DiscoverBefore You Kill Yourself: a suicide prevention podcast.The misunderstanding of STONER and maybe people like us (contains spoilers)
The misunderstanding of STONER and maybe people like us (contains spoilers)

The misunderstanding of STONER and maybe people like us (contains spoilers)

Update: 2025-09-01
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THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE BOOK "STONER" BY JOHN WILLIAMS

SPOILERS...

In this heartfelt episode, we explore:

  • How the novel Stoner reveals the hidden emotional lives so many of us carry
  • Why Stoner’s death from esophageal cancer symbolizes the suffocation of unexpressed emotions
  • The myth that stoicism means emotional emptiness — and the truth about deep-feeling people
  • How modern culture still struggles to make space for slow, messy, real emotions
  • Ways we can start building small spaces of emotional honesty, connection, and healing


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In the US: 

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The misunderstanding of STONER and maybe people like us (contains spoilers)

The misunderstanding of STONER and maybe people like us (contains spoilers)