It's Loneliness Awareness Week and a huge 45% of adults in England admit to feeling lonely. We spoke to relationship experts about how to feel less alone
reiterates the importance of time with family and friends, urging us to make it a priority, not just something we fit in around work and admin.
“When we’re feeling down, our family and friends are a source of comfort, of strength and of guidance, where we can be our truest selves,” she continues, before noting that family can mean so much more than blood relations, with friends and pets part of many of our family networks.and banish loneliness. When time is short and family is far away, a beloved pet can provide the comfort we crave for happiness and stability.
“I remember crying over the Christmas holidays after spending so much time with my family about not wanting to go back to my house on my own. Luckily for me, the year before I had bought my British Shorthair cat Bella, and she was the only thing that made me want to go back to that house. She was a little presence there all the time, waiting for me to come home and she’d sleep with me in bed every night. I felt so relieved coming in the door when I’d see her sitting on the stairs waiting for me.
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