Dr. Joshua John‑Ram Schacter urges listeners to speak up when they notice a friend’s health or lifestyle is declining, framing such conversations as acts of love. He uses a personal anecdote about a longtime athletic friend whose accumulating lifestyle choices are causing concern and encourages listeners to lovingly mention health concerns to friends.
If you got a friend that you think is slowing down a little bit and that's something that you know that that's not a way that they would want to live mention it. I think the most loving, the best thing that you can do for a friend sometimes is to say, hey man, please, please look at your health. It's really hard to watch your friend suffer in health. I have one of my best friends amazing guy's always been a really good athlete a little heavier guy but I'm starting to watch some of his lifestyle choices accumulate. It's really rough because that's my buddy we'd like to be around to make each other irritated. I'd like to have him around to piss me off. I think that's a conversation that I hope that listeners can have with their friends. If you got a friend that you think is slowing down a little bit and that's something that you know that that's not a way that they would want to live mention.
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