It’s always a blast to join NBC News Now with the fab @morgankradford and @vickynguyentv -and indeed laughter is the best medicine! Complaining (well, more like healthy venting) has its place-we are in the midst of a loneliness crisis after all. And the last thing we want to do is make people feel more emotionally isolated by not being able to express their feelings. And we know there is a heavy price to suppressing our emotions, especially as women. But ask yourself- is my complaining proactive and prosocial? That is, am I being sensitive to the listener-or is it increasing their stress level? Is it moving the needle forward to resolution and change or am I just going in circles? Feel free to check out more on healthy complaining, role of venting, how to express and cope with emotions in real time in my book, Practical Optimism. #practicaloptimism #optimism #nbcnews