Rich sits down with Emmy-award-winning, NYT bestselling writer Suleika Jaouad to talk about navigating cancer, living a creative life, and her Netflix documentary, American Symphony. To read more about Suleika and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll807

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00:00:00 Intro
00:03:05 Navigating life during treatment
00:05:55 The shock of a leukemia diagnosis at 22
00:08:32 Struggling with identity and ambition during illness
00:12:35 Finding purpose through creativity and writing
00:18:30 Challenging traditional narratives of illness
00:22:48 Embracing the in-between spaces of life
00:24:02 Struggling with moving on after treatment
00:25:13 Finding Rituals
00:26:12 Sponsor Break
00:27:18 PTSD Diagnosis
00:28:23 Lack of Support
00:28:52 Creating Support
00:29:34 Blogging Journey
00:32:04 Challenges of Writing
00:34:18 Visiting Strangers
00:38:40 Struggle with Vulnerability
00:41:17 Impact of Book and TED Talk
00:46:03 Facing Relapse
00:48:37 Fear of Relapse
00:49:41 Misdiagnosis
00:50:56 The biopsy
00:52:41 Diagnosis and relief
00:54:38 American Symphony
00:56:17 Making the film
00:59:36 Vulnerability and creativity
01:01:10 Ad Break
01:02:41 John's commitment
01:13:25 Suleika's creative process
01:18:25 Finding peace
01:18:39 The allowing and surrender
01:19:18 The inevitability of creativity
01:20:31 The surprise and manifestation in writing
01:22:32 The power of manifestation
01:24:50 Embracing limitations and finding meaning
01:27:54 Navigating uncertainty and living in the present
01:34:44 Living in the in-between
01:37:09 Transforming darkness into light
01:41:26 Facing fear and embracing creativity
01:42:24 Embracing ambiguity and improvisation
01:43:19 Reimagining survival as a creative act
01:46:36 Surrendering to the Power Outage
01:47:47 Navigating Change
01:48:27 Finding Agency in Response
01:49:25 Embracing the Journey of Response
01:51:38 Expressing Gratitude and Love
01:52:04 Podcast Closing and Support

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