Pria Anand reveals how our minds create elaborate stories to fill the gaps we don't understand.
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Aug 12
How to Build Wellbeing That Lasts
What if wellbeing isn’t something you find once and hold onto forever, but something you practice—quietly, imperfectly, day by day? In Lasting Wellbeing: Science-Based Practices for Tranquility, Authenticity, Meaning, and Joy, Matt Bloom shares simple, evidence-based ways to buil ... Show More
30m 56s
Aug 11
Your Brain's Propaganda Machine
Your mind is constantly selling you a story about who you are, what’s true, and what you should believe. But how do you know when that story is helping and when it’s quietly leading you astray? Today, we’re exploring two books about belief, evidence, and the slippery search for c ... Show More
23m 5s
Oct 2023
Healing 2.0: Change Your Story, Change Your Life
<p>We all tell stories about ourselves, often without realizing we’re doing so. How we frame those stories can profoundly shape our lives. In the kickoff episode to our month-long series on healing, psychologist <a href="https://www.olin.edu/bios/jonathan-m-adler">Jonathan Adler< ... Show More
55m 7s