Recognizing and Combating Loneliness #COVID19

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Dawn Fallik

Our guest this week is Dawn Fallik, reporter and associate professor at the University of Delaware. As a medical reporter, Dawn writes about loneliness and the medical consequences of loneliness in Millennials and Gen Z. At SXSW, Dawn recently presented as part of a panel about Generation Lonely: 10,000 Followers and No Friends, discussing what’s behind increasing feelings of social isolation and loneliness. Dawn joins us to talk about the difference between loneliness and social isolation, how Millennials and Gen Z might be better equipped to communicate and function during the COVID-19 stay at home orders, and how teachers might look out for and help students combat loneliness.

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