2014
An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.
150 min
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Studies of polar researchers, astronauts, and others in isolation shed light on possible effects of social distancing, including increased forgetfulness, depression and heart attacks.
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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The bodies of lonely people are markedly different from the bodies of non-lonely people.
One of the best ways to cope with college loneliness is to recognize that it is a very real possibility and then take steps to keep it at bay.
Shame is at the intersection of individual psychology healing and social change. Clinically, when we follow the path of our shame, we experience the greatest healing, and culturally, when we move past the power of shame we can act together to improve civil rights for all.
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Celeste Headlee is a journalist, speaker, and co-host of Retro Report, a weekly series on PBS. Some of the things she talks about in this episode are how to hold difficult conversations with people, how to become better at making conversation, and how to deliver bad news effectively.
Venerable Thubten Chodron responds to a student's reflections on whether practicing the Dharma is a lonely endeavor.
The program Brushes with Cancer pairs patients with artists whose works make visible a disease that can be invisible and isolating.
Want to talk, but have no one to call? You’re not alone.
Every forty seconds, someone commits suicide. In the United States, it is the tenth most common cause of death in people over ten years of age, far more common than death by homicide or aneurysm or aids.
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