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The Rabbit Effect

Author: Editorial 2nd July 2020 0 Comments

This book – subtitled “Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness” – has been written by Dr. Kelli Harding. The publishers say: “When Columbia University doctor Kelli Harding began her clinical practice, she never intended to explore…
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books, friendship, kelli harding, kindness, loneliness, love, wellbeing

‘I feel imprisoned’: why loneliness won’t be solved by national planners

Author: Editorial 1st June 2020 0 Comments

“As lockdown eases, the government’s fixation on top-down strategy is risking the mental health of the loneliest citizens” A centralised approach characterises many government schemes in relation to mental health and wellbeing (the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme, for…
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COVID-19, decentralisation, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Jane Dudman, local communities, loneliness, voluntary sector, wellbeing

The Handbook of Solitude: Psychological Perspectives on Social Isolation, Social Withdrawal, and Being Alone

Author: Editorial 11th May 2020 0 Comments

This book seems appropriate in our current time of ‘social distancing’ and ‘lock-down’ – especially for those who live alone. It has been edited by Robert Coplan and Julie Bowker. The publishers say: “This reference work offers a comprehensive compilation of…
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aloneness, books, COVID-19, developmental psychology, Julie Bowker, loneliness, neuropsychology, Research, Robert Coplan, social isolation, solitude

How to be alone

Author: Editorial 23rd April 2020 0 Comments

“Solitude is a skill. You can get better at it with practice.” This article in Vox magazine’s Future Perfect has been written by Sigal Samuel. It begins: “Many of us dread being alone. We find isolation uncomfortable or downright scary. If…
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Coronavirus, COVID-19, internal world, loneliness, sense of purpose, Sigal Samuel, social isolation, solitude, Vox

In Search of Silence

Author: Editorial 16th March 2020 0 Comments

“… explores the things endemic in our society such as sadness and loneliness, to unpick why we seek other people to fix what’s inside of us.” This book has been written by Poorna Bell. The publishers say: “Poorna Bell was sold…
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addiction, books, depression, fulfillment, happiness, loneliness, Poorna Bell, self-worth, suicide, wellbeing

‘It’s time to recognise the contribution arts can make to health and wellbeing’

Author: Editorial 7th August 2019 0 Comments

This article by Nicola Slawson inThe Guardian newspaper begins: “ Arts and Minds , a leading arts and mental health charity, has been running weekly art workshops for people experiencing depression, stress or anxiety in Cambridgeshire for the past seven years. Led by an…
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anxiety, arts, Arts and Minds, depression, loneliness, social care, social prescribing, The Guardian, wellbeing

The Anatomy of Loneliness

Author: Editorial 18th July 2019 0 Comments

The links between loneliness and mental ill-health are well-established. In 2018 the BBC conducted a “Loneliness Experiment”, concerning which there are three radio broadcast episodes : Episode 1 : 55,000 people completed the BBC Loneliness Experiment. Claudia Hammond reveals the results and…
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BBC, Claudia Hammond, Culture & Society, loneliness, Loneliness Experiment, social media, wellbeing

Wise people are less lonely, here’s why

Author: Editorial 6th February 2019 0 Comments

Mathew Davis, writing in The Big Think , says: “While he was scraping out a life in the woods by Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau wrote, ‘I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company,…
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Big Think, International Psychogeriatrics, loneliness, Matthew Davis, Research, Thoreau, wellbeing, wisdom

‘I’m surrounded by people – but I feel so lonely’

Author: Editorial 25th January 2019 0 Comments

The BBC reports (October 2018): “When the BBC launched the Loneliness Experiment on Valentine’s Day 2018 a staggering 55,000 people from around the world completed the survey, making it the largest study of loneliness yet. Claudia Hammond, who instigated the project,…
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Dance lessons for the lonely – on the NHS

Author: Editorial 24th January 2019 0 Comments

The BBC reports (October 2018) that: “GPs in England are being given permission to prescribe patients ‘social’ activities, such as dance classes, to tackle loneliness. The strategy, announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, will also see postal delivery workers checking in…
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BBC, loneliness, National Health Service, NHS, social prescribing