It's normal for parents to feel sad when their kids leave home, but they may be hiding their loneliness. And if your mom has ...

The holiday season can exacerbate feelings of loneliness that are already on the rise in countries around the world.

Loneliness is the pain we feel when our social connections fall short of fulfilling our needs. At its core, it reflects a ...

One in six Americans feel lonely or isolated most of the time. This finding comes from a survey conducted in September 2024 by the Pew Research Center, which queried over 6,200 adults in English and ...

Holidays can either make you feel extremely loved or extremely lonely, there’s often no in-between. Here are five reasons why ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

Without even realizing it, your world sometimes gradually gets smaller: less walking, fewer days in the office, canceling on friends. Watching plans disintegrate on the chat as friends struggle to ...

True friendships can take years to develop—which isn’t exactly comforting to the 1 in 3 U.S. adults who say they are lonely right now. But you don’t need to wait for a new BFF to feel better. Small ...

Edward Hopper, loneliness epidemic, roommate marriages, politics, social media, and economics reveal why Americans are alone ...

The term “lonely parent” may seem like a contradiction in terms. Parents, by definition, are inextricably linked to at least one other human, after all—their child. And parents are constantly ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn attention to loneliness in Australia. This is especially so as Melburnians entered the strictest lockdown to date. Meanwhile, the rest of Australia braces for the ...

An avid musician, John Francis likes to let his banjo do the talking. And at one point, that was the ONLY talking he did. On his 27th birthday, he decided he had to do something really different – to ...