When We Die Talks

Anonymous #29 — Can Having Parkinson's Teach You How to Live?

March 18, 2026·42 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This caller grew up without religion, lost their mom to suicide at 13, and spent years in a fear of death so overwhelming they couldn't be around skeletons or eat meat. Then they were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. But somehow, this is not a sad episode. This week's caller is funny, sharp, and genuinely at peace — not because life got easier, but because they stopped waiting for it to. We talk about what it actually felt like to go from debilitating death anxiety to building a community,...

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