Why Connection Is The Most Important Aspect Of Health: Best Of 2019
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.
Over the past 2 years, I have had the privilege of talking with some of the most influential and insightful voices in the health and wellbeing space. To celebrate, I have decided to release 3 very special compilation episodes at the end of the year, which also happens to be the end of the decade!
In my new book, Feel Better in 5, I split up health into 3 main areas: Mind, Body, and Heart. The ‘Heart’ section is all about nurturing your essential human connections. This is such a crucial, but undervalued, component of health. People who are lonely are 50% more likely to die earlier and 30% more likely to suffer from a heart attack or stroke. The feeling of social isolation is thought to be as harmful for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes per day.
In today’s show, I share some of the best clips from my podcast about the importance and power of meaningful human connection. You will hear from Dhru Purohit on why we need deep, meaningful friendships to thrive, and not just survive. You’ll also hear from hypnotherapist Chloe Brotheridge on why being kind to yourself is so important and why life feels perfect once we accept the way that things are.
Then, the outspoken Nagoski Sisters discuss how to complete the stress response cycle, no matter what the stressor is in your life, and why a 20-second hug can be so beneficial. You will then hear from Peter Crone—without question, my conversation with Peter has proven to be one of the most popular and impactful episodes I have ever released on my show. I share a clip where Peter talks about how you cannot create the life of someone else you don’t believe yourself to be, and how true happiness is the absence of the search for happiness.
We then hear from physician Gabor Mate, who talks about social isolation and how addiction is a behavior that we use to soothe our pain, and finally, the wonderful Johann Hari on the primal importance of human connection and why he defines home as being the place where somebody notices when you are not there.
I really enjoyed putting this episode together and I hope you enjoy listening as much!
There are plenty of 5-minute tips on how to nurture those essential human connections in my brand new book, Feel Better in 5: Your Daily Plan to Feel Better for Life. You can order your very own copy now.
Links to full podcast episodes:
- Podcast episode 80 – Why Spending Time With Your Friends Is More Important Than You Think with Dhru Purohit
- Podcast episode 65 – Developing Confidence and Learning to Say No with Chloe Brotheridge
- Podcast episode 60 – The Secret to Solving the Stress Cycle with Drs Emily and Amelia Nagoski
- Podcast episode 82 – How to Create the Life You Were Born to Live with Peter Crone
- Podcast episode 37 – How Our Childhood Shapes Every Aspect of Our Health with Dr. Gabor Maté
- Podcast episode 52 – Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression with Johann Hari PART 2
- All episodes: drchatterjee.com/podcast