Cohousing-L Mailing List: Grace Kim TED2017: Cohousing an Antidote to Isolation

[Alice Alexander (alicecohous]

Grace Kim's TED2017 talk in Vancouver is making news!

http://blog.ted.com/connection-and-community-the-talks-of-session-7-of-ted2017/

and this from Fast Company
Are Dorms For Adults The Solution To The Loneliness Epidemic?
<https://www.fastcompany.com/40413748/are-dorms-for-adults-the-solution-to-the-loneliness-epidemic>

*An antidote to isolation.* We will all experience loneliness at some point
in our lives, but it doesn’t stem from being alone. It comes from a lack of
connection. “Loneliness can be the result of our built environments, the
very homes we choose to live in,” says architect *Grace Kim*
<https://twitter.com/gracekimarch>. She notes that many of us live in homes
where we don’t really know our neighbors, which can contribute to a sense
of isolation. An increasing number of people are choosing to live instead
in cohousing spaces, where they still have their own home but share indoor
and outdoor spaces with neighbors. “It’s not a new concept; it’s an age-old
way of living,” says Kim. And in a time when loneliness has been called a
public health epidemic, with isolated individuals facing a higher risk of
death, the stakes couldn’t be higher. “Cohousing can save your life,” she
says.

-- 
Alice Alexander
Executive Director
http://www.cohousing.org
[image: The Cohousing Association]