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Christen O'Brien

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Jan 18, 2019

What It Felt Like to Almost Die

My near-death experience taught me not to fear those final moments

What It Felt Like to Almost Die

Christen O'Brien

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Aug 27, 2021

My Brush with Anthony Bourdain

“Tony wears fucking espadrilles now!”, she said to me as the three of us huddled together at the after-party, her voice laden with humor…

My Brush with Anthony Bourdain

Christen O'Brien

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Aug 18, 2021

As I Stood on the Edge of Death

Realizing I was dying was like being pushed into a pool. No sliver, no ounce, no existence of control. I kept my story secret for a…

As I Stood on the Edge of Death

Christen O'Brien

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May 17, 2021

How to Lose Your Best Friend

No one tells you what it’s like to put your dog down, to hold your best friend as they take their last breath. Here’s what no one told me…

How to Lose Your Best Friend

Christen O'Brien

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Dec 12, 2020

The Truth About His Divorce

The beginning of the actual divorce long predated the beginning of the legal one. You could say it started when his business sank into…

The Truth About His Divorce

Christen O'Brien

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Jul 11, 2020

We Are Made of Stars: A Look at Human Ashes Under a High Powered Microscope

Everything changed for Gabriela Reyes Fuchs the day she got that phone call from her Father. A physician who saved many lives during his…

We Are Made of Stars: A Look at Human Ashes Under a High Powered Microscope

Christen O'Brien

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Jun 10, 2020

I Ignored My White Privilege in a Mixed Race Family

In my high school class, I was the only white O’Brien. My Aunt Judy had adopted seven children from Brazil many years earlier, two of whom…

I Ignored My White Privilege in a Mixed Race Family

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May 29, 2020

My Dog Lay With Me at the Hour of My Death

She helped me survive with a new understanding of the world around us

A black and white photo of the author’s shadow along with her dog’s shadow.

Christen O'Brien

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Apr 11, 2020

We’re All Living in a Spaceship Now: The Oddity of Our Pandemic POV

“This is Major Tom to Ground Control I’m steppin’ through the door And I’m floating in the most peculiar way And the stars look very…

We’re All Living in a Spaceship Now: The Oddity of Our Pandemic POV

Christen O'Brien

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Jan 29, 2020

Why We Struggle to Talk About Death

It wasn’t until I almost died that I began to understand death. After surviving a massive pulmonary embolism that the E.R. physician…

Why We Struggle to Talk About Death

Christen O'Brien

Christen O'Brien

Writer & Collector of life stories. Work featured on The Today Show, NYT, CNN, MSNBC, Medium. Documentary coming out 2022. (www.christenobrien.com)

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