T, i can feel sadness and it won't destroy me. I found really helpful the perspective part was a big help. The science behind things like arm glow giving or helpus high makes us feel better. We should do things for other people because it's the right thing to do,. And if we're sad and we just do ourselves, the chances are we'll still be sad. This balance which is not very exciting, but balance is important.
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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