by Mary B Safrit | Nov 16, 2022 | Mental Health, Singleness
It’s that time of year. Things are ramping up as we barrel towards the end of 2022. The holidays, with all they entail, are upon us. As joyous as it can be, those of us who are single might be prone to feeling a certain kind of way. The family centricity of our...
by Mary B Safrit | May 18, 2022 | Mental Health
Have you heard of touch deprivation? The term is fairly self-explanatory. It happens when we are deprived of human touch for a period of time. Generally, it is in the context of platonic touch. To varying degrees, human beings need touch. In some Western cultures,...
by Mary B Safrit | May 11, 2022 | Singleness
On a Friday, I sat at my computer, doing my last checks. Email, website updates, weekly to-dos. Was there anything I was forgetting? It was 5:15. Now that it is getting darker earlier, I try to wrap up in time for an evening walk beginning at 5:30. I opened my website...
by Mary B Safrit | May 4, 2022 | Relationships and Community
I sat on a chambray blanket in Central Park on Sunday. It wasn’t my blanket; I hadn’t brought one. The blanket belonged to the facilitator of our group discussion. Eight of us sat in a circle eating our various Asian-inspired bowls while our leader asked questions...
by Mary B Safrit | Apr 27, 2022 | Singleness
It’s wedding season! You know what that means. Time to feel an uncomfortable mix of weird emotions!! When you’re single and weddings abound, it can be a bit of a mixed bag, emotionally speaking. On the one hand, you’re happy for your friends who are getting married....
