A Letter of Consolation

This book by Henri Nouwen was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Elizabeth Lesser. It comes up in conversations about productivity & performance, supplements, trauma & ptsd. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Beloved author Henri Nouwen reflects on the spiritual significance of death and life in this moving meditation dedicated to "all those who suffer the pain that death can bring and who search for new life."

• “there's one by a catholic mystic he's no longer alive on ree nuyen and i think it's called on grief it's a small book and it's a beautiful book”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's a small book and it's a beautiful book”
  Elizabeth Lesser · The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 202101:13:09

  Said during "Elizabeth Lesser on Building Omega Institute, Intentional Communities, & More | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Elizabeth Lesser: Best-selling author and co-founder of the Omega Institute, the renowned retreat and education center in Rhinebeck, New York. Her books include Broken Open, Marrow, and Cassandra Speaks, and she is one of Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul 100. Elizabeth Lesser on founding Omega Institute, intentional communities, grief, and rewriting the myths that shape how women hold power.