Susan Cain: A Daughter’s Bittersweet Longing for Her Mother [Divergence 4/6]
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In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to bestselling author Susan Cain about her bittersweet relationship with her mother, an Orthodox Jew and daughter of a prominent rabbi.
Susan’s book Bittersweet explores their journey together and grapples with what it means when our lives and relationships don’t exactly meet our expectations. In this episode we discuss:
Interview begins at 11:01.
Susan Cain is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. She is also a speaker, influencer, and the creator of the newsletter community thequietlife.net.
References:
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
“Rabbi Israel Schorr, 94; Led Brooklyn Synagogue”
The Letters Of J.R.R. Tolkien
Beit Yaakov on Torah
“Anthem” by Leonard Cohen
Einstein and the Rabbi by Naomi Levy
“Rav Shagar: Zionism and Exile Within the Home” by Ari Ze’ev Schwartz and Levi Morrow
Divrei Soferim 16 by Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin
Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought by David Bashevkin
Avodat Yisrael by Israel Hopstein of Kozhnitz
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Our Intergenerational Divergence series is sponsored by our friends Sarala and Danny Turkel.
This episode is sponsored by an anonymous friend who supports our mission.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to bestselling author Susan Cain about her bittersweet relationship with her mother, an Orthodox Jew and daughter of a prominent rabbi.
Susan’s book Bittersweet explores their journey together and grapples with what it means when our lives and relationships don’t exactly meet our expectations. In this episode we discuss:
- How do our relationships with our parents change in adulthood?
- Why are sad songs often some of our favorites?
- How can we make meaning of the yearning we experience?
Interview begins at 11:01.
Susan Cain is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. She is also a speaker, influencer, and the creator of the newsletter community thequietlife.net.
References:
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
“Rabbi Israel Schorr, 94; Led Brooklyn Synagogue”
The Letters Of J.R.R. Tolkien
Beit Yaakov on Torah
“Anthem” by Leonard Cohen
Einstein and the Rabbi by Naomi Levy
“Rav Shagar: Zionism and Exile Within the Home” by Ari Ze’ev Schwartz and Levi Morrow
Divrei Soferim 16 by Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin
Sin•a•gogue: Sin and Failure in Jewish Thought by David Bashevkin
Avodat Yisrael by Israel Hopstein of Kozhnitz
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2025-04-22
72 min
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