Summary

Social wellbeing is crucial for all of us. Human are connected to each other. “Us” and “Them” equal US. We are US and we are USA. Let’s connect with each other, learn about each other. Keep your eye on the prize: DEMOCRACY. No Kings exist in the USA. We work together for the social wellbeing of USA.

Social Wellbeing in 2025

Social wellbeing is central to the wellbeing of individuals and communities. Let’s discuss social wellbeing in 2025.

Social Wellbeing: 2025

In this blog, I often mention the importance of social connectedness to wellbeing. Human beings are connected on many levels. Our social connectedness plays a role in the wellbeing of the individual and in the wellbeing of the community. Even the small talk of casual social interactions can impact our wellbeing.

In 2025, we seem more divided than ever.

I challenge everyone to transcend the dialectic of one group against another group. Look at the commonalities between “us” and “them”. In reality, in the USA in 2025, “us” and “them” equal “US”. We are all in this together so let’s spend some time learning about each other, connecting socially, for social wellbeing.

Let me end with a favourite quote by Martin Luther King Jr, especially relevant today:

“Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question, ‘Is it popular?’ But, conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right”

Music to Inspire Community and Wellbeing

‘In the Heights’

Keep your eye on the prize: DEMOCRACY!

Resources for Social Wellbeing

Boston University – Wellbeing: How You Fell Matters.

https://www.bu.edu/studentwellbeing/what-is-wellbeing/social-wellbeing/

No Kings National Day of Action: Join US for the Wellbeing of the USA

https://www.nokings.org/

Disclaimer: This post is not meant to substitute for a consultation with your mental health care professional team.

If you are thinking of hurting yourself or of hurting someone else, please CALL 9-1-1; CALL 9-8-8; or GO TO the nearest emergency room.

Selected References:

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Greenberg, M.T. (March 6, 2023). Evidence for Social and Emotional Learning in Schools. Learning Policy Institute. Accessed online on September 20, 2025, at https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/evidence-social-emotional-learning-schools-brief

Herman, D., Benson, R., Gogulsetti, V. (August 12, 2025). The Authoritarian Playbook in Action: What Global Cases Tell Us About Trump’s 2025 Military Deployments. Center for American Progress. Accessed online on October 5, 2025, at https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-authoritarian-playbook-in-action-what-global-cases-tell-us-about-trumps-2025-military-deployments/

Mendez, M.F. (Mar 1 2023). A Functional and Neuroanatomical Model of Dehumanization. Cogn Behav Neurol, 36(1): 42-47. Accessed online on July 5, 2025, at https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9991937/

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Posner, J. (July 16, 2012). Building Community: Jessica Posner at TEDxMileHigh. TEDx Talks. Accessed online on June 13, 2024, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0nM8l9qeGY&t=99s

Odede, K. (November 19, 2023). Kennedy Odede is Building New Communities Among Nairobi’s Poor. TIME. Accessed online on June 13, 2024, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv6rP-e1KuA

Rao, P. (March 4, 2025). A Visual Breakdown of Who Owns America’s Wealth. Visual Capitalist. Accessed online on August 31, 2025, at https://www.visualcapitalist.com/a-visual-breakdown-of-who-owns-americas-wealth/

UN Innovation Network. June 15, 2023. The Neuroscience of Peace and Conflict. Accessed online on March 9, 2025, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxJPHLbipNM

Zaki, J. (May 14, 2020). Catastrophe Compassion: Understanding and Extending Prosociality Under Crisis. Trends Cogn. Sci, 24(8): 587-589. Accessed online on November 17, 2024, at https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7221394/#:~:text=Extending%20Catastrophe%20Compassion&text=Floods%2C%20bombings%2C%20and%20earthquakes%20are,boundaries%20that%20typically%20separate%20people.

Nota Bene:

USA Government websites are being purged by the current Trump Administration to align the website content with the regime’s political agenda. Please note that any government website cited in this and other posts on this website may no longer contain evidence based or historically correct information. Thus, I am trying to avoid including any references or resources which derive from a USA government website. This is not bias; I take this action in an effort to maintain a factually sound content in my posts.