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70% of the adult population is at least
70% of the adult population is at least
70% of the adult population is at least on one medication quarter of women are
on one medication quarter of women are
on one medication quarter of women are on anti-depressants the rate of
on anti-depressants the rate of
on anti-depressants the rate of childhood is going up worldwide there's
childhood is going up worldwide there's
childhood is going up worldwide there's this epidemic of distress what can we do
this epidemic of distress what can we do
this epidemic of distress what can we do about that so the first step would be to
about that so the first step would be to
about that so the first step would be to Dr Gabor mate legendary thinker
Dr Gabor mate legendary thinker
Dr Gabor mate legendary thinker celebrated speaker and best-selling
celebrated speaker and best-selling
celebrated speaker and best-selling author highly sought after for his
author highly sought after for his
author highly sought after for his expertise on addiction trauma childhood
expertise on addiction trauma childhood
expertise on addiction trauma childhood development and stress people Pleasers
development and stress people Pleasers
development and stress people Pleasers these are the people that tend to
these are the people that tend to
these are the people that tend to develop diseases when people don't know
develop diseases when people don't know
develop diseases when people don't know how to say no the body will say no for
how to say no the body will say no for
how to say no the body will say no for them that niess is a repression of
them that niess is a repression of
them that niess is a repression of healthy anger and that repression of
healthy anger and that repression of
healthy anger and that repression of healthy anger has huge implications to
healthy anger has huge implications to
healthy anger has huge implications to your health and when you repress your
your health and when you repress your
your health and when you repress your immune system you're more likely to have
immune system you're more likely to have
immune system you're more likely to have that immune system turn against you
that immune system turn against you
that immune system turn against you people emotionally repressed are more
people emotionally repressed are more
people emotionally repressed are more likely to have cancer and emotional
likely to have cancer and emotional
likely to have cancer and emotional repression is one of the impacts of
repression is one of the impacts of
repression is one of the impacts of childhood trauma we interrupt this film
childhood trauma we interrupt this film
childhood trauma we interrupt this film to tell you we are getting reports that
to tell you we are getting reports that
to tell you we are getting reports that the people's princess is dead here was a
the people's princess is dead here was a
the people's princess is dead here was a traumatized child how he's told about
traumatized child how he's told about
traumatized child how he's told about his mother's death is that it was an
his mother's death is that it was an
his mother's death is that it was an accident your mother didn't make it his
accident your mother didn't make it his
accident your mother didn't make it his father touches Harry on the knee and
father touches Harry on the knee and
father touches Harry on the knee and says but it'll be okay and leaves the
says but it'll be okay and leaves the
says but it'll be okay and leaves the room this 12-year-old nobody held him
room this 12-year-old nobody held him
room this 12-year-old nobody held him and children can be traumatized not just
and children can be traumatized not just
and children can be traumatized not just by terrible things happening to them but
by terrible things happening to them but
by terrible things happening to them but just by not having their needs met by
just by not having their needs met by
just by not having their needs met by not being seen not being heard not being
not being seen not being heard not being
not being seen not being heard not being held those are wounding for a child but
held those are wounding for a child but
held those are wounding for a child but my interview with Prince Harry I had a
my interview with Prince Harry I had a
my interview with Prince Harry I had a gut feeling all along that I shouldn't
gut feeling all along that I shouldn't
gut feeling all along that I shouldn't agree to do at the interview it really
agree to do at the interview it really
agree to do at the interview it really got to me I lost myself what
happened
happened
happened [Music]
gabble there's a question we often ask
gabble there's a question we often ask
gabble there's a question we often ask each other in flippant conversations
each other in flippant conversations
each other in flippant conversations which we usually kind of brush away
which we usually kind of brush away
which we usually kind of brush away because it's the convenient thing to do
because it's the convenient thing to do
because it's the convenient thing to do yeah that question is the question I
yeah that question is the question I
yeah that question is the question I wanted to start by asking you which is
wanted to start by asking you which is
