
The Long-Distance Life, Part II: The Psychology
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Seneca
Stoic philosopher
1 appearance on this show
Viktor Frankl
Holocaust Survivor and Psychologist
1 appearance on this show
Robert Macfarlane
Professor at Cambridge · Cambridge University
1 appearance on this show
Laura Delano
author of “UNSHRUNK: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance" · Inner Compass Initiative
1 appearance on this show
Laurie Santos
cognitive scientist and professor of psychology · Yale University
1 appearance on this show
Pico Iyer
TED speaker and travel writer
1 appearance on this show
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