The Vake says we first have to understand what loneliness really looks and feels like. Loneliness is a subjective state when the connections we need in our life exceed the connections that we actually have, she adds. Solitude is those moments where we may be physically alone, but where we actually connect with something that replenishes us,. might be just time in silence, meditating or perhaps spending time in nature.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is an expert on the science of loneliness. He offers advice for how we can build stronger, more meaningful social connections.
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