These competitive forces, embedded in a highly competitive culture such as ours, make connections with others hard to maintain. Loyalties, allegiances, faithfulness, commitment become more rare. The social contracts, the ways in which human beings tacitly agree to conduct themselves with one another, become fragile and even break. As a result, many people suffer from increasing isolation and loneliness.

Research grounded in the integration of current psychological literature and the hands on experience of people in everyday life, leads to new ideas and exciting possibilities. Couples, families, businesses, and even governments can achieve a real joining, the harmony promised in concinnity. This is the vision and the direction of OSI, The On Step Institute for Mental Health Research.