Loneliness

The holidays are a beautiful time of the year circling around friends and family, gift-giving and gathering together. For those with tight-knit families, circles of friends and/or a partner, this can be an especially intimate time to express how important this community/closeness is. But for those who do not have this aspect of closeness in their life, or who have recently lost a loved one or gone through a breakup, the holidays can be an increasingly lonely few months. What makes the holidays so lonely? There are various reasons why someone may struggle with loneliness during the holidays. These include: [...]