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Have you ever lived abroad? Even gone for a few months? It can be difficult to do so for a short time, let alone a permanent move, even to another En…

What image do you see when you think about the word "lonely". It often conjures up images in our minds of a fringe subset of society...the elderly, t…

Loneliness has been around long before COVID-19 showed up. Loneliness, already seen as widespread in our society, has been exacerbated by the pandemi…

Historians will be writing about this strange period of time for the rest of the 21st century. Many of us will emerge changed as this pandemic proves…

Feelings of loneliness can feel apparent and sometimes frightening during the last months of pregnancy at the best of times, and especially for new M…

Two years ago, I wrote an article around isolation, and what might be going on when we find ourselves withdrawing from the social world around us for…

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Loss can be felt like a single droplet that falls in the calm waters of your life. At first, it creates a few ripples but soon these ripples soon spr…

Loneliness can be one of the most painful human emotions, and it can feel all the more difficult at certain times of the year when we are constantly…

When grieving the loss of a loved one, we may react in many different ways. You may have heard it said that "there is no one right way" for many diff…

One of the things I’ve learned over the years, through my own therapy, therapy training, recovery from addiction and understanding the influence of m…