For many of us, Christmas can be a magical time of year: a time for sharing gifts, for enjoying the company of friends and loved ones, for relaxing and celebrating.
There are many others, though, for whom the festive season can be a time of stress, anxiety, even dread. For some, indeed, this season of peace and goodwill, of friendship and fellowship, can ironically be the loneliest time of year, a ‘blue Christmas’.
We are told that the technological revolution – with mobile phones, electronic devices and social media – has made us far more ‘connected’ than ever before in history. How…
