by ellen | Mar 10, 2023 | Media
Across the United States, an estimated 38 million people, about 11.5% of the population, are taking care of loved ones in 2023. That care will total nearly 36 billion hours with a value of nearly $600 billion. Family caregivers are the backbone of the long-term care...
by Andrew Baird | Nov 24, 2022 | Media
A strong link between memory loss and social isolation in older adults indicates a need to create interventions to reduce isolation and to evaluate its effects on potential memory loss, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Board of Family...
by Andrew Baird | Oct 15, 2022 | Media
It’s certainly true that men and women handle negative emotional states differently. When things aren’t going well in a woman’s life, she tends to interpret it as depression. When a man doesn’t feel good about himself, he tends to express it as anger.
by Andrew Baird | Aug 26, 2022 | Media
The UCLA Loneliness Scale is designed to help you understand how you feel about loneliness and social isolation and there’s a lot more too.
by Andrew Baird | Aug 3, 2022 | Media
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. This proverb summarizes the conundrum many entrepreneurs face. But working long hours and doing whatever it takes to make your business successful isn’t always conducive to spending time with other...
by Andrew Baird | Jul 18, 2022 | Media
Children who experience loneliness before the age of 12 are more likely to experience stress in early adulthood which leads to an increased risk of an unhealthy relationship with alcohol.