Over two decades since Robert Putnam’s "Bowling Alone" sounded the alarm bell on social isolation, and almost three years since COVID-19 lockdowns began, we regularly speak about an epidemic of ...

Last May, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced that loneliness, isolation and lack of connection formed a new public health crisis in the U.S. The data backs this up. A/B Consulting reports ...

Loneliness and social isolation used to be hidden. People viewed them as soft, personal concerns, perhaps lamentable, but not necessarily central to the bottom line. Today, however, what was long ...

Two friends take turns on alternating mornings making eggs and toast for me. They straighten my bed, wash my linens and take out the trash. They go to the grocery store, fill the bird feeder, water ...

Loneliness is a much-discussed social issue, but it is rarely considered to be a workplace problem that needs to be managed like other health issues at work. However, people are often unaware ...

Set in pre-pandemic Seoul, Hong Sung-eun’s sensitive drama “Aloners” is a reflective interrogation into modern loneliness, as well as the silent brutalities of today’s urban life defined by ...

We live in a time where phones never stop buzzing. Messages keep coming, likes keep piling up, yet many of us still feel alone. When you need someone to listen, the phone feels heavy in your hand.

Loneliness has become an epidemic. Currently, over half of Americans are lonely, with higher rates of loneliness among younger adults. At the same time, technology has made it easier to acquire things ...