<description>&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;rsquo;ve ever struggled to feel like you matter, you&amp;rsquo;re not alone. Feeling like you matter is as fundamental a need as food or water, yet it&amp;rsquo;s a need going unmet by many. Danielle sits down with journalist and author Jennifer Wallace, who spent over six years researching and interviewing everyday people about losing and regaining that sense of mattering. They discuss what it really means to matter, the role social media plays in the mattering crisis, and how to show up for your loved ones and make them valued.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Books Mentioned&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="Mattering"&gt;Mattering&lt;/a&gt; by Jennifer Wallace&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="Never%20Enough"&gt;Never Enough&lt;/a&gt; by Jennifer Wallace&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="1929"&gt;1929&lt;/a&gt; by Andrew Ross Sorkin&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="Be%20Ready%20When%20Luck%20Happens"&gt;Be Ready When the Luck Happens &lt;/a&gt;by Ina Garten&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="Choosing%20Civility"&gt;Choosing Civility&lt;/a&gt; by P. M. Forni&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="Crime%20and%20Punishment"&gt;Crime and Punishment&lt;/a&gt; by Fyodor Dostoevsky&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="The%20Doorman"&gt;The Doorman&lt;/a&gt; by Chris Pavone&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="The%20Good%20Life"&gt;The Good Life &lt;/a&gt;by Robert Waldinger, M.D. and Marc Schulz, Ph.D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Bright Side: A Hello Sunshine Podcast

iHeartPodcasts and Hello Sunshine

Navigating the Loneliness Epidemic with Mattering Author Jennifer Wallace

FEB 10, 202643 MIN
The Bright Side: A Hello Sunshine Podcast

Navigating the Loneliness Epidemic with Mattering Author Jennifer Wallace

FEB 10, 202643 MIN

Description

If you’ve ever struggled to feel like you matter, you’re not alone. Feeling like you matter is as fundamental a need as food or water, yet it’s a need going unmet by many. Danielle sits down with journalist and author Jennifer Wallace, who spent over six years researching and interviewing everyday people about losing and regaining that sense of mattering. They discuss what it really means to matter, the role social media plays in the mattering crisis, and how to show up for your loved ones and make them valued.  Books Mentioned Mattering by Jennifer Wallace Never Enough by Jennifer Wallace 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten Choosing Civility by P. M. Forni Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Doorman by Chris Pavone The Good Life by Robert Waldinger, M.D. and Marc Schulz, Ph.DSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.