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Lost touch with friends during lockdown? Here's how to reconnect (and let go of 'toxic' ones)

  • Written by: Roger Patulny, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wollongong
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As we resume our social lives after strict COVID restrictions have lifted, many of us are finding it’s time to take stock of our friendships.

Recent research I’ve been involved in found friendship networks were shrinking in Australia during COVID lockdowns.

Some people pruned their networks, focusing on only the most...

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