The Relationship Between Loneliness and Lonelyness

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Being lonely has the equivalent effect on our health of things smoking 15 cigarettes a day, something like this. And yet I feel like it's not something that we center as we devote energy to in any meaningful way. So friendships, relationships with coworkers, you know, just those kind of auxiliary connections we have with people we see at the grocery store or when we're at the post office are really meaningful. But I think we don't pay attention to and don't center those things as much as we really ought to be.

Esteemed therapist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, in her new book Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community, emphasizes the healing power of community to combat feelings of isolation. She discusses creating safe, vulnerable spaces and the importance of platonic relationships for genuine understanding and support. Join us as we delve into themes of loneliness, sisterhood, group dynamics, and the unexpected origins of deep connections.

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