Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

And so the data, yes, it is jarring and striking, but it should hopefully, if you're listening, make you feel like, wow, 50% of adults, 78% of Gen Z. In the latest report by the Surgeon General on parental stress and mental health, 65% of parents feel lonely and 77% of single parents experience loneliness. So it's everywhere. The difference, I love your question.

And so the data, yes, it is jarring and striking, but it should hopefully, if you're listening, make you feel like, wow, 50% of adults, 78% of Gen Z. In the latest report by the Surgeon General on parental stress and mental health, 65% of parents feel lonely and 77% of single parents experience loneliness. So it's everywhere. The difference, I love your question.

What is the difference between feeling alone and being lonely? Alone is a physical state. So you can be alone and feel fine. Loneliness is an emotional experience. So when you think of yourself like Sawyer just traveled alone through Asia. I have also in my single days traveled alone. Didn't feel lonely. It's a physical state of being. You're alone.

What is the difference between feeling alone and being lonely? Alone is a physical state. So you can be alone and feel fine. Loneliness is an emotional experience. So when you think of yourself like Sawyer just traveled alone through Asia. I have also in my single days traveled alone. Didn't feel lonely. It's a physical state of being. You're alone.

What is the difference between feeling alone and being lonely? Alone is a physical state. So you can be alone and feel fine. Loneliness is an emotional experience. So when you think of yourself like Sawyer just traveled alone through Asia. I have also in my single days traveled alone. Didn't feel lonely. It's a physical state of being. You're alone.

Feeling lonely is an emotional experience and you can be lonely in a crowd of people. So it's less about interfacing, you know, who's around you and rather what's happening internally.

Feeling lonely is an emotional experience and you can be lonely in a crowd of people. So it's less about interfacing, you know, who's around you and rather what's happening internally.

Feeling lonely is an emotional experience and you can be lonely in a crowd of people. So it's less about interfacing, you know, who's around you and rather what's happening internally.

The fascinating thing about loneliness, and this is why I was saying I love talking about it, is because when you think about loneliness, most people, you'll say it's a mental health thing, right? We know that it increases your risk of anxiety or depression, insomnia. But loneliness doesn't just have mental health manifestations. It also has physical health manifestations.

The fascinating thing about loneliness, and this is why I was saying I love talking about it, is because when you think about loneliness, most people, you'll say it's a mental health thing, right? We know that it increases your risk of anxiety or depression, insomnia. But loneliness doesn't just have mental health manifestations. It also has physical health manifestations.

The fascinating thing about loneliness, and this is why I was saying I love talking about it, is because when you think about loneliness, most people, you'll say it's a mental health thing, right? We know that it increases your risk of anxiety or depression, insomnia. But loneliness doesn't just have mental health manifestations. It also has physical health manifestations.

In one study, the risk of death of loneliness was equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

In one study, the risk of death of loneliness was equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

In one study, the risk of death of loneliness was equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

Yes, it increases your risk of heart disease by 30% and your risk of stroke by 30%. it can shorten your lifespan, particularly if you feel a sense of loneliness in older age. So loneliness is not something that's just about mental health. It has physical health ramifications.

Yes, it increases your risk of heart disease by 30% and your risk of stroke by 30%. it can shorten your lifespan, particularly if you feel a sense of loneliness in older age. So loneliness is not something that's just about mental health. It has physical health ramifications.

Yes, it increases your risk of heart disease by 30% and your risk of stroke by 30%. it can shorten your lifespan, particularly if you feel a sense of loneliness in older age. So loneliness is not something that's just about mental health. It has physical health ramifications.

It's this nod. It's a feeling that like nausea.

It's this nod. It's a feeling that like nausea.

It's this nod. It's a feeling that like nausea.