480: How to Turn Sadness Into Your Creative Superpower | Susan Cain

<p>Susan Cain (IG: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/susancainauthor/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@susancainauthor</a>) is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning speaker. Her TED talk has been viewed over 40 million times.</p> <p>Susan helps curate the Next Big Idea Book Club which donates all their proceeds to children’s literacy programs.</p> <p>Today we’re discussing her new masterpiece, <a href= "https://geni.us/9are" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole</a>.</p> <p>We unpack that bittersweetness is at the heart of life and how it’s linked to creativity & con­nection.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The mystery of sad music and why it moves us</li> <li>The culture of positivity in America</li> <li>What is effortless perfection?</li> <li>The power of expressive writing</li> <li>Turning your pain into creative expression</li> <li>Finding your form of expression</li> <li>Sharing your truth</li> <li>How to practice Memento Mori</li> <li>Strategies to work through difficult emotions</li> <li>The idea of loving-kindness meditation</li> <li>The Bittersweet Quiz</li> <li>The strength of introverts</li> <li>Can trauma be passed down from generation to generation?</li> <li>We have the ability to heal</li> <li>Normalize daily joy and pain</li> <li>Savouring the moments</li> <li>How Susan personally transformed writing Bittersweet</li> </ul> <p><strong>Show sponsors:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.masszymes.com/ultimatehealthfree" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">BiOptimizers <== Get your free bottle of Masszymes here</a></p> <p><a href="https://ultimatehealthpodcast.com/ouraring" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Oura Ring <== Buy the Oura Ring Generation 3 and get 6 free months of Oura membership</a></p> <p><a href="https://ultimatehealthpodcast.com/paleovalley" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Paleovalley <== 15% off all Paleovalley products by using the code <strong>ultimatehealth</strong> at checkout</a></p> <p><str