Most relationships don’t end with a dramatic explosion. They fade quietly — through sighs, eye-rolls, missed rituals, and words left unsaid. The danger isn’t always betrayal, but neglect. Intimacy doesn’t disappear overnight; it withers when we stop paying attention. The good news? These patterns aren’t destiny. With awareness and small shifts, connection can be revived and strengthened.

We often think relationships last because of compatibility, attraction, or shared values. But research shows one of the strongest predictors of whether couples thrive is something less obvious: emotional intelligence. It’s not about avoiding conflict or reading each other’s minds — it’s about how partners navigate friction, repair after hurt, and stay curious instead of critical. Emotional intelligence doesn’t make love perfect. It makes it resilient.

When a friend’s heartfelt message made me pause and wonder if it was written by her or by AI, I realised something alarming: we’re at risk of losing the very messiness that makes relationships real. Human connection has never been about perfect words—it’s about the stumbles, the silences, the apologies, and the courage to show up imperfectly. That “beautiful mess” is where trust, intimacy, and resilience are born. And no algorithm can replicate it.

We often mistake the absence of loneliness for the presence of joy. But fulfillment is something deeper — a life enriched by authentic connection, purpose, and meaning. Loneliness can be eased temporarily by company, but only genuine, nourishing relationships create lasting happiness. The difference is subtle, yet it can shape the entire quality of our lives.

How do you build collective psychological fitness in your workplace? Three core skills, empathy, attention, and compassion, are needed in order to create a safe and empowering space for meaningful conversations and connections during those moments.

In this article, I want to share some of the tools you can use to get immediate relief from the emotional pain of loneliness. The five tools listed below will help you restore connection within yourself and around you. The first four help you to reconnect with your mind, your emotions, your body and your spirit and the last one helps you to reconnect socially.

It is natural for us to want to run away from our emotional pain. Emotional pain is just like physical pain, we want to avoid feeling it. So, we adopt behaviors to avoid or cope with the pain. This article provides a list of behavioral signs I have observed in my clients (mid-line and senior managers) to cope with the emotional pain of loneliness.

It is the next public health epidemic. It is as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It brings heart disease, and significant mental health issues. It dramatically impacts your productivity at work, and the quality of your life at home. It is so important that the UK has appointed a minister to look after it. It is not food, nor a virus, nor a drug. And you may not even know you have it. So what is it? Have a read.