Have you ever felt lonely in a room full of people, even when you’re surrounded, included, and socially “fine”?

In this episode, I talk about my time working with ITV on their Dance Away Loneliness campaign and explore why loneliness isn’t always about the absence of people, but the absence of emotional safety.

You’ll learn how people-pleasing, masking, and nervous system survival responses can create a sense of disconnection - where you’re present on the outside, but unseen on the inside.

And how loneliness can exist inside friendships, relationships, and social groups when you don’t feel safe enough to be fully yourself.

If you struggle with anxiety, overthinking, people-pleasing, or feeling like you don’t quite belong, this episode will help you understand what your loneliness may be trying to tell you - through a compassionate, trauma-informed lens.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why you can feel lonely even when you’re not alone
• The trauma-informed link between loneliness and emotional safety
• How people-pleasing and shapeshifting lead to disconnection
• The nervous system cost of performing belonging
• How to begin building self-belonging and safer, deeper connection
• Why discernment matters: not every space deserves your vulnerability

A grounding episode for anyone who has ever wondered:
“Why do I feel alone, even when I have people around me?”

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