Creating own social group with shared interests may be beneficial for lonely individuals

We’re living in an ever more isolated society with one in four older Australians living alone. If meeting new likeminded people in your community isn’t as easy as how it used to be, how about creating your very own social group where people with shared interest can meet you in real life?

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Metaxia Tsibidis had been frustrated with her parents’ and her own unhealthy lifestyle for a long time. 

Those feelings were intensified after the loss of her parents and her own battle against breast cancer. 

It was then that she decided to set up the Melbourne Greeks meetup group to encourage a healthier lifestyle amongst fellow Greek-Australians while promoting her business.

 

 

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