Loneliness is a quintessential experience of our 20s. We just simply have less time to socialize as we get older, she says. The easier kind of social interactions that we often relied on for stimulation and fulfillment become a lot harder with age. Loneliness has a lot of beneficial functions, which we're going to talk about in just a second.
This week we break down the psychological, biological and evolutionary underpinnings of loneliness and break down some of the stigma around feeling lonely in your 20's. This decade is full of a number of significant life transitions and changes that can lead us to feel isolated and detached, but loneliness sometimes get's a bad wrap. We explore how we can cultivate a better relationship with loneliness by understanding the instinctual urges behind this feeling, embracing solitude and reframing the narrative around exactly how common it is to feel lonely in your 20's. Listen now!
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