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We Can Do Hard Things · August 25, 2026 · 59m

Sara Bareilles: The Magic of Grief

Sara Bareilles joins the hosts to discuss her new album and documentary Good Grief. She shares how infertility, loss, and grief became the creative wellspring for the project, reframing grief as love that has everywhere to go. They explore why avoiding pain backfires, the art of 'worshiping your weather' instead of fearing feelings, and what it means to trust that life will hold you. This conversation weaves music, mental health, and the terrifying practice of telling the truth.

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Highlights

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Grief is love that has everywhere to go
Sara reframes grief not as something to fix but as an expansive form of love with no clear target.
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Avoiding pain doesn’t work: 'It hurts anyway'
Emotional pain demands to be felt regardless of our attempts to suppress it.
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Worship your weather
Instead of fearing the full range of emotions, learn to honor your inner states as you would weather.
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The infertility journey as creative genesis
Sara’s personal struggle with infertility and loss became the raw material for her album Good Grief.
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Mental health and the fear of being 'too much'
Sara confronts her fear of overwhelming others and learns to trust that life can handle her full self.

Misc

✧Sara's album Good Grief is out this Friday.
✧The documentary 'Sara Bareilles: Good Grief' is co-executive produced by the hosts and releases in theaters September 2.
✧Her song 'Salt Then Sour Then Sweet' was shortlisted for an Oscar and the documentary 'Come See Me in the Good Light' was nominated for Best Documentary.
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