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Three rules for organic community health.  And an excellent explanation of emergence (what makes things happen in community).     6m

Dr. Moshe Szyf on Epigenetics:
Our Bodies' Way to Change the Destiny Written Into Our DNA  17m
Epigenetics: Why Inheritance Is Weirder Than We Thought. We can change behavior and outcomes.    3m

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris on Childhood Trauma:
​How Childhood Trauma Affects Health.    16m

Every system has rules. We can break 'em, follow 'em, or use them to participate in our own creative evolution. This movie is about what happens when we see the hope. 

Ecosystem homeostasis in Yellowstone after wolves are reintroduced. Hint, it's not just the wolves.  5m
Nicholas Christakis:
​The Hidden Influence of Social Networks. Friends, friends, friends...    18m

Social Networks
An example of the power of influence within a social network to change norms and culture.    2 min

Grandmothers are More Effective than Psychiatrists: There are more of them and they are more relatable.  12m

Former US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy on how loneliness causes physical and mental illness.   5.5m

A heart warming but not unrealistic illustration of the personal benefits of generosity.

Semi-regular Connect-able blog

I offer a blog post on Tuesdays or Wednesdays that pertains to the work of Connect ED and is intended to be of benefit to those who invest in community, relationship, and story. Right now, it's sections of a book I'm writing about building connected community. Check it out!

Self-organizing systems: we are component parts becoming synchronized through interaction... 3.5m
Adverse Childhood Experiences Explanation  5:45m

How trauma affects the brain from a neuroscience perspective. With help on communicating with victims.
Dr. Vincent Felitti on the ACE Study:
​Reflections on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study

Various Contributors:
​The Science of Resilience     2.5m

How Licking Rats and Giving Love changes Health and Behavior outcomes      ​2.5m

Brene Brown:
The Power of Vulnerability and being free from the weight of shame    20m

Positive psychology

Shawn Achor: The Happy Secret to Better Work -
   12m

Michael Meaney on Epigenetics: Nature vs. nurture is the wrong argument...   15m

Will looks for a way to get rejected by Sean by intentionally crossing boundaries.    4m
Sean invites and challenges Will to authentic relationship with boundaries.     5m

Evidence based instruction on how to respond to a young person who may be considering suicide - by experts.   4m

Book Recommendations

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Hurt 2.0 by Chap Clark
Positive Discipline by Jane Nelson
Positive Discipline Teacher's Guide by Jane Nelson et.al.
Connected by Nicholas Christakis & James Fowler
Generation Me by Jean M. Twenge
iGen by Jean M. Twenge
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt
Ordinary Magic by Ann Masten
Help for Billy by Heather Forbes
How Children Succeed by Paul Tough
Tribe by Sebastian Junger
The Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Instinct to Heal by David Servan-Schreiber
​Stand by Me by Jean E. Rhodes
Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam
Understanding Human Nature by Alfred Adler
Children, the Challenge by Rudolf Dreikurs
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris
Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry by Andrew Root
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall

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p4_upstream_prevention.pdf
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p5_social_network_theory.pdf
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p6_belonging_is_the_answer.pdf
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p20_your_story_circle.pdf
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p25_brain_in_hand.pdf
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p31_feelings_chart.pdf
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Academic articles

Belonging is Fundamental - Baumeister, Roy F., and Mark R. Leary. “The Need to Belong: Desire for Interpersonal Attachments as a Fundamental Human Motivation.” Psychological Bulletin 117, no. 3 (May 1995): 497–529. http://dx.doi.org.cupdx.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/0033-2909.117.3.497.

Social Network Theory - Cacioppo, John T., James H. Fowler, and Nicholas A. Christakis. “Alone in the Crowd: The Structure and Spread of Loneliness in a Large Social Network.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 97, no. 6 (December 2009): 977–91. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016076.

Storytelling and Identity - Fabius, Chanee D. “Toward an Integration of Narrative Identity, Generativity, and Storytelling in African American Elders.” Journal of Black Studies 47, no. 5 (July 1, 2016): 423–34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934716638801.

Hagerty, Bonnie M. K., Judith Lynch-Sauer, Kathleen L. Patusky, Maria Bouwsema, and Peggy Collier. “Sense of Belonging: A Vital Mental Health Concept.” Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 6, no. 3 (June 1, 1992): 172–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/0883-9417(92)90028-H.

Lambert, Nathaniel M., Tyler F. Stillman, Joshua A. Hicks, Shanmukh Kamble, Roy F. Baumeister, and Frank D. Fincham. “To Belong Is to Matter: Sense of Belonging Enhances Meaning in Life.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 39, no. 11 (November 1, 2013): 1418–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167213499186.

The General Belongingness Scale - Malone, Glenn P., David R. Pillow, and Augustine Osman. “The General Belongingness Scale (GBS): Assessing Achieved Belongingness.” Personality and Individual Differences 52, no. 3 (February 1, 2012): 311–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.10.027.

Sense of Community - McMillan, David W., and David M. Chavis. “Sense of Community: A Definition and Theory.” Journal of Community Psychology 14, no. 1 (January 1986): 6–23.cupdx.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sih&AN=24679691&site=ehost-live&scope=site

​The Kawaii Longitudinal Study - Werner, Emmy E., and Ruth S. Smith. Overcoming the Odds: High Risk Children from Birth to Adulthood. Cornell University Press, 1992.

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