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You can be in a house filled with family and still suffer from loneliness. How can we fight against the epidemic of loneliness in our culture? There is a way to escape the darkness of loneliness. Becky Harling is here to help us with insights from her book, Cultivating Deeper Connections in a Lonely World.

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On today's episode, we'll talk about:

2:32 Does my loneliness need attention or will it go away naturally? 

6:15 How to overcome loneliness 

10:12 How to keep stepping forward in faith even if I don’t “feel” His presence

12:50 Am I engineering my own loneliness? 

17:04 I’m a critical person: help!

22:16 Why we need to be unoffendable

Becky Harling has a degree in biblical literature and is a speaker, author and Bible teacher. The host of The Connected Mom podcast, Becky’s passion is to help women find hope, healing, freedom, and life transformation through Jesus Christ. Becky is the author of many books and Bible studies, and today we’re talking about her book, Cultivating Deeper Connections in a Lonely World. 

Learn more about Becky Harling and her book, Cultivating Deeper Connections in a Lonely World https://beckyharling.com/

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