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How Six Sheets of Yellowed Paper Eased Her Loneliness

Three weeks into this time of social distancing and my emo­tions were melting down. Around the world, people…

Why Prayer Is Like a Team Sport

We are more “connected” today than ever before—via email, text, social media and so on. We are often…

Their Friendship Overcame Obstacles with Faith and Honesty

Why is it so difficult to make friends these days? Busy lives, digital distractions, lingering pandemic isolation—so much…

The Importance of Warmth—And Staying Connected

There are so many words that describe emotions as well as other things. “Blue” for sadness is a…

How to Cope with Prolonged Grief in the Age of Covid

I remember when I first heard the term “complicated grief,” a name psychologists use to describe a grieving…

How Technology Helped a Lonely Widow Reconnect

Diane: Hi Guideposts! I’m Diane Stark, this is my mother-in-law, Judy. We’re gonna talk about a story I…

How Poetry Healed This Lonely Widower

My wife, Barbara, and I had been married more than 50 years when she was diagnosed with inoperable…

Guideposts Classics: Maureen O’Sullivan on Loneliness

In 1963 my husband John Farrow died. We had been married 26 years and were the parents of…

Amy Grant: Faith in a Time of Loneliness

Whenever I finish a concert, a lot of you teenagers come up to see me. Sometimes you want…

5 Ways to Fight Back Against Caregiver Loneliness

This article is based on information provided by Philips Lifeline. Feeling isolated from others can come with the…

5 Ways to Be a Better Listener

Diane Stark was right to worry about her widowed mother-in-law. Research shows that social isolation takes a toll…

4 Tips for Overcoming Loneliness When You Have a Chronic Illness

In my 45 years as a registered nurse, I’ve seen how chronic illness and pain can isolate people,…

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