How Much Do Soap Operas Play Into Your Feelings?

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If you feel jealous at all, you got to ask yourself why. How much did watching a tod of soap operas play into what you do or don't think about jealousy? You know, i can recognize soap opers cause i get te look at somebody else's miss that's just fun. Pacly, from my mother, from listening to her talk to her friends, and also from talking to older people i always, always like toal olther people. I like them to talk to me because, you you, you get a different perspective when you allow yourself to listen to somebody else.

We cannot do a show about emotions without an episode on jealousy: it brings the drama! We all experience jealousy at one time or another. But it's not exactly a great feeling to experience. In this episode, we talk with social psychologists Keelah Williams and Jaimie Arona Krems about how jealousy may not always be such a bad thing. Then we connect with historian Niamh Cullen to hear how Italians dealt with an epidemic of jealousy in the 1950s and 60’s that coincided with unprecedented economic growth and prosperity. And from a surprising source, we get some advice about how to work with tough emotions like jealousy.

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The Ten Percent Happier app has several meditations for working with strong emotions like jealousy. Check out “Caring for Strong Emotions” with Kaira Jewel Lingo or “Opening to Strong Emotions” with Joseph Goldstein. There’s also a great video course on relationships featuring Oren Jay Sofer. To try it all for free, go to tenpercent.com/more.

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