Ep.131 Single and Mental Health

There have been multiple debates on relationships and mental health. We have tried to decipher how relationships and strong bonds can enhance your mental health. But what about romantic relationships- well we are digging deep into it: starting with this first part of being single and how it could be good for your mental health?Our guest Bella DePaulo, PhD, has always been single and always will be. The Atlantic calls her “America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience.” Her TEDx Talk, “What no one ever told you about people who are single,” has been viewed more than 1.7 million times. She is the author of Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life.After two decades as a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, Dr. DePaulo moved to the West Coast, where she is currently an academic affiliate in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Digs: Is the world choosing to go single? Is the loneliness epidemic related to it?Why are dating apps bursting with people wanting to get into relationships?Is single good or bad for your mental health?Living a fulfilled life authentically..Singles and intimacy. HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION:I CALL-9152987820MPOWER-1800-120-820050MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007NATIONAL HELPLINE: 1075 You can follow us and leave us feedback on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @eplogmedia, For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at [email protected]. If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on https://www.eplog.media DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.The said content is not obscene or blasphemous or defamatory of any event and/or person deceased or alive or in contempt of court or breach of contract or breach of privilege, or in violation of any provisions of the statute, nor hurt the sentiments of any religious groups/ person/government/non-government authorities and/or breach or be against any declared public policy of any nation or state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.