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Episode
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Mar 25, 2026
How to Grow Through Sadness
Is sadness the enemy of healing or the path to it?
Is sadness the enemy of healing or the path to it? In this episode of our How to Handle Life series, John makes a case for sadness as one of the most powerful, underused tools for navigating the difficulties of life. Sadness is like a river that will take you somewhere healthy if you’re willing to step into troubled waters and not fight against it.
At the heart of the episode is a simple but counterintuitive idea: sadness is compassion turned inward. When we choose to connect with the part of...
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