
The emotional tax of dropping mask mandates for travel
I’ve studied emotion management in air travel and TSA airport security for 12 years. My first scholarly publication likens the emotions in …
I’ve studied emotion management in air travel and TSA airport security for 12 years. My first scholarly publication likens the emotions in …
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Chest heaving, I lay on the floor, clutching a knee and half-crying. I’d just tumbled head first into a stack of plastic …