Sadness and Loneliness

Did you know that sadness is not the same thing as depression and loneliness is different from social isolation? Surprised? These two emotions can become positive ones if you know how to deal with them. After all, they are crucial for the emotional, social and cognitive development of human beings, from childhood to adulthood and beyond.

This book sends you a clear invitation and backs it up with current scientific information. Accept and value sadness as a natural and adaptive emotion. Recognise loneliness as an opportunity for reflection and self-knowledge. In plain language, these pages give you practical strategies for turning sadness and loneliness into growth experiences, occasions for processing losses and frustration, reorganising priorities and finding new ways to overcome challenges.