A Lesson in Dealing With Negative Emotions From Russell Brand
Insightful advice from someone who has been through it all.
Russell Brand has been making a name for himself as something of a self-help guru in recent years. Brand’s work draws on his own well-publicised battle with addiction and the consequent recovery which he documented in a New York Times bestselling book.
He also hosts an insightful podcast which I would recommend to anyone who is interested in self-improvement or mental health. You will probably be surprised at the depth of knowledge that Brand displays in this podcast, as was the case with this journalist from The Atlantic.
The advice in this story is based on a video that Brand posted on his YouTube channel, ‘Treat Your Emotions as Visitors’.
In this video Brand perfectly articulates some thoughts that I have had on coping and dealing with negative emotions. The following quote from the video will give you the gist of his message.
