Loneliness — you're not alone, from Ladies, We Need To Talk

All In The Mind

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Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Science

4.4 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Loneliness hurts. And we know it's bad for us, worse than smoking or obesity. Even though a third of us are lonely, we're embarrassed to say so.

So, what would happen if we talked about our loneliness openly? And how can we build more meaningful connections?

This week we have a special episode from our friends at Ladies, We Need To Talk.

Host Yumi Stynes speaks to women who are lonely, one within a marriage and one hoping to find a partner, to understand the toll it can take. Plus, psychologist Dr Bella Ingram shares tips on how we can insulate ourselves from the chill of being lonely.

More information:

Ending Loneliness Report

Resources:

Beyond Blue

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0:00.0	ABC Listen, Podcasts, Radio, News, Music, and more.
0:09.5	Hello, it's Sana here.
0:11.4	We're doing something a little bit different on All In The Mind this week.
0:14.9	You are a fan of the show, right?
0:17.2	So you know that we like to dig deep on the mental health challenges that people are going through.
0:21.7	So I wanted to share an episode from our friends over at the ABC podcast, ladies, we need to talk about loneliness.
0:29.6	It's a topic right in our wheelhouse. And in Australia, about a third of us feel lonely. That's according to the 2023 ending loneliness together report. And on top of that, many of us feel lonely? That's according to the 2023 ending loneliness together report. And on top of that,
0:40.6	many of us are embarrassed to talk about it. But at All In the Mind and at ladies we need to talk,
0:47.4	that is what we do. We talk about the stuff that can be sometimes tricky to open up about, so that all of us listening can feel hopefully less
0:55.5	alone. So, here's the episode.
1:01.5	You can't say, hey, I really feel lonely at the moment or I don't feel that connected, because
1:07.3	it's not something we talk about in society. It feels pretty shit.
1:12.0	It just feels like your heart hurts.
1:15.7	Your chest hurts.
1:17.9	From the outside, we could look like a very sociable person
1:20.7	who potentially has it all, but feel incredibly lonely.
1:24.8	You can feel lonely when you're surrounded by people.
1:30.3	It's like 5.40 a.m. and I'm just getting in my car to drive to meet some friends
1:39.3	to go for a run this morning. So it's still pitch dark outside, which is how I like it because it's too hot otherwise.
1:50.0	And then you get the most glorious sunrise as you're running.
1:58.0	There's my friend's car.
2:04.6	Once or twice a week, I get up at the crack of dawn and I drive in the dark to run between 7 and 10 kilometres.
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