5. How Does Our Dark Side Help Creativity and Mental Health?

Sounds crazy, but our negative emotions are actually good for our mental health and our creativity when utilized properly in situations.  Looking at this week's book called "The Upside of Your Dark Side" by Todd Kashdan, Ph.D and Robert Biswas-Diener, Dr. Philos., we find that there is actually such thing as being too positive and happy.

This week's book:  https://www.amazon.com/Upside-Your-Dark-Side-Fulfillment/dp/B00N9HTGWE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532219649&sr=8-1&keywords=dark+side+upside

Intro/outro music:  https://soundcloud.com/danjfowler/dj-fowler-neo

Next week's book:  https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Yourself-Critic-Anxiety/dp/1250161703

Subscribe and read next week's book with Alex!  We look at how social anxiety affects many artists, whether it's performing or meeting other artists to collaborate with.  Check out "How to Be Yourself:  Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety."  Learn how to prevent social awkwardness that many of us creatives experience, and just be yourself.  And get fyred up!