Mike Carruthers

Why is loneliness so biologically powerful?

And why does modern life seem to make it worse, not better?

In my conversation with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Halliwell, we'll explore what loneliness does to your brain and body, and more importantly, what you can do to break out of it.

And that conversation begins right after this.

Loneliness is a feeling I suspect you have felt, everyone has felt, and it is a terrible feeling.

So I thought it would be a good time to tackle the topic of loneliness and how to get rid of it.

And there is no one better to discuss this, I believe, than Dr. Edward Halliwell.

Ned is a psychiatrist who wrote a great book some years ago called Connect, in which he really explored the topic of loneliness and the need for connection.

He also has written several other books about distraction and ADHD.

His latest is a bestseller called ADHD 2.0.

Hey, Ned.

Thanks for being here.

Nice to be with you.

So what is loneliness?

How do you define it?

How do you look at it?

I love that definition that you're feeling what isn't there, because as soon as you said that, I could feel it.

I mean, that's exactly what it is.

It's that absence of something that you want or need or miss or something.

So help me understand why, what it is about loneliness that makes it so dangerous.