The Loneliness Guy

This is a bittersweet episode, because – well – after 74 episodes over almost 4 years and with thousands of listens in dozens of countries, this is the final episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy. But don't despair! The podcast, the blog and the products and services for you as the beautiful gay man you are who's worthy of feeling love and belonging just as you are still available to support you. My team and I have started something wonderful called HUMANS:Connecting, and we'd like to invite you to be a part of it. See you at Humans:Connecting: https://www.humansconnecting.org Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1SOwppkqaeM Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

I have a question to ask you: Are you doing the equivalent of starving while reading a cookbook? In other words, are you starving for connection while gathering information about the importance of connection? Perhaps it's time to stop gathering information and get living. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness in this end-of-season episode and let's get cooking. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hZRtK8mLLSY Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Like you, I've been watching in horror at the brutality of the laws that have been introduced in Uganda in recent months and seeing how these laws have affected the lives of our global LGBTIQA+ family in East Africa. I want to give a voice to those whose lives have been turned upside down by these laws and whose very lives are threatened by living outside of the closet. Come and join me and the amazing Paul Canary Kanyamu on this episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy, and let's listen to how life is for our family in East Africa and what asks us to do to support our LGBTIQA+ family there. About Paul Canary Kanyamu: Paul Canary Kanyamu was born in western Uganda and he's 26 years old. Paul's a Humanitarian Volunteer and Human Rights Defender. He fights for and champions the rights of LGBTIQA+ persons including Queer Refugees. Paul is very active on LinkedIn and that's how we found each other. He highlighted the struggles of living in Kakuma Refugee Camp and brought attention to the dangers to life experienced daily. He was resettled in Canada under that country's refugee resettlement program in April 2023. Paul now wishes to study and gain his Master's Degree in Social Work, International Development, and Disaster Management and continues to advocate for the welfare and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people in East Africa. Follow Paul LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-canary-kanyamu Instagram: @murungicanary Support Paul's work in East Africa: https://gofund.me/f25d9055 Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 (with links to original text): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Homosexuality_Act,_2023 Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Crisis support services: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/crisis Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nvR9xvuKZNA Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Like you, I often see those photos and videos in my social feeds of elderly people holding up signs with advice and wisdom they'd give to their younger selves. ‘Slow down' and ‘take time to be with people' are two common pieces of advice. Let's see what we can learn from their insights before we're the ones dispensing advice in the same way. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness and let's get groovy. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R3iEJAGsui0 Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

One of the great things about being gay and queer is that we can question and challenge the norms of the heterosexual society. This includes how we choose to define our relationships. This is true of exploring open relationships and polamory. Non-standard relationships can be a source of connection and loneliness. While exciting, it can feel like we're not sure how to navigate relationships that serve us and help us feel connected. Come and join me and Kevin Martin on this episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy, and let's get you some tools to navigate discussions about open relationships and polyamory. About Kevin Martin: Kevin is a gay farmer from northwest Ohio who's ventured into the world of psychology to live out his personal mission of helping people around the world know that they are loved. He's a mental health coach who operates his own private practice called SafeHaus Counseling & Coaching. Through his practice, he helps LGBTQ+ folx, particularly gay men, explore their mental well-being through such topics as sexual empowerment, open relationships and consensual non-monogamy, and radical self-care. He lives in Hawai'i and enjoys CrossFit, indoor rock climbing, and spending deep quality time with his friends and family. Follow Kevin Website: https://www.safehauscounseling.com Instagram: @safehauscounseling Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Crisis support services: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/crisis Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LmYPjEWrzCQ Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Is social media good for you or bad for you? Well, it depends. I've got some insights in this episode that will help you use social media in a way that supports you when you next experience loneliness. Join me now for this Connection Espresso episode and let's talk about how you can use social media to get the connection you need rather than it using you. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xzBOkK0aG1I Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Loneliness drives your behaviours. We can want sexual connection so much that loneliness can make you and I take potentially unsafe risks in the hope to feel any kind of connection. You and I – indeed, the community – need to have a conversation about this so we live our lives as gay and queer men without putting ourselves at risk of HIV and STIs. I've found the perfect guest to join us for this episode. Dr Shayna Skakoon-Sparling works within our community to help you make better decisions for your sexual health and wellbeing. Come and join me and Dr Shayna now on this episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy, and let's get you making less risky decisions when you're feeling lonely. Grab a coffee in your favourite mug and join us now. About Dr Shayna Skakoon-Sparling: Professionally, Dr Shayna (she/her/elle) is an applied social psychologist and an incoming assistant professor in the psychology department at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Her research explores the importance of social connection and how seeking social connection and intimacy can impact sexual health decision making among sexual minority men. For example, some of her work has examined how having sources of social support can buffer guys against the negative impact of sexual minority stress. Some of her other work looks at how trying to cope with loneliness can lead folks to agree to sex that isn't particularly fulfilling and that can put their health at risk – she's currently working on a set of SSHRC-funded studies to explore this more deeply and to look at ways to help guys cope more effectively with loneliness. FOLLOW DR SHAYNA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shayna-skakoon-sparling-71282587 Twitter: @Shaynagram Links: Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oZ3sgfiuhvE Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Honesty. Honestly, honesty is a word and concept that I hear from you so often. You say you want honesty, but then hide from it when you receive it. When it comes to your loneliness and social relationships, can you handle the truth? Join me now for this Connection Espresso episode and let's talk about honesty and how it's time to get real and honest. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NCT7t8flU_o Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

