When something awful happens, most of us ask why me, as in, what did we do to deserve this. In this fierce, funny, wisdompacked talk, she challenges us to think beyond the divide between sick and well, asking. Anita moorjani is an international speaker and author of the new york times best selling book dying to be me. But maybe were looking at this question from the wrong angle. Dying to be me couples therapy nj marriage counseling. This is a book that definitely makes the case that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. You know, one anita moorjani on dying to be me at tedxbayarea full transcript read more.
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