Benefits and Trappings of Nostalgia

Benefits and Trappings of Nostalgia

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 221 , Segment 3

World of Consumers, How to Be a Stoic, Benefits of Nostalgia

Episode: World of Consumers, How to Be a Stoic, Benefits of Nostalgia

  • Sep 16, 2017 4:00 pm
  • 25:35 mins

Krystine Batcho, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Le Moyne College and is a licensed psychologist.  She began researching nostalgia in 1995. Her research includes nostalgia, memory, emotion and the influence of social media.   All of us are guilty at one point or another of thinking about the “good ‘ole days.”  Often, thinking about simpler times can give us a nice break from whatever is going on at the moment.  But, can nostalgia be dangerous?  Krystine Batcho explains why nostalgia can be both good and bad.