Uses of Sadness: Why feeling sad is no reason not to be happy
By (Author) Karen Bedford
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin
1st March 2009
Australia
General
Non Fiction
152.4
Paperback
180
Width 130mm, Height 195mm
170g
Most of us have bouts of unexplained sadness. Just because we feel sad doesn't mean something is wrong. It may be a time to reassess our goals, to have some down time. It may signal a time of transition, a shift in our identity. The Uses of Sadness helps us understand the nuances of sadness, and how it differs from depression. Sadness helps us access a deeper part of ourselves. As we then become a little bigger, wiser and more compassionate than we were, our lives are enriched and we in turn enrich the lives of others.
Karen Masman has taught groups and workshops for many professional organizations nationwide. Until recently, Karen was the managing editor at Innovative Resources, the publishing arm of a large welfare agency in Victoria. The Uses of Sadness has come out of her workshops by the same name.