Loneliness Explored -our new podcast series on loneliness Loneliness Explored is our new series of podcasts on different aspects of loneliness. Each episode looks at an aspect of loneliness whether it is bereavement, communities, conversations and psychology. Many thanks to our expert contributors including: Michelle Dawson, who has worked at the front line of…
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Monthly Archives: May 2021
Guest Blog: Don’t mention the ‘L’ word! Should we be talking about loneliness, or tackling it by stealth?
Don’t mention the ‘L’ word: should we be talking about loneliness, or tackling it by stealth? “But I don’t WANT to be surrounded by ‘lonely people” protests a woman invited into a ‘lonely lunch club’. While exaggerated for effect as part of a training session, this illustration from Graham Ogilvie really struck me. After many…
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