As a recent college graduate in a new city, Samantha Elliott thought she'd be lonely. Instead, she found companionship in the most unexpected place: with herself. And that, ironically, helped expand ...

Eight years ago, Nina Lohman set out to write an essay about her chronic headaches, which came on suddenly in grad school and still deals with today. Initially, she wrote to give her pain and ...

In a new survey, more than half of people said it's very important to their mental health to have adequate alone time. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News The hectic holidays play havoc on people's ...

Keane is the supervising editor of NPR’s Life Kit and author of the book Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner. There’s a lot of fear around spending time alone. Alone time can make people itchy ...

An Ohio State questioned 1,000 Americans and 46% of participants said they don’t get the alone time they need during the holiday season. A new national survey by The Ohio State University College of ...

Many people believe spending a lot of time alone means being lonely, so they do everything they can to avoid it. They send texts and scroll social media to distract themselves, which holds them back ...

The hectic holidays play havoc on people's nerves, not the least because they aren't able to have any time to themselves. Nearly half (46%) of Americans say they don't get the alone time they need ...