Don't Buy Her Flowers

How to Be Sad with Helen Russell (re-release)

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In this episode we're looking back at a brilliant episode with Helen from January 2022...


Steph talks with bestselling author, journalist and speaker Helen Russell about how and why so many of us try to bury sadness, and the harm that causes.

After eight years of researching happiness, Helen realised that most of us desperately want to avoid sadness, but all the experts have said we can’t, so we need to work out how to be sad, better. Helen and Steph talk about grief, infertility, perfectionism, anorexia, men and sadness, and a whole lot in between. 


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