Transforming Grief into Creativity and Joy featuring author SC Perot

About this episode

SC Perot discusses her journey of transforming grief into creativity and joy through her experiences and her book, Styles of Joy.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Tricia Rose Burt

Guest: SC Perot

Topics covered

• grief
• creativity
• joy
• personal transformation
• music
• resilience

Keywords

• grief
• creativity
• joy
• Harry Styles
• personal transformation
• Styles of Joy
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Styles of Joy

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