{"id":2184,"date":"2022-05-08T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2022-05-09T09:45:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T09:45:06","slug":"podcast-episode-55-loneliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=2184","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 55 &#8211; Loneliness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-10580990\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1078751\/10580990-loneliness-mental-health-awareness-week-special.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10580990&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to episode 55 of the Testing Peers podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode falls on the same date as the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-uk.org\/get-involved\/mental-health-awareness-days\/mental-health-awareness-week\/#:~:text=Mental%20Health%20Awareness%20Week%20is,%2C%20family%2C%20colleagues%20and%20communities.\">Mental Health Awareness Week 2022<\/a>, and this year&#8217;s theme is Loneliness and our mental health. 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