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An elixir for loneliness
An Australian Journal of Pharmacy opinion piece discusses how we need to nourish our social biome, just as we do our gut biome, and that social health clinics in community pharmacies offer one solution.
Keep Calling
Lilian, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, sings at home alone and lonely, until Michael, himself suffering mental health challenges, joins a volunteer group phoning the elderly for company. Keep Calling is a beautiful short film about their story.
Nature of contact adjusted for aged-care services
An Otago Daily Times article gives service provider perspectives on how contact with older people has changed since the first lockdown.
‘The assignment made me gulp’: Could talking to strangers change my life?
Journalist Jamie Waters writes about his experiences during a 2-week assignment of talking to as many strangers as possible.
The Dalai Lama says community is the answer to climate change, grief, and the pandemic
In a special audience, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with Action for Happiness to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Find out more here.
Taking steps to be less lonely
In a blog for Pyschology Today, Karyn Hall Ph.D. writes about how first steps to overcoming discomfort with being around others that can perpetuate loneliness.
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