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When we took 37 strangers into the urban bush, their loneliness began to ease

One in three Australians says they are lonely. To be lonely is to feel a lack of adequate social connection. Loneliness is about feeling disconnected from others or unable to form the kinds of relationships people need to feel seen and supported.

When we took 37 strangers into the urban bush, their loneliness began to ease
Image: Phys.org
One in three Australians says they are lonely. To be lonely is to feel a lack of adequate social connection. Loneliness is about feeling disconnected from others or unable to form the kinds of relationships people need to feel seen and supported.

Originally published at Phys.org

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