Is It Real Connection, or Does It Just Feel Real? with Catherine Crestani

Catherine Crestani is the author of My Virtual Obsession, a psychological novel exploring how loneliness and modern connection are reshaping relationships. With a background in speech pathology, business, and intuitive guidance, she's spent years observing how people communicate, attach, and often override what they know to be true in order to maintain connection.In this episode, Catherine unpacks why people become emotionally attached so quickly in the digital age, the difference between real connection and something that just feels like it, and why loneliness plays such a powerful role in the relationships we choose to stay in. She also explores whether technology is pushing us toward a world where artificial connection starts to replace real intimacy.What We Talked About:Why we attach quickly, even in shallow connectionsReal connection versus something that just feels realThe role loneliness plays in relationship choicesConfusing emotional intensity with true intimacyHow technology is reshaping modern dating and connectionThe story behind her novel, My Virtual ObsessionConnect with Catherine Crestani:Website: willowhealing.org/my-virtual-obsessionPodcast: Willow Healing MattersYouTube, Instagram, Threads & Substack: linked on her profile