Episode · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 2024-10-15
Theo Von & Gabor Maté: books mentioned on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #538
Dr. Gabor Maté | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #538
Theo Von discussed The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté and others. Gabor Mate recommended The Iliad, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, The continuum concept by Jean Liedloff, and The Evolved Nest by Darcia Narvaez and others, and discussed Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware, Determined by Robert M. Sapolsky, and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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“and thanks for sharing this book man um this is your book the methan normal trauma illness and healing in a toxic culture”
Where to get it
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Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware compiles insights from a palliative care nurse who spent years tending to terminally ill patients, revealing the most common emotional realizations people experience at the end of life.
Discussed“in Australia there was a paliative care nurse who wrote a book called the top five regrets of dying people”
Where to get it
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Determined
Determined by Robert M.
Discussed“Robert sski who wrote a book recently called determined by which he means predetermined”
Where to get it
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The Iliad
Homer's ancient epic poem The Iliad chronicles the final weeks of the Trojan War and the devastating wrath of the Greek warrior Achilles.
Recommended“so I tend to go for the classics so I keep ring thead by Homer wow the Trojan War”
Where to get it
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The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound philosophical novel that explores deep spiritual questions surrounding faith, free will, morality, and the human condition.
Recommended“um I just reread U the brothers kov last year”
Where to get it
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Catch-22
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a landmark satirical novel set during World War II that explores bureaucratic absurdity and ironic paradoxes through the experiences of American bomber crews.
Discussed“Cat 22 yeah I I reread that a couple years ago I split a gut who was it not John sck who wrote that uh Joseph heler”
Where to get it
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Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver's acclaimed novel Demon Copperhead is a contemporary reimagining of Charles Dickens's David Copperfield, set against the grim backdrop of the opioid crisis in modern-day Appalachia.
Recommended“demon Copperhead by Barbara Kings and and she wrote The Poisonwood Bible that's her most favorite famous book”
Where to get it
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The continuum concept
The Continuum Concept by Jean Liedloff is a parenting and anthropological book that examines how stone-age societies raise their children and the importance of physical touch and constant infant holding.
Recommended“I just read a really interesting book by the way it's called the the Continuum concept published 40 years ago”
Where to get it
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The Evolved Nest
The Evolved Nest by Darcia Narvaez and G.
Recommended“Dar was the the scientist the psychologist that you mentioned she's written a book called the evolved nest”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he has a new book called The Myth of normal trauma illness and healing in a toxic culture”
“did you ever read Pinocchio as a kid oh yeah japeta dude yeah yeah”
“and uh my son Daniel who helped me write the myth of normal uh he said in the book that the floor was never the floor”
“I found out about aasa after my book on addiction got published in 2009 it's called in the realm of hunger ghost”
“um I mention this in the methan normal after my book on addiction came out in the realm of hungry ghosts”
“certainly the first book I wrote in ADHD it's called scattered Minds”
“did you ever read um John Irving any of his books like the world according a gar remember that book”
“demon Copperhead by Barbara Kings and and she wrote The Poisonwood Bible that's her most favorite famous book”