Staying Human with Dr. Vivek Murthy
Jun 9, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 11 segments
We’re living in an era where division often feels like the status quo, and it's affecting us on a personal level. A 2025 study from the American Psychological Association found 62% of adults say…
David FrenchGuest
Vivek MurthyHost
I, I can relate, and I think for many of our service members who come back, that period, uh, often can be a lot longer-
But I'm glad for you it, it was short-lived, but clearly you know what that feels like.
You, you're making me think, [sighs] David, I think that there are so many people, like including myself I would say, who look around them at their family and their friends and see people who are genuinely lonely and are feeling isolated, and sometimes the question that comes up is w- what can we, what should we do for somebody in our life who's struggling with loneliness?
I'm curious, how do you approach that, and have you experienced that? Like, do you know-
So, you know, I think one of the important things to know is that a lot of the people who are struggling with loneliness, it's one thing to say to them, "Okay, get out there and meet people.
Like, try intentionally to reconnect or, or whatever, or to repair, mend, you know, mend fences with somebody that you've lost-"
"... a relationship with." But often the people who are actually lonely are in a position where the...
it's never been the case that they intended it, like, their life to be this way.
It's not like they, they sat down and they said, "You know what I wanna do? By the time I'm 45, I wanna feel pretty isolated." No.
I, I can relate, and I think for many of our service members who come back, that period, uh, often can be a lot longer-
But I'm glad for you it, it was short-lived, but clearly you know what that feels like.
You, you're making me think, [sighs] David, I think that there are so many people, like including myself I would say, who look around them at their family and their friends and see people who are genuinely lonely and are feeling isolated, and sometimes the question that comes up is w- what can we, what should we do for somebody in our life who's struggling with loneliness?
I'm curious, how do you approach that, and have you experienced that? Like, do you know-
So, you know, I think one of the important things to know is that a lot of the people who are struggling with loneliness, it's one thing to say to them, "Okay, get out there and meet people.
Like, try intentionally to reconnect or, or whatever, or to repair, mend, you know, mend fences with somebody that you've lost-"
"... a relationship with." But often the people who are actually lonely are in a position where the...
it's never been the case that they intended it, like, their life to be this way.
It's not like they, they sat down and they said, "You know what I wanna do? By the time I'm 45, I wanna feel pretty isolated." No.
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