Welcome to Let It Be Easy with Susie Moore.

Do you ever feel nostalgic by friends?

Looking back at old photos, seeing memories on your phone or even just remembering parts of your life. Maybe it was your first love or your

college days or a vacation or a cool work experience. And as a result, you can't help but think

when you look back at your life that maybe they were the good old days or the good old times

or that season was amazing

compared to the season you're in now.

And that nostalgia clouds how you feel about your life today in the worst way possible.

I've got to tell you this.

When I met up with a couple of colleagues, this was years ago, people I used to work with,

one of the guys said, oh yeah, remember that? They were the good old days. And I remember thinking, everyone was really stressed out at that time. I'm pretty sure that's not quite true. We didn't think they were the good old days while we were in them. Or maybe someone sends you a photo. In fact, my mother-in-law sent me a photo of when we first moved to New York in 2009.

And there's a picture of me on my IKEA sofa in my like H&M t-shirt.

And I remember first moving to New York.

Living in America was always my dream.

And I had this really strong ping of nostalgia like like oh that time I was 25 it was winter

I was getting to know the coolest city in the whole world this nostalgia arose within me

and I wanted to let you know today why nostalgia is tricky, and it's a bit of a liar.

When we look back on any situation in our life with hindsight, we remember the good parts.

We remember the perks, the happiness, the love, the glamour, the opportunity, the sense of possibility. And we're looking at it

now with a lens of things probably worked out. Am I right? Right? You're looking at it from a

different lens now. You're looking back knowing you're alive, you're healthy, maybe you have

more money now, maybe you married that person, whatever it is. At the time, though, if you were to rewind and

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