David Richman, Author of Cycle of Lives, Explores 15 Individual Emotional Journeys with Cancer and The Importance of Human Connection

Today on the podcast we sit down with David Richman. David is the Author of the new book, Cycle of Lives: 15 People's Stories, 5,000 Miles, and a Journey Through the Emotional Chaos of Cancer. In the book, David explores 15 people’s emotional journeys -- including caregivers, patients, loved ones, and doctors -- and the various traumas in their lives that affected their experience. These stories are interwoven amongst the narrative of David’s solo 5,000-mile bike ride to meet the book participants whom he had been interviewing for a few years. David’s book is inspirational, insightful, and evocative. On this episode, David shares with us portions of the stories in the Cycle of Lives project. He also shares his  passion for inspiring deeper human connection and his own personal journey to this work. We do want to offer a slight trigger warning to anyone who may be sensitive while listening to this episode, since we do discuss various traumas. David’s work further shows that we can all learn and grow from having the courage to share vulnerable stories. We hope you enjoy the episode! To learn more about David you can visit: https://david-richman.com or follow her on Instagram @davidrichman_cycleoflives To learn more about our health coaching subscription service visit: www.patreon.com/courageouswellness Save 20% on Sakara clean boutique and meal delivery with code: xocourageous at checkout!  Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Courageous Wellness! We release new episodes each #WellnessWednesday! You can also follow us on instagram @CourageousWellness and visit our website: www.courageouswellness.net to get in touch.  This episode is brought to you by Milk+Honey.  To receive 15% off your purchase visit www.milkandhoney.com and use code: CWPODCAST (all one word) at checkout! Milk+Honey is a line of non-toxic, effective, and safe bath, body, and skincare products made in small batches in Austin, Texas. We are so excited to partner with Seed! You can save 15% on Seed Synbiotic by using code: courageous15 at checkout. Head to www.seed.com to learn more.  We are so happy to offer our listeners a discount with Recess! To save 15% on all beverages or subscriptions, you can use code "courageous" at checkout when you visit: https://takearecess.co/ We are so happy to offer our listeners 10% off on all Four Sigmatic superfood coffee and elixirs! For 10% off Four Sigmatic products visit https://foursigmatic.com/and use the code: courageous at checkout! Are you interested in becoming a health coach or furthering your nutrition education? We loved our program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and are happy to offer our listeners a discount on tuition! To receive up to $2000 off tuition (for payments in full and $1000 off tuition for payment plans) you can use our name Aly French or Erica Stein when you enroll. To learn more you can also take a Sample Class, check out the Curriculum Guide, or visit the application page to enroll.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices