Episode Details

What’s the difference between being alone, feeling lonely, and experiencing solitude? Victoria and Sheryl explore the nourishing power of time spent alone, the internal and external barriers that keep us from it, and how solitude helps us reconnect with ourselves, our creativity, and the people we love.

References:

• The Anger Workbook by Les Carter, PhD, and Frank Minirth, MD
• Rainer Maria Rilke quote about marriage and being guardians of each other's solitude
• Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach
• A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
• Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
• Mothers and Other Fictional Characters by Nicole Graev Lipson

Related episodes:

• Patreon bonus episode: Alcohol & HSPs
• Gathering Gold episodes about Loneliness and Unrequited Love