By definition nostalgia is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

But nostalgia is also a highly social emotion that helps connect us to other people. Listen in to learn how nostalgia can give us more confidence and help us build better relationships.

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Some people are calling this the summer of nostalgia with Barbie adult happy

meals, Indiana Jones, and even the transformers, all making a comeback.

Some might also argue that it's actually the summer of no one having

an original idea, but that's a different podcast for a different time.

Welcome to episode 1 58 of this shit works.

A podcast dedicated to all things, networking, relationship

building and business development.

I'm your host, Julie Brown.

Speaker author and networking coach.

And today I am discussing.

What nostalgia is why we love it.

And how we can use it to better connect with others.

By definition, nostalgia is a sentimental, longing, or wistful affection for the

past, typically for a , period, or place with happy personal associations.

According to various studies and research conducted by Christine.

Bacho a professor of psychology at Le Moyne college, a licensed

psychologist and a nostalgia expert.

Nostalgia serves a number of functions.

In a recent interview with the American psychological association, dr.

Bacho describes nostalgia as an emotional experience that unifies.

She goes on to say that nostalgia by motivating us to remember the past

in our own life helps to unite us to that authentic self and remind us of

who we have been, and then compare that to who we feel we are today.

Hmm.

So that gives us a sense of who we want to be down the road in the future.

The other way that nostalgia serves as an essential psychological function

is that it is a highly social emotion.

It connects us to other people.

Ah, now we're getting somewhere.

According to the Institute for family studies, nostalgia focuses the mind

on what is most important for the good life family, close friends, community,

and the rituals and traditions that help preserve a social and cultural fabric.

Additionally across a number of studies.

The Institute observed that after engaging in nostalgic reflection, people feel

more socially valued, loved socially confident and optimistic about being able

to form and maintain close relationships.

Listen, I'm up for anything that helps people feel more socially

confident and optimistic about building and maintaining relationships.

And there is no better time than the summer for nostalgia.

According to a survey done by one poll.

The average person feels like a kid, again, four times a week in the summer

with 54% agreeing that summer is the most nostalgic time of the year.

I feel like that's interesting that it beats out the holidays, but anyways,

The top reasons for summer sentimentality include a clearer, more relaxed mind

as a result of increased time outdoors.

Family vacations, reminding people of their own childhood trips.

Getting to share summertime for traditions with their own family.

And activities that help bring out people's inner child, including

eating ice cream, going on road trips, blowing bubbles and riding a bike.

So.

For what precious little time we have left in the summer.

Why not spend some of it doing these things with the people in your network

to help you get closer, arrange a trip to a local ice cream stand, man.

Do we have some amazing family run stands here in the Northeast, and I'm

sure you have them where you live.

Or rent some bikes and get out there in the fresh air with some of your

networking friends, invite friends over to cannon ball in your pool.

If you have one or plan and movie night, there are.

Plenty of throwback movies to choose from.

As a note, the day of this recording of this podcast recording

me and my neighborhood girls.

Are all going to the Barbie movie.

All in pink get-ups and all ready to drink anything pink that they're serving.

So, what do you say, can you start bringing back the nostalgia and

start getting even more connected to the people in your network?

I think you can.

I think we can think about nostalgia as a way to connect better with people and

then all that will help us think of.

You know, more fun and interesting ways to network and reconnect.

Okay.

So since this is a, the church.

I almost didn't say it right.

This shit works short episode.

There isn't a drink of the week.

So just like I say, pour yourself a beer, a glass of wine, a cocktail, a

seltzer, a mocktail, and just reach out to someone today and plan to

put a little nostalgia in their day.

All right, friends.

That's all for this week.

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