About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of not dwelling on the past and how it affects personal growth.

On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about not living in the past. We all spend time thinking about the past — whether it's reminiscing about a lovely memory, cringing about something we said or did 5 years ago, or thinking about a relationship we're struggling to move on from. The question we want to ask is: how much time am I actually spending in the past? The truth is that what's done is done, and while we can learn lessons from the past, staying stuck on something that...

People in this episode

Host: Polly Warren

Guest: Lucy

Topics covered

• living in the past
• self-reflection
• moving on
• personal growth
• mindfulness

Keywords

• past
• memories
• relationships
• self-improvement
• mindfulness

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