No Time to be Timid

Transforming Grief into Creativity and Joy featuring author SC Perot


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SC Perot is the perfect guest for these trying times. She’s the author of the USA Today bestselling book Styles of Joy, which prompts readers to examine joy in their own lives. And while the book is about joy, it sprang from a place of deep grief. After leaving her corporate law career, then enduring a divorce, which resulted in losing family, friends, and her dog, and reeling in a post-pandemic world, SC experienced a tidal wave of loss. She found solace in walking and while she walked she listened to the uplifting music of Harry Styles. Before she knew it, she was seeing 17 Harry Styles concerts across five countries in 10 months. SC not only transformed from a Stanford-educated, rule-following corporate lawyer into a bedazzled, boa-wearing fan girl, dancing in a mosh pit with complete strangers, but she also rediscovered her joy — and her creativity — in the process.


 

Takeaways


 

  • It takes courage to let go of societal expectations and pursue a path that brings joy and fulfillment,
  • Throwing out the rulebook can lead to profound personal joy
  • Community and connection are what sustain us
  • And it is critical to protect one's joy in the face of challenges, now more than ever.

Resources


 

 

  • Learn more about SC here.
     
  • Follow her on instagram @scperot
     
  • And buy her book "Styles of Joy" from Interabang Books!
     

 


 


 

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