The importance of solitude – why time on your own can sometimes be good for you

Solitude is chosen, not thrust upon you.

Thuy-vy Nguyen, Assistant Professsor, Department of Psychology, Durham University • conversation
April 27, 2023 • ~6 min

Six ways to reduce loneliness this Christmas – from a psychologist

Spending Christmas by yourself can be hard but research shows there are things that should help.

Nilufar Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, CPsychol, FHEA, University of Bristol • conversation
Dec. 19, 2022 • ~6 min

What spiritual retreats can teach us about the challenges of lockdown

Learning from the example of spiritual retreats.

Steve Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University • conversation
April 28, 2020 • ~5 min

What 'Walden' can tell us about social distancing and focusing on life's essentials

'Walden,' published in 1854, is a manual for solitude with a purpose.

Robert M. Thorson, Professor of Geology, University of Connecticut • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~8 min

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