Emma dives headlong into some playful chat, this week focusing on something that the whole world seems to have gone crazy for right now.…nostalgia!

In a bid to understand more about this fascinating topic, Emma talks to Clay Routledge, PhD, who is the Vice President of Research and Director of the Human Flourishing Lab at the Archbridge Institute. Clay is also the co-editor of Profectus (a periodic magazine on human progress and flourishing), and the co-host of The Profectus Podcast. Clay shares insights from his new book Past Forward which explores compelling science and valuable practices for mindfully using nostalgia to live a more grounded, connected, and purposeful life

In this episode, Emma and Clay discuss (with timestamps):

00:00 - Introductions

03:05 - Being a ‘latch key’ kid

07.35 - The free range parenting movement

12:35 - Are some generations more infatuated with nostalgia?

18:43 - What do we get from nostalgia?

20:50 - The use of nostalgia as a way to make you feel younger

24:40 - The difference between memory and nostalgia

28:35 - Portals for nostalgia (attaching meaning)

35:19 - Aesthetic nostalgia (is the world too sterile now?)

39:21 - Historial nostalgia vs personal nostalgia

43:42 - Savouring moments

47:04 - Stimuli that encourage nostalgia

53:15 - Looking to the past for ideas

55:14 - How does nostalgia help us to live a meaningful life?

You can find more of Clay’s work by checking out the following links:

www.archbridgeinstitute.org

www.clayroutledge.com

X - @clayroutledge

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