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Are You Alone?

November 6, 2020 · by · in accepting solitude, coping with loneliness, learning during solitude, living with solitude, lonely, Single Mothers, solitude, value of solitude · 1 Comment

Lonely is Not the Same as Solitude Thought from Kay Miller, a single mother and SMORE Board Member I am not a person to set intentional goals or dreams for myself. However, I have always thought when the boys left home for college, my dad was the only tie that kept me tethered to Southeast […]

How to Cope with the Empty Nest

September 14, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, Grieving a Loss, living with solitude, lonely, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Coping with an Empty Nest Words from Ellen Neiley Ritter, Ph.D. Take care of yourself! You’ve taken care of everyone else and you now need and deserve to take care of yourself. Pamper yourself, listen to your body—if you’re tire, rest and recharge your energy; if you’re feeling stress, do something relaxing. Go with the […]

Lonely or Just Alone?

April 22, 2016 · by · in accepting solitude, Gail Cawley Showalter, living with solitude, lonely, Single Matters, Single Mothers, solitude, value of solitude · 2 Comments

Are You Lonely or Just Alone? From Single Matters online magazine “Instead of viewing aloneness as a shameful condition to cure, think of it as one of freedom and opportunity.”  – Lauren Mackler, Soulmate Being alone is not the same as being lonely. Though some resist being alone, it doesn’t have to be that way. Solitude […]