We all to need to fight this idea that we should be apologizing for feeling sad. We are saying sorry for our emotion, for letting that awkward, leaky emotion come out of us when we feel we are supposed to be this glossy, hard shell on the outside. Being vulnerable and owning who we are is really helpful. It doesn't mean that we are less good at our job. If anything, it means that i get it. I know what feels like.
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.
Learn more about your ad-choices at
https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.