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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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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.
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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