#42 Vassia’s work to normalize loneliness: what if loneliness wasn’t a sign that something is wrong, but a signal that something deeper is ready to be seen?
In this episode, I connected with Vassia Sarantopoulou, founder of Anti Loneliness, a practice that’s grown from a solo effort to a thriving team of 12 psychologists supporting internationals around the world. Through her own journey as a therapist and expat, Vassia is reframing the narrative around loneliness, burnout and the high cost of perfectionism.
What we explored:
👉🏾 Loneliness as signal: breaking stigma and naming what so many silently feel;
👉🏾 Perfectionism & performance: the inner toll of conditional self-worth;
👉🏾 Therapy for therapists: why healing the healer is part of the work;
👉🏾 Building Anti Loneliness: scaling a mission from pain to purpose;
👉🏾 The human side of helping: boundaries, supervision and running a heart-led business!
Nuggets of empowerment:
🙌🏾 “You can be high-functioning and still feel like you’re failing especially when perfection is your standard”
🙌🏾 “Healing isn’t fixing it’s remembering who you were before you thought you had to earn love”
🙌🏾 “Loneliness doesn’t make you broken. It makes you human!”
Book mentioned:
📚 “Locked in work mode” (upcoming), Vassia’s forthcoming book on perfectionism, self-worth and reclaiming authenticity!
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