From spending time by yourself to making the most of being single, flying solo can be fulfilling – a philosophy championed by ...

This post is part two of a series. Solitude is not the same as loneliness. Solitude is a positive state: the time and space to enjoy being with oneself — time out, or some space to drop out of ...

As sociologist Anna Akbari suggests, solitude can be stabilizing and grounding, allowing people a chance to pause and cope with the many difficulties and stressors of life. People who choose ...

Solitude is often misunderstood and mistaken for loneliness when in reality, it's that people just love being in their own company. They don't shun connection, but they do take time to recuperate ...

For some people, the shift toward aloneness represents a desire for what researchers call “positive solitude,” a state that is associated with well-being, not loneliness. As a psychologist ...

“Solitude suits me.” “I don’t bury hatchets. I sharpen them.” “I act as if I don’t care if people dislike me. Deep down . . . I secretly enjoy it.” Check out these pages from the ...

The love of solitude is not new, of course. St. Anthony the Abbot founded the Desert Fathers, who withdrew from "the world" to the desert to worship God. The most famous of these was St. Simeon ...