The Problem A recent Cigna study shows how increasing loneliness in our society – they estimate nearly half of all Americans had feelings of loneliness and isolation – contributes greatly to poor mental and physical health. https://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20180504/loneliness-rivals-obesity-smoking-as-health-risk Cigna reports loneliness increasing for a variety of factors including the rise of…
The Panic of Loneliness At a recent class I was teaching on PTSD and trauma one of the students responded with one of the bravest, most profound statements I’ve gotten as feedback in a class. It was all law enforcement officers, and we were discussing the question, “What is something…
More than anything, my work is about helping people live free. As technology consumes our lives and medication replaces prayer, faith and purpose, we are becoming increasingly lonely and numb. And that is no way to live. A couple of examples I saw today. Lonely – A recent article in…
