Social Prescribing
Taking mental health outside the therapy room.
Without social connection, not only does our physical and mental health worsen, we increasingly lose access to resources to improve or restore our well-being. The evolutionary importance of social connection justifies the focus on a meaningful connection with the capacity to give back.
Just as in a tribe, security and stability is ensured by knowing one’s role and knowing one is helping others, relational social prescribing aims to reintegrate participants into reciprocal and stable social connections.
TELL YOUR STORY. SHOUT IT. WRITE IT. WHISPER IT IF YOU HAVE TO. BUT TELL IT. SOME WON’T UNDERSTAND IT. SOME WILL OUTRIGHT REJECT IT. BUT MANY WILL THANK YOU FOR IT. AND THEN THE MOST MAGICAL THING WILL HAPPEN. ONE BY ONE, VOICES WILL START WHISPERING, ‘ME, TOO.’ AND YOUR TRIBE WILL GATHER. AND YOU WILL NEVER FEEL ALONE AGAIN.
CALLING ALL HENS
Project Connection works with a handful of Community Hens. Yes, Hens. You know the ones: Those nurturing humans who have a knack for taking people under their wing and making anyone feel welcome. We help our clients heal inside the office, and Hens make them feel welcome in the world around them. Our Hens are volunteers who are already running community groups and organizations. They are skilled at holding the hand of a new member and helping them find a place of belonging in the Salt Lake City community. Hens can be one-on-one mentors or experts at bringing different people together to form support.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
