Health officials have found something that kills roughly as many people as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It isn’t a virus, a diet, or a toxin. It’s eating dinner alone.
Loneliness isn’t a singular feeling; people everywhere feel it, and it can shape how we live, work, and relate to one another. Yet the remedy may not be complicated. As experts say and research shows, some small, repeated acts of connection can help restore a sense of belonging, and they may be hiding in the smallest moments of daily life.
