What do we do when we’ve done everything “right” and our efforts don't bring our desired results?

This week I speak with Tom, who just received news that his cancer has progressed, despite his many efforts to reverse it.

What unfolds is an honest, grounded, and compassionate exploration of what it means to face the limits of control.

Together, we explore the emotional complexity of serious illness: anger, grief, fear, hope, and the tension between spiritual beliefs about healing and the reality of the human body.

This conversation gently challenges the idea that we can think, feel, or heal our way out of suffering, and offers a more grounded, humane alternative.

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