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Podcast: Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness
Episode: Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites - Jealousy a Problem? Here's How to Feel Better
Description: My colleague Phil Gerbyshak recently posted an article about freudenfreud. If you’ve never heard the term, you’re in good company – most people haven’t.
Freudenfreud is a term social scientists use to describe the feeling we get when we’re happy for someone else’s good fortune. “Freud” is the German word for “joy” and freudenfreud is so much fun to say that it brings me joy just to say it. Try it – maybe it’ll bring you joy, too.
Jealousy, envy and shame are normal human reactions when someone does something or gets something that we o...