Whether you're an introvert or extrovert, everyone can find benefits in solitude, and aloneness doesn't have to equal loneliness. How can you enjoy your own company and build habits around quality solo time?

And are we too quick to cull our friends in the name of self care? We look at how to maintain healthy friendships.

Enjoying your own company and keeping your friendships

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How did lamb become one of our most cherished national foods? And can job sharing work for senior roles?

Professor Steven Faux shares what we know, and what we still need to know, about the symptoms, the treatment, and the policies around Long Covid.

And Bryan Washington talks about food as an act of caring and the way that our relationship with certain meals can be defined by our personal relationships.

Enjoying your own company and keeping your friendships

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