Loneliness Relief: How the Illusion of Separation Creates Loneliness — And How to Reconnect [14]

Joy Lab | strengthen your mental health with the science of joy · May 1, 2022 · 1m

Feeling hopeful is a key contributor to better mental health. And don't worry, you don't have to be an optimist to be hopeful, as it's a skill that we can all boost. Problem is, hope may seem hard to find right now. There's a lot of events and messaging that makes that feel really true. In this episode, we'll get into a key obstacle that stands in the way of hope: The illusion of separation. This is the belief that we are separate beings, with a clear separation between each of us and a separation between ourselves and the outside world. That sounds true, right?! Well, we'll break that myth…