The Best Way to Deal With Sadness, According to Michael Beckwith

Breakups, losing a loved one, facing rejection, experiencing failure, or even someone taking the last donut from the office pantry—sadness comes in all shapes and scenarios.

“When we speak about sadness, there are people who have what you call sadness phobia,” explains Michael Beckwith, the spiritual director of the Agape International Spiritual Center and trainer of Mindvalley’s Life Visioning Mastery Quest. It essentially means they’re afraid of being said, and so “they do all kinds of thin...