Midweek Reset: Toxic positivity

from Life Examined Hosted by Jonathan Bastian

This week, cognitive scientist and professor of psychology at Yale University Lori Santos explains that negative emotions are very much part of the human experience and essential to leading a happy life. Leaning into these emotions and accepting them is better for us than trying to dismiss or suppress them. Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe

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