About this episode
Dr. Joe Luciani explores the uncomfortable truths about life and priorities through the lens of a visit to Rome's bone church.
In this Self-Coaching episode, I take you inside Rome’s infamous “bone church,” a place that forced me to confront a truth we all quietly avoid: life is short. But this isn’t about death—it’s about how we live. Why do we push certain thoughts away? And what happens when we stop running from them? You may find parts of this unsettling—I did—but what lies on the other side of that discomfort may surprise you. Because sometimes, the very thoughts we avoid are the ones that wake us up, sharpen our priorities, and remind us what really matters.
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Joe Luciani
Topics covered
- life
- death
- self-reflection
- priorities
- discomfort
Keywords
- life is short
- self-coaching
- mental health
- discomfort
- priorities
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: bone church
Places: Rome
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