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Earth Your While
Episode 61 - Tackling Loneliness at Work and Beyond with Hannah Beatrice from Marmalade Trust
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What if loneliness isn’t a personal failing, but a human signal we’ve all been taught to ignore?
In this episode, Jack and Ellie chat with Hannah Beatrice from Marmalade Trust, the award‑winning UK charity behind Loneliness Awareness Week. They explore what loneliness really is (and isn’t), why it’s not just “an old people at Christmas” issue, and how workplaces and communities can design for genuine connection.
Hannah shares the story of Marmalade Trust’s beginnings with one Christmas lunch in Bristol, how that’s grown into a global campaign reaching millions, and why understanding loneliness as a natural emotion, like hunger or thirst, is the first step to tackling it.
Topics covered include:
- What loneliness really is (and why it’s not the same as being alone)
- The stigma and shame that stop adults talking about feeling lonely
- Key life moments that trigger loneliness
- Why 16–24 year olds are now the loneliest age group in the UK
- How hybrid/remote work can impact connection and what helps
- Practical ways employers and communities can reduce loneliness
Music by Stock_Studio from Pixabay.