FEATURED GUESTS: Mariana Alessandri, PhD, is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). She is cofounder of the Rio Grande Valley Parents United for Excellent Dual Education; its mission is to promote bilingualism and biculturalism at UTRGV. In her new book, Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves through Dark Moods, Mariana asks readers to rethink dark moods like anger, sadness, anxiety, grief, and depression. Worried about the effects that toxic positivity is having on North Americans, she asks us to stop focusing on the “choose happy” mindset. Instead, Mariana challenges us to dim the lights until our eyes adjust to the rich darkness that human existence offers.

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