Loneliness
Biggest risk to ageing well is loneliness
Yoram Barak says there are some simple ways of maintaining a healthy brain into old age. Good social relationships are key. Audio
Biggest risk to ageing well is loneliness
Yoram Barak says there are some simple ways of maintaining a healthy brain into old age. Good social relationships are key.
AudioOur Changing World for 8 November 2018
An expert says loneliness is the biggest risk for brain health, and ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica. Audio
Insight: Facing down loneliness for NZ's ageing population
With the UK having recently appointed a Minister of loneliness, Sally Round takes a look what can be done in New Zealand to address the problem, which will likely balloon as the population ages. Video, Audio
The Lonely Funeral
Every year up to 20 people die completely alone in Amsterdam. They might be illegal migrants, drug mules, or simply people who for one reason or another, cut off all social contacts. A civil servant… Audio
The Lonely Funeral
Every year up to 20 people die completely alone in Amsterdam. They might be illegal migrants, drug mules, or simply people who for one reason or another, cut off all social contacts. A civil servant… Audio
Loneliness and elder abuse
Social isolation and loneliness make elderly people susceptible to psychological (and sometimes physical) abuse – most often at the hands of family members. Louise Rees and Hanny Naus from Age Concern… Audio
Is loneliness killing our seniors?
Could making people more connected to their communities lower the health costs to the state? And how can this be achieved? Kathryn Ryan talks to Chris Phillipson, who is working with New Zealand… Audio
Dealing with teenagers' shame, loneliness and embarrassment
Wellington based clinical psychologist and Acceptance and Commitment therapist Ben Sedley looking at ways for teenagers to deal with shame, loneliness and embarrassment. His training and practice has… Audio
Loneliness and the effect on ageing
Dr. Nancy Donovan is a geriatric psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Some of her recent research has found than loneliness… Audio
Too busy for new friends
Life coach Maureen Richardson reports an increasing number of people are coming to her for help with anxiety and depression, often linked to loneliness. But are we just too busy to make new friends? Audio
Boldly going where your ancestors have already been - what the rediscovery of traditional navigation means
Explorer Kevin Biggar, astrophysicist Prof. Richard Easther, designer Kate Sylvester and celestial navigator Jack Thatcher talk with Jesse Mulligan. Audio