You already know that the thoughts and feelings of loneliness can make you feel awful. But have you ever stopped to wonder why you and all other humans feel lonely from time-to-time? Come and join me and my friend Dr Sara Quinn – a Canberra-based clinical psychologist and beautiful human – in this episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy and learn how you can make your loneliness stop and turn it into your connection superpower. Oh, and don't miss our big announcement towards the end of the episode. Grab a coffee – or a tea as we did – and join us now. About Dr Sara Quinn: Dr Sara Quinn is affectionately known to her friends as an onion with a Labrador as her spirit animal. She is, in more corporate speak, a Clinical Psychologist who has experience working at the individual, organisational, and community levels. As a Board director, she enjoys advocating for the minority, and tends to throw herself deep into authentic vulnerability. She works for state and federal governments, has her own small private psychology practice and works within the Canberra community to help organisations understand, identify, and mitigate psychological risk to their clients and employees. Her greatest joys are her family – her teenagers, partner, and cavoodles and she is sustained by her garden, love of music, the outdoors, and being truly present for others. Find Sara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drsaraquinn/ Links: Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kiG_sHYggcM Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

What… will… other… people… think? These five words in the English language are supremely good at feeding your loneliness. They drip with the fear you have of judgement and use shame to control your behaviour. Join me now for this Connection Espresso episode and let's talk about the power this question has over you and how you can challenge yourself and others when it's used around you. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qjfD1Q7yzBI Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

One of the most common things that you and other gay men in this community tell me is that you have a difficult relationship with your body. This poor relationship can get in the way of you really connecting with your self: an important component of you feeling connected and less lonely. It's time to change that. Come and join me and Andreas from Andreas Embodiment on this episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy, and let's talk about your relationship with your body and some tips to help you begin the process of feeling connected to your wonderful body. Grab a coffee – or an enormous tea – and join us now. About Andreas: Andreas is a gay, bisexual and queer men's sex and spirituality coach. He is a 500hr advanced yoga teacher and certified Self Pleasure Practitioner. Andreas sees sexual and spiritual energy as two sides of the same coin. When these two powerful forces in our body are separated, it leads to lack of confidence, disconnection and suffering as LGBTQ+ men. Andreas guides men through human design, nude yoga, tantra and spiritual healing so they can merge their sex and spirit to attract the right guys into their life, feel good taking their shirt off at the beach, and feel on-purpose in their careers & businesses. He works online with men all over the world or in-person in Canberra and Sydney. Website: https://www.andreasembodiment.com Instagram: @andreas.embodiment Twitter: @andreas.embodiment Tiktok: @andreas.embodiment Email: info@andreasembodiment.com Links: Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qcWH7wrgT7w Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

I want to introduce you to the concept of enoughness, because when it comes to the loneliness you experience, I feel that enoughness is playing a role. Join me now for this Connection Espresso episode and let's talk about why enoughness keeps you lonely AND why it makes you such a judgey b*tch. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uEHVQPq4yaI Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

