10 years after Paul's death
Lucy Kalanithi reflects on grief a full decade after losing her husband, noting that grief evolves rather than disappears.
Snapshot · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Lucy Kalanithi: What Loss Can Teach Us About Living (The Perspective Shift That Changes Everything)
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Jul 1, 2026
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Life After Loss
At 3:20 · chapter starts 1:20
Jay opens by noting the episode was born out of his team's shared memory of books that left an imprint — and When Breath Becomes Air topped that list. He introduces Lucy as both Paul's widow and a physician in her own right, setting the stage for a conversation that spans grief's evolution over a decade, the courage to love again, and what being close to death reveals about being fully alive. A preview clip features Lucy's raw admission: 'I never thought I was going to feel okay,' and Paul's two guiding questions for anyone facing death.
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