How to Cope with Uncertainty
In "Waiting for Dawn", author Marisa Renee Lee explains how to how to truly thrive during times of sadness, grief and uncertainty — without forcing positivity.
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In a new book, Waiting for Dawn:Living with Uncertainty, author Marisa Renee Lee grapples with navigating life’s unstable and overwhelming moments. She writes about her own experience with grief throughout her life and her chronic illness of long Covid. Instead of forcing positivity and control, Lee says we should lean into the unknown, the stress and the loneliness during unforeseen dark times.
On this episode of The Connection, how to truly thrive during times of sadness, grief and uncertainty.
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