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Ann Shoket discusses strategies to combat loneliness and enhance social connections in just 10 minutes a day.

Feeling lonely even when your life looks full? This week, we explore a 10-minute fix to make you feel connected, current and caught up with the people in your life. Ann Shoket — former Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen, author of The Big Life, and CEO of The Li.st — breaks down how the loneliness epidemic hits women at the peak of their careers and personal lives. You'll learn why 80% of working women feel isolated on the job, how "micro-habits of connection" can cut loneliness in half, and why a Shonda Rhimes–style "sprint of yes" might be the reset your social life needs. "That exciting sizzle you get from a real dinner with your girlfriends? AI doesn't do that," Ann says. Let's reconnect, beauties. SPECIAL OFFER: This episode is brought to you by Alloy Health — get $20 OFF your first order of M4 Skincare at MyAlloy.com with code KATIE. FOLLOW A CERTAIN AGE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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