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Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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What You Don't Talk About Can't Hurt You

Growing up, my sister died of sudden infant death before i turned three. Nobody really talked about it - we all just tried to be cheerful and carry on. My parents split up a few months after she died; no one talked about that either. It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that i had been running away as well from sadness. And this just feels like something i don't want anyone else to have to go through. There's a way that we can get better about talking about this kind of thing than we should.

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