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Looking Back: Reflecting On The Past To Understand The Present

Why are we so often pulled into memories of the past? This week, we bring you a 2018 episode about our ruminations on what we could have done differently, and what we wish we could do again.
"Nostalgia is memory with the pain removed." <em>— </em> Jim Holliday

All of us are time travelers. If we just pause and close our eyes we can wander back to our first kiss, or the summer that went on forever. This week, we explore two emotions that pull us into the past: regret and nostalgia. How can

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