THE CONNECTION CURE Book Launch at McCarren Parkhouse

Join journalist Julia Hotz as she reads from and signs copies of THE CONNECTION CURE, and helps us rediscover the healing power of movement, nature, art, service and belonging. And at 8pm, enjoy a free musical performance from the beloved local Sarah Durning Band!

Admission is a copy of THE CONNECTION CURE.

Beer, wine, and soft drinks and sweet treats will be served to the first guests. There is also a cash bar and full food menu.

About THE CONNECTION CURE: Traditionally, when we get sick, health care professionals ask, “What’s the matter with you?” But around the world, teams of doctors, nurses, therapists, and social workers have started to flip the script, asking “What matters to you?” Instead of solelypharmaceutical prescriptions, they offer ‘social prescriptions’—referrals to community activities and resources, like photography classes, gardening groups, and volunteering gigs.

The results speak for themselves. Science shows that social prescribing is effective for treating symptoms of the modern world’s most common ailments—depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, anxiety, chronic pain, dementia, diabetes, and loneliness. And as health care’s de facto cycle of “diagnose-treat-repeat” reaches a breaking point, social prescribing has proven to reduce patient wait times, lower hospitalization rates, save money, and reverse health worker burnout, too.

Praised as “provocative” (Adam Grant), “hopeful” (Dr. Andrew Weil), and “filled with humor and great storytelling” (Dr. Michael Dixon), THE CONNECTION CURE brings these life-changing benefits to life. Through diligent science reporting, moving patient success stories, and surprising self-discovery, journalist Julia Hotz helps readers rediscover a time-proven truth: if we can change our environment, we can change our health. By reconnecting to what matters to us, we can all start to feel better.

About the author: Julia Hotz is a solutions-focused journalist based in New York. Her stories have appeared in The New York Times, WIRED, Scientific American, The Boston Globe, Time, and more. She helps other journalists report on the big new ideas changing the world at the Solutions Journalism Network. The Connection Cure is her first book.