Resources & Reading Material

https://agelab.mit.edu/

https://www.smilesandbreathe.org/mit-age-lab-pilot/3bk22oo3bjs4wi5w7zdjptwnhn1jpe

https://agelab.mit.edu/blog/anjali-reddy-my-summer-agelab/

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/

https://esl.uchicago.edu/2023/11/01/third-places-what-are-they-and-why-are-they-important-to-american-culture/

https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/891564595/how-solitude-can-help-you-regulate-your-mood

https://www.npr.org/2020/05/14/856152729/an-illustrated-guide-to-showing-up-for-yourself

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44159-022-00124-1

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/29/nx-s1-5210688/lonelieness-epidemic-social-isolation-parenting-cohousing

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/29/nx-s1-5210636/loneliness-social-isolation-friendship-hinge-gen-z

https://apple.news/AHsvwYQJZR3a4EsFgyz09aA

https://apple.news/As000YhFdTKWLbpGVtsyQOg

:https://www.socialcapitalresearch.com/putnam-on-social-capital-democratic-or-civic-perspective/amp/

https://apple.news/AM2lkHk68QpefU7HNB8xpsg

https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/feeling-lonely-study-impact-67913b5f

https://apple.news/A5opMGGCuQsi4F_3WhjsEKQ

https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/human-services/how-human-services-programs-can-use-social-capital-improve-participant-well-being-economic-mobility

https://apple.news/AHe8Z_oCEQG6zKRkYGyWREw

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/opinion/treating-loneliness.html#:~:text=His%20name%20was%20John%20Cacioppo,at%20the%20University%20of%20Chicago.

https://apple.news/AMWv1ucdJSWiBEe_lDDOsYg

https://apple.news/ALLqROK3wR7O2WWkadmQuWQ

https://apple.news/AFoiNHHPvRGSTle0AIzQXCw

https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholeness/a64758742/introverts-guide-to-how-to-build-community/

https://hbr.org/2024/11/were-still-lonely-at-work

https://apple.news/ATRhwsJDuSOG2aljuMVgFow

https://apple.news/AWiXVwn-6TyqANbWG6R8sAg

https://apple.news/AZHOKMQ_STYyARfVAfo0wWA

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9658452/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400807/percentage-of-people-who-reported-feelings-of-loneliness-by-age-group-worldwide/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7953851/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/10/technology/personaltech/technology-loneliness.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/well/family/holiday-loneliness.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/opinion/loneliness-political-polarization.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/21/opinion/loneliness-epidemic-mental-health.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/opinion/loneliness-epidemic-america.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/20/opinion/letters/loneliness.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/well/mind/loneliness-isolation-surgeon-general.html

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/10/30/surgeon-general-launches-nationwide-we-are-made-to-connect-college-tour-to-inspire-students.html

https://www.themarginalian.org/2016/07/11/the-lonely-city-olivia-laing/

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173418268/loneliness-connection-mental-health-dementia-surgeon-general

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/opinion/loneliness-epidemic-solutions.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-have-an-epidemic-of-loneliness-how-can-we-fix-it/2018/10/12/e8378a38-cd92-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-we-getting-lonelier/

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/hillary-clinton-essay-loneliness-epidemic/674921/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-have-an-epidemic-of-loneliness-how-can-we-fix-it/2018/10/12/e8378a38-cd92-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html

https://agelab.mit.edu/blog/anjali-reddy-my-summer-agelab/

https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/hooked-your-smartphone

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/whats-new/reduce-feeling-lonely-during-the-holidays

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2788582

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/us/living-alone-aging.html

https://www.axios.com/2022/10/26/loneliness-pandemic-america-phone-calls

https://www.artandhealing.org/uff5

https://apple.news/A_Ba6BD3mQheykkB7SYLHzQ

https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-researchers-identified-a-major-cause-loneliness-how-combat-it-2022-1

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25910392/

https://www.hrsa.gov/enews/past-issues/2019/january-17/loneliness-epidemic

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2020.589621/full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939973/

