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Pep Talk: Aloneness with Julia Bainbridge

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Feminism, Gender, Media Analysis, Body Politics, Patriarchy, Intersectionality, Society & Culture, Cultural Commentary, Beauty Standards, Internet Culture, Womens Rights

4.83.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

What's so wrong with being alone? Writer and podcaster Julia Bainbridge brings us a reassuring, insightful Pep Talk on spending time by ourselves, how it's misunderstood and what getting comfortable with solitude can teach us.

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is eligibility and season Cs. Hey, and ladies, it's Caroline and Kristen. Now a couple

1:03.8

of years ago, we published this just fantastic series of pep talks, but they have been trapped

1:11.0

behind a paywall. We brought a few out into the main feed to close out 2021 and bring in

1:16.7

the new year. And now we're bringing you all the rest. We dropped three pep talks in the

1:22.0

feed last week and we've got three more in the feed for you this week. So please enjoy

1:28.5

and have a spring.

1:33.8

Alone time is a really rich time for me sitting among all the wild thoughts in my mind to

1:41.0

come up with ideas.

2:02.3

Hey y'all and welcome to the Unladylike Pep Talks album. I'm Kristen. I'm Caroline.

2:07.7

Pep talks are pick me up for when the patriarchy gets you down, starring some of our favorite

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