A number of recent studies show that loneliness is increasingly felt most strongly by young people, particularly 16-24 year olds.

In this episode, we talk about the feelings associated with loneliness and how we can overcome them.

We ask how young people can feel lonely in the social media age and explore some of the life events that can trigger loneliness.

Our guests on this episode are:
Dr Jason McIntyre, lecturer in Psychology at LJMU (@DrJasonMcIntyre).
Jill Summers, Joint Head of Safer and Stronger Communities in Liverpool.
Grace Gallagher, LJMU alumna and creator of ‘Bost Uni Plues’ (@UglyBucket)

The 1823 Podcast team
Writer and presenter: Stuart Arrowsmith (@StuArrows)
Producer: Michael Humphreys (@MykalMouse)
Editor: Ben Jones (@benjamin_jjones)
Artwork: Ryan James (@ryanjleeuk)
Contributor: Kerry Rickarby
With thanks to: Kimberly Larkin, Marcy Rick and Lewis Ridley

The forgotten people of the war

1823 Podcast is a place where you can hear interesting conversations about a wide range of issues, debated by some of the fascinating people at, or connected to, Liverpool John Moores University.
 
A host of voices from the LJMU community – academics, professional staff, students and alumni – discuss everything from mental health to the cultural legacy of The Beatles.