Learning The Art Of Solitude: Living Alone After Divorce

Submitted by: Erica Manfred Here are some wonderful insights and advice on living alone from Florence Falk, Ph.D., psychotherapist and author of On My Own; The Art of Being a Woman Alone You were divorced and alone, how did you manage to get through the initial period of intense loneliness? First you must distinguish aloneness [...]

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Loneliness and Isolation: Is it Time to Rescue Yourself?

Submitted by: Big Little Wolf We live in a land of put-on-your-happy-face. We set the mask in place in the morning, then greet the world. If we want smooth sailing – and a chance at “success” – we maintain it. Can’t breathe in there under that mask? Suck it up! It’s euphemism time, and that [...]

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LONELY IS NOT A FOUR-LETTER WORD

Submitted by Erica Last week I went for the second time this summer to a spiritual retreat in Lily Dale, New York.  Lily Dale is a rather unique spot.     It’s a tiny little village in western New York, near Buffalo, with small gingerbread Victorian and clapboard cottages all crowded together, most with luxuriant gardens. Lily [...]

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