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How loneliness can affect your health, and what you can do to combat it, with Prof Andrea Wigfield
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How loneliness can affect your health, and what you can do to combat it, with Prof Andrea Wigfield
FromInstant Genius
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A recent study found that nearly 50 per cent of adults in the UK reported having feelings of loneliness, at least occasionally. It’s a fairly shocking stat, but what effect is this having on our collective health?
In this episode we catch up Prof Andrea Wigfield, director of the Centre for Loneliness Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. She tells about the different types of loneliness we can feel, the risks it poses to our mental and physical health and what we can do to limit its impact.
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In this episode we catch up Prof Andrea Wigfield, director of the Centre for Loneliness Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. She tells about the different types of loneliness we can feel, the risks it poses to our mental and physical health and what we can do to limit its impact.
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Released:
Jul 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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