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  • Ep. 6: The Big Awesome

  • By: Florence Williams
  • Length: 31 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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By: Florence Williams
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Florence learns about the new heady Science of Awe from Dacher Keltner, psychologist and director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. She takes a lesson in awe and then, duly armed, she heads out into the wild - solo - but under the guidance of adventure therapist Aleya Littleton. Littleton brings along equipment to test before and after heart rate variability, a measure of real-time stress response. Florence wants to see if she and some other women can cultivate awe - this understudied and positive emotion - for resilience and emotional balance - skills we all need for the future.
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Nearly didn’t listen to it all, but...

I added this to my library because the initial premise was relatable to my own circumstances. Having taken an inadvertent break after the first installment, I forgot why I was listening. I persisted with subsequent episodes and am grateful I did so. Very inspiring

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Good series, less anecdote more science needed

I would like to hear more of the science than the experiences but overall it's an interesting topic and a worthwhile series

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