We all have a version of shitefm in our heads. No matter what it is that's your particular worry or the things that niggle you, there will be something. Our feelings are not us, it's just shit efem that sometimes comes on. And so a final thing that can be really powerful for being sad better this idea of acceptance. We've almost changed our definition of happiness. I like the old aristotle idea about life requiring us to also have a big dose of good luck. Because even the best life can be rendered unhappy by a tragedy and that's not our fault.
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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