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Episode 199: It’s Hard To Human with Susan David
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Kate tests a Vintner’s Daughter dupe and Doree sets an intention to set 2022 intentions. Then, Susan David, an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist, joins the podcast to chat about her book Emotional Agility, how journaling has remained a lifelong self-care practice, what the narrative of reliability stems from and how to change it, and why a gratitude journal can breed toxic positivity.
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