Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When life turns into survival mode, “just be present” advice lands like a brick.
Kate Bowler sits down with science journalist Catherine Price (author of The Power of Fun) to name what’s really happening: the phone-as-soothing-drug loop, the busyness trap, and the quiet grief of feeling dull inside.
You’ll leave with a practical way to start getting color back—without pretending you’re not tired.
When life turns into survival mode, “just be present” advice lands like a brick.
Kate Bowler sits down with science journalist Catherine Price (author of The Power of Fun) to name what’s really happening: the phone-as-soothing-drug loop, the busyness trap, and the quiet grief of feeling dull inside.
You’ll leave with a practical way to start getting color back—without pretending you’re not tired.
