This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #298 “Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction” and episode #153 “The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths to Learn How to Live.”
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SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
SHOW NOTES:
- [05:37] Notes about this supercombo format.
- [06:57] Enter Gabor Maté.
- [07:22] Compassionate inquiry and trauma vs. traumatic.
- [11:06] Self-reconnection resources.
- [14:40] How Gabor benefits from yoga.
- [16:27] Gabor’s thoughts on the therapeutic value of psychedelics.
- [18:14] What’s been revealed by Gabor’s experiences with ayahuasca?
- [25:32] Essential intention.
- [26:30] We don’t respond to what happens, but to our perception of what happens.
- [32:48] Enter BJ Miller.
- [33:07] What does BJ do?
- [35:32] What does the first meeting look like for a new patient at the Zen Hospice Project?
- [37:18] Defining palliative care.
- [40:54] What happens when a patient dies in Zen Hospice compared to a regular hospital?
- [45:03] How many deaths has BJ experienced?
- [45:42] What has observing hundreds of deaths taught BJ about living?
- [50:39] On keeping a mindfulness or meditation practice.
- [55:05] About the Dinky (a terrifying story of electrocution).
- [1:04:29] The miracle of a snowball in the burn ward.
- [1:07:48] BJ’s experience as an undergraduate student at Princeton.
- [1:08:46] On the idea of art.
- [1:14:46] How BJ would support someone who suffered injuries similar to his own.
- [1:16:57] What helps people most in hospice care?
- [1:21:22] Why cookies matter.
- [1:23:12] Thoughts on the use of psychoactive compounds in end-of-life care and treating existential suffering.
- [1:33:46] BJ’s secret habit that might surprise most people.
- [1:38:32] Suggested material for an introverted hospice patient.
- [1:45:04] What comes to mind when BJ hears the word “successful?”
- [1:48:13] Daily practices for seeing good in people.
- [1:51:00] How to ride a motorcycle when missing three limbs.
- [1:55:01] What purchase of $100 or less has most positively affected BJ’s life?
- [1:56:53] BJ’s billboard.
- [1:58:24] BJ’s advice to his 30-year-old-self.
- [1:59:58] What has BJ changed his mind about in the last few years?
- [2:01:26] BJ’s requests/asks/suggestions of the audience.
SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
Connect with Dr. Gabor Maté:
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
- The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté | Amazon
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté | Amazon
- Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg | Amazon
- Compassionate Inquiry with Dr. Gabor Maté
- Are We Mislabeling Our Trauma? Why Dr. Gabor Maté Believes We Need to Change the Way We Think about Pain | CBC
- Trauma Is a ‘Stupid Friend’ That Our Minds & Bodies Don’t Forget: Dr. Gabor Maté | CBC
- The Wisdom Of Trauma with Dr. Gabor Maté
- Traumas of Omission | Complex Trauma Resources
- Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick | Amazon
- Peter Levine on Trauma Healing: A Somatic Approach | Psychotherapy.net
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Emotional Freedom Techniques | The Tapping Solution
- Sensory Integration Therapy | Wikipedia
- Yoga | Wikipedia
- Sadhguru Opens Vancouver Physician Gabor Maté’s Inner Eye to Benefits of His Yoga Program | Georgia Straight
- Inner Engineering
- The Drug of Choice for the Age of Kale (Ayahuasca) | The New Yorker
- The Profound Power of an Amazonian Plant – And the Respect It Demands | The Globe and Mail
- The Trauma Doctor: Gabor Maté on Happiness, Hope and How to Heal Our Deepest Wounds | The Guardian
- Take the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Quiz — and Learn What It Does and Doesn’t Mean | NPR
- You Can’t Always Control What Happens, But You Can Control How You React To It | Collective World
Connect with BJ Miller:
- BJ Miller ’93: Wounded Healer | Princeton Alumni Weekly
- BJ Miller: What Really Matters at the End of Life | TED Talk
- Design Thinking Sprints for Social Impact | OpenIDEO Challenges
- Adam Gazzaley: The Maverick of Brain Optimization | The Tim Ferriss Show #83
- Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach | Amazon
- Princeton Dinky | NJ Transit
- 7 Tips for City Stargazing from Chicago’s Park Astronomer | The Trust for Public Land
- The Trip Treatment | The New Yorker
- A Bridge to the Relinquished Parts of Self and Society | The RiverStyx Foundation
- Heffter Research Institute | Wikipedia
- Our Vision Is a World of Mental Well-Being | COMPASS Pathways
- Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
- Kurt Vonnegut Once Told a Story About Buying One Envelope at a Time | Snopes
- Waiting For Guffman | Prime Video
- Kentucky Fried Movie | Prime Video
- Grizzly Man | Prime Video
- Upgrade Your Resolutions | Scuderia West
- Roots in the Past, Stakes in the Future | Joseph Swan Winery
- Symptom Management Service | UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Be an Advocate | Hospice Action Network
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Hi, is there a channel where i can send a suggestion for next guest? Thanks !
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Hi, thank you! I would like to suggest Luca Ferrari, Bending Spoons co-founder and CEO. I think it would be a great opportunity to explore this Italian reality that has been able to scale the tech industry and that represents a role model for both Italian and international companies.
Is this episode a repeat? I’m mostly referring to the Dr Gabore Mate section. I recognized the conversation and exercise in this conversation from another.
Hi, Roger –
Thanks for your question. Yes, both of these excerpts are from past episodes. Some people go right to the interview and miss the intro/explanation at the top, so we’ll just quote Tim here, who says it best:
“This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #298 ‘Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction’ and episode #153 ‘The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths to Learn How to Live.’”
Best,
Team Tim Ferriss