FROM THE DESK OF THE FOUNDER OF TSC
Brené Brown just hit 30 years sober. No press release, no countdown, no Day 1 to Day 10,950 carousel. She mentioned it on her new podcast with Adam Grant like she was returning a library book, and then she said the quiet part out loud: joy is the most terrifying emotion we feel. The second something good happens, most of us start rehearsing the disaster. She calls it foreboding joy, and if you've ever stood in a happy moment thinking "well, this won't last," congratulations. You've met it. That's the one I want you to actually remember from this issue, plus three podcasts for the commute and a Conspiracy PowerPoint Party that's about to get unhinged.
Now let’s get to it.
—Alysse Bryson, *AB That’s ME 💋/ Founder / Seattle, WA 🌃05.01.2006
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Brené Brown Just Quietly Hit 30 Years Sober. Then She Said the Thing Nobody Says About Joy.
Brené Brown marked 30 years sober on The Curiosity Shop with Adam Grant. On foreboding joy, selective numbing, and why she still can't watch The Office.
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