Leaning In to Joy, from Hello Kitty to LEGO – The Power of Play for Adults
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn on 10 September 2024 in Anxiety, Behavior change, Burnout, Children's health, Consumer experience, Demographics and health, Depression, Design and health, Empathy, Family, Games and health, Happiness, Health Consumers, Health ecosystem, Health engagement, Health marketing, Home health, Kids' health, Loneliness, Mental health, Mindfulness, Moms and health, Music and health, Play and health, Popular culture and health, Stress, User experience UX, Wellbeing, Women and health
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been an outspoken advocate calling out the state of mental health in America for all health citizens, young and old alike. He wrote the book, Together, reflecting on the toxic side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic that exacerbated many Americans’ feelings of loneliness and lack of human connection. Most recently, he’s raised the issue of parents’ anxiety and stress, especially in light of children’s use of social media and the recognition of children’s need for access to therapy. Parents are also at-risk, Dr. Murthy asserted as a