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The 52 Week Project: Wellington woman did one new thing a week for a year
Wellington woman Lauren Keenan was lonely after separating from her husband. One Friday night, desperate for something to do, she asked twenty-seven people to hang out. Every single one said no. Find out what she did next.
Human Connection, Socially Distanced
Check out a great new blog on intergenerational social connection on the Innovation Unit website.
Daisy Chain: Can a Cornish town adapt to survive another lockdown? – video
Residents of small Cornish sea-side community have adapted to support each other and become more self-sustaining in response to Covid-19.
Action for Happiness Kindness Calendar
The December Kindness Calendar from Action for Happiness includes lots of actions involving reaching out and connecting with others.
Maybe the silver lining out of this year is that we’ve finally broken the taboo on loneliness
Journalist Verity Johnson discusses whether the experiences of 2020 are making it easier for us to admit to, and talk about loneliness.
Nobody is Normal
We love this film for the children’s charity Childline demonstrating that nobody is normal, and that however weird you feel inside you’re not alone.
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