<p>Loneliness is the silent killer.</p><p>According to a <a href="https://www.gallup.com/workplace/608675/new-workplace-employee-engagement-stagnates.aspx#:" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">recent study</a>, experiencing loneliness is as detrimental to one&#39;s health as smoking 15 cigarettes per day is.</p><p>Portsmouth&#39;s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gwenwiscount/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Gwen Wiscount-Nisbet</a> is disgusted by this.</p><p>From the West End of Portsmouth, the Pennsylvania native joins <a href="https://www.instagram.com/troy_farkas/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">host Troy Farkas</a> to discuss her business, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fabriksocialspaces/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Fabrik</a>, and the unique way it&#39;s directly confronting loneliness, a $1.9 TRILLION problem in the United States. The two talk about how loneliness and feelings of disconnect have been steadily increasing since the 1970s, a collective lost sense of community, why employers are struggling to keep employees engaged at work, and what Fabrik is doing to try to close the gap.</p><p>Plus, top Seacoast restaurants, Gwen&#39;s time living in Boston, and she looks back on her recent wedding at Jimmy&#39;s Jazz &amp; Blues Club!</p><p>To learn more about Fabrik&#39;s efforts in cultivating community around the country, you can visit their website <a href="https://www.joinfabrik.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">joinfabrik.com</a>.</p><p>EPISODE CHAPTERS:</p><ul><li>Why we adore the Seacoast (00:00)</li><li>The declining sense of community since the 1970s (15:54)</li><li>The lost art of serendipity &amp; why Dinner Club is so popular (31:10)</li><li>SPONSORS: Studioh! Salon &amp; Brass Tacks Photography (38:32)</li><li>Gwen&#39;s path to starting Fabrik (41:30)</li><li>How bad the loneliness epidemic has gotten (52:10)</li><li>How Fabrik is fighting back against loneliness (01:00:15)</li><li>How employers can prioritize employees&#39; social health (01:10:22)</li></ul><p>SPONSORS:</p><ul><li><a href="https://studiowellness.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Studioh! Salon⁠</a>: Get $100 off your consultation regarding preventative hair loss! 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