"When Breath Becomes Air" Dr. Lucy Kalinithi | Speeches About Loss

The Speech Guys

Episode Rating: 13+ for a few instances of mild language and a few brief references to sex within the context of marriage Welcome to episode #37 of the Speech Guys! (Yes, we keep our episode number secret because... just because.) Matt's the speech picker and Dr. Lucy Kalinithi is the speech-giver in her June 2017 TED talk on navigating the experience of losing her husband, father to their child, Cady, and fellow medical professional, Paul, to lung cancer. Mike contrasts Kalinithi's perspective on suffering as a mode for living with more traditional paths of avoiding pain or treating a cancer prognosis as strictly one of competition. Matt discusses how practicing setting aside our egos could get us better at dying. Landon shares his thoughts on the quality versus quantity of life question. Each of the SGs get vulnerable and answer, "What would you do if you just got off work and learned you were going to die at midnight?", for the Final Bell question. Listen to the full speech here: https://youtu.be/U5-yBjKKicA Thumbnail photo comes from paulkalinithi.com. Fact check: The article URL posted below clarifies Paul's religious position. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/paul-kalanithi-why-i-gave-up-on-atheism Fact check: The gentleman who purportedly never slept is named, "Albert Herpin".