Rise up fellow complainers, let’s be vulnerable together

Is there skill in complaining? And can we develop it enough to support our mental wellbeing? In this piece for Psyche magazine, Kathryn J. Norlock — a professor of philosophy at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario and author of " The Moral Psychology of Forgiveness" — explores the philosophical value of 'skilled affirmation', and why we should see it as a useful bonding exercise with other people.