A little emotional ballast can help keep us afloat when life gets heavy. In this episode of Ballast, we sit in on Elin’s impromptu therapy session to explore ballast as a psychological metaphor and look at how ballast can lend emotional stability. We also look at how the concept of ballast has been twisted in dark ways throughout history to justify atrocities such as the Holocaust. Find show notes and a transcript at www.hakaimagazine.com/ballast-podcast.