The Wisdom of Sadness
In this episode, my guest is Helen Russell, the author of How to Be Sad. Helen is a journalist, speaker, and bestselling author. Her first book, The Year of Living Danishly, became an international bestseller and was optioned for television. She’s spent the last ten years studying cultural approaches to emotions and speaks about her work internationally. Learn more about Helen’s work at helenrussell.co.uk/ and check out the documentary A Short History of Sadness.
In the conversation, Helen and I discuss:
The meaning of sadness
Grief and depression
Making space for sadness
Accepting how the world works
The perils of perfectionism
Wisdom in daily life, and much more
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J.W.
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