THE GROWING EPIDEMIC OF SERIOUS LONELINESS Loneliness is an epidemic spreading through advanced countries. It’s a real mental health concern and such a serious problem that governments have even taken action to address the problem. A Harvard study revealed that 36% of US citizens experience serious loneliness. 1 CBC news reports that nearly 25% of Canadian adults experience severe loneliness. 2 In a world where more people are connected than ever before, how can this be? Research shows what common sense tells us: digital connections don’t always translate into real emotional bonds. On top of this, growing research reveals that people today are lacking a sense of community that came more naturally to previous generations. 3 Loneliness can affect anyone, but young mothers and retirement-age seniors experience higher rates of loneliness than any other demographic. These seasons of life tend to be the most isolating and can lead to health issues, including higher susceptibility to disease and depression. 4
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Research from Stanford University attests that good social relationships are the most consistent predictor of a happy life—and a thriving community can offer the emotional and social connection we need. But when society has replaced bowling leagues and block parties with TikToks and Zoom meetings, how can anyone find genuinely fulfilling connections? GAINING A COMMUNITY Think back to the moment you filled out the forms to open your Melaleuca shopping account and become an independent Melaleuca Marketing Executive. You knew you had opened an account to gain access to Melaleuca’s world-class, superior products and the potential to earn income by helping others open shopping accounts too. But did you fully grasp what you had gotten yourself into? Did you have any idea that by becoming a Melaleuca Member, you were becoming part of an ever- growing circle of new friends who
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1. Alison Cashin, “Loneliness in America: How the Pandemic Has Deepened an Epidemic of Loneliness and What We Can Do About It,” Harvard, February 2021. 2. Sara Jabakhanji, “Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness at Highest Levels among Canadians since Early Pandemic,” CBC News, January 25, 2022. 3. Emma Seppala, “Connectedness & Health: The Science of Social Connection,” Stanford Medicine, March 8, 2014. 4. Raheel Mushtaq et al., “Relationship Between Loneliness, Psychiatric Disorders and Physical Health: A Review on the Psychological Aspects of Loneliness,” Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 8, no. 9, September 20, 2014.
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