A Living Loss

This week, we're sharing a special episode of The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos. On The Happiness Lab, Laurie shares evidence-based research that will challenge what you think it means to live a happy life. You’ll hear inspiring and surprising stories that will make you think differently about your own happiness. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Laurie talks to Julia herself about the eight pillars of grieving, and strategies we can all use to help us navigate grief more effectively.This season, Laurie is helping listeners navigate something most of us avoid: bad feelings. Many of us assume that we can only be happy if we push aside emotions like stress, sadness, and anger. But what if instead of suppressing our nastiest emotions, we could find power in them to improve our well-being? Joining her are leading experts like Brené Brown and Adam Grant who share practical tips to put guilt, anxiety, and burnout to good use in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Rahul Jandial joins Julia for the final episode of A Living Loss. As a brain surgeon he has seen people at their most vulnerable and he speaks with such openness about the losses he has experienced. Julia and Rahul discuss the experience of moving countries, the loss of relationships and the empathy he has learnt from his patients. It’s a thought-provoking conversation with moments of total rawness. Discussed in the episode: This Too Shall Pass by Julia Samuel, out now, https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Too-Shall-Pass-Beginnings/dp/0241348870 Grief Works by Julia Samuel, out now, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grief-Works-Stories-Death-Surviving/dp/0241270774 Life on a Knife's Edge, by Dr Rahul Jandial, out on 3rd June, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Knifes-Edge-Surgeons-Reflections/dp/0241461820 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Edith Eger joins Julia for episode five of A Living Loss.As a holocaust survivor she has known loss more than most and talks so openly about her experiences in this conversationJulia and Edith discuss the experience of Auschwitz, the racism she continues to experience and why you should never stop fighting.Its a thought provoking conversation with moments of laughter and at times, sadness.If you find any of the subjects in this episode difficult, these links below may provide you with support:jewishcare.org/how-we-can-help-you/services/holocaust-survivors-and-refugeebacp.co.ukUKCP.co.ukmind.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julia is joined by author Johann Hari for episode four of A Living Loss. In this episode Julia and Johann talk about the heartache of first love, dealing with depression, witnessing addiction at a young age and coping with a family member with Dementia. If any of the issues brought up by this interview affected you do find support in the following places:mind.co.ukdementiauk.orgbacp.co.uksamaritans.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.