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Podcast: The Superhumanize Podcast
Episode: Why We’re Terrified of Acknowledging Sadness, and Why Doing So is the Key to Being Truly Happy with Helen Russell.
Description: The pursuit of happiness, which is a beautiful thing, can turn into an extreme when we become afraid to be sad and try to avoid it at all costs. Why are we so scared to be sad? And why is it not only ok to be sad, but important to sit with the sadness?Today's guest, Helen Russell, is a journalist, bestselling author, speaker and happiness researcher. Her first book, The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country, became an international bestseller and has been optioned for television. She is the au...