Jaycee and Soeuraya are joined by Suleika Jaouad.

Suleika is a writer and motivational speaker best known for her Emmy-award winning column,  Life, Interrupted,  in The New York Times and her TED Talk, "What Almost Dying Taught Me About Living".

Suleika shares the story of her diagnosis, her cross-country road trip on the other side of it, and the connective powers of writing.

Her new best selling memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, is out now wherever books are sold. You can find her Isolation Journal Prompts and Studio visits here and keep up with Suleika on instagram @suleikajaouad.

To keep up with the hosts of the episode, you can follow Jaycee @jayceegossett and Soeuraya @rawbabysugar.