You feel alone, even surrounded by others.
It keeps gnawing at you. That feeling that sometimes comes and goes but always seems to re-emerge.
It is that aching feeling of longing for connection that seems impossible to fill.
You wonder what is wrong with you and why everyone else seems so happy.
Believe it or not, you are not alone in this loneliness.
You may have heard that our Surgeon General warns of a loneliness epidemic that has health costs that are astronomical.
This started long before the pandemic, but it certainly made things worse for us all…
This disconnection affects us all, but for some, the loneliness feels unshakable.
There is a way to soothe this ache.
It may seem counterintuitive, but you are one step closer to less loneliness just by reading this, acknowledging the loneliness. Allowing it to be there.
In our culture, loneliness can be seen as taboo. Who wants to admit to loneliness?
But the only way out is through.
Together, we can heal.
One step at a time, healing can happen. Learning to connect with yourself is not as impossible as it sounds.
We are all in this together, and you do not need to do it alone.
Reach out to see how I can support you to begin to fill that seemingly never-ending empty, lonely feeling today.