# How to Be Sad

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Podcast: [The School of Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-life-7778042)
Published: 2026-07-02T10:30:00+00:00
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There is such pressure on us to be cheerful. And yet in order properly to be content, we need to learn, sometimes, the art of being constructively in touch with our sadder, more melancholy feelings. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://t.ly/JHFm9 Be more mindful, present and inspired. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://t.ly/31YfY The School of Life runs a global online psychotherapy service that assists clients from over 40 countries. To find out more and book a session today, please visit our website: https://t.ly/xP3EL FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects here: https://goo.gl/pYh3ZN MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Watch more films on SELF in our playlist: http://bit.ly/TSOLself SOCIAL MEDIA Feel free to follow us at the links below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theschooloflifelondon/ X: https://twitter.com/TheSchoolOfLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theschooloflifelondon/ CREDITS Produced in collaboration with: Gemma Hope-Rose http://www.gemmagreenhope.com/ Sound Design: Consterdine Music: 'Dependent' Artists: Consterdine #TheSchoolOfLife Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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