Creating Space To Stand in Truth

By Rohan Gunatillake

“We all die.” The thought runs through my mind as a 6-year-old, but it’s simply too much to comprehend. At 15, the full weight of it hits me, when my father passes away. In trying to feel my grief, I’m met with a tsunami of well-intentioned “It’s okay”s that threaten to suffocate me. Finally, one person, a teacher, lets a little air into my life–it’s a breath, a space to live. And this space is one that I, now a psychologist and author, try to re-create for my own son.

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Susan David

Susan David, Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading management thinkers and an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist. Her TED Talk on the topic of emotional agility has been seen by more than 10 million people. She is a frequent contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal and often appears on national radio and television. Learn more.

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