#208 – Tragedy, grief, healing, and finding happiness | Kelsey Chittick
“There’s just a real relief when you stop wishing it was different, whatever it is.” —Kelsey Chittick
A suicide safety net at the Golden Gate Bridge
A juxtaposition of beauty and tragedy
#195 – Freedom, PTSD, war, and life through an evolutionary lens | Sebastian Junger
“If you experience that [equality of all people], you do not want to give it up. And that’s one of the things that soldiers experience in combat with each other in a platoon.” – Sebastian Junger
#191 – Revolutionizing our understanding of mental illness with optogenetics | Karl Deisseroth M.D., Ph.D.
“It turns out that behavioral states that mammals have, they can be cleanly broken apart into these features, and we could show that with optogenetics.” —Karl Deisseroth
#190 – Paul Conti, M.D.: How to heal from trauma and break the cycle of shame
“Trauma changes the instrument that we use to understand our trauma. It’s changing our brain.” —Paul Conti
How do you move forward after making a fatal mistake?
Accepting the limits of personal control
#172 – Esther Perel: The effects of trauma, the role of narratives in shaping our worldview, and why we need to accept uncomfortable emotions
“I don’t fundamentally believe that one can know oneself without knowing oneself in relationship to others.” —Esther Perel
#168 – Hugh Jackman: Reflections on acting, identity, personal transformation, and the significance of being Wolverine
“The world will always need people who are going to do what they love. But know when enough is enough. More is not always better in terms of consuming or just achievement. Be disciplined about doing less.” —Hugh Jackman
#122 – Lori Gottlieb: Understanding pain, therapeutic breakthroughs, and keys to enduring emotional health
“Change happens gradually, then suddenly.” — Lori Gottlieb
#119 – Terry Real: Breaking the cycle of shame, anger, and depression
“Family pathology rolls from generation to generation like a fire in the woods taking down everything in its path until one person, in one generation, has the courage to turn and face the flames. That person brings peace to his ancestors and spares the children that follow.” — Terry Real