Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2025-10-17
Ryan Holiday & Pete Holmes: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic (Oct 2025)
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Pete Holmes discussed Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg and others and Meditations by Aurelius Marcus. Ryan Holiday discussed The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B.
Discussed“I'm reading nonviolent communication. I actually guess I could say I've read it. There's a little bit left and he he tells a story that really changed I have other examples of it but it was a good one.”
Where to get it
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is a comprehensive exploration of how trauma physically impacts the human mind and body.
Discussed“The body keeps the score. Yeah. Which is like the densest, most [ __ ] up book you could ever read. It's about like generational trauma, but you call it The Body Keeps the Score, and you're like, That's a secret. I need to know that.”
Where to get it
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals and philosophical notes written by the Roman emperor during his military campaigns, offering profound insights into Stoic philosophy, self-discipline, and personal endurance.
Discussed“and like so there's this passage at the beginning of meditations where Mark's realistic goes like today you're going to meet people who like suck and are dishonest and shitty and all he lists all this stuff he's basically saying”
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