“We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat”.
Photo: Edwin Hooper “We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat”. Impact of COVID-19 on our lives For many of us, the Corona virus and the governmental measures taken led to radical changes and challenges on a deeply personal, political, social and...
Loneliness in the Time of Corona
Photo: Jackson Simmer Loneliness in the Time of Corona A few weeks ago, I read the headline “Those who are alone now, will stay that way for a long time” in a German weekly newspaper. It sounded blunt, final and not particularly uplifting. That headline inevitably...
Woman alone in the pub. Fighting against prejudices about being alone and being a woman.
Photo: Fernand De Canne, unsplash Being alone and being a woman Listening to the radio feature “Women Alone at the Counter fight against prejudices” in the “Deutschlandfunk Kultur” at the beginning of October 2019, I find myself asking how we as...
Open space for exchange & inspiration on loneliness and aloneness
Photo: Cordula Reimann Maybe you are one of those people who like being alone …? Do you like doing “your thing” irrespective of social conventions? Or do you find it rather difficult to be alone? Do you feel often lonely despite a circle of your friends and family?...