The speaker discusses the importance of finding a community of people to support you through grief and loss, and how this can help with survival and self-discovery.
The speaker shares how reframing past traumas as opportunities for growth and learning can help with the healing process. Though there may be negative emotions associated with the event, it can be empowering to look back and see how it has shaped who we are today.
The key to making sense of difficult life experiences is to understand their impact and meaning across time, which can cause different types of grief such as grieving over what is not now or what may never be.
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares how she coped with the emotional loss of her father and brother while writing her book, "Good Anxiety," and examines the lessons she has learned about navigating grief and loss from personal experience.
The guest discusses his personal experience with using humor as a defense mechanism and avoidance of emotions to cope with pain. He shares a recent experience where he was in a really bad place, but was able to rely on his ability to withstand pain through comedy to persevere.