It's very common for gay men to carry around shame for being gay. This internalised homophobia can come from many sources, but a common source is the beliefs installed from religious dogma. This episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy is for you if you're one of those who's carrying around shame about your sexuality from your religious beliefs or the religious beliefs held by others being put on to you. Come and join me and Eric Feltes for a coffee and a chat about how you can begin healing that shame. About Eric: Eric is a Los Angeles-based life coach & speaker who helps other gay men free themselves from Church shame. Instagram: @ericfeltes Website: https://www.lifecoachingbyfeltes.com/ Links: Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0VZCe9cKw8Q Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Your loneliness may not be quite the friend with benefits that you may want in your life, but it clearly has benefits for you. If your loneliness didn't have some benefits for you, why would you choose to hold on to it so tightly? Join me now for this Connection Espresso episode and let's talk about the costs you're paying and benefits you getting from your loneliness. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BDS0U9YsE9A Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Loneliness can feel like a constant companion when we're in the closet. But what about the loneliness we experience – and perhaps aren't prepared for – AFTER we come out? What did you do to feel accepted and belonging in the community? Let's explore the loneliness we can feel after we come out in this conversation with my friend, Shaun Williams of Bent Couch Counselling. Grab a coffee and join me and Shaun and listen to his beautiful story. About Shaun: Born in country Victoria and father to four kids, Shaun finally admitted to himself and his family that he was gay in 2019. In working to overcome the challenges his new life presented, he started an international peer support group for 800 formerly married gay men with kids - Gay Fathers Worldwide. Realising life had more to offer, Shaun gave up his long-term career in public health construction and embarked on a new vocation as mental health professional servicing the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. In 2022 he launched his own company Bent Couch Counselling which has successfully helped many men overcome many issues including anxiety, depression and loneliness. Shaun is a local leader in the Melbourne gay community as deputy Chair of the City of Port Philip LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee and the Small business director for Globe Victoria which assists LGBTQIA+ communities, small businesses and professionals to connect. Later this year he has been invited to speak at the Australian Counselling Conference. Shaun lives in Melbourne with his new partner and is living his best life. Website: https://bentcouch.com Instagram: @bent_couch_counselling Email: admin@bentcouch.com Links: Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DSCltANne00 Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

If you have caring responsibilities for someone in your life right now, I have some special words of support for you and the loneliness you could be feeling. I also have some advice to help you through your loneliness. Join me now for this Connection Espresso episode and let's talk about how the loneliness of caring. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DsZth1mg2sI Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Authenticity and being authentic are words and concepts that get thrown around very casually. We connect with authenticity, but hate being dismissed as ‘inauthentic'. Authentic connection is the antidote to your loneliness. But what does that even mean? Come and join me and Drummond Fulcher from @drummondculture for a coffee and a chat about living authentically. About Drummond: Drummond's an LGBTQIA+ Self-Empowerment Coach who's dedicated his life to developing people within his community into powerful leaders who can go out into the world to create a better future for all. In 2020, he launched his own podcast series called Positive Talks on Instagram when he realised the need for more inspirational authentic content across all the social media platforms. In 2023, he launched his own community space on the Heartbeat app called Positive Space as an extension to the Positive Talk series he has grown over the last few years. This space represents him and his core beliefs of authenticity, diversity and inclusion. Website: https://www.drummondculture.com/ YouTube: @DrummondCulture Instagram: @drummondculture Email: LifeCoaching@DrummondCulture.com Links: Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lvvfvZZaRyM Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Statistically speaking, if you're not feeling lonely at the moment, someone close to you is. Let me give you some advice for how you can support someone in your life who you suspect is feeling lonely. Join me now for this Connection Espresso episode and let's talk about how you can show up and help someone you love feel less lonely. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V9kDZhv5UQY Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Come and join me and my beautiful partner Jeff for a chat about him, me and us. Jeff and I recorded some magic in this episode. The conversation went in a direction that I hadn't really intended it. But as is so often the case when conversations are real, open and honest, it went where it needed to go: we spoke on how loneliness has shown up in our lives and how it's fuelled connection for each of us, how we came to live together, and how each of us approaches life individually and as part of this team. The episode was so much better for it. Links: Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0KbyPdRvL-c Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

