Feeling nostalgic? We sure are! In this episode, we sit down with Clay Routledge, author of Past Forward: How Nostalgia Can Help You Live a More Meaningful Life, to take a deep dive into the power of nostalgia. From Legos, Operation, and Dungeons & Dragons to iconic movies and music, we relive the best (and cringiest) parts of our childhoods. But nostalgia isn’t just about the past—it actually shapes our future! 🤯 Tune in for a fascinating, fun, and totally relatable conversation that will have you reminiscing AND rethinking the role of nostalgia in your life.
What’s something from your past that still gives you all the feels? Drop it in the comments!

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Back to the Future: How Nostalgia Shapes Who We Become -Clay Routledge