"I have been frequently doing this since I was like maybe 19, where I go away for either one or two days at a time just by myself," she says. "It allows me to escape my reality because I want to show myself that I can do things alone and activate some of those benefits" She adds: 'If you want to embrace solitude, you have to start before you begin to feel lonely'
This week we break down the psychological, biological and evolutionary underpinnings of loneliness and break down some of the stigma around feeling lonely in your 20's. This decade is full of a number of significant life transitions and changes that can lead us to feel isolated and detached, but loneliness sometimes get's a bad wrap. We explore how we can cultivate a better relationship with loneliness by understanding the instinctual urges behind this feeling, embracing solitude and reframing the narrative around exactly how common it is to feel lonely in your 20's. Listen now!
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