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Chronic Illnesses and Loneliness (And How to Keep It at Bay)

Illness doesn’t exactly lend itself to socializing. Think about it for a moment: How often do you put being sick and hanging out in the same context? Being sick is unpleasant. Being around the sick is also unpleasant, both because they are sick and because the well person suffers too. They worry, they wonder, they adjust their own […]

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Adding a Social Media Cleanse To Your “Tech Diet”

Social media is a wonderful tool that can connect each and every one of us, but did you know it can be harmful as well? Recent studies have shown that social media can contribute to loneliness and reduces overall life-satisfaction, rather than making us feel connected. If you’re feeling down in the dumps, our writer provides some reasons why it might be essential to add a social media cleanse to your tech diet this year.

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