Lucy Kalanithi: What Loss Can Teach Us About Living (The Perspective Shift That Changes Everything)

0:0010 years after losing her husband, Lucy joins me to explore what grief looks like after a decade.

0:06He ultimately got the news that he had a chest x-ray that essentially looked like a cloudy sky.

0:12I mean, it was like dense with tumors.

0:14We both knew what it meant.

0:15I never thought I was going to feel okay.

0:18It was like Paul died and I was like, it's all over.

0:21What did being so close to death teach you about life and living?

0:25There's two big questions.

0:26What would be left undone?

0:29And how can I live most fully in the time I have left?

0:36Hey, everyone, welcome back to On Purpose, the place you come to become happier, healthier, and more healed.

0:42Today's guest is Dr.

0:43Lucy Kalanathy.

0:4510 years after losing her husband, best-selling author and neurosurgeon Paul Kalanathy, Lucy joins me to explore what grief looks like after a decade, how love evolves after loss, and what being so close to death can teach us about being fully alive.