NO MORE MR NICE GUY Being Mr Nice Guy – or people-pleasing – as your way of connecting with other people is a topic that comes up all the time in my work here at The Loneliness Guy. Join me now for Connection Espresso 26 and let's talk about how relying on being the Nice Guy to make friends absolutely feeds your loneliness. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eQBstM8oAcY Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

COMFORT OR GROWTH? Sooner or later on your journey out of loneliness towards connection, you need to make a decision about what you want. Do you want to be comfortable or do you want growth? It can't be both. Join me now for Connection Espresso 25 and let's talk about how comfort feeds your loneliness and growth feeds connection. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-MNfN7F0zSY Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Times of change have been identified as some of the times humans report feeling loneliest. I've been reflecting about when I've felt the loneliest throughout my life so far. I've noticed that loneliness in times of change applies to me, too. Let's explore some of the times in my life that I felt the loneliest in this episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy. Links: Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read ‘My loneliest times': https://www.thelonelonelinessguy.com/blog Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3CX9-P4YWbw Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: https://www.pre-fab.co.nz

THE MASKS YOU WEAR My friend, the masks you wear when you go out into the world both make you lonely and keep you lonely. What do I mean? Well, you're about to find out in this espresso episode. Join me now for Connection Espresso 24 and let's talk about how you can feel less lonely and feel like you're living. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RQSTRF_tzjI Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

BEWARE THE ‘ANYWAY' My friend, pay attention to the ‘anyway…' when you're next in a conversation. You could be missing a real chance for connection and moving past your loneliness. What do I mean? Join me now for Connection Espresso 23 and let's talk about how you can recognise – and not dismiss – your own bravery and courage. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my support through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sm8Rez6zwvw Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

I really struggle to think of a bigger source of loneliness-inducing trauma in our community than religious trauma. Spend some time now and join Craig Watson, Eric Feltes and me in this inspiring and beautiful episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy for a chat about Craig's experience. Links: Have Phil's guidance through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Register for Connection Session (Sunday 26 March 2023): https://bit.ly/3SH7VlV Read ‘Being Christian and gay – by Craig Watson: https://www.thelonelonelinessguy.com/blog Contact Phil: connect@thelonelinessguy.com About Craig: Craig is a Wellington-based New Zealander and thoroughly awesome human who's passionate about helping marginalised people find the supportive community they deserve. Instagram: @craigwat99 About Eric: Eric is a Los Angeles-based life coach & speaker who helps other gay men free themselves from Church shame. Instagram: @ericfeltes Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

THE PILLARS OF CONNECTION Connection is the antidote to loneliness. But before you go rushing out to do connection, pay attention to what I'm say over this espresso. Join me now for Connection Espresso 22 and let's talk about how you get the authentic connection you've been searching for. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TiW3bNb5KtI Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

BECOME A PLACE OF WELCOME Francis Weller wrote: ‘We tend to always be looking for belonging. But, at some point, we have to be a place of welcome.' When it comes to your loneliness, that's really important. Join me now for Connection Espresso 21 and let's talk about why becoming a place of welcome is important for you to move past your loneliness. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y7Z5NcU6Hg8 Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

The way you came to feel lonely as a gay man is unique to you. However, I've noticed that there are 5 common symptoms that often characterise our loneliness as gay men. Join me now in this episode of Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy for a chat about each of these symptoms, how they can present, why they're there and how you can move beyond them. Links: You need my help through your loneliness: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CYWBF8L89RDK8 Website: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: https://www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read ‘5 symptoms of gay loneliness': https://www.thelonelonelinessguy.com/blog Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/StkScfbvXw0 Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

This episode of ‘Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy' is for you if you're struggling to be festive this festive season. The episode is for you if you're feeling your loneliness right now. Join me for a coffee and a soul-nourishing conversation that supports you at this tough time of year – or at any time of the year. Links: You need my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CYWBF8L89RDK8 Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read ‘Getting you through the festive season': https://bit.ly/3V6tz2A Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ub1teDxfF4k Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

