How to Deal with Loneliness

Have you ever found yourself lying awake at night, running through numbers in your head, wondering if you’re doing this “right”? Maybe it’s a bill you’ve been putting off opening. A decision you’re not sure how to make. Or a quiet worry you haven’t shared with anyone. For many women, money isn’t just stressful, it’s deeply…

Although I live in Canada, I am spending more and more time in London, England with my kids and first grandchild. They live in Southwest London, and this year I sought out something called a “Walk and Talk” in Wimbledon Park. I loved the simple experience so much that I’d like you to know about it too…

There’s a big difference between being alone and feeling lonely. Being alone is something we have all experienced in our lives, sometimes by choice, sometimes as the result of circumstances beyond our control. “Being lonely” involves how we interpret our situation. Unfortunately, as our social circumstances shift, more and more baby boomers are finding themselves slipping away from “being alone” and towards “being lonely.” If left unchecked, our feelings of loneliness can have an impact on every aspect of our life and may even lead to depression. So, if you are feeling lonely, it’s important to take positive steps as soon as possible. Here are a few suggestions for where to get started.

When someone we love moves into a senior living community, it can feel like they are in good hands – and often they are. The best communities offer safe, stimulating environments with compassionate staff and ample programming. But even in the best settings, nothing compares…

Community is the heart of everything as we age, and it’s important to become engrained in one before loneliness and isolation lead us down the wrong path. In her July 2023 Psychology Today article, Samantha Stein PsyD described the myriad ways…

Are you in your 60s and single? Whether you find yourself solo by choice or by chance, embrace your independence! You’re certainly not alone. There were just over 40 million adults ages 65 and older in 2014, representing 13 percent…

As we age, social connections can become harder to maintain. Retirement, the loss of loved ones, mobility challenges, or even global events like pandemics can leave older adults feeling isolated and alone. But what if the key to combating loneliness was something…

As part of humanity, we all experience loneliness occasionally. I know I have. When I was first divorced in 2000 and found myself spending major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas alone for the first time, I didn’t know what to do with myself…

I listened to a program about loneliness and was struck by how much of it there is in society today. We’ve become isolated by the very technology that was designed to connect us…

Do you feel lonely? Many of us do, even if we don’t want to admit it. The Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an advisory illuminating the dangers of loneliness, where he states, “It is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression…