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Author:   Sylvia Kalicinski ,  Gina Moffa
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9781394345564

ISBN 10:   1394345569
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   26 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Out of stock  

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FOREWORD FOR LONELY AF BY GINA MOFFA XI AUTHOR'S NOTE: THE LONELY AF MANIFESTO XVII INTRODUCTION: YOUR LONELINESS IS SPEAKING—ARE YOU LISTENING? XXI PART I HONOR YOUR EMOTIONS 1 1 LONELINESS HURTS 3 2 WE'RE NOT HARD-WIRED TO BE ALONE 21 PART II EXPLORE YOUR FAMILY PATTERNS 33 3 LONELY IN YOUR OWN FAMILY 35 4 THE ACHE OF WHAT YOU NEVER GOT 59 5 INHERITING MORE THAN EYE COLOR 73 6 THE DRAMA TRIANGLE 89 PART III ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PAIN POINTS 105 7 HEALING YOUR INNER CHILD 107 8 ADDICTED TO STRESS 127 9 COMPARISON IS A THIEF—AND A LIAR 143 10 RECLAIMING YOUR TRUE SELF 157 PART IV REWRITE YOUR NARRATIVE 173 11 YOUR BRAIN IS TRYING TO HELP (BUT IT'S FREAKING OUT) 175 12 YOUR INNER VOICE NEEDS A REBOOT 197 13 SAYING THE HARD STUFF OUT LOUD 209 14 SHAME, BLAME, AND THE WORDS THAT DISCONNECT US 221 PART V TURN WITHIN AND BUILD YOUR TOOLBOX FOR HEALING 237 15 BUILDING YOUR PEOPLE PUZZLE 239 16 COMING HOME TO YOURSELF 257 17 BUILDING YOUR MENTAL HEALTH TOOLBOX 271 REFERENCES 277 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 291 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 303 INDEX 305

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Sylvia Kalicinski, PhD, LMFT, is a therapist, speaker, and host of The Dr. Sylvia K Show podcast. A former Lead Clinician at Mount Sinai Medical Center, she has over twenty-one years of experience working with trauma, emotional isolation, and relational wounds. With advanced training at the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, certified in MBSR and EMDR, and holding a PhD in Family Therapy, she brings a warm, grounded, no-BS approach to reframing and healing loneliness.

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