{"id":82412,"date":"2025-01-15T07:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stillbeingmolly.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=82412"},"modified":"2025-01-14T19:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T00:25:10","slug":"427-this-changes-everything-on-cancer-fear-laughter-lament-with-tyler-merritt","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.stillbeingmolly.com\/podcast-archive\/427-this-changes-everything-on-cancer-fear-laughter-lament-with-tyler-merritt\/","title":{"rendered":"#427 This Changes Everything: On Cancer, Fear, Laughter &amp; Lament with Tyler Merritt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stillbeingmolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tylermerrittCopy-of-INSTA-POST-POD-TEMPLATES-730x730.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82413\" 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We are back with my good friend Tyler Merritt today, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stillbeingmolly.com\/podcast-archive\/tyler-merritt\/\">has been on the show before.<\/a> Tyler is a Nashville-based actor, author, musician, activist, cancer survivor, and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/thetylermerrittproject.com\/\">The Tyler Merritt Project.<\/a> He\u2019s appeared in shows like Netflix\u2019s <em>Outer Banks<\/em>, Marvel\u2019s <em>Falcon and the Winter Soldier<\/em>, and NBC\u2019s <em>Young Rock<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyler is also the author of the bestselling memoir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/tyler-merritt\/i-take-my-coffee-black\/9781546029410\/?lens=worthy\"><em>I Take My Coffee Black<\/em><\/a> and the children\u2019s book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Door-Made-Me-Tyler-Merritt\/dp\/1546012567\"><em>A Door Made for Me<\/em>.<\/a> I\u2019m thrilled to have him back on the show today to talk about his new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/This-Changes-Everything-Surprisingly-Cancer\/dp\/1546006966\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MBvXiBQUBT5igS332MuWpekd-gtiMHrnaKvHrVnGNpwH4WPt5u7hOANGNUVxTvz5HvTtLvJD8GfS5wCquTB_aL7pBm-Ek0idYs1YsAlKCfo.stQM5_tK2uiKDSYSRG78Pdi4S2JQQRA9bBZE89IIoqo&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;hvadid=711649469928&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9010436&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=2498081942522507567&amp;hvtargid=kwd-2362732444461&amp;hydadcr=22598_13493332&amp;keywords=this+changes+everything+tyler+merritt&amp;qid=1736888505&amp;sr=8-1\"><em>This Changes Everything: A Surprisingly Funny Story About Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don\u2019t Talk About<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyler is a true light in this world, and this conversation is packed with depth, vulnerability, and lots of laughs. I\u2019m honored to have him back to share more of his story, and I know you\u2019ll walk away with so much from this conversation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>2:26<\/span> \u2013 Tyler 201<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tyler\u2019s second book birthday!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The positive response to his first book<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acting projects and walking through cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyler\u2019s stance on Coca-Cola<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span>11:31<\/span> \u2013 Finding Peace In The Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tyler\u2019s advice for someone struggling to live in the present<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Living in your life right now<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigating fear and anxiety about the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span>22:07<\/span> \u2013 Facing Fear And Living Well<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why humor has been such a powerful tool for Tyler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confronting your fears head on<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Living well and loving fully<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span>32:33<\/span> \u2013 Learning To Lament<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The importance of true grief<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The legacy Tyler hopes <em>This Changes Everything<\/em> leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Getting your copy of Tyler\u2019s book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>FEATURED QUOTES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s a thing I think sometimes that we associate with, <em>oh my gosh, how much time do we have left? What&#8217;s going to happen after I&#8217;m gone?<\/em> and not really taking the moment to go, <em>I&#8217;m still here right now, and I&#8217;m so, so radically thankful that that&#8217;s a thing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf tomorrow, God forbid, I was no longer here, did I love well while I was here? Did I serve well up until the very last moment?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are some things I can&#8217;t change, right? But while I&#8217;m here and I have the tangible moments to do these things now, I can bring as much goodness as I can into the moments that I currently exist in, and that can be my stronghold on the fear that I might see coming against me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Tyler:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tyler Merritt Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-tyler-merritt-project wp-block-embed-the-tyler-merritt-project\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"lT7WHzkibf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thetylermerrittproject.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; The Tyler Merritt Project\" src=\"https:\/\/thetylermerrittproject.com\/embed\/#?secret=edC8QQxQC9#?secret=lT7WHzkibf\" data-secret=\"lT7WHzkibf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your copy of <em>This Changes Everything<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This Changes Everything: A Surprisingly Funny Story About Race, Cancer, Faith, and Other Things We Don\u2019t Talk About\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"720\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_qOIdhBlmxldkYH&#038;asin=1546006966&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyler\u2019s other books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-tyler-merritt-project wp-block-embed-the-tyler-merritt-project\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ArwtblWUYR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thetylermerrittproject.com\/book\/\">Book<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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