The Empty Room How Loneliness Almost Killed Me and Community Saved My Life

Dec 26, 2025
1h 11m

Episode Description

What happens when you have five hundred friends online but no one to call at two in the morning? When you're surrounded by people but feel completely alone? This is the raw story of someone whose loneliness became so severe it was literally killing them—until they discovered that what they needed wasn't another app, another therapist, or another self-help book, but something humans have needed for thousands of years: genuine religious community. In an age where loneliness is being called a public health crisis more deadly than smoking, this journey explores why the decline of religious participation might be connected to the epidemic of isolation, and why the committed, intergenerational, unconditional community that healthy churches provide might be the medicine we didn't know we desperately needed. Whether you're religious or not, this story will change how you think about belonging, connection, and what it really means to not be alone.

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