Getting Old and Dying is Not for the Faint-Hearted | Mary H.K. Choi

Mary H. K. Choi (author of “Pool House”) joins AJ to discuss why recovery serves as a vital fork in the road and the profound impact of being diagnosed with autism in her 40s. She and AJ critique how TV shows like The Bear consistently get recovery rooms wrong. Mary shares how she’s learned to detach from family baggage by viewing trauma as catching strays rather than direct personal attacks. Mary H. K. Choi and AJ also get into… Recovery as a vital fork in the road The 12-step "free therapy" hack How The Bear gets Al-Anon rooms wrong Diagnosed with autism in your 40s Trauma as "catching strays" The "host organism" of family baggage Forgiveness and the hope for the past Honesty of late-night sleep searches Watch the full episode with Mary H. K. Choi here 👉    • To Write a Book about Family, Mary H. K. C...   #MaryHKChoi #AutismDiagnosis #TheBear #RecoveryTools #TheSmallBow #AlAnon #NewInsights