Better Together: Why Loneliness Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It

Are we Australians a lonely bunch? If so, why? What's causing it, who is affected by it, and what is it doing to us physically and mentally?

After two years of research for a book on mental health, Joel Ramirez pivoted to talking about loneliness after realising it was a major issue in our society. As someone who went through chronic loneliness and severe depression, Joel writes about how he overcame these debilitating illnesses, drawing insight from his interviews with leading experts, and...