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Welcome to today’s show!

In today’s episode, I discuss a pandemic of loneliness and outline 3 ways to combat loneliness during Covid19.

On Measuring Loneliness

I reference a quote from Jack:

I received a DM from an old college friend the other day who said he missed me and wanted to catch up. I was so touched that I started to cry. I feel strange saying I'm lonely because I have a loving family. I repeat to myself, I have a wife and kids. But maybe I am lonely. With my week consisting of sitting in front of a computer on Zoom meetings by myself, the amount of people I come into contact with is slim.

WHAT WE’LL LEARN

• The Gender Divide: How Men & Women differ when trying to connect with their same sex friends
• US Surgeon General (under President Obama) addressed loneliness and why people refuse to address the fact that they’re lonely but it’s actually a sign that our body gives us
• We discuss an example from Jack’s life
• Pick up the phone. And call at least 3 guy friends a week.
• Arrange a standing event.  Get something on the calendar and make it part of your routine (e.g. a standing walk around the neighborhood).
• Sleep. To increase your resistance.
• What the surgeon general says about even just trying to connect with other men
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RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Episode 79: Resetting Your Recovery: rituals for healthy living
• Episode 82: Beyond Stress: training yourself to thrive in recovery

• Schedule a free 15 minute 1:1 Men’s group consult here.

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