Overnight, Amanda Gorman became a household name. She is the youngest inaugural poet in American history, a National Youth Poet Laureate and a New York Times bestselling author. But before her Instagram followers jumped from 3,000 to 3,000,000, Gorman faced rejection and struggled with a debilitating speech impediment . Join us this week as we tell her inspiring story, from bullies and skeptics to Capitol Hill.
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Comfort Food: With Mac & Cheese, You’re Never Alone
A new study shows that even one day of being alone makes our brain respond as if we’ve been fasting. Food feeds us and fills us up, as does connections.
Happy Hour Playlist: Touch, Spies & The Benefits of Boredom
If you’re dining alone this weekend, have a listen to this sampler from the first part of Season One. National High Five Day (April 15th) reminds us that we’re all missing touch in our lives and Episode #5 tells us why touch matters. In Russia, they celebrated Cosmonautics Day on April 12th and lonely spies …
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Home Alone: Lessons Learned From Courageous Abandoned Children
Children left on their own, abandoned, have no choice but to learn how to survive alone. What are the lessons they can teach the rest of us?
Happy Hour Playlist: Diners, Kindness & Letters
If you’re alone, take me with you, virtually. We can go to a diner in Adam and Eve on a Raft: Why Lonely People go to Diners and order a helping of S.O.S.: How Kindness Can Save Our Souls. When the bill comes, we’ll Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: Conquering Loneliness with Letters. When you listen …
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Rejecting Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo is an Academy Award-nominated actor, known for his roles in The Kids Are All Right, Foxcatcher and The Avengers franchise. But before stepping into the Hollywood spotlight, Ruffalo was rejected at 800 auditions, ready to give up acting altogether and become a construction painter. Then, news from his doctor threw him for the loop of a lifetime. Kicking off Season Two we tell Ruffalo’s incredible story, from food stamps to Forbes list.
The Reflection Podcast, 2020
We regret to inform you that today marks our final episode of Season One. So we thought we’d do something a little different. This week, Sidney and Terry sit down to chat about the lessons and the stories from Season One AND answer some of your questions.
Too Many & Not Enough: Loneliness in China
In the most populous country in the world, it’s still a lonely place when you are just one.
We’re Back for Season Two.
We Regret To Inform You that we’re back April 6th for our second season. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s in store.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered: Conquering Loneliness with Letters
Letter writing is our way of trying to understand our loneliness and it is an act of hope that the person reading will somehow make us feel less alone.