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How to Beat Loneliness

By Guy Winch — 2015

We’ve all felt lonely from time to time. But sometimes, things can get out of hand. Psychologist Guy Winch lays out some straightforward tips to deal with the pain of deep loneliness.

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Letters to a Young Poet

At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself.

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Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth (translator)
2014
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The Loneliness Companion: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Self-Esteem and Finding Comfort in Yourself

Find solace in solitude―a practical guide to overcoming loneliness. Being alone doesn’t have to be lonely. Consider taking time to reflect, regroup, and reconnect with the most important person in your life―you.

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Shrein H. Bahrami
2019
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Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

University of Chicago social neuroscientist John T.

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John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick
2009
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The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

A dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through the lives of iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring.

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Olivia Laing
2017
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Stop Being Lonely: Three Simple Steps to Developing Close Friendships and Deep Relationships

Loneliness isn’t something that happens only when we are physically alone. It can also happen when we are with people.

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Kira Asatryan
2016
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Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World

Murthy’s prescient message is about the importance of human connection, the hidden impact of loneliness on our health, and the social power of community Humans are social creatures: In this simple and obvious fact lies both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness.

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Vivek H. Murthy
2020
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Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

"True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.” Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives—experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy.

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Brené Brown
2017
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How to Connect

The eighth book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice. "We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness.

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Thich Nhat Hanh
2020
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect.

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Pema Chödrön
2025
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