Riding Life's Rollercoaster: How to Embrace the Highs and Lows and Why We Need Them

An episode of the The Purpose Filter podcast, hosted by Dr. Kathy Zhang, titled "Riding Life's Rollercoaster: How to Embrace the Highs and Lows and Why We Need Them" was published on May 31, 2023 and runs 9 minutes.

May 31, 2023 ·9m · The Purpose Filter

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If there's one thing I've learned while caring for the dying, is that life isn't good or bad per se It's BOTH And it's precisely the existence and contrast between the two that gives meaning to our lives. In this short & sweet episode, you'll hear how an experience of highs and lows in my own personal life helps to illustrate this concept and how you can apply it your own life Topics discussed: Allowing yourself to feel joy and happiness in the present momentLeveragi...

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If there's one thing I've learned while caring for the dying, is that life isn't good or bad per se It's BOTH And it's precisely the existence and contrast between the two that gives meaning to our lives. In this short & sweet episode, you'll hear how an experience of highs and lows in my own personal life helps to illustrate this concept and how you can apply it your own life Topics discussed: Allowing yourself to feel joy and happiness in the present momentLeveragi...

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