Deep listening has never been a more important skill, and it’s one you should be trying this festive season.
“The majority of callers were lonely, and simply craved hearing another human voice that wasn’t from their TV”
“It’s the equivalent of a cosy light in the window welcoming me in”
A third of 25-34 year olds in the UK are lonely. Here, a psychologist offers her advice for overcoming these feelings
Increasing numbers of UK employees feel lonely in their job. But why do we care when we’re there to work?
And it’s having a damaging impact on our mental health.
We spent the day with Pepper, the most sophisticated companion robot on the market. But is he any substitute for real friends?
The British government has appointed its first ever minister for loneliness
“This advert has reduced me to tears.”
"I’d gone from working a million miles an hour to being at home alone with this little person. I felt very isolated."