Fear of being single: why being alone feels so scary — and how to stop letting it control your life (Dr Anna Machin, Oxford)

Whether you're newly single after a breakup and terrified of being alone or you've been single for years and still feel like something is wrong with you, this episode gives you the science behind why, and what to actually do about it.Dr Anna Machin, evolutionary anthropologist and love researcher at the University of Oxford, reveals the biological and societal reasons behind our fear of singlehood. Plus, Sreemoyee Piu Kundu - founder of Status Single and a solo woman navigating single life in India - shares what it's really like to face the pressure of being single in a culture that expects you to be partnered.As a solo female traveller living alone in Mumbai, Bree brings her own experience of navigating the fear of being single far from home and how she stopped letting it make her decisions.In this episode you'll learn:•Why fear of being single is hardwired into us and how to override it•How dopamine, serotonin and beta endorphins (love chemicals) drive our need for connection and how to get them without a romantic partner•Why being single feels like failure and the cultural and biological truth•How to stop letting the fear of being alone control your dating decisions•What single women navigating cultural pressure in India reveal about universal fears•Practical ways to feel connected, loved and satisfied as a single personLink to Anna Machin’s book ‘Why We Love’Follow Sreeymoyee Piu KunduSubscribe to Last Year of Single Substack hereFollow Bree Steele on InstagramJoin the Last Year of Single communityEmail Bree Steele: [email protected], Executive Producer & Editor: Bree Steele Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.