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Frank Bruni: “Almost all of the difficulties we deal with are not visible to the naked eye.”

Bruni, a New York Times columnist and bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how nearly going blind helped him see more clearly, plus:

- How to mentally recover from an invisible illness (~11:41)

- How to feel empowered about your health (~13:54)

- How to deeply connect with others on social media (~19:22)

- How to be an independent thinker (~24:39)

- How to have a productive conversation about health care & politics (~30:25)

Referenced in the episode:

- Bruni's book, The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found.

- mbg's Invisible Illness series.

- NAION Facebook support group.

- Bruni's New York Times article on his NAION diagnosis.

- Bruni's New York Times article, "Our Tribalism Will Be the Death of Us."

- Watch Bruni on Real Time With Bill Maher.

- Read Bruni's newsletter.

- Crown Shy.

- 4 Charles Prime Rib.

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