A recent poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) found that 30% of Americans said they feel lonely every week, and 10% of respondents said they feel lonely every day.
That’s bleak.
Why is it so hard for so many of us to find meaningful connection with others? And why does it feel like making friends as an adult is akin to completing one of the 12 labors of Hercules?
That’s what we — Raj Punjabi-Johnson and Noah Michelson, the hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast — asked psychologist and University of Maryland professor Marisa Franco when she dropped by our studio.
She revealed there are several factors that make it challenging to find and grow friendships when we’re adults, including an especially ironic one: our cellphones.
