Posts Tagged ‘loneliness’

New York appoints famed sex therapist Dr. Ruth as state’s loneliness ambassador

The famed media personality and sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer will serve as New York’s loneliness ambassador, a first-of-its-kind role intended to assist an underserved mental health need, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Friday. Westheimer, known for her once-prominent radio and television shows as simply “Dr. Ruth,” pitched Hochul on the job last year. “As… […]

Japan appoints ‘MINISTER OF LONELINESS’ amid rising suicide rates during Covid-19 crisis

The Japanese government has given a cabinet minister the task of addressing concerns about an increase in social isolation among the population, which has been linked to an uptick in suicides. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Friday that Tetsushi Sakamoto would oversee efforts to address the issue of loneliness and isolation. Sakamoto is already […]

Nursing Home Residents Protest Lockdown: ‘Rather Die From COVID Than Loneliness’

    Residents of a Greeley, Colorado nursing and rehab facility stood outside of the building on Thursday holding signs in protest of the state’s coronavirus restrictions. Dozens of senior citizens stood or sat in their wheelchairs outside Fairacres Manor with signs reading, “Rather die from COVID than loneliness,” “Prisoners in our own home,” and […]

This former ‘vivacious & outgoing’ 95 year old died from despair and loneliness imposed by pandemic-imposed isolation

We never of course hear about these cases, or the suicides. They are quietly & conveniently swept under the proverbial rug by those who are sticking with the narrative. EWR ________________________________________________________________________ Rita Thomas was a victim of COVID-19, but she never had the disease. The vivacious and outgoing 95-year-old, who lived independently until last year […]

Watching The Hawks – Pesticide for Breakfast & Loneliness Epidemic

Watching The Hawks – Pesticide for Breakfast & Loneliness Epidemic Watching The Hawksyoutube.com Internal FDA emails reveal the alarming presence of pesticides in our everyday breakfast foods. Insurance giant Cigna reports a generational epidemic of loneliness. Author Charlie Robinson discusses the mainstream medias complicity in the Big Banks financial fraud and abuse. Shaquem Griffin makes […]

Loneliness: A Health Problem That Could Be Deadlier Than Obesity, Study Says

Next Story Loneliness can reliably be linked to a significant increase in the risk of early mortality, according to a study at Brigham Young University. Head author, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, notes that “substantial evidence now indicates that individuals lacking social connections (both objective and subjective social isolation) are at risk for premature mortality.” Holt-Lunstad believes the […]

Loneliness: A Health Problem That Could Be Deadlier That Obesity, Study Says

Next Story Loneliness can reliably be linked to a significant increase in the risk of early mortality, according to a study at Brigham Young University. Head author, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, notes that “substantial evidence now indicates that individuals lacking social connections (both objective and subjective social isolation) are at risk for premature mortality.” Holt-Lunstad believes the […]

The Loneliness of Being Human

Linda George, ContributorWaking Times “No one can escape from their individuality” ~Arthur Schopenhauer “We cannot escape from the essential loneliness of our individual nature.” ~Paul Brunton We are both human and divine. The perennial philosophy, the spiritual and ancient wisdom traditions inform us of this truth. In our humanness we are separate individuals, with […]

What 5 Great Spiritual Leaders Have to Say About the Deadly Sickness of Loneliness

Dylan Charles, EditorWaking Times Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life. ~Paulo Coelho Loneliness is the illness of our time. Even medical research is warning us that it may be a bigger health risk than smoking or obesity. A stark warning which oddly contradicts the […]

The Age of Consciousness Has Begun

Some argue that we, as a human race, are regressing. We are destroying the planet with mindless acts of deforestation and ever-increasing mining, forcing species to extinction, and emitting tons of carbon. Causing ocean acidification, depleting food, water and energy supplies and so on. by Caryn Cridland Interestingly, despite these, and other horrifically destructive acts, […]

The Myth of Authority

18th June 2016 By Tim Bryant Guest writer for Wake Up World “People should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people.” Contrary to what many people assume, most of the suffering, injustice and conflict in the world is not the result of greed, hatred or intolerance. Instead… Most of […]

Concerning Video: Intelligent Human Robots To Work In Hospitals & With Special Needs Children

The photo you see for the cover of this article is of a Japanese nurse robot, which serves as one creative solution to a growing problem in the country. With the highest life expectancy in the world, Japan is greatly suffering from a shortage of healthcare workers — more so than any other country in […]

The Loneliness of the Falling Man

THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL   by William A. Cook   Strange also that this anniversary of September 11th, comes at a time when the world has a chance to break from the indifference that has shrouded the lives of millions for six decades.   The moon outside that sheds its light over this […]

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