Are you or someone you know frustrated that you're "still single?" On today's episode, Shawnee Hendershot shares how we should approach the conversation of "singleness." She shares stories that show that our worth is not our relationship status, explains how a strengths-based approach helps us to feel happiness in life, and emphasizes that our ideal life doesn't have to be our real to feel wanted and to feel purpose in life!!

Here's some of the research we used in this week's episode if you want to check it out!

• Cohn, M.A., Fredrickson, B.L., Brown, S. L., Mikels, J.A., & Conway, A. M. (2009). Happiness unpacked: Positive emotions increase life satisfaction by building resilience. Emotion 9(3), 361-368. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015952

• Lee, S. (2020). A study on the effect of comparison with others and social support on life satisfaction of Facebook. Advances in Journalism and Communication, 8(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajc.2020.81001

• Öztekin, G. G. (2025). The relationship of future anxiety with a multidimensional framework of well-being among undergraduate students: Optimism and pessimism as mediators. BMC Psychology, 13(40). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02387-8

• Ryff, C. D., & Keyes, C. L. (1995). The structure of psychological well-being revisited. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 69(4), 719–727. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.69.4.719

• The School of Positive Psychology. (2024, October 18). What is positive psychology? The all-you-need-to-know guide. The School of Positive Psychology. https://www.positivepsych.edu.sg/positive-psychology-comprehensive-guide/