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John Bowlby

2 essays where John Bowlby sits on the council. John weighs in on attachment, loneliness, grief. Read what John would tell you.

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Relationships

What If You Want to Leave But Can't Survive Being Alone?

Three thinkers on staying out of fear. Bowlby says the need is real. Pascal says you haven't tried. Hurston asks if you know who you are without them.

John BowlbyBlaise PascalZora Neale HurstonAttachmentLoneliness

Loss

How Do You Grieve Someone Still Alive?

Three thinkers disagree about grieving a living person. Kubler-Ross says name the loss. Bowlby says trace the bond. Chekhov says look at what your days contain.

Elisabeth Kubler-RossJohn BowlbyAnton ChekhovGriefLetting GoAcceptance

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Anton Chekhov Blaise Pascal Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Zora Neale Hurston Acceptance Attachment Grief Letting Go Loneliness

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