Episode 9: Loneliness Part I

“I think the main part is to feel seen, but also to remember to see others.”This episode is part 2 of 2. Everyone can relate to feeling lonely. Arendes unpicks insights and learnings from her exhibition on the human-wide feeling in collaboration with the Red Cross.Learn about the exhibition - https://hovedstaden.rodekors.dk/det-sted-vi-staar-i-det-skjulte-ensomme/Listen to the exhibition - https://soundcloud.com/det-sted-vi-star-i-det-skjulte-ensomme

“We are social creatures, we need each other. For a long time I thought that to be a successful human being, I should be able to take care of myself in all parts of life, I now know that’s not something I can do all the time, and it’s not something I want to do.”This episode is part 1 of 2. Feel alone in your loneliness? You are not. Arendes discusses her first-hand experience and anthropological exhibition on the topic in collaboration with the Red Cross.Learn about the exhibition - https://hovedstaden.rodekors.dk/det-sted-vi-staar-i-det-skjulte-ensomme/Listen to the exhibition - https://soundcloud.com/det-sted-vi-star-i-det-skjulte-ensomme

“I’ve realised what works for me is definitely something else than this way of living.”Fed up of ‘normal life’ and the 9-5 grind? You’re not alone. Tina unpicks some tricks that help her thrive, not just survive.

“It’s difficult to not do anything in this day and age - it’s counterintuitive to us to have something that doesn’t have a goal."Struggling to stay present? Magnus shares his takeaways from 18 years of meditation experience and highlights that, despite your inner critic, you’re not doing it wrong.

“Life isn’t a one-way process, it’s a circular process. You learn, and you make mistakes, and you learn again.”Stuck in the same old routine? Scared of changing it up? Get inspired by Giulia’s big life change that keeps her learning and smiling along the way.

“It’s just a reality - just like some people are taller than others, or some are older than others, which is completely natural. It’s about addressing and understanding each other and appreciating these individual elements.”Diversity and inclusion are topics we often shy away from, but is it really better to avoid than address these sensitive topics? Lucy unpicks her first-hand experience being Korean and living in Europe.

“A sense of belonging isn’t something you can brute-force into, it’s something you have to let naturally develop.”Difficult time finding your people and a sense of belonging? Carl opens up about his experiences living internationally and finding his place and himself in this big wide world.

"Your everyday life becomes evidence for why you’re not worthy, why you have to do more to justify your existence in this world."Suffer from depression or know someone who does? Thea shares her experience of the debilitating mental illness and her process toward recovery.

“It is just a very normal part of life, we are all going to die. It’s the one certainty we’ve got - the same as being born - it’s the one thing we’re all guaranteed to do.”Scared of death? Gillian talks about her work in palliative care, and highlights how this taboo topic is just another part of life which needs more airtime.

“Sex is a fantasy world, it’s a place where I am not myself, I can be whatever - I can’t do that in a love relationship, I can only be what I am…”Spice-less relationship with yourself or your partner? Anna discusses the complexity of intimacy and shares how you can inject lust back into your life - both in and outside the bedroom.