Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2023-10-12
Books mentioned on Doctor Gabor Mate: I Regret My Interview With Prince Harry! The Shocking Link Between Kindness & Illness!
Being nice is bad for your health, while being angry is healthy, Dr. Gabor Mate unpacks the inner depths that lie beneath the personality you show to the world.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Fifth Anniversary Limited Edition
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Fifth Anniversary Limited Edition by Charlie Mackesy is an illustrated fable exploring themes of kindness, friendship, and human connection across all ages.
Discussed“have you read the book The um The Fox, the Mole, the Horse, and the Boy, and the and the Horse? I bought it last week. It's upstairs in my bag.”
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Spare
Spare by Prince Harry is a deeply personal memoir detailing the British royal's upbringing, military service, and subsequent departure from royal duties.
Discussed“So Harry describes in his book Spare, that he's 12 years old when his mother's killed.”
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Touching: the Human Significance of the Skin
Discussed“And the great British-American ù anthropologist Ashley Montagu wrote a book called Skin: The Human Significance of Touch.”
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The Evolved Nest
Focusing on ancestral child-rearing practices and the biological foundations of human flourishing, The Evolved Nest by Darcia Narvaez and G.
Recommended“I read this in the book called The Evolved Nest, for which I wrote the preface, by a wonderful psychologist called Darcia Narvaez.”
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When the Body Says No
When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté is an insightful exploration of the hidden connections between chronic stress, emotional suppression, and physical illness.
Discussed“You talk a a lot about that in When the Body Says No.”
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Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware is a moving memoir written by a former palliative care nurse who chronicled the most common life reflections shared by patients nearing the end of their lives.
Discussed“And she wrote a book called the the the top five regrets of dying people. Bronnie Ware.”
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No Bad Parts
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, PhD is a self-help and psychological guide that introduces the Internal Family Systems model of psychotherapy, teaching readers how to heal emotional wounds by understanding the various sub-personalities within their own minds.
Recommended“Read Dick Schwartz's book on internal family systems called No Bad Parts.”
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is a comprehensive bestselling exploration of how trauma physically impacts the human body and mind, offering pathways to healing through modern therapy.
Recommended“Read Bessel van der Kolk's book on trauma called The Body Keeps the Score.”
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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A.
Recommended“Read Peter Levine's book Waking the Tiger on trauma.”
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What Happened to You?
What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D.
Recommended“Read Oprah Winfrey's and Bruce Perry's book What Happened to You?”
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce D.
Recommended“Read Bruce Perry's book called ù The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog.”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Sometimes people say to me ù I I wrote this book that I know that you have on your desk, When the Body Says No.”
“So, this book, The Myth of Normal, you know, best-seller internationally and published in 35 languages, I should be happy.”
“As I make the point in The Myth of Normal, and children can be traumatized not just by terrible things happening to them, but just by not having their needs met.”
“Well, first of all, and I talk about this in The Myth of Normal, and really my wife came on stage at the Troxy on Monday night and talked about this.”
“Um as the subject of my book When the Body Says No, and then again in The Myth of Normal, people tended to be compulsively concerned with the emotional needs of others rather than their own”