USA Today | How can we reduce feeling lonely during the holidays? Do something for someone else.
“Loneliness is not about being alone – plenty of people spend long hours by themselves but still feel connected to others. Real loneliness is about that sense of disconnection, of being unseen or unheard.”
Read more from writer Steve Petrow in this USA Today piece citing our 2021 report on loneliness.
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