Dr. Michelle Lim on Australia’s Loneliness Epidemic (Part One)

The first episode in our two-part series on how to tackle one of the biggest health challenges of the 21st Century: loneliness. 

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Dr. Michelle Lim is a researcher and scientific chair of Ending Loneliness Together. She joins the podcast to discuss why loneliness is a “wicked problem” and why modern living is making us feel so isolated.

This episode explores: 

• How loneliness and rejection are linked
• Re-framing loneliness as an opportunity for personal growth
• Advice for helping someone experiencing loneliness
• Can AI help people suffering chronic loneliness?
• How to build societies that prioritise human interaction
• The role of intergenerational communities

Follow Michelle on LinkedIn and find out more about her work for Ending Loneliness Together.

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