There is a common assumption that being alone must mean something is wrong. People often link solitude with sadness, ...

More than 16 million Americans who are 65 or older are living alone, but the depth of their experiences is largely unknown. This is according to a recent story published by KFF Health News. “This ...

The isolation of chronic disease isn't just about being physically alone; it's also emotional and social, says columnist ...

There's an important difference between productive alone time and isolation, especially for children early in life who are most impressionable and vulnerable to feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and ...

The authority and recognition that comes with being CEO often also means a leader is relatively isolated from his or her colleagues, and this can have some negative consequences, according to the ...

The United States has a loneliness problem, and for millions of older adults, it's quietly becoming a matter of life and death. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a formal advisory declaring ...

“I thought that I must be in hell, and that part of the meaning of this particular hell was that no one else around understood that it was hell.” —Anonymous (1992) Both being alone (isolation) and ...

The 2025 New Hampshire Healthy Aging Data Report, released last week by the Point32 Health Foundation, shows that 25.5% of the state’s older population lives alone, with the majority residing in rural ...