118. I have 16,715 days to live—and other news on antidepressant withdrawal.

STAR*D, The Awed Life Podcast, and Why Science Does Not Disprove God

Hi friends,

When you’re reading this, I will be on my way to another continent to celebrate both my mom’s and my birthdays. And on the day of my birthday—February 1—I will have 16,715 more days to live. 

Maybe. Hopefully.

My father died suddenly when he was 54. That means he was halfway through at 27 and still had 13 years of living before I came along. I …