Wrap Yourself In A Chrysalis and Turn To Goo

Pull Quote: Reflections from Death, Sex & Money | Jan 5, 2018

When something in your life is changing, the impulse is often to race into the next phase, to lock down what you can control. At least, that's usually my instinct. But that ignores the fact that when something ends in your life, whether it was difficult or wonderful, it takes time to adjust and see what's next. Actor Holland Taylor described this process beautifully when we spoke a few years back.

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Hear more of my conversation with Holland Taylor here. Hannis Brown composed the music for our Pull Quote series.

 

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