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Timothy Goodman on Creative Life
Season 1 Episode 149
Timothy Goodman has made a great life for himself doing large format art projects like, say, making a basketball court for Kevin Durant, or small for…
2 years, 8 months ago
Thanks For Being Here Jonathan & Jamie's Pop-Pop George
Season 1 Episode 76
Moira O’Connor submitted this 2-part eulogy written and originally read by her nephews Jonathan and Jamie to honor her dad/their grandfather…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Power of Word Choice
Season 1 Episode 104
Thanks to a brilliant TED talk by Baratunde Thurston, I’m thinking about how people tell the story of what’s happened. I also reached out t…
2 years, 8 months ago
How a Person Becomes a Therapist
Season 1 Episode 148
With the demand for excellent mental health care at its all-time peak, it’s a good thing people like Tracy Defina dared to go back to school…
2 years, 8 months ago
Thanks For Being Here Clare Murphy's Essay "Love is Thicker Than Lake Water"
Season 1 Episode 75
High school junior Clare Murphy wrote this touching, personal and evocative essay for a school assignment. It conveys incredible warmth and…
2 years, 8 months ago
Mental Health Check on Picking Other over Self
Season 1 Episode 103
With our hearts in Ukraine, here’s a story to love about a group of caring people in San Francisco in a time of uncertainty who showed the w…
2 years, 8 months ago
Love, Sex and Connection with Dr. Helen Fisher
Season 1 Episode 147
Let’s say this: the number one driver of happiness across time and culture is meaningful connection to others. So how do you get it and how …
2 years, 8 months ago
Thanks For Being Here Stewart Barry's Eulogy for His Dad Walter
Season 1 Episode 74
A touching eulogy for Walter Barry, written by his son Stewart (“Bear Bear"). This is a beautiful tale of family bonds, of three sons who l…
2 years, 8 months ago
Little Things That Create a Big, Beautiful Life
Season 1 Episode 102
Sometimes, the only way to figure out what truly makes a life worthwhile is to get out there and “do it”. Yale student Cooper Newsom wrote …
2 years, 9 months ago
Kelly's Life Worth Living Takeaways
Season 1 Episode 146
In this final episode of our Life Worth Living series, Kelly reflects on some of her favorite book club moments with Claire Danes and Kate B…
2 years, 9 months ago