I think a lot of people felt like they had a voice and a name and thing that they couldn't explain before. The word I heard all the time was permission to be my true self, which is huge. No one wants to live in a permanent state against thing that is unnatural. But then we all need to kind of push the edges a little bit.
Susan Cain is the New York Times bestselling author of Quiet, which changed how the world views introverts forever, and a her latest book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, which reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Susan is also an award-winning keynote speaker who has delivered two TED Talks with millions of views and the founder of Quiet Revolution.
Susan joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how she began her writing career, her writing process, the value of bittersweet feelings and thinking, and how to fight toxic positivity in work and life.
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