wanted to start by asking you which is how are you yeah
um so that question is uh for me brings
um so that question is uh for me brings
um so that question is uh for me brings up you know two Dimensions one is how am
up you know two Dimensions one is how am
up you know two Dimensions one is how am I at this present moment which is you
I at this present moment which is you
I at this present moment which is you know how am I at this moment you know
know how am I at this moment you know
know how am I at this moment you know which is all there is I'm well I'm I um
which is all there is I'm well I'm I um
which is all there is I'm well I'm I um I'm feel rather peaceful inside um I'm
I'm feel rather peaceful inside um I'm
I'm feel rather peaceful inside um I'm very happy to be here with you if You'
very happy to be here with you if You'
very happy to be here with you if You' asked me two days ago I wouldn't have
asked me two days ago I wouldn't have
asked me two days ago I wouldn't have said that I would have said I was
said that I would have said I was
said that I would have said I was feeling somewhat anxious and uh and kind
feeling somewhat anxious and uh and kind
feeling somewhat anxious and uh and kind of troubled you know so um as a in the
of troubled you know so um as a in the
of troubled you know so um as a in the moment answer I'm well and I also know
moment answer I'm well and I also know
moment answer I'm well and I also know how to keep well as long as I stick with
how to keep well as long as I stick with
how to keep well as long as I stick with what I know and when I forget what I
what I know and when I forget what I
what I know and when I forget what I know then I can be very not well and so
know then I can be very not well and so
know then I can be very not well and so the last year since we've met has been
the last year since we've met has been
the last year since we've met has been in many ways a tough year for me um also
in many ways a tough year for me um also
in many ways a tough year for me um also one of deep learning so if the question
one of deep learning so if the question
one of deep learning so if the question is how have I been I'd say I've been up
is how have I been I'd say I've been up
is how have I been I'd say I've been up and down and I've had real challenges
and down and I've had real challenges
and down and I've had real challenges that I've had to learn from how am I
that I've had to learn from how am I
that I've had to learn from how am I right now I'm really well thank you two
right now I'm really well thank you two
right now I'm really well thank you two days ago if IID asked you that question
days ago if IID asked you that question
days ago if IID asked you that question your aunts would have been anxious and
your aunts would have been anxious and
your aunts would have been anxious and troubled yeah why I gave a talk on
troubled yeah why I gave a talk on
troubled yeah why I gave a talk on Monday night to 2100 people and uh I
Monday night to 2100 people and uh I
Monday night to 2100 people and uh I just didn't think I did my best here in
just didn't think I did my best here in
just didn't think I did my best here in London and I thought oh boy I could have
London and I thought oh boy I could have
London and I thought oh boy I could have done better I let people down um I I
done better I let people down um I I
done better I let people down um I I allowed my self judgments and self-d to
allowed my self judgments and self-d to
allowed my self judgments and self-d to really um dominate my my thinking and
really um dominate my my thinking and
really um dominate my my thinking and um you know as much as I think I'm
um you know as much as I think I'm
um you know as much as I think I'm immune to that kind of self-doubt
immune to that kind of self-doubt
immune to that kind of self-doubt evidently I'm not um so that's what
evidently I'm not um so that's what
evidently I'm not um so that's what happened with you say um you let it
happened with you say um you let it
happened with you say um you let it Cloud you're thinking what are this what
Cloud you're thinking what are this what
Cloud you're thinking what are this what were the symptoms of that so you gave a
were the symptoms of that so you gave a
were the symptoms of that so you gave a talk two days ago to 2100 people yeah
talk two days ago to 2100 people yeah
talk two days ago to 2100 people yeah and you didn't feel you did your best
and you didn't feel you did your best
and you didn't feel you did your best you went home that night what was going
you went home that night what was going
you went home that night what was going on in your head what are the symptoms of
on in your head what are the symptoms of
on in your head what are the symptoms of that feeling um constant
that feeling um constant
that feeling um constant [Music]
[Music]
[Music] um cyclical self-criticism of I could
um cyclical self-criticism of I could
um cyclical self-criticism of I could have been more present I could have been
have been more present I could have been
have been more present I could have been more
more
more grounded more attuned with the audience
grounded more attuned with the audience
grounded more attuned with the audience perhaps but you know just all these
perhaps but you know just all these
