Steven Tiabbi on The Importance of Being Grateful
Original Airdates: May 22-24, 2020
TVC 495.1: A return appearance by author Steven Taibbi (Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of My Heart). Born with a cyanotic heart and three birth defects, Steven has spent much of his life in and out of hospitals receiving treatment for these and other medical conditions, including two open heart surgeries and two heart transplants.
Since his last visit to our program, Steven had a chance to meet the family of the man whose heart he received in his second heart transplant procedure. Statistically, only 3 percent of donor families answer any correspondence from recipients, let alone meet them. This segment was recorded in February 2020, prior to the national lockdown.
Steven Tiabbi on Living with Complex Trauma
Original Airdates: May 22-24, 2020
TVC 495.2: Part 2 of our conversation with Steven Taibbi, author of Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of My Heart. Born with a cyanotic heart and three birth defects, Steven has spent much of his life in and out of hospitals receiving treatment for these and other medical conditions, including two open heart surgeries and two heart transplants. In this segment Steven talks about the difference between complex trauma and PTSD.
The Personal Power of Dr. Ruth
Original Airdates: May 22-24, 2020
TVC 495.3: Steven Taibbi, author of Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of My Heart, talks to Ed about his experience working in television, which includes producing daytime talk shows hosted Joan Lunden and Dr. Ruth Westheimer and the personal power exhibited by both Dr. Ruth and former President Richard Nixon. Other topics in this segment include coping strategies for living with serious illness.
