Key points

Nostalgia is a positive force that connects our past to our present, enhancing well-being.

Shared nostalgic experiences strengthen social bonds and boost positive emotions.

Actively engaging with memories reduces stress and promotes resilience during life transitions.

Last month, on a Sunday night under a full moon, Tara and 90,000 other Oasis fans filled the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for the long-awaited Live 25 tour. This was a show seventeen years in the making and the crowd sang their hearts out to a set list filled with songs linked to memories.

The concert was a collective exercise in nostalgia — that powerful emotion triggered by the intersection of experience and memory . Some people think of nostalgia as a sort of bittersweet feeling, an aching reminder of what

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