The only way out is through, but it helps to have a tribe walking with you. Join Jackie Shea as she interviews a guest on a vulnerable, enlightened and sometimes hilarious journey through the ups and downs of navigating some of life's toughest challenges: Illness, trauma and grief. This is a place to relate to the darkest days and be inspired by ultimate triumph. With Jackie's blend of radical empathy, sense of humor, and unflinching willingness to look straight at the truth combined with each of her guests' wide ranging experiences, walk away from each episode informed, connected, with a greater sense of compassion for yourself and others as well as a new set of strategies and tools to help you reach your wellness goals.
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The only way out is through, but it helps to have a tribe walking with you. Join Jackie Shea as she interviews a guest on a vulnerable, enlightened and sometimes hilarious journey through the ups and downs of navigating some of life's toughest challenges: Illness, trauma and grief. This is a place to relate to the darkest days and be inspired by ultimate triumph. With Jackie's blend of radical empathy, sense of humor, and unflinching willingness to look straight at the truth combined with each of her guests' wide ranging experiences, walk away from each episode informed, connected, with a greater sense of compassion for yourself and others as well as a new set of strategies and tools to help you reach your wellness goals.
56. The Life-Saving Power of Friendship with Eva Hagberg Fisher
Healing Out Loud with Jackie Shea
59 minutes 1 second
6 years ago
56. The Life-Saving Power of Friendship with Eva Hagberg Fisher
The Power of Friendship
Eva Hagberg Fisher ( https://www.evahagbergfisher.com/ ) is an author, educator, and media strategist. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wallpaper, Dwell, Wired, Tin House, Guernica, and more. She holds degrees in architecture from Princeton and UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Visual and Narrative culture from UC Berkeley. How To Be Loved, about the life-saving power of friendship, is her debut memoir and was called “stunning” by the New York Times, “dazzling” by publishers weekly, and “surprisingly funny” by most readers.
Discussed in this Episode:
Brain surgeryMast Cell Activation SyndromeMold Toxicity and living in a tent in the desertElusive illness vs. traditionally accepted illnessesHow illness softens a personSurrendering to illnessThe healing power of friendship through illness Facing and healing intimacy issuesThe miracle that occurs when you need to ask for helpVulnerabilityThe need for reassurance and learning to trust yourselfEmotionally abusive relationshipsGrowth through difficult experiences Friendship with others who are sick vs. friendships with those who don't understandHow helpful social media is and the useful tool it is in healingEva's advice to those who don't have as strong of a support networkJudging the sick—we both did! Deep griefHealing illness PTSD with yoga teacher training and EMDR
Resources Mentioned:
How to Be Loved: A Memoir of Lifesaving FriendshipJen Brea's film, UnrestI am Lonely, I am Loved, the essayThe Two Kinds of Decay, the book
Self-Care Tool:
While the power of friendship is transformative and necessary sometimes it's good to have a reminder that you have everything you need already inside of yourself. Eva brings us the practice of placing a heavy hand on our chests in moments of desperation for external support, feeling your chest rise and fall and reminding yourself: I have everything I need inside. You are powerful, my love. Go get 'em.
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How to (Actually) Help a Sick Friend: Codependent to Supportive Lyme disease and How Community Helps us Heal
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With Fun + Love,
Jackie
Healing Out Loud with Jackie Shea
The only way out is through, but it helps to have a tribe walking with you. Join Jackie Shea as she interviews a guest on a vulnerable, enlightened and sometimes hilarious journey through the ups and downs of navigating some of life's toughest challenges: Illness, trauma and grief. This is a place to relate to the darkest days and be inspired by ultimate triumph. With Jackie's blend of radical empathy, sense of humor, and unflinching willingness to look straight at the truth combined with each of her guests' wide ranging experiences, walk away from each episode informed, connected, with a greater sense of compassion for yourself and others as well as a new set of strategies and tools to help you reach your wellness goals.
