Dr. Nicole LePera

and allowed us to thrive as a species. And I'm seeing a lot of movement in terms of schooling options where families or parents get together and homeschool children in a more community-based setting. I'm seeing more community-based living environments popping up.

and allowed us to thrive as a species. And I'm seeing a lot of movement in terms of schooling options where families or parents get together and homeschool children in a more community-based setting. I'm seeing more community-based living environments popping up.

And I think that will allow us to be supportive of more people and get the support that we need when one person is unable to show up in any given moment.

And I think that will allow us to be supportive of more people and get the support that we need when one person is unable to show up in any given moment.

And I very much relate to that feeling of loneliness, even though I was always in bed it. I lived in New York City. I had a very active social life. I was always in a relationship, relationship after relationship. yet I felt so deeply lonely.

And I very much relate to that feeling of loneliness, even though I was always in bed it. I lived in New York City. I had a very active social life. I was always in a relationship, relationship after relationship. yet I felt so deeply lonely.

And to speak to your beautiful point, Jamie, one of the reasons why I felt so deeply lonely is because I didn't share what I really needed emotionally, because I was right back to that child whose mother, of no fault of her own, based on her own past, her conditioning, her own trauma, wasn't able to be emotionally attuned to me.

And to speak to your beautiful point, Jamie, one of the reasons why I felt so deeply lonely is because I didn't share what I really needed emotionally, because I was right back to that child whose mother, of no fault of her own, based on her own past, her conditioning, her own trauma, wasn't able to be emotionally attuned to me.

She was able to connect with me when I was doing something, when I was achieving something, which is why I then entered into this habitual pattern of trying to be very successful in all of the ways externally and in trying to be or limit the amount that I felt to be a burden to others emotionally.

She was able to connect with me when I was doing something, when I was achieving something, which is why I then entered into this habitual pattern of trying to be very successful in all of the ways externally and in trying to be or limit the amount that I felt to be a burden to others emotionally.

And what that then looked like was pushing myself past my physical limits, not even being connected, as I shared earlier, to what my emotions were. If I had an instinct of what I needed emotionally, feeling way too vulnerable and almost anticipating that my person that I would go to in that moment would show up just like my mom once did, which was be unavailable.

And what that then looked like was pushing myself past my physical limits, not even being connected, as I shared earlier, to what my emotions were. If I had an instinct of what I needed emotionally, feeling way too vulnerable and almost anticipating that my person that I would go to in that moment would show up just like my mom once did, which was be unavailable.

So I kind of played this subconscious tape forward, convincing myself out of even being open for the support that I needed. So loneliness was such a theme. I carried it through my life. I viscerally can feel, for me it feels like a pressure on my chest, like a hole. And I remember being a child and having that feeling, being in relationship and feeling alone in a crowded room.

So I kind of played this subconscious tape forward, convincing myself out of even being open for the support that I needed. So loneliness was such a theme. I carried it through my life. I viscerally can feel, for me it feels like a pressure on my chest, like a hole. And I remember being a child and having that feeling, being in relationship and feeling alone in a crowded room.

And again, that commitment to being myself was really a commitment and desire to find authentic connections with other people. And seeing social media technology as it was evolving and seeing it as being a possibility

And again, that commitment to being myself was really a commitment and desire to find authentic connections with other people. And seeing social media technology as it was evolving and seeing it as being a possibility

for not only me to create space for authentic self-expression, but I still remember the days of AOL chat rooms when my mind was blown open that, oh, I could talk to people on the internet. One of my desires was to find authentic relationships. Though technology, in my opinion, like all things, can be used in so many different ways.

for not only me to create space for authentic self-expression, but I still remember the days of AOL chat rooms when my mind was blown open that, oh, I could talk to people on the internet. One of my desires was to find authentic relationships. Though technology, in my opinion, like all things, can be used in so many different ways.

There are people that use technology to present different non-authentic aspects of themselves and their lives. Technology can be a distraction where we're just scrolling and not actually present to ourselves or to our relationships. We're using it. as a protection from being present to whatever might be there that might be overwhelming us or that might be uncomfortable for us.

There are people that use technology to present different non-authentic aspects of themselves and their lives. Technology can be a distraction where we're just scrolling and not actually present to ourselves or to our relationships. We're using it. as a protection from being present to whatever might be there that might be overwhelming us or that might be uncomfortable for us.