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Passion Struck with John R. Miles

Susan Cain on Bittersweet: The Power of Sorrow and Longing Souls | EP 121

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

Mental Health, Alternative Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 779 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Susan Cain — Bittersweet, the Happiness of the Melancholy, How Sorrow Creates the Union Between Souls | Brought to you by https://grammarly.com/passionstruck and https://buyraycon.com/passionstruck.Susan Cain is one of my favorite authors and completely changed the way I viewed myself and my own strengths. Susan is the author of the https://amzn.to/3ub6TUJ, https://bookshop.org/a/61530/9780307352156, and https://bookshop.org/a/61530/9780307352156, which spent eight years on The New York Times bestseller list, and has been translated into 40 languages. Her new masterpiece, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, is https://amzn.to/3DIC1hl.Susan’s first record-smashing https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts?language=en has been viewed more than 40 million times and was named by Bill Gates as one of his all-time favorite talks (and if you like that one, you should check out her most recent https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_and_min_kym_the_hidden_power_of_sad_songs_and_rainy_days. LinkedIn named her the top sixth influencer in the world, just behind Richard Branson and Melinda Gates. Susan partners with https://twitter.com/Gladwell, https://twitter.com/AdamMGrant, and https://twitter.com/DanielPink to curate the Next Big Idea Club. They donate all of their proceeds to children’s literacy programs.Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make us WholeIn her new book, Susan discusses why sadness and the happiness of melancholy are key to achieving self-transcendence and the union between souls. As with the majority of people, you’ve probably been taught your entire life to look at the positive side and be happy no matter what. While there is a place for optimism and looking at the bright side, by burying your melancholy and sadness, you may actually be doing yourself a terrible disservice.Please enjoy Susan Cain's episode and leave us a 5-Star rating if you love the episode. I know Susan and I would appreciate seeing listener comments. If you would like to watch this episode in addition to listening to it, you can view it https://youtu.be/UvgrpfIkOzs on our https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTLdXATpxf8LP3riC0_mkKw. Please subscribe.Thank You to Our Sponsors
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Follow Susan Cain on the Socials*Website: https://susancain.net/newsletter/https://competetocreate.net/warriors-edge/Twitter: https://twitter.com/susancain/*Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macaulayjc/*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorsusancain/*LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susancain/*https://amzn.to/3DIC1hl by Susan Cain
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- https://bookshop.org/a/61530/9780307352156
- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1j6RAz7U6qGtYT5LCzjN2o?si=34a9c466bb9c4103&nd=1
- https://amzn.to/3ja1dDO by Joseph Campbell
- https://amzn.to/3u9tQYb by Scott Barry Kauffman
- https://bookshop.org/a/61530/9780393337280 by Dacher Keltner
- https://youtu.be/ZxjTC0bmKls
- https://youtu.be/8TON3PORRDQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8-BT6y_wYg
- https://reformjudaism.org/beliefs-practices/spirituality/what-kabbalah
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
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- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
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- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
- https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
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coming up next on the Passion Struck Podcast.

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If the idea is to transform pain into beauty, which is actually what I kind of came away with

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from my years of experiencing, the state of bitter sweetness, that basically everybody's going to

0:14.3

experience pain in their lives. You have a crossroads when you experience that pain. You could fail

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to acknowledge it and then what ends up happening is you end up taking it out on yourself maybe

0:25.7

through addiction or through or others self-defeating behaviors or you're taking it out on other people

0:31.3

through abuse or passive aggression or whatever it is. Or you can kind of like take the pain in

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acknowledge it and try to turn it into something else, which is what I think creativity is really

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doing. Welcome to Passion Struck. Hi, I'm your host, John Armiles. And on the show, we decipher

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the secrets, tips and guidance of the world's most inspiring people and turn their wisdom into

0:54.4

practical advice for you and those around you. Our mission is to help you unlock the power of

1:00.8

intentionality so that you can become the best version of yourself. If you're new to the show,

1:06.0

I offer advice and answer listener questions on Fridays. We have long form interviews,

1:11.6

the rest of the week with guest ranging from astronauts to authors, CEOs, creators, innovators,

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scientists, military leaders, visionaries and athletes. Now let's go out there and become

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Passion Struck. Hello everyone and welcome back to episode 121 of Passion Struck, one of the top

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health and wellness podcasts in the world. Thank you to all of you who come back weekly to listen

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and learn how to live better, be better and impact the world. And if you're new to the show, we have

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inspiring interviews every Tuesday and I do a solo episode every Friday, we call momentum Fridays.

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And if you missed my solo episode last week, episode 120, please check it out. It was on the topic

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of how do we create the success we desire. And speaking of guests, I wanted to tell you about some

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of the amazing ones like today's we have coming up on the podcast. These include New York Times

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