Podcasts Culture The Positive Mind Ambivalence: It's not what you think.

Ambivalence: It's not what you think.

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 2 p.m.

b'Are you "of two minds" or "two feelings" about any one thing? Can you see both sides of an argument and find it difficult to land on either side? Maybe you are ambivalent, and that\'s not all bad. Culturally, the decisive and single minded person is held up as the the one to admire in life. The availability of so much choice in today\'s world leaves many of us feeling ambivalent. What if being ambivalent speaks to a deeper understanding of life and the world? When ambivalence becomes pathological you can feel paralyzed, avoiding the feelings that underlie having to make important choices in life, like choosing a love partner or career. Join Kevin O\'Donoghue LMHC and Niseema Dyan Diemer LMT, SEP as they explore how feelings of ambivalence play out in the context of relationships and current events.'