Excerpt From The Interview

“We’ve created the loneliest generation in human history. 70-90% of communication is nonverbal. We know that, but we’ve outsourced everything to text messages and emojis. I can text my wife a hundred times a day saying, ‘I love you.’ but I’m giving her data. She gets the information, but her body doesn’t feel safe. 

If I walk in the front door and I’m heated from a meeting at work, her body is asking, ‘Does that guy love me? Is he safe?’ I’m thinking, I already told you a hundred times today that I love you. It’s different, your body knows where it is in space in relation to other people. That’s how it balances itself in space. And we’ve just taken that all away and we outsource it all. So our bodies are dying literally of loneliness.”

About Dr. John Delony

Dr. John Delony is a mental health expert with two PhDs from Texas Tech University—one in counselor education and supervision and the other in higher education administration. Before joining Ramsey Solutions in 2020, John spent two decades in crisis response, walking with people through severe trauma. Now at Ramsey Solutions, John writes, speaks and teaches on relationships, mental health, anxiety and wellness. He also serves as co-host of The Ramsey Show, the second-largest talk show in the nation that’s heard by 18 million weekly listeners, as well as host of The Dr. John Delony Show. In 2022, John’s book Own Your Past, Change Your Future instantly became a #1 national bestseller. You can also find John featured on DailyMailTV, Fox Business and The Minimalists Podcast.

Links Mentioned

Building a Non-Anxious Life by Dr. John Delony

Own Your Past, Change Your Future by Dr. John Delony

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