Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2022-09-07
Books mentioned on #620: Dr. Gabor Maté — The Myth of Normal, Metabolizing Anger, Processing Trauma, and Finding the Still Voice Within
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Tim Ferriss discussed Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach and The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté and others. Gabor Mate criticized 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Radical Acceptance
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach is a widely praised self-help and psychology book that integrates Buddhist mindfulness teachings with Western psychotherapy to help readers overcome self-doubt, shame, and emotional suffering.
Discussed“radical acceptance as a book”
Where to get it
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12 Rules for Life
Jordan B.
Critiqued“jordan peterson says that in his book twelves rules for life an angry child should be made to sit by themselves until he says they come back to normal”
Where to get it
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The Myth of Normal
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, MD is a comprehensive and ambitious examination of how trauma, chronic illness, and modern societal pressures intertwine within a toxic culture.
Discussed“are there any chapters or concepts anything at all that you really hope people do not miss i know that's perhaps a strange way to phrase it but i'll leave it there as a starting point it's almost like i felt i could just print the title the title page the myth of normal trauma illness and healing in a”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“dr mate has written several best-selling books including the award-winning in the realm of hungry ghosts”
“i highly recommend subtitle close encounters with addiction when the body says no exploring the stressed disease connection and scattered how attention deficit disorder originates and what you can do about it”
“i highly recommend subtitle close encounters with addiction when the body says no exploring the stressed disease connection and scattered how attention deficit disorder originates and what you can do about it”
“he has also co-authored hold on to your kids why parents need to matter more than peers”
“his new book is the myth of normal subtitle trauma illness and healing in a toxic culture”