Great to hear @vivek_murthy differentiating loneliness into subjective (feeling lonely) & objective (social isolation) #RSALoneliness there’s also solitude too. here’s the conceptual review of loneliness @WhatWorksWB @EndLonelinessUK https://whatworkswellbeing.org/blog/untangling-loneliness-what-does-it-mean-how-do-we-experience-it-across-the-lifecourse/

Our understanding of psychology of loneliness is growing @EndLonelinessUK report is most recent example #rsaloneliness https://www.campaigntoendloneliness.org/wp-content/uploads/Psychology_of_Loneliness_FINAL_REPORT.pdf

Technology helps us keep connected, to travel & talk to people all over the world. The multiple mobility of modern life can also pull us away and technology can also make us feel more lonely sometimes through reducing or diluting in person connection & distraction #rsaloneliness

Our success narrative is (sometimes) based on solely individual effort but this can be burden, be hard to ask for help and see faults & weakness as failures which can be lonely & isolating #rsaloneliness

The status anxiety from the massive opening up of our social world through technology is spot on from @RSAMatthew - we now feel we need to keep up with not just the Jones’ but also the Kardashians. Anxiety reduced by bridging relationships from wellbeing research #rsaloneliness

Values based success instead may help us feel fulfilled in life - intrinsic values @vivek_murthy #rsaloneliness

Loneliness is a normal part of the human condition, there is no shame in feeling lonely. It’s painful feeling and we often don’t realise others also feel it. It is a signal we need to seek out connection. It doesn’t always look like how we think it will! #rsaloneliness

Loving the idea of listening as an active skill - of not an absence of doing something but a powerful way to value and notice another. #coaching #wellbeing #rsaloneliness

Giving to others can help us feel connected and that we have value too. It can improve our confidence and support deeper connections. We need to actively support opportunities to do this. Solutions can be simple. Service, Presence, kindness & compassionate . #rsaloneliness

We need to work together (global & national) to tackle challenges. To do this we need to be able to talk to each other. Dialogue is requires relationship & ability to see the other as more than their view. starts with the relationships we build in our daily lives #RSALoneliness