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  1. shinichi Post author

    John Littig and Lynne Rosen, NYC self-help couple, die in suicide pact, police say

    CBS/AP

    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57588208/john-littig-and-lynne-rosen-nyc-self-help-couple-die-in-suicide-pact-police-say/

    On a radio show they hosted called “The Pursuit of Happiness,” John Littig and Lynne Rosen urged listeners to embrace spontaneity.

    “So much about life is about impulse,” Littig said on a broadcast this year on an FM station in New York, WBAI. “It’s about doing it right now.”

    A shocking decision the couple made together appeared more methodical: Police say they killed themselves side by side as part of a suicide pact.

    Autopsies found that both Littig, 47, and Rosen, 45, died from asphyxiation after inhaling helium, a spokeswoman for medical examiner’s office said Thursday.

    The bodies were discovered Wednesday on a couch in the couple’s brownstone in Brooklyn.

    In separate suicide notes, Lettig indicated that they were determined to die together, while Rosen apologized to her family, police said. But beyond that, why two people who made a living giving advice on how to lead more fulfilling lives decided to cut short their own wasn’t clear.

    There was no immediate response to a message left Thursday at WBAI.

    “RIP Lynne Rosen + John Littig. Partners on the air and in life,” the station wrote in a tweet.

    The victims were partners in self-help venture called “Why Not Now,” according to their website. The site describes Littig as a motivational speaker, workshop facilitator and personal life coach, and Rosen as a life coach, speaker and consultant.

    Rosen also was the host of “The Pursuit of Happiness,” a once-a-month, hour-long show on the left-leaning WBAI. She was often joined in the Manhattan studio by Littig.

    The pair’s breezy banter about life’s lessons is on display in YouTube postings of the broadcasts. In one, they mull a famous quote, “Do one thing every day that scares you,” attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt.

    “People get scared to make changes and step outside of that comfort zone, right, John?” she says.

    “Stepping outside your comfort zone is very important. Or alternatively you can start to get comfortable with change,” he responds.

    “Yeah! I like that!” she says. “That’s great.”

    And while pondering Albert Einstein’s observation, “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” Littig espouses the virtues of acting on impulse.

    “Intuition, impulse are extraordinarily important things in life,” he says. “You will not be well-served if the impulse is shut down or you think about everything too much. Sometimes you just do it.”

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  2. shinichi Post author

    Lynne Rosen

    Psychotherapist, Consultant, Radio show host

    Brooklyn, New York City

    http://www.lynnerosen.com/

    Why Not Now

    Founded by Lynne Rosen and John Littig, Why Not Now provides focused life coaching designed to help foster and encourage your inner strengths, identify hidden and untapped resources, and put you confidently on the path to designing the life you’ve always wanted to live.

    Radio Show

    The Pursuit of Happiness is a radio show hosted by Lynne Rosen, and frequent co-host John Littig on WBAI 99.5 fm in New York City. The call-in show focuses on self-actualization and personal development, and airs on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 1pm.

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  3. shinichi Post author

    精神疾患を抱える人たちの悩みや相談を聞く米国のラジオ番組「幸せを求めて」の 司会者が自殺した。

    「幸せを求めて」の司会を務めていたジョン・リーチングさんとリン・ローゼンさん夫妻は、ニューヨークの自宅で遺体で発見された。2人はソファーの上で、ゲルの入った袋を頭に被って死亡していたという。

    48歳のジョン・リーチングさんが残したと見られる遺書のようなメモには、「これ以上、妻が苦しむ姿をみることはできない」と記されていた。警察はメモの内容から、46歳のリン・ローゼンさんが、重い精神疾患を患っていたとみている。

    リン・ローゼンさんは、プロの心理カウンセラーで、ラジオWBAI-FMで、ミュージシャンの夫ジョン・リーチングさんと一緒に、毎回1時間にわたって、リスナーたちに、問題を前向きにとらえる方法や、抑うつ状態を克服するためのアドバイスなどをしていた。 2人のアドバイスが、自殺を思いとどまらせたこともあったという。

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