RUN TOWARDS LONELINESS What do the thoughts and feelings of your loneliness have to do with the supposed traits of how bison run towards storms? Well, you're about to find out in this espresso episode. Join me now for Connection Espresso 20 and let's talk about how you can shorten the duration of your loneliness storms. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5RRycZweM5c Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

TRAIN YOUR SOCIAL MUSCLES You train your physical muscles so your body becomes and remains fit and healthy throughout life. You have a healthy relationship with alcohol and eat well. You take your vitamins, your PReP and medicine when you get sick. You see a therapist to support your mental wellbeing. This is all fantastic, but how are you training your social health muscles? Join me now for Connection Espresso 19 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Social Health Labs (Kasley Killam's work): www.socialhealthlabs.com Dr. Julianne Holt-Lundstad TEDxBYU Talk: https://youtu.be/dMbRWNiauNE Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

This episode is for you if you've ever felt not gay enough in your life. This episode is for you if you've ever been told that you're too gay, and to dial it down. This episode is for you if you've ever struggled to find your place in the community. This episode is for you if you want to wait for perfection before you put yourself into the world. This is my story of how I don't feel gay enough and how I often struggle to feel that I belong. It gets real. Join me for a coffee and a soul-nourishing conversation about enoughness, judgement, perfection and other good stuff that stops us connecting. Links: You need my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CYWBF8L89RDK8 Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read ‘Am I gay enough?': https://bit.ly/3u6JrXR Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CLrWdz3UwLc Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Stay tuned for the second of two steps to beat your loneliness and feel that kind of soul-nourishing connection you've been looking for – and craving – for a long time. It's all about accepting your loneliness for what it is. Join me now for Connection Espresso 18 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qU_ZZ0rJNq8 Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

I'm often asked how you can beat your loneliness. Stay tuned for the first of two steps to beat your loneliness and feel that kind of soul-nourishing connection you've been looking for – and craving – for a long time. Join me now for Connection Espresso 17 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dROnx7ervK8 Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Do the spaces you spend your life in – such as your home and your workplace – make you lonely? Are they designed with your connection needs as a human foremost in mind, or as an afterthought? It's a good thing that Shannon Battisson – the National President of the Australian Institute of Architects – is here to help us answer these questions. Join us for a coffee and a soul-nourishing conversation about architecture and human connection. About Shannon: Shannon is a Canberra-based architect and is the co-founder and co-director of The Mill Architecture + Design. Shannon is the incumbent National President of the Australian Institute of Architects. She's dedicated to working towards a world where all people have access to the essential elements of home (safety, comfort, and retreat) Shannon works hard to ensure these spaces are also climate responsive, affordable and joyful spaces to live in. Shannon is a dedicated contributor to her profession and regularly volunteers her time to ensure the benefits of good architecture are a valued part of the conversation of our cities. She enjoys public speaking, writing for varied publications, architectural photography and contributing to events big or small that put good design into the hands of everyone. Shannon is a passionate supporter of modernist architecture and works vigorously to share Canberra's rich modernist architectural legacy with the public. Website: www.themilldesign.com.au / www.architecture.com.au Instagram: @its_an_architect_thing Links: You need my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CYWBF8L89RDK8 Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read ‘Does bad design make you lonely?': https://bit.ly/3NwTlLc Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Odo8aDiW2yg Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

We live in a society that prizes the positive and the productive – the good – over the negative – the bad. When it comes to moving past your loneliness, relentless positivity and feeling the need to always project happiness feeds your loneliness. Let's talk about that. Join me now for Connection Espresso 16 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

ENTER THE SCARY CAVE Joseph Campbell's words ‘The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek' helped me first learn from my loneliness and feel soul-nourishing connection. The words continue to help me today. I know the words can help you move through your loneliness, too. It's time to accept your call to adventure. Join me now for Connection Espresso 15 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

We gay men can have a tense relationship with our bodies, myself included. I decided to explore my relationship with my body and do an experiment where I grew my body hair. After shaving my body hair for over 20 years, I wanted to see how I'd feel connected to myself by not shaving over this past Australian winter. Join me for a coffee and a soul-nourishing conversation about body image, how I relate to my body and how you can start to get a better relationship with yours. Links: You need my guidance through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CYWBF8L89RDK8 Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read ‘3 things I learned growing my body hair: https://bit.ly/3S7Cm2D Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

