Guidance on embracing loneliness and solitude, and tips for transforming it into a source of strength and self-love.
Either the holidays are fast approaching, and you worry you will be completely alone, or the holidays are in full swing, and you are currently feeling pretty lonely. No matter the situation, dealing with loneliness during the holidays is no different from dealing with loneliness the rest of the year. The only difference is that things are amplified during the…
It’s not that I had “no friends” per se. It’s more that I felt like I (no longer) had deep, meaningful friendships. Somehow, along the way, I had lost (or let go) most of the ‘real’ friends I had, and I wasn’t sure how I got there. I did have (very few) people around me, I just didn’t feel comfortable…
Are you feeling particularly lonely right now because it’s Friday night and you have no friends, no family or simply no one to hang out with? If you are wondering if you are the only one feeling like this, I assure you, you are not. And if you are wondering what you should do about it, well, you could start…
The time has come for you to master the art of being alone, embrace solitude and start loving your time alone. Yes, solitude is an art in the sense that it is a skill acquired through experience, careful study and observation. And as with all other skills, you can get better at it with time, practice and dedication. Just because…
Did you know you can deal with sadness alone? After almost two decades of allowing myself to be crushed by my sadness and overwhelmingly painful emotions, the pain had become so unbearable, I could not go on like this anymore. Even though I was alone and had virtually no emotional support, I had to find ways to overcome my sadness…