Stuck in a rut? Sometimes joy takes a little practice
Stuck in a rut? Sometimes joy takes a little practice
- June 29, 2021
- Belinda Campos, Chicano/Latino studies, NPR, June 29, 2021
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To help pull out of the pandemic blues, it's time to start "practicing" positive emotions …. All you need is about five to 10 minutes, says psychologist Belinda Campos, [professor, Chicano/Latino Studies], at the University of California, Irvine. "Hopefully it wouldn't take people as much effort as it does to eat healthier or to exercise," she says. "Positive emotions feel good. I think people will find them rewarding enough to return to them and keep doing them."
For the full story, please visit https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/06/29/1010319240/stuck-in-a-rut-sometimes-joy-takes-a-little-practice.
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