Brené Brown Instagram – This is one of my favorite quotes from @susancainauthor’s new book “Bittersweet.” This book grabs you by the heart and doesn’t let go. Susan’s book “Quiet” helped me understand and appreciate my introversion, and her new book helped me understand and appreciate the bittersweet state of mind that’s always been central to who I am. My bittersweet state of mind is not about perpetual sadness or melancholy. In fact, it is the source of my joy, my gratitude, and my hope. I have a very clear understanding of pain and sorrow and loss, and the reverence I have for what is hard makes what is sweet and good about life even sweeter. These dichotomies—joy through sorrow, hope through struggle—are the crux of bittersweet. As Susan writes, “the recognition that light and dark, birth and death—bitter and sweet—are forever paired.” The book comes out on April 5th. Pre-order now and join us for this 2-episode conversation about sad songs, the beauty of longing, and the hard edges of love. And, a little Leonard Cohen, of course.