The World Health Organisation has placed loneliness as one of the greatest global public health issues today. How can we bridge the gaps of culture, gender, ideology, to reconnect with each other, and have honest, meaningful conversations? Mike Dyson is a consultant, facilitator and program designer, who specialises in building the social and emotional capacity of leaders and teams.Over the last 10 years Mike has facilitated group conversations in workplaces, schools and community groups on difficult topics ranging from mental health and suicide prevention, to positive psychology and preventative wellbeing, to culture change and human centred leadership. His social enterprise Good Blokes Co supports corporate and community leaders, educators and parents to lead meaningful conversations with men and boys on masculinity, mateship, resilience and accountability. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx