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Amanpour and Company

How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair? David Brooks on Loss

Season 2023 Episode 5173 | 17m 45s

New York Times columnist David Brooks lost his lifelong friend Peter to suicide last April, three years after he was diagnosed with clinical depression. Brooks has detailed what he learned from Peter’s journey in his latest column, “How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?” He joins Hari Sreenivasan to share some of these lessons.

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Episode: S2025 E8069 | 55:41
Watch • 55:43
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