#38: The Connection Cure

Jonathan Widder | Posted on April 3, 2025 |

In a new medical trend, more and more doctors are prescribing outdoor pursuits and social activities instead of drugs and medication. Solutions journalist Julia Hotz has spoken about this topic on our podcast before. In this episode she returns to talk with us about the book she has written on the subject in the meantime: “The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging.”

Hosts: Ed Crasnick, Jonathan Widder. Editing: Leon Wolf

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Hosts: Ed Crasnick, Jonathan Widder

Tags: solutions, society, sustainability, social innovation, solutions journalism, constructive journalism.

In a new medical trend, more and more doctors are prescribing outdoor pursuits and social activities instead of drugs and medication. Solutions journalist Julia Hotz has spoken about this topic on our podcast before. In this episode she returns to talk with us about the book she has written on the subject in the meantime: “The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging.”

Hosted by Ed Crasnick and Jonathan Widder; edited by Leon Wolf

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Julia Hotz, The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging. Simon & Schuster

Julia Hotz (Website)

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