The COVID-19 pandemic has posed new challenges most of us have never faced. Suddenly, we’ve been physically cut off from the friends, family, and activities that brought us joy. Many people have spent ...

In my early 20s, I felt validated by how packed my weekend plans were. With only 52 Saturdays in a year, my mission was to make every single one of them count. If my weekend didn't involve rolling ...

Season 10 of Alone finds its way to Netflix after originally airing in 2023 on History. The long-running survival competition’s latest season, its 11th, is also airing on History, but none of that ...

Agitation, chronic stress, and fatigue could be signs that you need to schedule some time for yourself. “Me time,” “self-care,” and “solitude” are all terms that could potentially describe the act of ...

When I suggest spending a few minutes alone to clients in my therapy office I often hear comments like, “I’m too busy to make time for myself,” or “I can’t sit still. I need to be productive.” ...

Alone isn’t quite like any other reality show. The History Channel series premiered in 2015 and wrapped up its 10th season in August 2023. Each season follows a group of contestants who must survive ...

When someone signs up to compete on Alone, they know they are competing against other people, though they will never actually see them during the competition. There are no elimination-style games that ...

What makes a good season of television? For superfans of the outdoor survival series Alone—yes, I count myself in this clique—the recipe is straightforward, but admittedly long. We want drama, danger, ...

As Alone Africa chugs toward its finale, super-fans like myself enjoyed two glorious treats during episode 9, which aired on August 14. We got a laugh-out-loud montage starring Kelsey, and a tour of ...

The best reality-television shows answer hypothetical questions. What happens when ten strangers live in a house together? What if the wealthiest, most glamorous housewives of Beverly Hills (and other ...

It seems so obvious that no one should die alone that we never talk about it, but people do often die when they are alone. Sometimes they die in a way that suggests they prefer to be alone as they are ...