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Lonliness

Childless So Far: Why I Choose Love Over Motherhood

Melanie Notkin | Posted 10.21.2012 | Women
Read More: Single Mothers by Choice, Circumstantial Infertility, Lonliness, Women News, Childlessness, Infertility, Childless, Single Mothers, Marraige, Motherhood, Fertility, Friendship, Romance, Love, Single Women, Maybe Baby, Childless by Choice, Women News
Melanie Notkin

"You're going to hate me for saying this," says my good friend, a married mom of three, as we stand on the beach and look toward the ocean. "But you'r...

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Travel, Pray, Bidet

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 10.16.2012 | Travel
Read More: Italy, Italian, Bathrooms, Lonliness, Crying, Travel, Europe Travel, Isolation, Hotels, Desperation, Travel Tips, Adventure Travel, Maids, Italy Travel, Boutique Hotels, Bidet, Italian Food, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Sarah O'Leary

I came, I saw, I "bideted." And neither the maid nor I will ever be the same again.

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In Italy, Clean Toilets And Structured Panic

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 10.02.2012 | Travel
Read More: Mental Health, Lonliness, Love and Relationships, Humor, Writing, Mindfulness Meditation, Italy, Travel, English Language, Isolation, Mind-Body Connection, Travel Tips, Mindfulness, Panic, Foreign Language, Home-Exchange-for-Travelers, Meditation, Living, Prayer, Italian Food, Anxiety, Love, Meditation Practice, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Sarah O'Leary

Alone on a hilltop somewhere over the coastal town of Lerici, I prayed that the insanity I felt wouldn't prove permanent. Although I'd never believed in it before, the little bit of Catholic that was left in me was given real consideration to the notion of purgatory.

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In Italy, Eat, Pray, Run

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.24.2012 | Travel
Read More: Communism, Italy, Italian, Fear, Lonliness, America, Lerici, Homesickness, Italy Travel, Kindness, Human Connection, Cinque Terre, Solitary Confinement, Travel News
Sarah O'Leary

If I make it to see another day here in Pugliola, I will write about it. At this point, the Communists running the gambling down at the bar aren't betting on it.

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7 Ways To Make New Friends In Midlife

The Huffington Post | Ann Brenoff | Posted 06.19.2012 | Fifty
Read More: How to Make Friends post50, Making Friends, Depression, Lonliness, How to Make Friends, Friends, Slideexpand, Reinvention post50, Post50 News, Fifty News

A new study suggests loneliness is a significant factor in our overall health and well-being. According to a recently published report in the Archives...

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Is Your Facebook Addiction a Sign of Loneliness?

Lisa Haisha | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Friendship, Social Media, Twitter, Addiction, Psychology, Stanford University, Facebook, Dsm-V, Lonliness, Social Networking, Tweeting, Healthy Living News
Lisa Haisha

One of the problems with social media sites like Facebook is that people feel they have a reason to be addicted because they claim they're doing business.

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Lonely. Who, Me? Yes You!

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Lonely, Depression, Lonliness, Social Life, Relationships, Love, Anxiety, Health, Life-Affirming, Healthy Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

Admitting to loneliness, telling people you need them, or expressing a desire to connect with others has become weirdly taboo.

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