A QUIET LIFE IN 7 STEPS

Susan Cain, the author of QUIET and BITTERSWEET, is a compelling host of this podcast-style audio program. Cain sounds warm, confiding, professional, and confident in her ideas. If listeners are expecting advice on achieving a "quiet life" by taking walks in the woods or reducing their time on social media, this is not that. Instead, in seven episodes, Cain asks listeners to reflect on ways to pursue a creative life, take on or give up leadership roles, address grief and deep-seated emotional pain, find spiritual connection, and more. Cain shares examples from her own life and experiences, and occasionally other voices, like WILD author Cheryl Strayed, chime in to expand on Cain's points. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2024]