Title: How Relationships Impact Mental Health

Date: 11/13/24

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: Episode 9. How Relationships Impact Mental Health

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we discuss how central relationships are to our wellbeing. We are a social animal, and we evolved to be in community with others on a regular basis. When we lack this sense of community and feel lonely and isolated, we suffer mentally and physically.

Bullet points of key topics + chapter markers

Topic #1 [0:00] Intro

Topic #2 [2:50] PERMA

Topic #3 [5:40] We evolved to be social

Topic #4 [17:30] Tribe, Sebastian Young

Topic #5 [20:50] Individualism versus collectivism

Topic #6 [28:00] Hygge in Danish society

Topic #7 [37:30] Loneliness

Topic #10 [42:00] Social pain = physical pain

Topic #11 [47:00] Social media

References & Resources:

- https://www.amazon.com/Social-Why-Brains-Wired-Connect/dp/1452667705

- http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-junger

- https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_secret_to_danish_happiness

- https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000316&type=printable

- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20548058/

- https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/05/adolescent-social-media-use-recommendations

- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-social-media-depression-loneliness.html

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