YOUR POWERFUL STORIES You tell yourself the most amazing stories. They help you make sense of what you don't yet understand. Those stories are powerful when we turn them into beliefs. Those stories and beliefs you have keep you lonely and you must challenge them before you can move past your loneliness. Join me now for Connection Espresso 14 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

LET PEOPLE GO It can be hard to let people go when you're experiencing loneliness. You fear being alone more than having toxic people around you. This is understandable. It's scary to let go. But the path forward means that you need to let people out of your life to allow the new people in. Join me now for Connection Espresso 13 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

'We take life too seriously. We forget how weak, needy and broken we are.' In this episode of ‘Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy', Ed Wilson and I talk about how loneliness can make him feel weak, needy and broken, but also strong, courageous and complete. Come and join us for a coffee and a life-affirming and soul-nourishing conversation now. Warning: my face hurt from laughing. About Ed Ed is the founder of Brown Bear Coaching, and helps gay men become the most well-adjusted, self-loving and effective people on the planet. Instagram: @brownbearcoaching Website: www.brownbearcoaching.com You need my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: bit.ly/3nDMrZm Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Read ‘Ed Wilson: my loneliness': www.thelonelinessguy.com/blog Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SUhlxdCrywY Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

STOP PUSHING THROUGH YOUR LONELINESS What do you do when you're experiencing one of life's challenges? Do you acknowledge it and work through it or do you just push through? When it comes to loneliness, just pushing through comes at a terrible cost and you're paying it blindly. Join me now for Connection Espresso 12 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

COMING OUT AS GAY, COMING OUT AS LONELY If it's not already clear: I'm Phil. I'm gay and I get lonely. Like many of you, I come out as gay all the time. I also come out as lonely all the time. It's far easier for me to come out as gay than it is to come out as lonely. Let's have a quick chat about that. Join me now for Connection Espresso 11 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

If you've ever edited yourself to fit in, be accepted and feel that you belong with others, this episode of ‘Connection over Coffee with The Loneliness Guy' is for you. Craig Cassey and I talk about how he did this as an athlete – and many other things – in this episode. Perhaps – like Craig – you were tired of being alone. Perhaps – like me – you're afraid of judgement. Come and join us for a coffee and a life-affirming and soul-nourishing conversation now. About Craig Craig's an intuitive life, business and sex coach whose mission is to empower you to get out of your own way and on track to create a life you love. Instagram: @craigcasseyjr Website: www.craigcassey.com You need my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: bit.ly/3nDMrZm Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join the premium connection group on FB (it's free!): www.facebook.com/groups/824068758013990 Read ‘The loneliness of success': https://bit.ly/3B5yBFA Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jKOAjvc9WHw Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

WAITING FOR PRINCE CHARMING If you're waiting for Prince Charming to sweep you off your feet and take you away on his horse towards a sunset and a happily ever after to save you from your loneliness, I've got some good news for you. It's time to saddle up, cowboy. Join me now for Connection Espresso 10 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Come and get that quick shot of connection goodness. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

DENYING LONELINESS DENIES CONNECTION This sounds perverse, but the connection you need and deserve: the soul-nourishing, toe-curling connection you need and deserve is waiting for you. All you need to do is to accept your loneliness and learn from it. Easy, right? Join me now for Connection Espresso 9 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Sometimes, we just don't have time to linger over a coffee and a chat. I get it. So, I'm thrilled to serve up these Connection Espressos: short, sharp episodes of my podcast to give your heart, mind and soul a quick connection boost as you go about your day. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get me right by your side as your connection mentor: www.thelonelinessguy.com/mentoring Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Get my help through your loneliness: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you were free to date other men when you were a teenager? Have you ever wondered how your inability to date men when you were first interested in guys feeds your loneliness today? Audience member Angello Floresco from Vancouver wonders about these, too. He wants to be part of a conversation about how this affects so many of us gay men. Come and join us now. About Angello Angello is an audience member living in Vancouver who's gotten curious about the sources of loneliness for a little while. He's done some work within himself and is keen to start – and be part of – a conversation about how issues in the past affect the loneliness we can feel in middle age. Instagram: @aj_eff Share in the vision for The Loneliness Guy: www.thelonelinessguy.com/invest Get me right by your side as your connection mentor: www.thelonelinessguy.com/mentoring Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: bit.ly/3nDMrZm Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join the premium connection group on FB (it's free!): www.facebook.com/groups/824068758013990 Read ‘Dating and loneliness': https://bit.ly/3JZZde0 Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Js2q6dezIzc Need my help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

