How to Start Over: The Misgivings of Friend-Making

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How to Start Over: Forgive Ourselves for What We Can’t Change

When we regret our past, it can feel like we’re incapable of changing our future. But it may be our past “mistakes” that help us realize there is room to evolve. In the finale episode of How to Start Over, we explore how regret can be a catalyst of change, what holds us back from ...  Show more

How To Build a Happy Life: When Expectations Don’t Meet Reality

In our pursuit of a happy life, we build, we structure, and we plan. Often, we follow conventional wisdom and strategize. But what happens when our plans fall through and expectations don’t meet reality—when the things that should make us happy don’t? In season 3 of our How To se ...  Show more

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