{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/61564d22f100760015f4887b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Natasha Lunn: Love Is Protecting Each Other’s Solitude","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/1633044600982-954eef5990612ed30cee14c4fd92a50b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Can you believe we’ve reached season finale time *already*? No, me neither, to be honest… but we’re out with a bang! Natasha Lunn, the author of Sunday Times bestseller and one of 2021’s most talked-about non-fiction titles, <em>Conversations on Love</em>, is my marvellous final guest for season five of the podcast.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Natasha’s debut book, <em>Conversations On Love</em>, is inspired by her bimonthly newsletter of the same name. Over the past four years, she’s interviewed leading psychotherapists, writers &amp; thought leaders, from Alain de Botton, Dolly Alderton, Esther Perel and Philippa Perry, on the subject of love, in all its forms.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss, among other things, the relationship between solitude and loving other people; why we shouldn’t make false divisions between ‘single people’ and ‘coupled up people’; the process of ‘enmeshment’ and how it can affect a relationships; how friendships have ‘phases’, just like romantic relationships; myriad forms of loneliness; and so much more.</p><p><br></p><p>Natasha is a wise and thoughtful interviewee – and this was a very special conversation to end the season with.</p><p><br></p><p>Tata for now, friends. Remember you can always get in touch via Twitter (@ChezSpecter) and Instagram (@ChezSpecter/@alonementofficial) – and of course, if you’ve loved this season, I’d love it if you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts to share what you thought. See you next season!</p><p><br></p><p>Natasha’s book, <em>Conversations On Love</em>, is <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W9F2KP4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">out now</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>My book, <em>Alonement: How To Be Alone and Absolutely Own It, </em>is out now from <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3AGhHul\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon</a>, <a href=\"https://fave.co/3mb8ztN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Waterstones</a> and all good bookshops.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Social links:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Twitter:</strong></p><p><strong>*&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ChezSpecter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p>*</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/Natashalunn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@natashalunn</a></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/alonementofficial/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@alonementofficial</a></p><p>*</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chezspecter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p>*</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/natashachloelunn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@natashachloelunn</a></p><p>*</p><p>Contact: press@alonement.com</p>","author_name":"Francesca Specter"}