Elizabeth Bernstein
@ebernsteinwsj.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal reporter. I write a column on social psychology and am working on a book for @Simonbooks. I ❤️ people, reading, sailing, scuba and all things ocean. https://linktr.ee/EBernsteinWSJ
The most wonderful time of the year? Not if you’re stressed out shopping for your family. My latest column unpacks why exchanging gifts with family members is so complicated--and offers some advice on how to get it right this year. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
The Micropolitics of Family Gift Giving
The real holiday drama is the family gift-giving quagmire.
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Research shows that gratitude has powerful mental- and physical-health benefits. Yet it needs to be genuine to be effective. Forcing ourselves to be grateful is a form of toxic positivity. Just in time for Thanksgiving, I took a look at the dark side of gratitude. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
The Case for Being Ungrateful
There’s a dark side to gratitude.
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And just before Thanksgiving, too. 💙 www.wbur.org/news/2024/11...
The real Alice of Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” dies at 83
The hippie-era icon who inspired folk singer Arlo Guthrie’s epic, Berkshire's based anti-establishment song “Alice’s Restaurant” has died. Alice Brock took her final breath at a hospice home in Wellfl...
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Friends, Dorie Greenspan is here now and trust me when I say this is very good news.
Dorie Greenspan@doriegreenspan.bsky.social · 2y agoHello! Like so many others, I just got here, but I'm happy to find a new home, especially now, just before the holidays when it's nice to have more people around the table, virtual and real - xoxoDorie doriegreenspan.substack.com/p/with-enoug...
Hi! Thought I’d introduce myself with these beauties I saw in Indiana last week. I write an advice column at the @WSJ about social psychology (i.e. relationships). I focus on essential topics, such as communication, love, grief, awe, friendship and, yes, sex. Nice to meet you. please say hello.
