
IT’S TIME TO HAVE AN HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT SOMETHING SO MANY OF US ARE AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT. YET IT’S SOMETHING WE ARE ALL GOING TO FACE AT SOME POINT.
WE’RE BREAKING A BIG TABOO TODAY AND TALKING ABOUT DEATH. HOW DO YOU GET OVER SOMEONE WHO HAS DIED?
AS A PHYSICIAN, I HAVE TALKED TO HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS, BUT IT CAN BE A CHALLENGE TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO COMFORT A FAMILY THAT’S LOST A LOVED ONE.
LAST YEAR, THOUGH, I EXPERIENCED LOSS MYSELF, AND IT WAS A POWERFUL AND PROFOUND LESSON. MY FATHER PASSED AWAY AFTER SUFFERING A MASSIVE STROKE. DURING MY TERRIBLE DESPAIR, I CAME TO REALIZE SOMETHING IMPORTANT: DEATH IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF LIFE, SOMETHING WE SHOULD EMBRACE WITHOUT FEAR.
YES… FOR THOSE WHO ARE LEFT BEHIND, THERE IS SADNESS. BUT DEATH SHOULD ALSO BECAUSE
TO CELEBRATE A LIFE WELL-LIVED. AND THAT’S WHAT I REALLY WANT TO EXPLORE IN THIS EPISODE.
I’VE GOT SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS FOR YOU TO MEET — DEEP, PROVOCATIVE THINKERS WITH EXTRAORDINARY AND UPLIFTING STORIES. THEY’LL LIKELY HAVE YOU IN TEARS, BUT SOME WILL ALSO HAVE YOU SMILING.