Your heart pounds. Your palms sweat, You can’t catch your breath. What’s happening?
Lonely, Shmonely
The impacts of stress on health are well known. Research is now pointing a finger at loneliness as a health issue as well.
The Lonely Season
We stigmatize any admission of loneliness. So we push away the feelings, we nod at the cheery platitudes, we cover up the sense of shame we feel at finding ourselves on our own, and we pin a smile on our faces as we downplay our angst, especially at the holidays. We know this is the […]
Success, Fame, and… Drum Roll Please… Isolation
Strange dreams of money, success, and the price we pay when we get it. Jill, Bethenny, and old friends.
A Case for Friendship
Friendship. Essential to love at any age.
Long nights and true tales
I woke in the middle of the night not feeling well, knowing it was probably nothing but that I’d have to sit it out, and unable to sleep, I decided to do a little reading. I flipped open my laptop, and found an amazing story on msnbc.com, about Huguette Clark, the reclusive 104-year old heiress […]
Loneliness. NOT a Dirty Word.
Loneliness is painful, but the shame we feel makes it worse.