Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. BJ Miller - The Tim Ferriss Show

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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Resources from this episode:
tim.blog/2024/05/17/dr-gabor-...
Timestamps:
[00:00] Start
[05:53] Notes about this supercombo format.
[07:13] Enter Gabor Maté.
[07:38] Compassionate inquiry and trauma vs. traumatic.
[11:22] Self-reconnection resources.
[14:56] How Gabor benefits from yoga.
[16:43] Gabor’s thoughts on the therapeutic value of psychedelics.
[18:30] What’s been revealed by Gabor’s experiences with ayahuasca?
[25:48] Essential intention.
[26:46] We don’t respond to what happens, but to our perception of what happens.
[33:04] Enter BJ Miller.
[33:23] What does BJ do?
[35:48] What does the first meeting look like for a new patient at the Zen Hospice Project?
[37:34] Defining palliative care.
[41:10] What happens when a patient dies in Zen Hospice compared to a regular hospital?
[45:19] How many deaths has BJ experienced?
[45:58] What has observing hundreds of deaths taught BJ about living?
[50:55] On keeping a mindfulness or meditation practice.
[55:21] About the Dinky (a terrifying story of electrocution).
[1:04:45] The miracle of a snowball in the burn ward.
[1:08:04] BJ’s experience as an undergraduate student at Princeton.
[1:09:02] On the idea of art.
[1:15:02] How BJ would support someone who suffered injuries similar to his own.
[1:17:13] What helps people most in hospice care?
[1:21:38] Why cookies matter.
[1:23:28] Thoughts on the use of psychoactive compounds in end-of-life care and treating existential suffering.
[1:34:02] BJ’s secret habit that might surprise most people.
[1:38:48] Suggested material for an introverted hospice patient.
[1:45:20] What comes to mind when BJ hears the word “successful?”
[1:48:29] Daily practices for seeing good in people.
[1:51:16] How to ride a motorcycle when missing three limbs.
[1:55:17] What purchase of $100 or less has most positively affected BJ’s life?
[1:57:09] BJ’s billboard.
[1:58:40] BJ’s advice to his 30-year-old-self.
[2:00:14] What has BJ changed his mind about in the last few years?
[2:01:42] BJ’s requests/asks/suggestions of the audience.
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[@tomfool43]

Thanks for this. Dr Mate is always therapeutic to listen to. Dr Miller was a new and very valuable voice for me.

[@dc0n6]

Went through a break-up today, and this conversation was a good reminder for what I needed. Thank you!

[@stevenmcbride9773]

Stay strong my friend!!! You are gonna bounce back from this setback and be stronger than ever before. Your pain and suffering will become your biggest asset in which you use to build your confidence and new life and lifestyle from!!! You are amazing and deserve everything you dream of and desire. Keep that head up and never quit.

[@mariammardaleishvili2127]

What a duet!🎉

[@MakeMoneyWithAI_83]

Great episode with Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. BJ Miller on The Tim Ferriss Show! Loved the insightful discussions on different topics. Thanks for putting together such an engaging episode!

[@Phoenix487559]

🧡 This. But; When are you and Trevor Noah going to talk? I feel like that episode could take multiples. And everyone would be so on board with that.

[@GODSMESSAGENOWTODAY1111]

AMEN