How to Embrace Uncertainty with Suleika Jaoaud
The One You Feed
Eric Zimmer
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
When Suleika Jaouad received a devastating leukemia diagnosis at the age of 22, her life took a very unexpected turn into adulthood. Viewing her long hospital stay from the lens of a journalist, Suleika began a daily diary, ultimately fashioning her own reflective world. Through her writing, she found not just a lifeline, but a sense of purpose and agency, living out the essence of post-traumatic growth. Suleika's commitment to actively seeking meaning amidst her significant health challenges is an inspiration for anyone dealing with uncertainty in life.
In this episode, you'll be able to:
- Understand how transformation comes with hardship and unpredictability
- Appreciate the role of vulnerability and love in conquering life's hurdles
- Discover how doing something creative can be the key to unlocking suffering
- Know the significance of developing a network built on loving support and empathy
- Learn how to skillfully navigate the ‘in-between’ spaces in life’s journey
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| 0:00.0 | Physical pain is not something that we always have control over. |
| 0:04.2 | Suffering is something we do have agency over to some extent. |
| 0:16.4 | Welcome to the one you feed. |
| 0:18.4 | Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have, |
| 0:22.9 | quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true. |
| 0:28.6 | And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. |
| 0:32.8 | We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. |
| 0:37.6 | We see what we don't have instead of what we do. |
| 0:40.4 | We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. |
| 0:44.0 | But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter. |
| 0:47.4 | It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. |
| 0:52.2 | This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, |
| 0:56.6 | how they feed their good walls. |
| 1:12.1 | Are you hungry for the Inside Scoop of Women's Soccer? |
| 1:14.6 | I'm Sam Ues, and I'm Lynn Williams. |
| 1:16.7 | And we're professional soccer players, best friends, and the hosts of snacks, |
| 1:21.0 | the only women's soccer podcast hosted by active players that gets into the most recent |
| 1:25.0 | news gossip and fun of the end of the cell, the women's national team, |
| 1:28.4 | and the delightful, delicious world of snacks. |
| 1:30.9 | It's a weekly show that features great guests from the world of women's soccer, |
| 1:34.1 | recaps and previews of the biggest matches, and the two of us hanging out with you. |
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