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Care and Connection: Loneliness Affects All Ages
An article from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) describing what loneliness is and how it can affect the health of the body.
From TED and psychologist Guy Winch, this article provides direction on how to overcome loneliness and how to avoid increasing the negativity caused by it. Look for Guy's TED Talk about emotional health embedded at the bottom of the article for more information on loneliness and how it affects us.
Feeling alone in the world? Here are 6 TED Talks to watch
From TED, this article provides an overview of 6 embedded videos from 6 different presenters. Each video is roughly 15 minutes in length and covers a different kind of loneliness ranging from feeling out of place or struggling with a broken heart, all the way to striking up conversations with strangers.
From the Campaign to End Loneliness, this article describes how loneliness may feel to you and different strategies for coping with it. Strategies include options for reaching out to others as well as how to tackle loneliness on your own.
How To Be Alone, But Not Lonely, Despite The Coronavirus
This article from National Public Radio (NPR) gives examples of how different people are coping with isolation as well as a positive take on social distancing.