Emery Bergmann
Emery Bergmann is a senior Fine Arts student in the school of Art, Architecture, and Planning at Cornell University. Her art practice employs video, photography, and written work to communicate honest narratives around isolation and mental health. She's been published in The New York Times, Brit + Co, and Psycom.
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Feb. 24, 2021
Episode 3: Hashtag Lonely
Did you know that 18 to 35-year-olds experience loneliness at higher rates than older adults? We didn't either until we came across a Cigna 2020 Loneliness survey, which reported that 61% of millennials and gen-Z-ers in America said they often felt lonely. And, that experiencing loneliness in one's 20s is near the top of the list of challenges for this age group. This was a surprising discovery. But it's also relatively new information, so we knew that finding definitive answers to explain th...