Susan Mettes – The Loneliness Epidemic

2022-04-09

What makes people lonely and what we can do about it? Susan Mettes is a behavioural scientist with extensive experience conducting research for faith-based organizations including Barna Group, Thrivent Financial and World Vision. ‘The Loneliness Epidemic – Why So Many of Us Feel Alone – and How Leaders Can Respond’ is published by Brazos Press, a division of the Baker Publishing Group. . (1:30) Has the Covid Pandemic actually increased loneliness? (2:11) How we define loneliness; (3:30) Research on loneliness; (4:41) How researc...

What makes people lonely and what we can do about it?

Susan Mettes is a behavioural scientist with extensive experience conducting research for faith-based organizations including Barna Group, Thrivent Financial and World Vision.

‘The Loneliness Epidemic – Why So Many of Us Feel Alone – and How Leaders Can Respond’ is published by Brazos Press, a division of the Baker Publishing Group. .

(1:30) Has the Covid Pandemic actually increased loneliness?
(2:11) How we define loneliness;
(3:30) Research on loneliness;
(4:41) How researchers measure loneliness;
(5:33) Why Christians in the States find loneliness embarrassing;
(7:30) The New Zealand statistics;
(8:16) Are some countries lonelier than others?
(10:16) Do we need loneliness from time to time?
(11:25) A ‘friendship’ crisis;
(12:51) The church has a loneliness problem;
(13:52) What the church can do about loneliness?
(17:11) Social media impact on loneliness;
(18:53) How we can protect ourselves from loneliness;
(21:15) A cure for loneliness?

Links mentioned in this episode:

Baker Publishing Group

The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone-and How Leaders Can Respond

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