This is Cohousing | Ep 14 | The Antidote to Isolation with Dr. Richard Louis Miller

<p>What makes us feel like we belong? </p><p>Psychologist, author, and podcast host Dr. Richard Louis Miller joins Charles Durrett to make the case that connection isn&#39;t a luxury — it&#39;s a biological need we&#39;ve engineered out of modern life, and one that cohousing is uniquely built to restore. Dr. Miller traces how architecture, economics, and the pandemic have manufactured isolation and offers small, concrete antidotes anyone can start this week: introduce yourself to a stranger, wave at the four-way stop, make one phone call instead of sending a text. </p><p>The conversation then turns to seniors, where Dr. Miller argues that &quot;acting your age is dangerous,&quot; that aging is fundamentally about maintenance, and that senior cohousing offers a way for people to genuinely come alive again. Charles shares the practical details that make cohousing click — from remarkably affordable internet to sharing a single lawnmower across dozens of households — alongside the deeper story of neighbors who supported one another through their final years at home. </p><p>Learn more about the Study Group 1 facilitator training (starting October 7, 2026): <a href="cohousingco.com/products/p/sg1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">cohousingco.com/products/p/sg1</a></p><p>Dr. Richard Louis Miller&#39;s Podcast: <a href="https://www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mind Body Health Politics</a></p><p><br></p><p>#Cohousing #SeniorCohousing #Community #Belonging #Loneliness #AgingWell #IntentionalCommunity</p><p>For more info visit ⁠<a href="www.cohousingco.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cohousingco.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠ or <a href="https://linktr.ee/CohousingCo" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/CohousingCo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cohousing/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cohousingco_01/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cohousingco" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@charlesdurrett9954" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://x.com/CohousingCo_01" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p></li></ul><p><em>Bossa Antigua</em> Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</p>