How do you bring up difficult topics—especially when it involves a loved one? In this episode, Emerson Whitney, author of the book O Mother, talks about the grief of losing his mom to suicide. Emerson shares delicate topics such as growing up neurodivergent with ADHD and autism and how he continues to show up as his authentic self. Then Emerson and Chris discuss finding community and how to cultivate more joyful friendships.Featured guest<ul><li>Follow Emerson Whitney on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emersonwhitney__/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and at <a href="https://emersonwhitney.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://emersonwhitney.com/</a></li><li>Buy <a href="https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/o-mother" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">O Mother</a></li></ul>Connect with the team<ul><li>Follow Chris on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrisiduffy/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and at <a href="https://chrisduffycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chrisduffycomedy.com</a></li><li>Buy Chris’ book, <a href="https://t.ted.com/ZGuYfcL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Humor Me</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TEDPods" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TEDPods</a></li><li>Follow TED on <a href="https://x.com/TEDTalks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TED" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a></li></ul>For the full text transcript, visit <a href="https://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">go.ted.com/BHTranscripts</a>Fill out our survey at <a href="https://bit.ly/BHSurvey6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/BHSurvey6</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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