Why We Still Feel Lonely - with Philosopher Lars Svendsen

About this episode

Imi Lo discusses the complexities of loneliness with philosopher Lars Svendsen, exploring how one can feel alone even in a crowd.

SHOW NOTES: https://eggshelltherapy.com/podcast-blog/2025/12/05/why-we-still-feel-lonely-with-philosopher-lars-svendsen/ We can be surrounded by people and still feel completely alone. We can have friends, a partner, a full social calendar, and still feel like something is missing. I spoke with philosopher Dr. Lars Svendsen about loneliness. His work so brilliantly weaves together philosophy, psychology, and decades of cross-cultural research. Prior to this conversation, I did not know...

People in this episode

Host: Imi Lo

Guest: Lars Svendsen

Topics covered

• loneliness
• philosophy
• psychology
• social connections
• mental health

Keywords

• loneliness
• philosophy
• psychology
• social connections
• mental health
• Lars Svendsen
• Imi Lo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eggshell Therapy

Books & works: Why We Still Feel Lonely

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