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Jun 13, 2025 53 min

What do we actually know about emotions?

from The Honest Psychologist Hosted by Whitney & Paige

In this episode, Whitney updates Paige on her research into the literature on how emotions influence our thinking and decision-making, including some surprising findings about why emotions are actually ESSENTIAL for making good choices. We slightly digress on topics including burnout, coping with PTSD triggers, emotion regulation, and others. Plus some random life updates. Mentioned in this episode Emotional by Leonard Mlodinow How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit honestpsychpod.substack.com/subscribe

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