E18: Loneliness and social isolation with Carmel Austin

“Sometimes in life we have to make a choice and take a chance, otherwise nothing changes" After nearly three decades working & studying in the Health & Social Care sector, Carmel Austin set up her own wellbeing practice in 2016. Carmel is particularly interested in helping people deal with loneliness and social isolation - an interest which stems from her time managing West Norfolk Befriending, where she was employed to set up and develop a service to help tackle the growing problem of loneliness. As with so many of our essential emotional needs, our need for connection is rooted in those long gone days when we had to hunt for food and defend ourselves against predators and rival tribes. Alone, we would not have survived. Together, we had a much better chance. Carmel's therapist profile: https://www.hgi.org.uk/find-therapist/therapist/carmel-austin Helpful resources: Explore your emotional needs > https://www.humangivens.com/human-givens/about/what-are-the-human-givens/ The human givens approach > www.humangivens.com/human-givens/about/ Become a human givens psychotherapist > www.humangivens.com/college/diploma/ Mental health training events > www.humangivens.com/college/all-courses/ If you enjoyed this podcast, please write a review. Thank you. #humangivens #thegoodmentalhealthpodcast #loneliness #socialisolation