What if Today Was Your Last Day? How to Live More Fully in the Time We Have Left

About this episode

The episode discusses common regrets people have at the end of their lives and encourages listeners to live more fully.

Send us Fan Mail Bronnie Ware, a palliative care nurse, deeply impacted by her patients’ last reflections, identified five regrets common at life’s end. These include: “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”“I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.”“I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.”“I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”“I wish that I had let myself be happier.”Link for listeners: You can read the original article, Regre...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Gaitan

Topics covered

• regrets
• life reflections
• living fully
• palliative care
• self-improvement

Keywords

• regrets
• palliative care
• Bronnie Ware
• self-improvement
• life reflections

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