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The Art and Science of the World's Gooiest Cliche | Barbara Fredrickson
Episode 341
One of our primary missions on this show is to rescue vital ideas that have lapsed into cliches. There are so many important concepts out there that …
4 years, 10 months ago
The Science of Hope | Jacqueline Mattis
Episode 340
Today we're talking to a renowned psychologist who has come up with five strategies for cultivating hope. Dr. Jacqueline Mattis is a clinical psychol…
4 years, 11 months ago
Why Buddhism Is Inherently Hopeful (Despite All the Talk of Suffering) | Oren Jay Sofer
Episode 339
Buddhism can get a bad rap as being hopelessly pessimistic -- in no small measure because one of the Buddha's first principal pronouncements was, "Li…
4 years, 11 months ago
Discomfort: A Counterintuitive Source of Hope | Sebene Selassie
Episode 338
As you may know, we are in the midst of a two-week series on hope – a concept we are trying to rescue from the realm of rote cliche and empty bromide…
4 years, 11 months ago
Hope Is a Skill | George Mumford
Episode 337
Spring is here. Vaccines are entering arms. But for many of us, hope can feel slippery and fleeting. Even with the pandemic seeming to abate, there's…
4 years, 11 months ago
Three Mindfulness Strategies from Joseph Goldstein (2020)
To inject a little sunshine, perspective, and wisdom, we thought it might make sense to repost one of our favorite conversations of the last year. Th…
4 years, 11 months ago
How Your Emotions Are Made | Lisa Feldman Barrett
Episode 336
Today's guest is at the forefront of understanding human emotions: what they are, why humans evolved to have them, how they're different from feeling…
4 years, 11 months ago
A Pressure Cooker for Insight | Bart van Melik
Episode 335
The great meditation teacher Ram Dass once said, "If you think you're enlightened, go spend a week with your family." My guest today comes with tools…
4 years, 11 months ago
Three Lessons from Happiness Research | Emma Seppälä
Episode 334
People in the mindfulness meditation world often note that what we're teaching is not a breathing exercise; the goal is to just feel the breath as it…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Self-Interested Case for Examining Your Biases | John Biewen
Episode 333
Too often, the process of looking at your biases can be presented like eating your vegetables. But one of the most fascinating and rewarding things I…
4 years, 11 months ago