#17 Everyone gets sad sometimes. And that’s okay!
*Turns out, there’s this myth of a happy life we’ve been fed all our lives.* *In that myth, there’s no room for sadness or doubt or fear or anger… or any other emotion dubbed unpleasant on the spectrum.* *You see that myth everywhere around you: in books, magazines, movies, commercials, people talk about it, people hustle hard trying to turn it into a reality.* *I want to be happy when I grow up has become a mandatory goal for everyone…* *And in a society that values “good emotions only” being sad feels like being a failure* For more info: www.bernadetteballa.com ( https://anchor.fm/www.bernadetteballa.com ) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app ( https://anchor.fm/s/ddf8380/podcast/sponsor/acugj9/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp ) Support the show ( https://www.instagram.com/bernadetteballa ) (https://www.instagram.com/bernadetteballa)