"nostalgia is denial of the painful present."

my first guest episode with mercy (!!) we're talking about why we romanticize the past, how nostalgia complicates relationships, and why your instagram memories are lying to you.

we reference midnight in paris, talk about journaling as the antidote to self-deception, and debate whether we'd rather talk to past us or future us

mercy gets vulnerable about holding onto people because of nostalgia. i rant about instagram being curated highlights. we both agree: the past wasn't as good as we remember.

this got long, so it's split into two parts. part 2 next week.

mentioned:

- midnight in paris

- verity (colleen hoover)

- anne hathaway is an arsenal fan (important)

- journaling & voice recording

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