Episode 037 – Loneliness: 6 Steps Out

Summary: Humans are social creatures and being lonely is almost
inevitable in a person’s lifetime. What people often don’t
realize is, there’s no need to feel the loneliness — there are
always people around who are willing to connect. Today’s podcast
episode is about the 6 steps on how to get out of loneliness.
Tune in as Joseph lists down these 6 steps and his tips in
overcoming this feeling. Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:01 –
Introduction to Mind Your Mind Podcast 00:27 – Today’s episode
is about the 6 steps out of loneliness 00:42 – Loneliness is
REAL 00:54 – “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is
the most terrible poverty” — Mother Teresa 01:13 – Loneliness
is something that people experience 01:54 – Step 1: Acknowledge
your feelings 02:25 – Step 2: Self-Talk 03:39 – Step 3: Find
meaning and focus 05:01 – Step 4: Look at your social setting o
05:37 – Social media does NOT take the place of friendships
05:56 – Step 5: Have a default reading, walking, and talking list
06:35 – Step 6: Do something kind to yourself or to another
person 08:01 – Loneliness is NORMAL 08:14 – Connect with us
at Mind Your Mind


3 Key Points:
Acknowledge that loneliness is a normal thing that people feel.
Changing the negative self-talks to positive ones can make a huge
impact. Reach out to people and find social connections.