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Writing for Healthline, Ann Pietrangelo says, “Loneliness isn’t the same as being alone. You can be alone, yet not lonely. You can feel lonely in a houseful of people. It’s a feeling that you’re disconnected from others, with no one to confide in. It’s a lack of meaningful relationships and it can happen…

A study funded by health care insurer Cigna found that fifty-eight percent of 20,000 American reported feeling lonely in 2018. The following year, the number had increased to sixty-one percent prompted chief medical officer Doug Nemecek to say that loneliness is at epidemic proportions, and the coronavirus…

According to Medical News Today, “There are a number of health and lifestyle factors – obesity, smoking, air pollution – that are known to be risk factors for early mortality and receive considerable attention. New research has suggested that social connections should be added to this list, with a study…

Dr. Lisa Firestone, the Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association (https://www.glendon.org/), says “Even before the pandemic struck, loneliness was widely considered an epidemic in this country where 61 percent of Americans over age 18 struggle with feeling lonely. Among this group,…

According to Medical News Today, • “A 2010 survey of more than 3,000 adults in the US found that more than a third of respondents aged 45 and older were categorized as lonely • Younger adults aged 45-49 reported higher rates of loneliness than adults aged 70 and older • Lonely adults were significantly…

Dr. Jacqueline Olds, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, gives advice for overcoming feelings of loneliness. She says, “Reaching out to tell a friend who lives across the country that you miss her (and scheduling a time to catch up) or grabbing lunch with your sister can help…

Maike Luhmann, a psychologist at the University of Cologne in Germany says, “As long as we then do what we should do — reconnect with people — then loneliness is a good thing. It signals that we need to do something about our social connections. This is a sign from our psychological systems that there’s…

A University of Chicago professor finds that those experiencing extreme loneliness have a “14% greater chance of premature death.” https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/272705 Some loneliness can be addressed by deepening relationships with friends and family, but sometimes it can only be address…

Denis Estimon remembers what loneliness felt like. As an immigrant from Haiti he felt isolated and alone when he first immigrated to the US. “It’s not a good feeling, like you’re by yourself.” Now that he has become a popular senior at his high school he is working to help others overcome their loneliness.…

A pair of men in China can teach us a thing or two about working together in the church. Jia Haixa is blind. Jia Wenqi is a double amputee. They found it very difficult to find traditional jobs. In 2001 they began working together planting trees along the riverbank in their hometown of Hebei. The two…

On January 15, 2010, one year after their crash landing in the Hudson River, the passengers and crew of US Airways Flight 1549 returned to New York for an anniversary celebration. This one dramatic event is all they have in common. After much reminiscing and reconnecting, Lucile Palmer of Brooklyn said,…