Do You Stand Life Support?

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"It was kind of like a daily check in, did she make it through the night? And i was talking to the doctors a lot during this period," he says. "The best case for your maam, is that if she recovers and gets off of this, she's in a nursing home for the rest of her life", one doctor told him. He ultimately decided not to keep his mother on life support because 'she didn't want to live in this world'

Death is universal part of the human experience. During our lives, we often must confront the painful reality of death around us, and eventually, we face that reality ourselves.

What's odd is that despite death being at the core of the human experience, many people avoid talking or thinking about it. So when people pass away or we face a health scare that brings us into contact with the fragility of life, we often don't know what to do.

In this episode, Calvin shares his experience with the death of two close loved ones: his mentor and his mom. He dives into the depths of those experiences, whether it's choosing to take his mother off life support or the psychedelic experience that helped him process his guilt. And most importantly, he shares what he's learned from years of grieving.

We hope this episode serves as a jumping off point for people to speak more openly about death and to connect with the many people that have lost a close loved one.

As a disclaimer: If you are unable to listen to difficult topics like suicide, mental health, or sexual abuse, please do not listen to this episode.

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