The Ache of Emotional Loneliness
What's included: a clip from the podcast episode; feeling alone vs. feeling lonely; 7 signs of emotional loneliness; a youtube video to watch; 3 books to read & 3 questions to ask
You know the kind of loneliness that you feel even in a room full of people?
That loneliness has a name: emotional loneliness. It is to be unseen. And being unseen by those close to you is, in some ways, worse than have no one see you.
In this week’s Faith & Feeling’s episode, my friend Carley joins me to share about her experience of emotional loneliness woven throughout her story of singleness. By inviting us into the ache of this story, she beautifully extends an invitation to all of us: that the very place where we feel most deeply alone is where we can most fully receive the welcome of God. I hope you’ll listen in:
Or listen to the episode on Spotify here.
A clip from the podcast episode:
“Loneliness is absolutely necessary for adulting,” Carley emphasized in our conversation, “But this type of loneliness is different than emotional loneliness.”
Watch Carley explain why in the following clip from the episode:
Are you surprised that Carly normalized loneliness as a natural (even needed!) part adulting? How does emotional loneliness feel in your body?
why do we feel emotionally lonely?
In our conversation, Carley differentiated between feeling alone versus feeling lonely:
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