Pick My Brain: Why Adult Friendships Are Dying (And What to Do About It)

Podcast: The Dr. Leaf Show · Dr. Caroline Leaf

Opublikowano: 2026-05-20

Pick My Brain is Dr. Caroline Leaf's new Q&A series — you send the questions, she answers them with real neuroscience. No fluff, no generic advice. Just honest answers to the things you're actually dealing with. This week's theme: why adult friendships are dying — and what's happening in your brain when they do. You have 500 followers and no one to call at 2 AM. The number of Americans with no close friends has quadrupled since 1990. The U.S. Surgeon General has declared loneliness a public health crisis — one that increases your risk of premature death by more t...