Changes in the ways we communicate and engage with the world around us have taken an exacting toll on our relationships and overall connectedness, launching a widely recognized loneliness epidemic. Heather’s devastating isolation following multiple family deaths and a lengthy divorce sparked a personal quest: to solve her own loneliness and to understand why social disconnection has become such a common experience in industrial countries. 

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Join the founder of Cabernet Coaches®, a social access and self-betterment group for women, and author of The Friendship Upgrade: Trade Clickable Connections for Friendships that Matter for a deep dive into contributing causes, measurable social and health impacts, and recommended responses for individuals, communities, and organizations. Learn how the disconnecting drift began with conveniences, digital reliance, and opportunity clutter; how our instinctive drive toward greater efficiency made it worse; and how ordinary life transitions leave so many stranded on the social sidelines.

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While the topic is grim, the hope is real, and Heather’s warmth, humor, and practical strategies will engage and empower attendees to go forth with practical strategies and steps for creating real connection in their own lives and communities. 

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“Something remarkable happened today. In a very short amount of time, Heather was able to get these women to share things that were very personal. As someone who’s in the business of connecting with people, I was amazed by how quickly and deeply it happened…”

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Other popular topics include

• "Three Keys for Genuine Relationships"
• "Four Keys to Connection in the Workplace"
• Book talks (The Friendship Upgrade: Trade Clickable Connections for Friendships that Matter, Date Like a Grownup: Anecdotes, Admissions of Guilt, and Advice Between Friends)
• "Barriers and Bridges to Connection"