It's Not You: The Loneliness Epidemic

And, you know, if you've been feeling that isolation, that loneliness,

I really want you to hear this: it is not just you. This is not some personal failure

on your part. It's a huge recognized national issue that's affecting millions of people,

especially folks in our age group. To put a real number on it, a Harvard survey

back in 2021 found that a staggering 40%, that's 4 out of 10 Americans,

reported feeling lonely frequently or almost all the time. This isn't some

small problem. It's a massive shared experience. And look, this isn't just

some theory. This is a public health crisis. When the US surgeon general comes out