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Overcoming the Loneliness of Social Distancing
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Linda Mintle
Social distancing is weird, we have to admit. I’m talking 6 feet away. I’m waiting in the grocery aisle for someone to leave so I can get a can of soup. I mean, I understand why we have to do this, but it is unnatural. It can create a sense of loneliness. You see others…
Do This to Improve Teen Mental Health
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Linda Mintle
Teen mental health is of great concern today. Smartphones and social media have shaped a generation in ways we are just beginning to understand. While we may see a positive benefit like a decline in sexual activity among teens because device use has led to less dating and texting verses real time relationships, there are down sides as well. Device use…
Do You Need the Minster of Loneliness?
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Linda Mintle
Loneliness can find you. You move away from your best friend, go through a terrible divorce, or maybe your spouse dies. You find yourself struggling with that loss of companionship and the loneliness can be overwhelming. This type of isolation isn’t good for you. In fact, loneliness can lead to reduced lifespan and even set you…
8 Ways to Combat the Loneliness Epidemic
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Linda Mintle
During Jan’s recent check-up, she decided to tell her doctor that she was feeling lonely. Loneliness was eating away at her, stealing her joy and making it difficult to get up in the mornings. Jan is not alone and considered part of a new epidemic sweeping the country. Recently, researchers at Brigham Young University conducted…
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