#237: HOW TO BE LESS LONELY IN A BUSY AND ISOLATING WORLD

HOW TO BE LESS LONELY IN A BUSY AND ISOLATING WORLD PODCAST #237 In this episode of Confidence on the Go we are chatting about: * The realness of loneliness in a world of busyness * How to combat loneliness if you work from home * The trick to leveraging your loneliness in a powerful way SPONSORSHIP NOTE: In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am dedicated this month to help educate others on the importance of environmental toxins and their links to breast cancer. Did you know that over 99% of breast cancer tissue contains parabens? "Parabens are chemicals used as a preservative in a number of cosmetics and personal care products including deodorant, shampoo, makeup, lotions and oral care products, as well as in processed food items and some pharmaceutical products. Underarm deodorants often contain parabens and have been thought to contribute to an increased risk of high paraben levels in the body that have been linked to breast cancer." Parabens are everywhere BUT you can find products (like Beautycounter) without them! Please, please, please, please read your labels! Please, if you have little ones, buy wipes that are paraben-free (I suggest Water Wipes or Wegman's brand). We can't control our exposure to everything BUT we CAN control our exposure to this!!!!!  Shop our paraben-free products at www.beautycounter.com/trishblackwell  Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change. –Gretchen Rubin THE REALNESS OF LONELINESS IN OUR “CONNECTED” WORLD: Ya’ll, I’m a super social, super connected person, but I feel lonely all the time. It is part of motherhood, it is part of entrepreneurship, it is part of being a go-getter, and to be honest, it is part of our “connected” social media lives where we have thousands of friends but we don’t have anyone we can call when we are sick in bed, our husbands are out of town and we just need a cup of chicken noodle soup. -Even surrounded by friends, schedules / naps can be wildly different causing you to constantly miss paths -Growing a vision for your career and being a leader in life can be lonely – it’s lonely at the time, it’s lonely when you are committed to doing the right thing, it’s lonely when you are committed to being different -Too busy of a schedule can even compromise your best relationships – making you feel lonely around the people you most love. Real friendships, real connections, real trust between neighbors takes time. It is formed in the little interactions, the little hellos, the little ways in which we share life together – and it connects us in a real way. When you admit that you need people in your life (we all do), you can then stop thinking that you need to be a superhero being everything to everyone but yourself. Taking care of your social needs is as important to taking care of your physical, spiritual or nutritional needs. … ignoring your social core creates the expectation of yourself to be an emotionally voided machine. 14 WAYS TO BE LESS LONELY IN A BUSY AND ISOLATING WORLD * Acknowledge that you are lonely * Address your personal social needs – investigate where they are not being met * Disconnect from social media, create non-screen time in your life * Pick up the phone and make more phone calls * Write more hand-written cards * Create more space for people in your daily schedule – even for strangers * Cherish little interactions and mundane conversations * Go out of your way for friend dates * Prioritize communication with your significant other * Connect daily without distraction,