Why is it stressful to talk to strangers? Ruben: Founder of the Social Animal

Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast. Today's guest is Reuben Abergail. He is a friend of mine and he started a business that that helps people more authentically connect with those people who are around them, who they want to connect with, but feel social anxiety over connecting with. And this is mostly people who are unknown to them on the street. And I'm glad and very proud to publish this episode because I learned a lot from Ruben. You know, we walk through the street in the city and there are all these people around us, and yet in cities, people are suffering from a lack of connection with those around us. And so when we take down these barriers around us that say, oh, no, I can't talk to that person because that's not accepted societally. It's like one of the stupidest barriers in the possible because people just want to connect like some people don't. And you're going to run into those people the more you talk to them. But it's fine too. Like, it just happens and it's uncomfortable for a couple minutes and then you get right into it and you. And then like, otherwise you're never going to figure out how to connect with those around you. Like. And if you're feeling really lonely, it's kind of on you to figure out how to not feel lonely anymore, not be lonely. And there's connection all around us. It's really just a matter of opening up to the connection that already exists and the possibility of connection that already exists. And there's so many barriers that we create towards doing that. So I really hope that this interview gives you some insight into how to connect with those around you and connect with those who you want to connect with. And please find us on itunes by searching for Crazy Wisdom, hitting the subscribe button. If you really like this episode or any of the other episodes I'm publishing, please go ahead and leave us a review. Also, I wanted to let you know that I'll be doing breathwork sessions throughout the day. Monday through Friday, four breathwork sessions a day, 8am, 11am, 2pm and 6pm and if you want to join one of these breathwork sessions on Zoom, super easy, I just send you a link. Click on the link. 10 minutes. It is donation based and I don't even need to donation myself. If you take these breathwork sessions, I just want to. I want you to think about how you can contribute to the lives of those around you. I of course, am doing a lot