Melinda Blau

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The Latest Podcast on Consequential Strangers

October 26, 2021 by Melinda Blau

I am truly living through — and part of — the Narcissistic Era.   To wit, here’s 35 Minutes  of  Me, airing now and forever.   Remember radio?  Remember having to “tune in” on a particular day and time? This guy interviewed me on his podcast, Insights  Listen now: Consequential Strangers As he posted… The quality of our […]

Consequential Strangers Offer Something a Soulmate Can’t

May 24, 2021 by Melinda Blau

How to Get a Surprising and Healthful “Shot” of Connection from Someone You Barely Know

Happy Valentine’s Day…Even if You Don’t Have “A” Valentine

February 14, 2021 by Melinda Blau

Here’s a link to today’s post on Medium (if you’re not a member, this will get you behind the paywall):  “A Forever-After Valentine’s Gift.” Writing this piece, I was aware that some people will find it irrelevant.  They don’t have A valentine.  They are single by choice or by circumstance.  They have friends, perhaps a […]

Dear Reader, I’m Sending You Elsewhere

August 5, 2020 by Melinda Blau

Yesterday — much to my delight — Jane Brody‘s featured “The Benefit of Talking To Strangers” in her “Personal Health” column for the New York Times.  Actually, it’s about consequential strangers. With in-person time with family and close friends now limited by a mutual desire to avoid exposure to Covid-19, the brief socially distant contacts […]

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