
Volunteers work at a Food Banks Canada distribution centre in Toronto on Oct. 24, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
Showing kindness to others may be the key to reducing feelings of loneliness and is more beneficial for mental health than taking “wellness breaks,” a new study suggests.
Trinity Western University (TWU) psychology professor Yeeun Archer Lee studied more than 200 participants, randomly assigning them to either perform acts of kindness each day for two weeks or to take daily wellness breaks involving acts of self-care.