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Nostalgia In The New Year: How It Shapes Our Past, Present, and Future

Dr Joel Low, Clinical Psychologist

02-Jan-24 15:00

Nostalgia In The New Year: How It Shapes Our Past, Present, and Future

New year, new me, or at least that’s how the saying goes. But the last few days of the year - and the first few days - can also bring up an extra dose of nostalgia as we think about the past and meet up with friends and family. Why do we tend to feel nostalgic as we grow older and is there such a thing as being too nostalgic? Here to help us delve into that is clinical psychologist Dr Joel Low.

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