Is There A Loneliness Epidemic Amongst Men? w/ Dr. John Ogrodniczuk (#78)

In 2024, the Attorney General of the United States declared loneliness an epidemic, something grave and important enough to the health of Americans to be elevated to national concern.

But this isn’t only an American problem, for years, we’ve been hearing about loneliness among men and how disconnected they’ve become from their friends and loved ones. I’ve seen and experienced this myself at different times through the years and believe nothing is as important for human flourishing as real connection.

Enter Dr. John Ogrodniczuk. To learn more about the loneliness crisis in men I wanted to speak with someone on the front lines, researching and fighting this epidemic head-on.

Dr. Ogrodniczuk is the Founder of HeadsUpGuys.org – which is a website focused on men’s mental health, suicide prevention and finding a therapist. He is also a Professor of Psychiatry at University of British Columbia and Director of the UBC Psychotherapy Program

In his role as Director, he oversees the operations of North America’s 2nd largest medically based psychotherapy training program. His research has been supported by various provincial and national funding bodies, and has led to more than 250 scientific publications.

Today, we dove into this mental health and loneliness crisis, why it seems to hit men harder, and what all of us can do to help ourselves and those we love.

 

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