Ten Percent Happier
May 16, 2022

#449. Loss is Inevitable. Here’s How to Handle It | Kathryn Schulz

There is an unstoppable flow of gain and loss within our lives. 

Processing this flow helps us to develop equanimity. In this conversation, Pulitzer Prize-winner and New Yorker staff writer Kathryn Schulz discusses her new book Lost and Found: A Memoir, in which she explores experiencing both a huge loss, then a huge gain, and how to live in a world where both happiness and pain commingle. 

In this episode we talk about: 

  • How humans experience grief
  • A gift you can give to the grieving
  • Why she loves the clichés that remind us to enjoy the moment
  • Her broad understanding of the term “loss”
  • Why the key word in ‘lost and found’ is: “and” 
  • What she’s learned about compromising in relationships

Where to find Kathryn Schulz online: 

Website: www.kathrynschulz.com

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