In this week’s episode we chat about sitting with solitude.
Why have we chosen to talk about solitude?
As a time of going within and seeking soul wisdom, winter can be more focused on the individual self than the other seasons.
This middle part of winter, however, is also often a time of celebration and gathering, which can feel lovely and uplifting, or it can feel totally the opposite depending on your circumstances. Sometimes we need or want a way to find a bit of space for ourselves, to take some time alone.
It’s also a time that can feel really lonely because of the focus on ‘typical’ midwinter festivities and what these ‘should’ look like - we can often feel the heaviness of pressure and expectations.
What do we chat about?
Solitude as an intentional choice to be alone, and how that differs to the unwelcome and uncomfortable experience of loneliness
How the interpretation of what it means to be alone has changed over time
The connection between solitude and self, and what it means to be “wholly oneself”
Aloneness as a profound existential concept
The cyclical inhale / exhale of deep connection and deep solitude, through which each facilitates the other
And lots more besides…this episode is a particularly deep one!
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