Being With What Makes Us Human: 4 Existential Stressors & How we COPE with Maggie Bittman

About this episode

The episode explores four universal existential stressors and how facing them can connect us as human beings.

Send a text What if the things that stress us most are also what connect us as human beings? In this powerful episode, we sit down with seasoned psychotherapist and wise guide Maggie Bittman, who brings over four decades of clinical expertise to help us explore four universal stressors—those deep, existential questions we all face but rarely name. Together, we unpack how to be with themes like uncertainty, loss, choice, and isolation… and how facing them with honesty and compassion can lead t...

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Raymond

Guest: Maggie Bittman

Topics covered

• existential stressors
• human connection
• psychotherapy
• uncertainty
• loss
• choice
• isolation

Keywords

• existential questions
• stress
• psychotherapy
• human experience
• compassion
• mental health

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