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Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral researcher, bestselling author, and Harvard University instructor who has spent two decades sharing evidence-based people skills with the world.

As founder of Science of People, a behavior research lab, she has turned the hidden dynamics of human interaction into practical, learnable frameworks. Her bestselling books Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication have been translated into 18 languages, and her research has reached over 300 million people worldwide last year.

Vanessa works with the world's most ambitious organizations to sharpen the skill that drives everything else — communication. Her clients include Google, Microsoft, Ama
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How to Overcome Fear of Being Alone: 4 Science-Backed Steps

A Harvard study found that 36% of Americans experience “serious loneliness”—and among young adults ages 18 to 25, that number climbs to 61%. Yet here’s the paradox: many of these same people aren’t just lonely. They’re actively afraid of being alone.

This fear has a clinical name: autophobia (also called monophobia). And if the thought of an empty house or a solo weekend makes your chest tighten, y

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“Being a highlighter is about constantly searching for the good in people. When you tell people they are good, they become better. When you search for what’s good, you feel great.”
Vanessa Van Edwards, Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People

“When you try to be the same as everyone else, it’s boring. When you try to fit into a mold, you become forgettable. When you try to be “normal,” you become dull. Just be yourself, because no one is like you. If you’re a little weird, own it. The right people will like you for it.”
Vanessa Van Edwards, Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People

“Next to physical survival, the greatest need of a human being is psychological survival—to be understood, to be affirmed, to be validated, to be appreciated. —Stephen Covey”
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