ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Andy Proctor is the senior manager of a brand accelerator at Rhyz and a Ph.D. Candidate studying how social connection to humans and AI impacts health and well-being and is a certified positive psychology practitioner (CAPP). His research on human connection and health has been published in scientific journals and presented at international academic conferences. His podcast, More Happy Life, has been featured in The New York Times, ABC News, and Fox News. He is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and co-chair of the Utah Positive Psychology Association. He served on the TEDxBYU board and was on the research team for Eventbrite's Social Connection Project. His work on teen well-being has been featured in USA Today, Teen Vogue, and The Hill.

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NOTES of THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST

Scientific and Theoretical References

1. Julianne Holt-Lunstad’s Research

* Her seminal studies quantify the health risks of social isolation (e.g., loneliness = smoking 15 cigarettes/day).

* https://www.julianneholtlunstad.com/15-cigarettes

* ANDY PROCTOR co-published with Julianne Holt-Lunstad’s on public and professional awareness of social connection’s importance for health.

* A Healthy Lifestyle is a Social Lifestyle: the vital link between social connection and health outcomes - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lim2.91

* Healthcare providers (doctors) underestimate how important social connection is for health - https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nyas.15295

* A nationally representative US study shows that people underestimate social connection for its impact on health outcomes https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-21554-5

2. The Roseto Effect

* An early 20th-century case study of Italian immigrants in Roseto, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseto_effect

Technology for Awareness

* Opal to reduce screen time—https://www.opal.so/
Daily Upward Spirals

* Referenced Barbara Fredrickson’s “positive upward spirals”: https://www.positivityresonance.com/

Books & Resources:

* Together by Vivek Murthy - https://www.amazon.com/Together-Connection-Performance-Greater-Happiness/dp/0062913298

* Roseto Effect studies (Roseto, PA case) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseto_effect