Ep. 241 - Dr. Bella DePaulo

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this our 241st episode our guest is Bella DePaulo, PhD. Bella DePaulo, PhD, is the “leading expert on single life” and has been described by The Atlantic as “America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience.” Dr. DePaulo coined the term “single at heart.” Her TEDx talk, “What no one ever told you about people who are single,” has been viewed more than 1.6 million times. She is the author of “Singled Out” and “How We Live Now,” among other titles; has written the “Living Single” blog for Psychology Today since 2008; and has been published by the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time magazine, The Atlantic and many other outlets. She has appeared on shows including The Today Show, CNN American Morning, CBS This Morning and Good Morning America. She has been interviewed on NPR many times, as well as on podcasts by CNN, The Atlantic and many others. Dr. DePaulo has a BA from Vassar College and a PhD from Harvard University. She has lectured nationally and internationally. After two decades as a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, Dr. DePaulo moved to the West Coast, where she is currently an academic affiliate in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She lives in Summerland, California. Her book, “Single At Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life,” was published Dec. 5. Subscribe to my newsletter: http://tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow Follow on Mastodon: https://newsie.social/@therobburgessshow Check out my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/therobburgessshow