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Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Is There a Compassion in Sadness?

There's this idea that we're supposed to be able to fix sadness, says Tobe. We have to sit with it and there is no business case in medicating things early on. Music has been shown to reduce stress and depression and anxiety. Act music can be a really good companion in our sadness. And i think the same is true with books as well. You're reading about a character but you're also putting yourselves in their shoes.

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