# How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2017
- Speaker: Grace Kim
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/grace_kim_how_cohousing_can_make_us_happier_and_live_longer)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Loneliness doesn't always stem from being alone. For architect Grace Kim, loneliness is a function of how socially connected we feel to the people around us -- and it's often the result of the homes we live in. She shares an age-old antidote to isolation: cohousing, a way of living where people choose to share space with their neighbors, get to know them, and look after them. Rethink your home and how you live in it with this eye-opening talk.

## Lectures

1. [How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/grace_kim_how_cohousing_can_make_us_happier_and_live_longer/2de73f90b339), 11 min (TED's player)