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Atheists in Recovery

Dr. Adina Silvestri

How to Deal with Feelings of Loneliness and Isolation The Right Way

MAY 19, 202211 MIN
Atheists in Recovery

How to Deal with Feelings of Loneliness and Isolation The Right Way

MAY 19, 202211 MIN

Description

"You had someone to go places with. You had a date on national holidays!" -Marie, When Harry Met Sally, 1989

Welcome to today's show!

Loneliness is a feeling that I know a lot of us try and avoid. And the thing is, we've all felt lonely at different points in our life. So it's an important topic. I've described loneliness as an epidemic in previous shows (and so has the 19th Surgeon General of the U.S. Vivek Murthy). It's so prevalent and it's also so destructive mentally, and physically. So let's dive in.

WHAT WE'LL LEARN

  1. What does society tell us about loneliness (hint: it's all wrong!)
  2. The difference between loneliness and solitude.
  3. What is healing, what is harmful, what must be lived through?
  4. We can use loneliness for self-exploration
  5. I give a few writing prompts to get us started on self-exploration through loneliness.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

For more info, head over to writingbravely.com and subscribe to our email list. And thank you for listening!

  • Leave an honest review on ITUNES. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.

  • If you enjoyed today's episode, please share it with friends, family, and other professionals by using the social media buttons on this page.