In the new Amy and TJ podcast, news anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes explore everything from current events to pop culture in a way that's informative, entertaining and authentically groundbreaking.

Join them as they share their voices for the first time. entertaining and authentically groundbreaking.

Join them as they share their voices for the first time

since making their own headlines.

This is the first time that we actually get to say,

what happened and where we are today.

Listen to the Amy and TJ podcast on the I Heart Radio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is that if you want to feel more connected,

embrace the people who are already in your life.

You probably don't need to find the right new friends. You need to deepen the relationships you already have.

So many people want to have closer, more meaningful friendships.

Surgeon General Vivick Murphy's recent report on what he calls an epidemic of loneliness and isolation

offers startling statistics about the increase in isolation in recent years. The average time

spent alone increased from 142.5 hours per month in 2003 to 166.5 hours per month in 2020.

That is a whole extra 24 hours spent alone.

The report indicates that over the same time period,

in-person social interactions with friends decreased from 30 hours per month to 10 hours per month. It is no

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