467 - How Learning English Helps with Loneliness, Anxiety & Depression
RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English

467 - How Learning English Helps with Loneliness, Anxiety & Depression

B1IntermediateOctober 19, 202638 min
  • Language learning

LISTEN with the Interactive Transcript (and SPEAK) on the RealLife App for FREE Have you ever scrolled through social media feeling connected to everyone, yet somehow more alone than ever? In this episode, Ethan and Ksenia discuss how modern technology impacts our mental health and explore how language learning can become a powerful antidote to loneliness. What you'll learn in this episode: Practical ways to turn social media into a springboard for genuine, global friendships. How social media and AI chatbots affect our mental health, focus, and critical thinking. Key idioms and advanced phrases li...

Play episode

Opens the player: the full transcript, every word clickable, with translation and flashcards.

Try it: tap any word

Real sentences from the start of this episode. Every word is marked with its level.

Sentence 10 of 12 · 0:33

into a really incredible tool for her to become more fluent in English and beyond that to make

.

And we'll give you some simple strategies to avoid having your smartphone be a distraction

Hear this sentence

Tap a word to see its meaning in your language.

Do you know these words?

8 harder words from this episode. Tap one to see what it means, then mark it.

  • B20:33
  • B25:39
  • B29:53
  • C117:48
  • B220:22
  • B226:18
  • C129:53
  • B236:45

Mark a few words and we'll tell you how this episode fits your level.

Is this episode right for you?

B1

B1 · Intermediate

Fine if you can follow simple news

A1 29%A2 32%B1 19%B2 16%C1 3%
  • 81% of the words are B1 or easier.
  • 168 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
  • 121 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.

Transcript

The opening of the episode. The whole transcript is in the player.

0:00

Nowadays, when we have that feeling that we need some connection, often our first instinct is to open Instagram or Facebook. But then the minutes or even hours pass and we just find that we feel even lonelier than before

0:14

or maybe just in a crummy or bad mood. Today, we'll talk about exactly why this happens. So I have Ksenia in the studio and she's going to share how she turned social media

0:26

into a really incredible tool for her to become more fluent in English and beyond that to make lifelong meaningful connections and friendships with people from all around the globe. And we'll give you some simple strategies to avoid having your smartphone be a distraction so it's easier to work and study. For those of you that are parents, we discuss how much you should

That was the opening. The rest of the episode (37 min) is in the player: every word clickable, with translation, saved words and flashcards.

Continue in the player

Automatically generated from the audio. May contain errors. Audio belongs to its publisher and is played from their feed. Rights holders can request removal — copyright & takedown policy