THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE BOOK "STONER" BY JOHN WILLIAMS

SPOILERS...

In this heartfelt episode, we explore:

• How the novel Stoner reveals the hidden emotional lives so many of us carry
• Why Stoner’s death from esophageal cancer symbolizes the suffocation of unexpressed emotions
• The myth that stoicism means emotional emptiness — and the truth about deep-feeling people
• How modern culture still struggles to make space for slow, messy, real emotions
• Ways we can start building small spaces of emotional honesty, connection, and healing

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In the US: 

Crisis Text Line: Text CRISIS to 741741 for free, confidential crisis counseling. 

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