📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribe In this episode, my guest is Prof. Krista Thomason, the author of the new book Dancing with the Devil: Why Bad Feelings Make Life Good. Krista is an associate professor of Philosophy at Swarthmore College. Her writings focus on the philosophy of emotion, moral philosophy, history of philosophy, and political philosophy. (Follow Krista on Twitter & Instagram). In the conversation, Krista and I discuss: Discerning our way in life. Various approaches to emotions across wisdom traditions. Why Montaigne is an influential figure in the book.  Common obstacles to feeling our emotions.  Why bad feelings make life good, and much more.  --- 🖇️ Stay Connected: Twitter: https://twitter.com/PerennialPods Instagram: https://instagram.com/PerennialPods Website: https://www.perennialleader.com/ --- 🦉 Additional Resources Related to the Podcast: Explore the Perennial Meditations archive: https://perennial.substack.com/archive Listen to more podcasts: https://www.perennialleader.com/podcasts