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Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness
Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
We react to sadness in a variety of unhelpful ways. We try to suppress it. We experience guilt over it and apologise to the people around us for feeling it. We assume it means we've failed. We even fear it.
But sadness will touch us all - and to be happier and more resilient we need to accept the emotion and work with it to make our lives better. Journalist Helen Russell (author of How to be Sad: Everything I've Learned About Getting Happier by Being Sad Better.) joins Dr Laurie Santos to explain why our view of sadness needs to be rehabilitated.
You can purchase her book, How To Be Sad at - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-to-be-sad-helen-russell?variant=33051661762594 - and follow her @MsHelenRussell on social media platforms.
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But sadness will touch us all - and to be happier and more resilient we need to accept the emotion and work with it to make our lives better. Journalist Helen Russell (author of How to be Sad: Everything I've Learned About Getting Happier by Being Sad Better.) joins Dr Laurie Santos to explain why our view of sadness needs to be rehabilitated.
You can purchase her book, How To Be Sad at - https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-to-be-sad-helen-russell?variant=33051661762594 - and follow her @MsHelenRussell on social media platforms.
Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
BONUS: Beat Your Isolation Loneliness: Being physically isolated from the world doesn't mean you have to suffer loneliness too. by The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos