Ever woken up on Sunday, with nothing to do and no one to see? And asked yourself… am I lonely?

It's the intrusive thought we have that creeps in time and time again. We've all thought it. But is it true? 

On today's episode Allira chats to Psychologist Chris Cheers about why we align being  physically alone to being lonely and how to deconstruct those intrusive thoughts when we're feeling sorry for ourselves on a Sunday night. 

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