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How to Turn Sadness Into Your Creative Superpower | Susan Cain

Episode 480

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/susancain480

Susan Cain (IG: @susancainauthor) is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning speaker. Her TED talk has been viewed over 40 million times.

Susan helps curate the Next Big Idea Book Club which donates all their proceeds to children's literacy programs.

Today we're discussing her new masterpiece, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole.

We unpack bittersweetness, which is at the heart of life and its link to creativity & connection.

In this episode, we discuss:

The mystery of sad music and why it moves us
The culture of positivity in America
What is effortless perfection?
The power of expressive writing
Turning your pain into creative expression
Finding your form of expression
Sharing your truth
How to practice Memento Mori
Strategies to work through difficult emotions
The idea of loving-kindness meditation
The Bittersweet Quiz
The strength of introverts
Can trauma be passed down from generation to generation?
We have the ability to heal
Normalize daily joy and pain
Savouring the moments
How Susan personally transformed writing Bittersweet

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How to Turn Sadness Into Your Creative Superpower | Susan Cain