Maverick Life

Social connection is crucial to well-being: New public health guidelines aim to build healthier lives and communities

By Kiffer George Card

Maverick Life

The loneliness myth: what our shared stories of feeling alone reveal about why you can’t ‘fix’ this very human experience

By Sam Carr

Maverick Life

AI boost could help prevent one in three of us from becoming lonely

By Michael Cowling, Joseph Crawford and Kelly-Ann Allen

South Africa

To overcome South Africa’s mental health crisis, we need to focus on building belonging

By Kim Samuel

Maverick Life

The importance of solitude – why time on your own can sometimes be good for you

By Thuy-vy Nguyen

World

The good life: An 80-year study explains what could make you happy and healthy

By Iza Trengove

Magazine

On solitude and choosing to be alone

By Joy Watson

Magazine

The unlikely but powerful bond between May and her doll Catherine

By Ufrieda Ho

South Africa

Tears of sadness – and some relief – as Covid-19 sweeps through old age homes

By Shaun Smillie

South Africa

Loneliness kills, and South Africa is not immune

By Garth Japhet

Media

The eternal sunshine of Asaf Asulin's mind

By Mandy De Waal