Combating the Loneliness and Social Isolation Epidemic through Connection and Community
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “The effect of social isolation and loneliness on mortality is comparable to that of other well-established risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity” (2025, para. 2). From adolescents to seniors,...
The Great Disconnect: Digital Insanity and the Path to Wellness
Have you experienced this term I am calling “digital insanity?” Digital insanity is what happens when technology no longer serves us but instead controls, shapes, and fragments our lives. After writing The Digital Invasion: How Technology is Shaping You and Your...
The Neurobiology of Trauma and Social Isolation: Rising Above the Crisis
While social isolation and trauma are two distinct experiences, we know there is a connection. Recent research and advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of trauma have revealed a more complex and interactive relationship between social connection, trauma,...
Relational Wisdom: A Biblical Framework for Overcoming Loneliness in a Disconnected Age
The Crisis Behind the Smile Loneliness is not always visible. Yet, for many, the ache of disconnection is both real and persistent. As a professor in a graduate social work program and a biblical counselor, I regularly meet individuals who describe feeling “surrounded...
Godless: Recognizing the Hidden Realities of Spiritual Abuse that Could Lead to Isolation
With my hands shaking, jaw locked, and stomach in knots, I entered the church looking for the closest exit. After a long hiatus from the church world, I was only there to support my husband, a care pastor at another church. The impact of the spiritual abuse I endured...