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Elizabeth Bernstein

@ebernsteinwsj.bsky.social

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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. linktr.ee/EBernsteinWSJ

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Elizabeth Bernstein @ebernsteinwsj.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

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...

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The Micropolitics of Family Gift Giving

The real holiday drama is the family gift-giving quagmire.

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Elizabeth Bernstein @ebernsteinwsj.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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...

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The Case for Being Ungrateful

There’s a dark side to gratitude.

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Elizabeth Bernstein @ebernsteinwsj.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

And just before Thanksgiving, too. 💙 www.wbur.org/news/2024/11...

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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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Elizabeth Bernstein @ebernsteinwsj.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Friends, Dorie Greenspan is here now and trust me when I say this is very good news.

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Elizabeth Bernstein @ebernsteinwsj.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

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.

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