- MedCircle Original Series
The Loneliness Epidemic
How to Combat Loneliness & Isolation
What You'll Learn
- The shocking statistics and findings around loneliness today
- The tools and techniques to combat loneliness – in yourself or loved one
- How you can implement true compassion in your life
Series Overview
5
min
How Compassion for Others Can Combat Loneliness
Loneliness increases our risk of death by 30%. Here’s how compassion can help combat this public health epidemic, according to Dr. Sue Varma.
6
min
The Surprising Statistics on Loneliness & Why It Exists
Understanding why loneliness exists and how it affects is critical to finding relief. In this session, Dr. Varma explains which demographics are most affected by loneliness and what people who are considered “least lonely” do to live their best life.
6
min
How to Effectively Pull a Loved One Out of Loneliness
There are tangible steps you can take to effectively help a loved one out of loneliness. In this session, Dr. Varma explains those steps.
6
min
How We Can Solve the Loneliness Epidemic
In our final session, Dr. Varma provides additional tips you can implement today to combat this true epidemic.
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About The Series
A study published by the global health service company Cigna, found that 46% of U.S. adults report sometimes or always feeling lonely and 47% report feeling left out. Cigna calls those "epidemic levels."
We live in a world more connected than ever, yet, we’re lonelier than ever. When does loneliness become a mental health crisis, and why is it so pervasive today? Dr. Sue Varma is a renowned expert on the mental health implications of loneliness.
In this series, Dr. Varma shares surprising insights on the impact of loneliness, what truly triggers it in the first place, how compassion for others can combat loneliness, and much more.
Who is this series for?
This series is for people who want to combat their own loneliness and implement stress management and coping tools to assist in living a fuller life.
This series also acts as a guide for supporters to help them help the ones they love through their bouts of severe loneliness.
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