Honjok

Honjok is the South Korean term for loners and for those who undertake activities alone. Living and being alone is a growing, global phenomenon fed in part by the isolation that social media and technology can bring and by more people opting to remain single.

This beautiful and timely book analyzes the trend and explains the difference between lonely and alone; how introspection can present opportunities for self-discovery and building self esteem and how solitude can be nurtured to help foster more happiness and fulfilment. Giving practical, psychological and inspirational support, this book will help those embarking on their solo adventure to embrace solitude and independence with confidence.

Francie Healey is a psychotherapist in private practice. She has helped thousands of clients in her 25-year career through her work and speaking engagements. Educated on both coasts of the US, Francie is an established author in both North America and Europe. Her approach to holistic counseling has improved countless lives across the globe. She holds a Master's degree in Counseling, a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a certification in Health Counseling. She offers her clients a foundation for rising from the loneliness through engagement with their innate self-worth. Francie is also the author of Eat to Beat Alzheimer's: Delicious Recipes and New Research to Prevent and Slow Dementia. She resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Crystal Tai is a Hong Kong/Canadian journalist currently working with the South China Morning Post covering global trends. Before this, she was based in Seoul as an independent journalist writing for Quartz, Monocle, Wallpaper and Lonely Planet. She grew up in Canada and now lives alone in Hong Kong.

Honjok reflects on ideas of the self, introspection, self esteem, self worth and fulfilment. Giving practical, psychological and inspirational support, this book will help those embarking on their solo adventure to embrace solitude and independence with confidence. Honjok is the South Korean term for loners and for those who undertake activities alone. Living and being alone is a growing, global phenomenon fed in part by the isolation that social media and technology can bring and by more people opting to remain single. This beautiful and timely book analyzes the trend and explains the difference between lonely and alone; how introspection can present opportunities for self-discovery and building self esteem and how solitude can be nurtured to help foster more happiness and fulfilment. Giving practical, psychological and inspirational support, this book will help those embarking on their solo adventure to embrace solitude and independence with confidence.

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