Loneliness

The men in your life could be experiencing this … and you probably don’t know it

Smallpox. Cholera. The plague. Infectious diseases as the above automatically spring to mind when we think of epidemics. What doesn’t automatically spring to mind is loneliness. Or social isolation. However that is exactly how loneliness and social isolation is being heralded – as a 21st century epidemic. While not physically contagious as your typical epidemic

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Stitch social enterprise

Creating the ultimate Social Enterprise

Andrew Dowling Community Founder (This particular article is quite a personal one – so I’ve included my picture above to help make it clear it’s written very much from my perspective, rather than on behalf of Stitch itself.) I’m often asked what my motivation was for starting Stitch. Most people guess (correctly) that it wasn’t because I had

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Evening Christmas lights - loneliness during holiday season

Why you don’t have to be lonely during the holiday season

‘Tis the season to be … jolly? This time of year is most often associated with festivities, happiness and fun, but the truth is that many people find themselves extremely lonely during the holiday season. For anyone grieving over the loss of a loved one, or simply finding themselves on their own when they don’t want

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widows dating

Should widows dating choose divorcees or widowers?

Dating is hard enough at any stage of life. But should widowers and widows dating divorcees have to worry about their relationship? Should they only date other widows and widowers? And if divorced, should they only date other divorcees? What’s the combination that will give you the best chance for true companionship? Divorcee + divorcee? Widow + widower? Divorcee

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How Feeling Lonely Can Kill You, And How You Can Beat It

As we age, quite often our social circles change. Major life transitions play a role in our relationships – we move cities and find new friend groups. We break off a marriage and lose the relationships that came with it. We retire and spend less time with our former colleagues. We become empty nesters and spend more time

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