
How Not to Get Eaten by a Cat
In How Not to Get Eaten by a Cat, Neha Gajwani interviews experts to understand what connection and loneliness actually are, what happens in our bodies when we feel lonely, and what we might do fight loneliness and build more fulfilling lives. She talks to psychotherapists, neuroscientists, historians, connection researchers, sociologists, really connected people, and really disconnected people to start to answer how we can be healthier and happier.
Podcasting since 2019 • 13 episodes
How Not to Get Eaten by a Cat
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Dating and breakup recovery coach Cherlyn Chong explains why you shouldn't just cry it out when you want to get over an ex--you need a game plan. She talks about why high-achieving women love toxic men, and walks through the most common dating ...
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Dr. Roger Patulny: How would you manage isolation amid COVID-19?
Sociologist Dr. Roger Patulny of the University of Wollongong in Australia talks social connection: why it's gendered, how we can foster it during the pandemic, and why it's critical to think about this in an increasingly individualistic world....
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Dr. Emily Cross: Can Robots Help Us Feel More Connected?
If robots can eventually replace cashiers, opponents in chess, and even some doctors, could they help with our biological need for social connection? Our guest this week, Dr. Emily Cross, Professor of Social Robotics at the University of Glasgo...
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Episode 11
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Dillon Hill: What One YouTuber Did When He Felt Isolated in a New City
He threw a dart on a map and it landed on Vancouver. Shortly after, YouTuber Dillon Hill moved there. Hill realized everyone he spoke to in this new city had one thing in common: they all felt isolated. In an effort to ease their discomfort and...
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Episode 10
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Marlies Maes: How Do We Prevent Adolescent Loneliness?
In this talk, Neha Gajwani asks Belgium researcher Marlies Maes about the difference between social and emotional loneliness. Maes explains why loneliness can be a good thing, and how to treats its different forms.
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Episode 9
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