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Loneliness

When the world got smaller. Why people go quiet, and how to come back to people at your own pace.

  • CampaignBreak the stigma

    Men don't have to disappear.

    Withdrawal, overwork, anger and numbness are how pain often shows up in men. Disappearing is not the same as coping.

    Men

  • CourseBeing written

    Coming back to people

    The friendships that went quiet. Why people stopped asking. Giving people a job. What to say when someone asks how you are and you have nothing.

    Free4 modulesLoneliness

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    Grieving a pet

    When the loss of an animal hurts more than people expect.

    1 minute readGrief

  • ProgramOpen

    The Quiet Room

    Small digital conversations and guided discussions.

    FreeOnline groupsLoneliness

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    Grief when you are far from home

    Losing someone in another country, or grieving away from your family.

    1 minute readGrief

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    Loneliness inside a relationship

    When you are with someone and still feel alone.

    1 minute readRelationships

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    Friendship for men

    Why many men have fewer close friends than they want, and how to change it.

    1 minute readRelationships

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    Mental health in older men

    Retirement, loss and loneliness later in life.

    1 minute readMental health

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    Social media and your mood

    How screens can affect how you feel.

    1 minute readMental health

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    LGBTQ+ older people

    Ageing, isolation and finding community.

    1 minute readLGBTQ+

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    LGBTQ+ men and loneliness

    Community can be full of people and still feel lonely.

    1 minute readLGBTQ+

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Moving to a new city alone

    Finding your feet when you know nobody.

    1 minute readStarting over

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    Learning to live alone

    After a breakup, bereavement or leaving home.

    1 minute readStarting over

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    When everyone else has moved on

    Feeling left behind after a hard time.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Making friends as an adult

    It is harder than it was at school. Here is how.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryPractical guide

    Starting over in a new country

    Settling in when everything is different.

    1 minute readStarting over

  • LibraryExplainer

    Sofa surfing

    Staying with friends is homelessness too.

    1 minute readHousing

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    Homelessness and older people

    Losing a home later in life.

    1 minute readHousing

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    What to say when someone asks how you are doing

    Four answers for four situations, including the one where you do not want to talk.

    2 minute readRelationships

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