Ep 51 - Patrick Stafford - The Realist Part

About this episode

Patrick Stafford discusses his experiences with kidney disease and how it has shaped his life and creativity.

Patrick Stafford is an actor who has been navigating a serious kidney disease for most of his life. This month, he underwent a second life-saving kidney transplant. He discusses how an early relationship to his mortality affected his life and his creativity, and what it is like to live in a world where most people are in denial about the fragility of life that he has become intimate with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Patrick Stafford

Topics covered

• kidney disease
• mortality
• creativity
• life experiences
• transplant
• fragility of life

Keywords

• kidney transplant
• mortality
• creativity
• life fragility
• health challenges

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