Kasley Killam

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637 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 7 May

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The Mel Robbins Podcast · It's Not Just You: The Reality of Adult Friendship Right Now · 7 May 2026 podcast

However, there's also good news here.

So in one study, researchers compared the brain activity of people who had been isolated all day with the brain activity of people who had not eaten all day.

So they were either isolated and lonely or they were hungry.

the same brain regions were activated.

So what that tells us is that loneliness registers as a cue in our brain.

It's literally a signal telling you, hey, there's something you need that you are not getting.

It's actually a really helpful thing from our bodies.

So in a way, I want to reframe loneliness as something that's totally normal, first of all, that is actually helpful, and that can be a motivator to go make the changes that you need to make in your life.

Let me come back to that.

I first want to elaborate on something you said there, which is that connection matters for a lot more than just our moods.

It matters for our physical health.

It also matters for our longevity, Mel.

So people who have strong friendships...

have a lower risk for things like heart disease and diabetes and dementia, and have a reduced likelihood of premature mortality.

So in fact, some studies have estimated that the death toll of loneliness when it's chronic is up to 53%.

It's comparable to things like smoking and obesity and so on.

Wow.

So I say this not to scare people, but to really drive home the fact that we need to take this seriously.

The reason why I talk about social health as a distinct pillar from mental health and from physical health is because it affects so much more than just our moods.

It affects our bodies.

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