As Valentine’s Day nears, many of my single friends and clients share their anxiety and loneliness with me. For many single people, self-esteem hits the rails around this time of year. “Why don’t I have someone in my life?” becomes the question du jour. Around Valentine’s Day, our thoughts tend to erroneously focus only on the intimate […]
Read MoreLoneliness is not the same as depression, and knowing the difference is paramount in enabling us to thrive through these difficult times. Watch this video, “How to Be Lonely Without Becoming Depressed” for more insight from Dr. Silard.
Read MoreWatch some wonderful insight here from Dr. Anthony Silard: How to Be Lonely Without Becoming Depressed.
Read MoreIn Part 3, Dr. Silard talks about how to transform feelings of anxiety and loneliness into connection. Please share these strategies with others you think might benefit. Watch here and let us know your thoughts!
Read MoreThe coronavirus is the second threat to our way of life to result in unprecedented social distancing in the past thirteen years. The first, which appeared in 2007, is the smartphone. Watch Dr. Silard delve into this topic here.
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article was recently published in Psychology Today. You can read it here:
Read MoreSo lonely inside, so busy out there and all you wanted was somebody who cares. — Michelle Branch During the pandemic, almost all of us—with the exception of those working in essential businesses or health care—have become socially isolated. As a consequence, our collective mental health has taken a severe downturn and both loneliness and depression have become much more widespread. Loneliness versus Depression […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “How to Be Lonely without Becoming Depressed” was published in Psychology Today. Find it here.
Read MoreSocial distancing will hopefully come to an end in the not-too-distant future. Why? Because we need each other. We are social animals that, as social psychologists Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary document, need to belong to social groups to survive and thrive. The global recommendations of social distancing seem necessary; yet we must understand the social implications. The Unprecedented […]
Read MoreAnthony Silard’s article “Transforming Loneliness” was published in Psychology Today. You can read the article here.
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