The Surprising Benefits of Disappointment + How to Embrace Disappointment & Use It to Your Advantage

In a recent podcast (episode #392), I talked about managing feelings of disappointment before they negatively affect our mental wellbeing.

Disappointment is the feeling we get when an expectation that we have isn’t met. It is an emotional signal, a messenger, telling us that something is out of balance in our lives — what we want doesn’t reflect our reality.

If we take the time to analyze feelings of disappointment, we will notice they…