How to Tell If You Are Dying With Cardiologists Chris Kelly and Mark Eisenberg
We spend a lot of time worrying about death — our own and the death of those we love. This week we will take a look at our deeply rooted fears and assumptions about death and see if we can reduce some of our worry about it.
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In this episode
Interview with Chris Kelly and Mark Eisenberg (2:00 -26: 30)
Chris Kelly and Mark Eisenberg are the authors of Am I Dying ?: A Complete Guide to Your Symptoms – and What to Do Next . Their patients come to them with millions of different ailments, but the one question that patients ask them the most, regardless of symptoms, is “Am I dying ?!”
Tell us something we don’t know: Koshin Paley Allison (27:26 – 40:01)
The Zen monk Koshin Paley Ellison tells us about how we think about death and dying, how we can help without becoming emotionally and spiritually drained, and how we learn a lot about how to live by talking to dying people.
Update of the week with Chris Kelly and Mark Eisenberg (41:34 – 47:47)
Every week we talk about one tiny thing that matters a lot in our lives. Melissa loves the Chrome Extension Checker Plus for Gmail deeply and steadily this week; Mark just tries to sleep all night without getting into the bathroom; Chris pushed the phone away from the bed at night; and Alice has her new favorite podcast .