Pain Strengthens the Heart

CJ Liu interviews Andy Chaleff on his book “The Last Letter”. Andy shares his experiences of writing letters with people across the US. What are the most painful letters that people wrote? What did Andy learn about pain and how did it result in deepening his compassion?

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Andy Chaleff’s book, The Last Letter, is a thirty-year journey to make peace with the past. Andy was born into a family with a loving mother and a violent father. His mother was his rock, his safe place, the person he cherished most. Soon after he graduated high school, she was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Plunged into a deep depression, he spent the next two decades running away from his pain. Eventually, his pain caught up with him. He was forced to confront it once and for all. What he discovered in his healing process is that suffering can be a profound source of guidance and comfort. For much of his life, sadness sabotaged and crippled him. But he learned to transform it into vulnerability and then action. With piercing clarity and refreshing honesty, Andy shares his story to inspire readers to embrace pain and surrender to reality as it is, with all the healing, love, happiness, peace, and freedom that brings.

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