 |
Staying Human with Dr. Vivek MurthyWhat if, instead of looking for quick fixes or life hacks, we asked: what does it take to live a fulfilling life? Author: Vivek Murthy Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
Listen Now...
Atul Gawande: What Dying Teaches Us About How to Live
Monday, 22 June, 2026
Are we paying too much attention to how long we live, and too little to how well we live?For most doctors, the goal is to help patients live as long as possible. But more time and more life aren’t always the same things. In this episode, host Dr. Vivek Murthy and guest Dr. Atul Gawande, surgeon and author of the landmark book Being Mortal, discuss a question neither of them were trained as doctors: for a patient, what makes life worth living?This conversation is part interview, part friendship, and part shared reckoning with what makes a life worth living. Atul reflects on how Being Mortal reshaped his own understanding of what it means to be a good doctor, and why the most important skill in medicine may be the simple act of asking patients what they actually want from life.Along the way, Vivek and Atul get personal, sharing what it means caring for aging parents, the guilt that comes with it, and the loss of Atul's mother and Vivek's grandmother. They talk about belonging, the future of AI in medicine and the risk of human connection becoming a luxury, and the surprising things that make life meaningful — from chocolate ice cream and football to remembering the score in a ping pong game.This episode is a conversation about what dying can teach us about living, and the questions worth asking the people we love before it's too late.. . . Every episode offers a reflection question inspired by the conversation. Share your thoughts and ideas with us at hello@stayinghuman.us, on our Substack, or leave us a message at 1-833-74-HUMAN. IG @drvivekmurthySubstack vivekmurthy.substack.com/More about your host, Dr. Vivek Murthy https://www.vivekmurthy.com
