We need to tackle workplace loneliness
Eat Sleep Work Repeat - better workplace culture
Bruce Daisley
4.7 • 989 Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Simon Gilbody talks loneliness at work
- The Loneliness of the American Worker - Wall Street Journal
- Make Work Better on loneliness
- More on solving loneliness
- Loneliness in teams
- Derek Thompson on elective isolation
Professor Simon Gilbody is a psychiatrist and clinical epidemiologist at the University of York. His work specialises in 'taking a population approach to mental health', trying to understand the aspects of modern life that contribute to how we feel.
I was impressed by a talk that Simon did with the Financial Times on the topic of workplace loneliness.
In our discussion Simon reflects on the toll of loneliness, how workplace loneliness can leave us with invasive thoughts, and what to do about it.
Some links we discuss:
Dr Lucy Foulkes - I really enjoy her TikToks, I think I gave a shout out to her book on adolescents a few weeks ago.
Red Cross Report on Loneliness
Thank you to Mary Howarth at University of York for helping to arrange the discussion.
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