About this episode

Amanda Rieger Green discusses the nuances of loneliness, solitude, and connection in a solo episode.

You can be loved, surrounded, and constantly connected — and still feel profoundly unmet. In this solo episode, Amanda unpacks the difference between solitude, isolation, and loneliness, and why loneliness isn't about lacking people — it's information. Drawing on her public health background (and the loneliness research she presented to Amazon during the pandemic), Amanda explores why this "epidemic" has only deepened since 2021, and connects it to the current astrology — Saturn and Neptune both retrograde in Aries — asking us to grow up and soften at the same time. In this episode, Amanda covers: The real difference between nourishing solitude and protective isolation Why loneliness can happen in a crowded room, a marriage, or a community How to stop pathologizing your loneliness and start listening to it The question to ask instead: what kind of connection am I actually hungry for? Where you might be performing connection instead of experiencing it   Additional Resources:  Amanda is opening enrollment for the next Frequency Field chapter (September–November). Reach out at podcast@soulsessions.me to join. Saturn in Aries: Remember Who You…

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Rieger Green

Topics covered

• loneliness
• solitude
• isolation
• connection
• public health
• astrology

Keywords

• loneliness
• solitude
• isolation
• connection
• public health
• astrology
• Saturn
• Neptune

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, Nashville Podcast Network

Books & works: SoulPathology.com

Places: Aries

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