Spending time alone can have benefits for both mental and physical health. That beneficial solitude differs from outright loneliness, which has taken on added weight post-pandemic lockdowns.

Robert Coplan, a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, joins Patricia Boal to talk through what those benefits can look like and how to differentiate between solitude and loneliness.

<p>Spending time alone can have benefits for both mental and physical health. That beneficial solitude differs from outright loneliness, which has taken on added weight post-pandemic lockdowns.</p>
<p>Robert Coplan, a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, joins Patricia Boal to talk through what those benefits can look like and how to differentiate between solitude and loneliness.</p>

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