People need to be seen and understood for who we are. But as life gets more and more hectic, all of the spare time we once had for casual conversations around the water cooler or the dinner table has been engineered out of our days leaving more and more of us feeling isolated and alone.

The workdays of professionals such as consultants, doctors, and lawyers, among other disciplines are filled with appointments, but they can still feel isolated and lacking in social supports as time for mean...