INSPIRATION
ARTICLE
THE LONELINESS CURE:
Six Strategies for Finding
Real Connections in Your Life
Kory Floyd, PhD
EXCERPT
Introduction
T
“Brother, Can You Spare a Hug?”
hey say one man can make a difference. Evidently, so can “Juan
Mann.” In January 2004, he left
behind his life in London, England
and returned to his home in Sydney, Australia. It was a lonely time
for the 22-year-old bachelor. His
parents had divorced, his grandmother had fallen
ill, and he had recently ended a promising relationship with his fiancé. One night, feeling dejected and
alone, he went to a party, hoping to cheer himself
up. Sometime that evening, a complete stranger
approached him and gave him a hug. That small
gesture had a profound effect. “I felt like a king!”
he recalls. “It was the greatest thing that ever happened.”
His elation was fa