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There is no “grief starter pack” (w/ Michael Cruz Kayne)

2023/1/9
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Chris Duffy: 本期节目探讨了悲伤的主题，以及人们在面对悲伤时如何沟通和表达。节目嘉宾Michael Cruz-Kayne分享了他失去孩子的经历，以及他如何通过喜剧和公开谈论悲伤来进行疗愈。Chris Duffy也分享了自己在面对悲伤时不知所措的感受，以及他从Michael Cruz-Kayne的经历中获得的启发。 Michael Cruz-Kayne: 节目中，Michael Cruz-Kayne详细讲述了他儿子Fisher在出生一个月后夭折的经历，以及他多年来如何压抑悲伤，直到后来才开始公开谈论。他分享了在社交媒体上分享悲伤经历后，收到了许多来自陌生人的支持和共鸣，这让他意识到悲伤并非个体独有的经历，而是人类共同的情感。他认为，公开谈论悲伤有助于疗愈，并能帮助人们建立联系。他还谈到了在喜剧表演中融入悲伤主题的尝试，以及他如何从人们在面对悲伤时的不当反应中找到幽默的点。他认为，真诚和坦诚能够使喜剧更加深刻，并能更好地与观众产生共鸣。Michael Cruz-Kayne还分享了他与妻子和孩子的相处方式，以及他如何帮助孩子们理解和处理悲伤。他认为，坦诚地面对悲伤，并允许自己和孩子表达悲伤的情绪，是帮助孩子们处理悲伤的关键。 Chris Duffy: Chris Duffy作为节目主持人，分享了他对悲伤的理解和感受，以及他从Michael Cruz-Kayne的经历中获得的启发。他认为，人们常常回避悲伤话题，可能是出于尊重，也可能是出于对自身恐惧的回避。他赞赏Michael Cruz-Kayne公开分享悲伤经历的勇气，并认为这能够给人们带来慰藉，让他们知道自己并不孤单。他同时也分享了自己在面对亲人疾病时所经历的悲伤，以及他如何通过与朋友和家人的沟通来进行疗愈。他认为，分享悲伤的经历能够帮助人们建立联系，并能让人们意识到自己并不孤单。

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Michael Cruz-Cain discusses the challenges of talking about grief and how he uses humor and openness to cope with the loss of his son.

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There’s one thing that connects all living beings – an experience so profound yet so common. Today’s guest, Michael Cruz Kayne says it best: “It's gonna happen to you, to the people you love – even to the people you hate. Whether we like it or not, we are going to die. For sure.” Yet despite its inevitability, it can be so hard for us to speak about death and loss. So how can we begin to open up about grief, and show up for others who are experiencing it? Michael is a writer, comedian, and the host of the podcast “A Good Cry”. Michael’s son Fisher died when he was just days old. In this episode, Michael talks about his experience and how talking about his emotions helped him heal, and shares times when humor was -- and wasn’t -- able to capture the ineffable seemingly-endless experience of loss. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts)