It's not just the classic four types of creative expressions that we often think of, visual art, language art, movement, and music, but the creative activities of using your imagination to express yourself in daily life. So, you know, what kind of decoration do you put on a cake that you make for your kid's birthday, right? That's an imaginative creative expression.

It's not just the classic four types of creative expressions that we often think of, visual art, language art, movement, and music, but the creative activities of using your imagination to express yourself in daily life. So, you know, what kind of decoration do you put on a cake that you make for your kid's birthday, right? That's an imaginative creative expression.

And so is for many people, textile arts, knitting, crocheting, quilting. These are all ways to share your stories with others and connect. But there's really some very exciting new neurophysiologic research that when you do creative expression and interact with the arts,

And so is for many people, textile arts, knitting, crocheting, quilting. These are all ways to share your stories with others and connect. But there's really some very exciting new neurophysiologic research that when you do creative expression and interact with the arts,

And so is for many people, textile arts, knitting, crocheting, quilting. These are all ways to share your stories with others and connect. But there's really some very exciting new neurophysiologic research that when you do creative expression and interact with the arts,

it stimulates the same parts of our brain that form our judgments and our experiences of our social connections, how we literally make sense of the social environment around us. And so it's quite clear that creative expression literally changes how we make sense of our social opportunities and what otherwise could be seen as risky interactions with others start becoming...

it stimulates the same parts of our brain that form our judgments and our experiences of our social connections, how we literally make sense of the social environment around us. And so it's quite clear that creative expression literally changes how we make sense of our social opportunities and what otherwise could be seen as risky interactions with others start becoming...

it stimulates the same parts of our brain that form our judgments and our experiences of our social connections, how we literally make sense of the social environment around us. And so it's quite clear that creative expression literally changes how we make sense of our social opportunities and what otherwise could be seen as risky interactions with others start becoming...

kind of interesting interactions they provide a sense of possible joy um curiosity delight and ultimately connection so that's one thing that the arts do is they change our brains but they also change our minds coming up why loneliness and trauma are linked and how to push past the fear of vulnerability stick around

kind of interesting interactions they provide a sense of possible joy um curiosity delight and ultimately connection so that's one thing that the arts do is they change our brains but they also change our minds coming up why loneliness and trauma are linked and how to push past the fear of vulnerability stick around

kind of interesting interactions they provide a sense of possible joy um curiosity delight and ultimately connection so that's one thing that the arts do is they change our brains but they also change our minds coming up why loneliness and trauma are linked and how to push past the fear of vulnerability stick around

Well, you know, so difference is one of the territories that I cover in my book because I wanted to identify some kind of areas of social experience where you're at risk for spiraling into serious loneliness. And difference is one of those. So you mentioned, you know, it could be gender identity. It could be race.

Well, you know, so difference is one of the territories that I cover in my book because I wanted to identify some kind of areas of social experience where you're at risk for spiraling into serious loneliness. And difference is one of those. So you mentioned, you know, it could be gender identity. It could be race.

Well, you know, so difference is one of the territories that I cover in my book because I wanted to identify some kind of areas of social experience where you're at risk for spiraling into serious loneliness. And difference is one of those. So you mentioned, you know, it could be gender identity. It could be race.

It could be, you know, are you a relatively new person in the United States, you know, a newcomer family? But it all comes down to feeling that you're systematically excluded because of some characteristic. And the way you kind of push back against that is, first of all, by recognizing that it's traumatic to be systematically excluded.

It could be, you know, are you a relatively new person in the United States, you know, a newcomer family? But it all comes down to feeling that you're systematically excluded because of some characteristic. And the way you kind of push back against that is, first of all, by recognizing that it's traumatic to be systematically excluded.

It could be, you know, are you a relatively new person in the United States, you know, a newcomer family? But it all comes down to feeling that you're systematically excluded because of some characteristic. And the way you kind of push back against that is, first of all, by recognizing that it's traumatic to be systematically excluded.

to actually recognize that it's not your fault that you're lonely. And fortunately, we are recognizing as a society the challenge of difference and beginning to have conversations about it and opening up pathways for people, no matter how excluded they may feel, to share their personal stories about that in a way that they don't have to fear the rejection, shame, and guilt.

to actually recognize that it's not your fault that you're lonely. And fortunately, we are recognizing as a society the challenge of difference and beginning to have conversations about it and opening up pathways for people, no matter how excluded they may feel, to share their personal stories about that in a way that they don't have to fear the rejection, shame, and guilt.