Even before 2020, chronic loneliness was a private experience of deep distress that had evolved into a public health crisis. Since then, it has reached new heights. While we cannot cure loneliness like angina or cancer, there are specific, practical, and effective things we can do to manage it and prevent it from becoming chronic. For the lonely reader or anyone who loves, serves, heals, or employs people at risk of loneliness in community, workplace, or educational settings, this book will clarify how meaningful reconnection between oneself and others begins, and how it can be nurtured and maintained.

Dr. Nobel brings together many voices, from pioneering researchers to leaders in business, education, the arts, and healthcare, as well as lonely people of all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances. He finds that the pandemic isolated us in ways that were not only physical, and that, essentially, a real sense of loneliness stems from a disconnection with oneself. He clarifies how meaningful reconnection can be nurtured and maintained. He also reveals that a crucial component of the healing process is engagement in creativity, a powerful opportunity that can be accessed by everyone. The Project UnLonely will not only ring an alarm for the significant and growing negative impact of loneliness in almost every area of society, but will also offer comfort, hope, and solutions. Supportive and clear, this is the book we will take into our "new normal" and rely on for years to come.

Pages: 288, Year of Publication: 0910, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm