Go ahead, feel sorry for yourself – you’ll feel better.  That, according to today’s guest, author and therapist Tina Gilbertson.  Her book Constructive Wallowing: How to Beat Bad Feelings By Letting Yourself Have Them teaches that by learning to accept rather than suppress difficult feelings you’ll gain greater self-understanding and compassion for better lifelong emotional health.  You get yourself back, along with energy to start moving forward in the right direction. This feels great, so you become happier as you heal.