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/loneliness-triggers-cellular-changes-can-cause-illness-study-shows

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1745691614568352?journalCode=ppsa&

https://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/teenagers/why-are-teens-so-lonely-and-what-can-they-do-to-combat-loneliness/

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/young-adults-teens-loneliness-mental-health-coronavirus-covid-pandemic/

https://www.artandhealing.org/loneliness-epidemic/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgvLrheOd8gIV5QaICR2_RA8eEAAYASAAEgI5XvD_BwE

https://www.aarp.org/research/topics/life/info-2018/loneliness-social-connections.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179015/

https://www.cordem.org/globalassets/files/academic-assembly/2017-aa/handouts/day-three/biofeedback-exercises-for-stress-2---fernances-j.pdf

https://www.schoology.com/blog/digital-citizenship-elements-lessons-and-importance-0

https://www.choosemyplate.gov

https://kids.kiddle.co/Human_microbiome

https://www.keckmedicine.org/why-do-lonely-people-die-younger/#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20review%20of,from%2026%25%20to%2032%25

https://copingskillsforkids.com/deep-breathing-exercises-for-kids

https://emeriti.usc.edu/resources/novel-coronavirus/virtual-activities/

https://hbr.org/2017/06/burnout-at-work-isnt-just-about-exhaustion-its-also-about-loneliness?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=facebook&tpcc=orgsocial_edit&fbclid=IwAR0MhulaS5CGmD8LwvQ6Zc9QAuFRYB37TQiFagtJBDTdBuzCSkDzMcpPh4g

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/17/real-estate/the-rise-of-multigenerational-living-in-america/?p1=BGSearch_Advanced_Results

https://apple.news/AT7t2oA0OQmWYRzco6aLtwQ

Books

https://www.amazon.com/Loneliness-Human-Nature-Social-Connection/dp/0393335283

https://www.amazon.com/Solitude-Return-Self-Anthony-Storr/dp/0743280741

https://www.amazon.com/Together-Connection-Performance-Greater-Happiness/dp/0062913298

https://www.amazon.com/Endurance-Year-Space-Lifetime-Discovery/dp/1524731595

https://www.amazon.com/Them-Hate-Each-Other-Heal/dp/1250193680#:~:text=In%20Them%2C%20bestselling%20author%20and,it%20bubbles%20out%20as%20anger.

https://www.amazon.com/World-According-Mister-Rogers-Important/dp/1401301061/

https://www.amazon.com/Unlonely-Planet-Healthy-Congregations-Change/dp/1641372605

https://www.amazon.com/Friendship-Formula-Loneliness-Discover-Connection/dp/0692035443

https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-City-Adventures-Being-Alone/dp/1250118034/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q53D21SFGW0W&keywords=Lonely+city&qid=1703348038&s=books&sprefix=lonely+city%2Cstripbooks%2C95&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Being-Lonely-Friendships-Relationships/dp/160868380X

https://www.amazon.com/Happier-Home-Self-Control-Experiments-Everyday/dp/0307886794/ref=sr_1_1?crid=R5KKMFFO95ZD&keywords=happier+at+home+gretchen+rubin&qid=1703348168&s=books&sprefix=Happier+at+home%2Cstripbooks%2C124&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/This-Exquisite-Loneliness-Misunderstood-Creativity/dp/059349251X

Solitude

https://apple.news/A4BnzQNh4RomJ5k3CGFH-0Q

https://apple.news/AdZAQDqx1Shy13zPkORGQNA

https://apple.news/AgDMaf7aWQwCenP1VxPYrog

Books on Solitude

The science and power of being alone by Netta Weinstein, Heather Hansen and Thuy-vy T. Nguyen.

Boston Area Resources

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/01/20/boston-book-club-how-to-find-boston-public-library-newsletter

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/07/26/third-places-strengthen-community-heres-how-we-can-rebuild-them

https://www.celebrityseries.org