Blue Sky Celebrates it’s Milestone 50th Episode and National Optimism Month with Author and Speaker Kelly Corrigan – On Neuroscience, Wonder, and “Lightning Strikes”
Blue Sky, the podcast hosted by Bill Burke of The Optimism Institute , kicks off National Optimism Month with its milestone 50th episode featuring celebrated author and PBS’s Tell Me More host, , Kelly Corrigan. Described by Oprah Magazine as “the voice of a generation,” and Huffington Post as “our poet laureate of the world.” Kelly brings her unique perspective on life’s challenges and the beauty of maintaining optimism through it all.
In this special episode, Bill and Kelly start from childhood, weaving their way to current day, where they embark on a conversation that touches on tragedy, adversity, and the transformative power of a positive outlook.Their conversion illuminates the transformative power of optimism and intellectual humility, and how neuroscience can lead to breakthroughs for our mental health.They discuss Kelly’s cancer diagnosis, the importance of civil discourse, and how community is built through tragedy.
Bill Burke, founder of The Optimism Institute and a seasoned media executive, brings his wealth of experience and a lifelong commitment to optimism to every episode of Blue Sky. Having navigated an impressive career, from CEO of The Weather Channel Companies to co-authoring Ted Turner’s autobiography and beyond, Bill’s vision for the podcast is to showcase stories and insights that inspire hope and positivity.
This episode with Kelly Corrigan is a testament to Blue Sky’s commitment to exploring the depths of human resilience. It will make even the most pessimistic listener question their worldview, not because of the luck and ease with which Kelly moves through the world, but because of the adversity she’s endured and the honesty she shares. And through it all, she remains optimistic.
“I think maybe the point is to be fully used up by the end…Every experience you’ve ever had is coming into your life [is in] one way or another in service of some other person’s latest bump… the upshot of all of your hardest days is that you would be in service in new ways.”
This National Optimism Month, listen to this landmark episode of Blue Sky wherever you get your podcasts. For more information and to learn about The Optimism Institute, visit https://www.theoptimisminstitute.com/.
About Blue Sky: Blue Sky is a podcast meant to inspire people with an optimistic and hopeful vision of the world and our future. Hosted by Bill Burke, founder of The Optimism Institute, this weekly podcast features inspiring leaders, authors, researchers, and big thinkers who are taking on some of our world’s toughest challenges with an infectious sense of optimism. Blue Sky takes its name from the meditation reminder that there’s always blue sky above, sometimes you just have to get your head above the clouds to see it.
