Connected from Afar is the short addendum to the much-loved book, We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships. This small but mighty booklet, released during COVID-19 pandemic, is designed to support people in maintaining their friendships from a distance via six months' worth of weekly connection prompts. Its power isn't in its size -- it's in the transformation it produces in your life if you have the courage to complete all of the suggested activities with the people in your life that you want to be closer to. If you wish you could feel closer to your friends who are far away, take action.   Just because you're physically or geographically separated doesn't mean you have to grow apart or let your conversations stagnate in repetitive daily updates. You can still deepen and strengthen your bonds from far away with a little bit of intention, creativity, and a willingness to try something new. In this quick and easy guide, Kat Vellos, author of We Should Get Together and creator of Better than Small Talk , gives you the tools to breathe new life and fresh connection into your existing friendships. You can even try these activities with family members and romantic partners, too. Designed for action, it's filled with creative activities, conversation starters, games, journaling prompts and project ideas.  Connected from Afar will help you feel closer and more connected, no matter how far away you are. Kat Vellos is a trusted expert on the power of cultivating meaningful connections, the loneliness epidemic, community-building, and healthy work environments. She's the author of  We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships  and  Connected from Afar: A Guide for Staying Close When You're Far Away.     Her debut book,  We Should Get Together,  was called "marvelous" and was an Editor's pick starred review in BookLife, a subsidiary of Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews compared it to the work of Norman Vincent Peale and Cicero. Since its release in January 2020,  We Should Get Together  has been helping adults around the world heal from disconnection and loneliness. The follow-on addendum  Connected from Afar  helps adults deepen their friendships despite being physically separated by quarantine, social distancing, and geographical distance.   Vellos has twenty years' experience creating communities where people find belonging and authentic connection. A veteran facilitator, she founded  Better than Small Talk  and  Bay Area Black Designers  which was profiled by Forbes. Her interviews can be found in a variety of media publications including The New York Times, The Good Life Project, Forbes, Communication Arts, Thrive Global, Hurry Slowly, Creative Mornings, and Real Simple. Vellos is also a sought-after speaker who has graced the stages of TEDx, San Francisco Design Week, Design for America, the Transforming Loneliness Summit, Rosenfeld Media's DesignOps Summit, and many more.  As a speaker, facilitator and writer, Vellos uses her UX expertise to combat the loneliness epidemic, by helping millions of people experience greater wellness and fulfillment through thriving platonic relationships.