The Art and Science of the World's Gooiest Cliche | Barbara Fredrickson
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 many of us might be tempted to dismiss because they...
26 Apr 20211h 8min
The Science of Hope | Jacqueline Mattis
Today we're talking to a renowned psychologist who has come up with five strategies for cultivating hope. Dr. Jacqueline Mattis is a clinical psychologist from Rutgers University, where she is also a ...
21 Apr 20211h 10min
Why Buddhism Is Inherently Hopeful (Despite All the Talk of Suffering) | Oren Jay Sofer
Buddhism can get a bad rap as being hopelessly pessimistic -- in no small measure because one of the Buddha's first principal pronouncements was, "Life is suffering." But if you listen to the rest of ...
19 Apr 202150min
Discomfort: A Counterintuitive Source of Hope | Sebene Selassie
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 bromides. Our belief is that hope, when properly understoo...
14 Apr 202157min
Hope Is a Skill | George Mumford
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 still a lot of uncertainty and suffering. That's w...
12 Apr 202152min
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. This is a straight up meat-and-potatoes meditation ta...
7 Apr 202155min
How Your Emotions Are Made | Lisa Feldman Barrett
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 feelings, and what science says about how to manage them (...
5 Apr 20211h 13min
A Pressure Cooker for Insight | Bart van Melik
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 to help you keep your cool when interacting with f...
31 Mar 20211h 5min