STOP COMPARING YOUR LONELINESS Stop competing against other people's loneliness. Or, in other words, stop comparing your loneliness to anyone else's. All you're doing is manufacturing evidence that the loneliness you're experiencing isn't THAT bad and you can go on figuring it out by yourself. That belief is stopping you from getting the soul-nourishing connection you need and deserve. Join me now for Connection Espresso 8 and let's start you on the way to feeling connected. Sometimes, we just don't have time to linger over a coffee and a chat. I get it. So, I'm thrilled to serve up these Connection Espressos: short, sharp episodes of my podcast to give your heart, mind and soul a quick connection boost as you go about your day. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get me right by your side as your connection mentor: www.thelonelinessguy.com/mentoring Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Need some help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

YOU'RE NOT BROKEN. YOU'RE HUMAN The thoughts and feelings of loneliness can make you feel awful. You can question your worthiness of love and belonging. You can feel broken and unfit to be around others. Dear awesome gay man experiencing loneliness, you're not broken. You're human. Join me now for Connection Espresso 7 and let me remind you how beautifully human you are. Sometimes, we just don't have time to linger over a coffee and a chat. I get it. So, I'm thrilled to serve up these Connection Espressos: short, sharp episodes of my podcast to give your heart, mind and soul a quick connection boost as you go about your day. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get me right by your side as your connection mentor: www.thelonelinessguy.com/mentoring Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Need some help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

Gay loneliness needs de-stigmatising. YOUR loneliness needs to be de-stigmatised. De-stigmatising gay loneliness requires us to share our experiences of loneliness to normalise it and get the support and connection we need. My friend Jesse Elkins, Founder and CEO of Full Sun Fitness has shared his experience of loneliness. Come and join us for a coffee and a life-altering conversation in this episode of my podcast for gay men experiencing loneliness. About Jesse Jesse is the founder and owner of Full Sun Fitness and Nutrition in Charlotte. It's a personal training and nutrition coaching service for Queer and ally communities near and far. It was born after too many years of experiencing and witnessing wellness challenges and access gaps for Queer Folx. He decided that if he didn't feel safe or comfortable in many wellness settings, others might not either. Turns out, he was right! Website: www.fullsunfitness.com Instagram: @fullsunfitness Website: www.mykonosactive.com Instagram: @mykonosactive.gayretreats Share in the vision for The Loneliness Guy: www.thelonelinessguy.com/invest Get me right by your side as your connection mentor: www.thelonelinessguy.com/mentoring Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Links Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join the premium connection group on FB (it's free!): www.facebook.com/groups/824068758013990 Read ‘Jesse Elkins: my loneliness': https://bit.ly/3RPTr2f Join us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uxE9HLn7vSI Need my help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz

WHAT KIND OF LONELINESS DO YOU HAVE? I'm very visual, so I often think of loneliness as a pool. There are many ways to enter the pool, but once we're in, we're in. How did you enter the loneliness pool? What kind of loneliness do you have? Join me now for Connection Espresso 6 and let's find out what kind of loneliness you have. Sometimes, we just don't have time to linger over a coffee and a chat. I get it. So, I'm thrilled to serve up these Connection Espressos: short, sharp episodes of my podcast to give your heart, mind and soul a quick connection boost as you go about your day. Website: www.thelonelinessguy.com Get me right by your side as your connection mentor: www.thelonelinessguy.com/mentoring Buy me a coffee to say thanks for the episode: https://bit.ly/3nDMrZm Join the mailing list: www.thelonelinessguy.com/subscribe Join me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3l35iMh Need some help through your loneliness?: www.thelonelinessguy.com/myservices Contact me: connect@thelonelinessguy.com Sounds recorded with permission at Prefab Eatery, Wellington: www.pre-fab.co.nz