Spilling Tea: #1 Loneliness
With a tea in hand, every two weeks I will start a conversation about challenging subjects (that we prefer to ignore). Boil the kettle, grab a biscuit and have a read with me!
-
.jpg)
How Technology Has Made Us Scared To Be Alone
What happens when "connected" becomes "always-connected"?
Combatting Loneliness in college
When I was leaving for college my freshman year, I clearly remember everyone around me having something to tell me about what I’d...
How to Enjoy the Beauty of Solitude–And Letting it Teach You Valuable Lessons
Surround yourself with great people, but set aside time for solitude.
What They Don't Tell You About Freshman Year of College
Freshman year of college is about shedding your skin and becoming a new person. Turns out, college isn't everything I made it out to be.
Re-Entering the Dating World
I know some people will want to ask whether the lack of dating was by choice, but it just kind of…happened?
Let's Talk About Loneliness
You wave as your parents drive off, leaving you alone. There’s a long silence as you think about what to do next, because, for the first...
Alone at Last! I Hate It? I Love It?
Dealing with loneliness during my first semester at FSU as a transfer student.
"The Opposite of Loneliness"
Marina Keegan graduated magna cum laude from Yale in 2012. Five days after her commencement ceremony, she tragically passed away in a car...
You're Not a Loser: Shutting Down Your Feelings of Loneliness
Don’t let FOMO control your happiness!
Loneliness
Something that has struck me since moving across the country to go to college all on my own, is the amount of loneliness I have felt. It...
 copy.png)
Being Alone During the "Best Four Years of Your Life"
My earliest memories of trying to socialize with my peers involve my first-grade self playing alone, noticing a group of girls, wanting to...
Mitski—A Voice of Modern Love and Loneliness
Since her hit song “Nobody” came out last June, Mitski has become an icon of lonely young adulthood.
10 Minute Poetry: "Drowse"
"10 Minute Poetry" is my own weekly poet's game; one in which I write an original piece of poetry, with nothing but a given title, in ten minutes.
Loneliness at Uni is a Real Problem. How Do We Address It?
For an event touted as one of the most difficult transitions young people face, discussion about the move to university often focuses on...
How to Tackle Loneliness as a College Student
If you’re anything like me, before you enrolled in college you had a very particular picture of what that experience would look like —...
How to Pick Yourself Up During the Semester
It's easy to feel lonely and overwhelmed during the semseter, especially when winter hits, so here are a few tips for picking yourself up and dealing with your feelings if you find yourself struggling while at school.
Good Grief — Valentine’s Day is Lonely
Hallmark holidays are actually the worst.
The Struggle of Being the Girl on the Outside
When I was in high school, Taylor Swift’s song, “The Outside,” was, without a doubt, one of my favorite tunes. One of Taylor’s lesser-known...
How to Feel Less Isolated If You Live On Your Own After College
If you don’t have a roommate borrowing your stuff without asking, or your parent barging in without knocking – then you’re finally living...
