Daniele Bolelli: The Loneliness Epidemic And The Importance Of Human Connection | EP 437

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

When is the last time you called your friends?

In this episode of the Align Podcast, Daniele and I talk all about the loneliness epidemic and how little it's talked about amongst men in particular. We discuss how we should rebuild the foundations of our society in order to make it easier for people to express themselves and release their emotions and how physical communication varies between cultures. Daniele also touches upon the ‘friendship recession’ and whether capitalism pushes us towards sacrificing our relationships in exchange for successful careers. Human contact and connection are the foundation for health and well-being, but our society is currently in a deficit of close human relationships. Have a listen to find out how we can change the narrative!

Daniele Bolelli (born January 11, 1974) is an Italian writer, university professor, martial artist, and podcaster based in Southern California. He is the author of several books on philosophy, and martial arts, including On the Warrior's Path. Known for his writing since the 1990s in Italy and the early 2000s in the United States, Bolelli rose to greater public prominence in the 2010s, beginning with his appearances on popular podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience. He went on to create his own podcasts, and has hosted The Drunken Taoist since 2012 and History on Fire since 2015.Bolelli holds⁠ M.As⁠ in American Indian Studies and history from UCLA and California State University, Long Beach, and did postdoctoral research in history at Cardiff University.[3] As a professor, he has taught a wide variety of courses in the arts, humanities, and social sciences on topics including Native American history and culture, Taoist philosophy, and Ancient Rome. He teaches at CSULB and Santa Monica College.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Lion Podcast. My name is Aaron Alexander and this is a place that we bring together
0:06.4	the world's leading experts in all things health and wellness to help you optimize your mind, body, and
0:11.1	movement today's conversation is with my very good friend, Daniellei Bolelli.
0:15.8	He is an absolute legend in the space of history, anthropology, evolutionary psychology. He is a professor, he is an author, and he is a
0:25.1	host of the podcast, The Drunken Taoist and History on Fire. This conversation is all
0:30.2	about the loneliness epidemic that is happening among humans in general and especially
0:35.4	men.
0:36.4	I think this conversation is wildly important to share.
0:40.1	There are a lot of men in particular hurting in the world right now.
0:45.0	Statistically speaking, men are four times more likely to commit suicide than women.
0:49.9	Women are two times more likely to experience bouts of depression, but men are four times
0:55.1	more likely to actually end their lives as a product of internal pain, ultimately, I presume.
1:01.7	And it is something that is, I think, overwhelming in society presently.
1:07.0	And it's something that is lurking behind closed doors because people perhaps don't have the tools to talk about it or feel safe to talk
1:14.8	about it and so this conversation I think is a very powerful one and I'm very grateful
1:19.7	to get to have someone as spectacular of a thinker and a leader as Daniellei Holland to have a conversation.
1:26.5	So share it with somebody.
1:29.8	I think that would be supportive for the world and take it in and I hope it helps in your own journey your own path if you know a man if you are a man and I think human connection is the foundation for health and well-being based off of what most of the research
1:45.9	suggests there's a lot of research around that human contact feeling like you have close interpersonal relationships. It is what keeps this thing
1:56.0	going and we are at an extreme deficit of that culturally speaking right now.
2:00.5	So that is what this conversation is about. I hope you
2:03.1	guys devour it. Thank you so much for subscribing so you get each week's
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