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Only the Lonely: Bringing Light to the Shadow of Loneliness with Dragana Curovic
Content Warning: This episode discusses loneliness, sadness, depression, anxiety and suicide. This may be triggering to some listeners.
Loneliness is an epidemic in today’s society. Though it’s prevalence may have been exacerbated as a result of the imposed isolation of the recent pandemic, loneliness is a real and devastating issue for so many.
Loneliness is lack of integration, a sense of disconnection from the social fabric. It is a feeling of isolation from others, whether one is surrounded by a supportive network or truly alone.
Listen in to our conversation with our guest Dragana Curovic who reveals an innovative housing development in Helsingborg, Sweden that was developed to combat loneliness.
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https://mau.se/en/news/innovative-housing-project-addressing-loneliness-among-the-elderly-and-refugee-integration/
“It's like family': the Swedish housing experiment designed to cure loneliness”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/15/its-like-family-the-swedish-housing-experiment-designed-to-cure-loneliness
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