[New Book] A Workshop on Living Alone

[Financial News] Psychiatrist Ban Yu-hwa’s new book, *A Workshop on Living Alone*, offers guidance on how to design a life of one’s own while living alone. Drawing on the concerns of people encountered in and outside the consulting room, it presents questions and practical advice spanning daily life, money, health and relationships.
Starting with an examination of why one wants to live alone and what one wants, the book considers the costs and responsibilities of managing daily life. It covers financial independence, caring for one’s physical and mental health, and ways to prepare for difficulties. It also examines social attitudes that assume people are lonely simply because they live alone or expect them to be self-reliant.
The author emphasizes the importance of relationships that sustain life alone. The book helps readers maintain an appropriate distance from their parents, connect with people with whom they can share daily life, and find the closeness they need. It encourages readers to acknowledge their desire to lean on others and their loneliness, and to live by their own standards.

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