In today's episode, we're traveling to Okinawa, Japan. That's because this community has really figured out how to address the concept of loneliness through building lifelong soul connections with each other. Psychology Today Article: Loneliness: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/loneliness#:~:text=Loneliness%20is%20the%20state%20of,a%20deep%20and%20pervasive%20loneliness. Harvard Magazine: The loneliness pandemic: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2020/12/feature-the-loneliness-pandemic Learn more about the people of Okinawa: https://www.bluezones.com/2018/08/moai-this-tradition-is-why-okinawan-people-live-longer-better/ How is loneliness related to anxiety and depression: A population‐based network analysis in the early lockdown period: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9545877/ The Anxious Adventurer is produced and edited by: Podfox Media (https://www.podfoxmedia.com) Send your Travel Stories: anxiousadventurersclub@gmail.com Connect with Me & Mariposa Skies: IG: https://www.instagram.com/mariposaskies/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mariposaskies Shop: https://shopmariposaskies.com/