Lost and Found

How Meaningless Living is Destroying Us and Three Keys to Fix It.

By Mark D’Souza, MD

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Introducing Dr. Mark D’Souza

A Voice for Meaning in a Disconnected World

Welcome! I’m Dr. Mark D’Souza, a Toronto-based specialist in chronic pain and addiction. In today’s world, despite material abundance, we grapple with a crisis of meaning. Job loss over words, political division, and the opioid epidemic persist.

In my book, “Lost and Found: How Meaningless Living is Destroying Us—and Three Keys to Fix It,” I offer fresh insights. I examine the rise of “replacement religions” like nationalism and victimhood, born from what Nietzsche termed the “death of God.” Through a blend of philosophy, medicine, psychology, and literature, I diagnose our societal malaise and propose solutions: advocating for free speech, rediscovering traditional religious values, and nurturing personal responsibility.

Conservatives need liberal opinions, and liberals need conservative opinions.

My medical expertise and passion for the humanities have shaped my perspective. I’ve contributed to medical journals and penned opinion pieces for the Toronto Sun, focusing on healthcare. My high-profile resignation from a medical political post underscored my stance.

Though challenges loom large, “Lost and Found” provides a roadmap to restore meaning. Let’s together transform our response to existential crises, rebuilding a society founded on purpose and hope. Join me on this journey.

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“Lost and Found is especially highly recommended for a wide circle of thinkers, from college students and philosophers to book clubs seeking controversial, engrossing discussion and debate materials about life progression.

Libraries will want to include Lost and Found in any collection where intellectual discourse and philosophical inspections of daily life is of interest. Its compelling arguments about free speech and personal accountability should not be missed.”

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Lost and Found is a jewel of a thought-provoking and elegantly written book with which we may or may not entirely agree. I call it a piece of art, which is deep and clever yet a pure joy to read. Although I read it in one sitting, the beauty of Dr. D’Souza’s book is that each of its chapters stands on its own, despite his underlying key takeaway message. The latter made me think of philosophers across history, society, science, complex social and health problems, like intellectual intolerance or drug addiction, with practical, educational, and therapeutic solutions. It is an invitation to learn by thinking of people and especially of oneself. As the title of the book indicates, and as highlighted by psychiatrist and writer Dr. Victor Frankl, sometimes you must lose yourself in order to better find yourself. Thank you, Dr. D’Souza for reminding us of the importance of and hope through meaning in one’s life!

Rima Azar, PhD

Associate Professor of Health Psychology, Psychobiology of Stress & Health Lab Psychology Department, Mount Allison University, New Brunswick, Canada

In Lost and Found, Dr. D’Souza has diagnosed the most significant problems currently plaguing individuals and our society. He prescribes simple, well founded approaches to bolster our sense of meaning, and, in turn, make life worth living.

Gregory H Borschel, MD

James Harbaugh Professor of Surgery, Indiana University, Chief of Plastic Surgery, Riley Children’s Hospital