The past year of isolation and social distancing has changed the way we relate to solitude. The absence of touch, separation from loved ones, and lack of fellowship and intimacy have presented many challenges. We can be lonely when we're alone, but we can also be lonely when we're surrounded by people or in intimate relationships. On the other hand, we can crave more alone time. Aja, Jill, and Laiya consider the role that loneliness has played in their lives, how important it is to do self-work, and honoring the need for stillness.




Resources:

The Five Love Languages

In the Wake: On Blackness and Being by Christina Sharpe

More on Phillis Wheatley

Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley

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The past year of isolation and social distancing has changed the way we relate to solitude. The absence of touch, separation from loved ones, and lack of fellowship and intimacy have presented many challenges. We can be lonely when we're alone, but we can also be lonely when we're surrounded by people or in intimate relationships. On the other hand, we can crave more alone time. Aja, Jill, and Laiya consider the role that loneliness has played in their lives, how important it is to do self-work, and honoring the need for stillness. Resources:<a href="https://www.5lovelanguages.com/">The Five Love Languages</a><a href="https://www.dukeupress.edu/in-the-wake">In the Wake: On Blackness and Being</a> by Christina Sharpe<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/phillis-wheatley">More on Phillis Wheatley</a><a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Poems_on_Various_Subjects_Religious_and/Yk9YIJS_kU4C?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;printsec=frontcover">Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral</a> by Phillis Wheatley Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Jill Scott, Laiya St.Clair, and Aja Graydon-Dantzler are music and entertainment icons, but they’re also experts in the art of no-holds-barred conversations. Jill Scott Presents: J.ill the Podcast is like chilling with that friend who says what everyone wants to say but is too afraid to – times three. Expect unfiltered talk about relationships, health, art, and everything else that comes with surviving and thriving as a Black woman in the world

Jill Scott Presents: J.ill the Podcast

The past year of isolation and social distancing has changed the way we relate to solitude. The absence of touch, separation from loved ones, and lack of fellowship and intimacy have presented many challenges. We can be lonely when we're alone, but we can also be lonely when we're surrounded by people or in intimate relationships. On the other hand, we can crave more alone time. Aja, Jill, and Laiya consider the role that loneliness has played in their lives, how important it is to do self-work, and honoring the need for stillness.  Resources: The Five Love Languages In the Wake: On Blackness and Being by Christina Sharpe More on Phillis Wheatley Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley

Levels of Loneliness

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