Whether you're newly single after a breakup and terrified of being alone or you've been single for years and still feel like something is wrong with you, this episode gives you the science behind why, and what to actually do about it.
Dr Anna Machin, evolutionary anthropologist and love researcher at the University of Oxford, reveals the biological and societal reasons behind our fear of singlehood.
Plus, Sreemoyee Piu Kundu - founder of Status Single and a solo woman navigating single life in India - shares what it's really like to face the pressure of being single in a culture that expects you to be partnered.
As a solo female traveller living alone in Mumbai, Bree brings her own experience of navigating the fear of being single far from home and how she stopped letting it make her decisions.
In this episode you'll learn:
•\tWhy fear of being single is hardwired into us and how to override it
•\tHow dopamine, serotonin and beta endorphins (love chemicals) drive our need for connection and how to get them without a romantic partner
•\tWhy being single feels like failure and the cultural and biological truth
•\tHow to stop letting the fear of being alone control your dating decisions
•\tWhat single women navigating cultural pressure in India reveal about universal fears
•\tPractical ways to feel connected, loved and satisfied as a single person
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Host, Executive Producer & Editor: Bree Steele
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