Alain de Botton on the complexity of modern love

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Philosopher Alain de Botton shares his thoughts on love and relationships. Psychologist Tracy Dennis-Tiwary explains why anxiety is on the rise. Photo by Good Studio/Shutterstock

Jonathan Bastian talks with philosopher Alain de Botton, author of “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person,” “How Proust Can Change Your Life,” and founder of The School of Life, about gaining a better understanding of love and relationships. Later, Tracy Dennis-Tiwary,  professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of the Emotion Regulation Lab at Hunter College, talks about the anxiety epidemic and her book “Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad).”

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Andrea Brody