Why Modern Society Makes Us Feel More Lonely

If you've ever tried to change something about yourself, failed, tried again, and concluded you must just be broken, here's some good news: you're probably not broken. You've just been aiming at the wrong target for years. Who you are is actually a layered system. There's your pe ...  Show more

Why do smart, emotionally aware people stay in relationships that are clearly destroying them? Drew and I dug into the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard marriage, to walk through the seven psychological mechanisms that quietly lock people inside bad relationships and make leaving feel ...  Show more

I explore the disconnect between connectivity and loneliness to try and better understand the current loneliness epidemic. Why do we feel so lonely? Is something wrong with us? And how do we fix that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

David talks to economist and author Noreena Hertz about loneliness and its impact on all our lives. How does the experience of loneliness shape contemporary democracy? What kind of politics could make us feel more connected? Can technology bring us together or is it driving us fu ...  Show more

The World Health Organisation has declared loneliness as a global health priority. 

Stats show that young people feel more lonely than any generation before but it seems as though we should be the most connected because of technology. So why are we all feeling lonely wh ...

‏In This episode I share with you my thoughts on solitude and loneliness. How I believe a huge reason of our loneliness is because of our own actions/reactions. I share with you bits of my own experience. Hoping you might end up feeling less lonely after that.