Cognitive dissonance refers to the feeling of our own thoughts being in conflict with each other. It also relates to the feeling of what we are thinking (and feeling) being in direct conflict with messages coming from outside, namely the government, media and social media. In this podcast we explore the concept of cognitive dissonance, look at some of the many examples that are causing it and have a chat about the impact of being in such unnatural and prolonged states of inner conflict for so long.