Conversation on Loneliness
Whoa. We have been floored with the responses to the creation of the loneliness lab. Thank you to everyone who has reached out with enthusiasm, support, and curiosity. The word that keeps coming to mind as we talk and think about this project is 'emergent'.
e·mer·gent
/əˈmərjənt/ adjective
in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent.
This project is coming into being, and it doesn’t happen without your input, wonderings, or lived experience. So thanks to everyone who has already signed up for the newsletter and/or decided to join us for our first…
Conversation on Loneliness: What is loneliness?
We will begin at the beginning.
With a simple and perhaps profound question: What is loneliness?
The dictionary defines loneliness as sadness because one has no friends or company. But we think we can all agree that loneliness is so much more than that. Sometimes loneliness feels unrecognizable or indescribable. And other times it feels familiar, concrete, all pervasive. It isn’t really just one thing. The experience of loneliness is layered and complex. Different for everyone.
As we begin this exploration, know that we, Beth and Brett, are eager to walk together with you and see what emerges at the loneliness lab.