perhaps but you know just all these self-criticisms which then are
self-criticisms which then are
self-criticisms which then are accompanied by certain feelings in the
accompanied by certain feelings in the
accompanied by certain feelings in the body like kind of a a roiling in my
body like kind of a a roiling in my
body like kind of a a roiling in my belly and so on and uh that's what I
belly and so on and uh that's what I
belly and so on and uh that's what I went through and what was the remedy for
went through and what was the remedy for
went through and what was the remedy for that because we can all relate yeah
that because we can all relate yeah
that because we can all relate yeah earlier this year um also feeling in a
earlier this year um also feeling in a
earlier this year um also feeling in a state of
state of
state of discombobulation uh just a few months
discombobulation uh just a few months
discombobulation uh just a few months ago I did something radical I did a two
ago I did something radical I did a two
ago I did something radical I did a two we total sabatical from the internet no
we total sabatical from the internet no
we total sabatical from the internet no cell phone no emails no no checking on
cell phone no emails no no checking on
cell phone no emails no no checking on Amazon on my D books are doing you know
Amazon on my D books are doing you know
Amazon on my D books are doing you know all the
all the
all the self-referential uh ego enhancement
self-referential uh ego enhancement
self-referential uh ego enhancement stuff and it just really made a
stuff and it just really made a
stuff and it just really made a difference uh by the end of two weeks I
difference uh by the end of two weeks I
difference uh by the end of two weeks I was a different person and so I'm
was a different person and so I'm
was a different person and so I'm keeping it up and one of the things you
keeping it up and one of the things you
keeping it up and one of the things you learn is you start
learn is you start
learn is you start noticing these body states that you're
noticing these body states that you're
noticing these body states that you're in and the
in and the
in and the mental Hoops that you jump through but
mental Hoops that you jump through but
mental Hoops that you jump through but you don't identify with them so what's
you don't identify with them so what's
you don't identify with them so what's the worst case scenario I didn't do the
the worst case scenario I didn't do the
the worst case scenario I didn't do the best possible job okay what's the
best possible job okay what's the
best possible job okay what's the headline in the newspaper human being
headline in the newspaper human being
headline in the newspaper human being fails to do his best on a particular
fails to do his best on a particular
fails to do his best on a particular occasion what's the big
occasion what's the big
occasion what's the big deal you know so it's a matter of
deal you know so it's a matter of
deal you know so it's a matter of observing this all all this stuff and
observing this all all this stuff and
observing this all all this stuff and not identifying with it not letting it
not identifying with it not letting it
not identifying with it not letting it take you over as it tends to I was
take you over as it tends to I was
take you over as it tends to I was reading something that said when
reading something that said when
reading something that said when we vocalize or share our stress it moves
we vocalize or share our stress it moves
we vocalize or share our stress it moves it from the emotional center of our
it from the emotional center of our
it from the emotional center of our brain to the much more rational center
brain to the much more rational center
brain to the much more rational center of our brain yeah where we can kind of
of our brain yeah where we can kind of
of our brain yeah where we can kind of step outside of the video game and hold
step outside of the video game and hold
step outside of the video game and hold the controller per se exactly yeah it's
the controller per se exactly yeah it's
the controller per se exactly yeah it's the um um mid-frontal cortex of our
the um um mid-frontal cortex of our
the um um mid-frontal cortex of our brain um that has insight and um um
brain um that has insight and um um
brain um that has insight and um um social connection and uh awareness you
social connection and uh awareness you
social connection and uh awareness you know which so often goes offline as soon
know which so often goes offline as soon
know which so often goes offline as soon as some emotion takes over some anxiety
as some emotion takes over some anxiety
as some emotion takes over some anxiety or anger or resentment takes over uh the
or anger or resentment takes over uh the
or anger or resentment takes over uh the midfrontal cortex tends to go offline
midfrontal cortex tends to go offline
midfrontal cortex tends to go offline and uh the more trauma you experience as
and uh the more trauma you experience as
and uh the more trauma you experience as a child the more likely that is to
a child the more likely that is to
a child the more likely that is to happen so that
happen so that
happen so that your
your
your insightful capacities the executive
insightful capacities the executive
insightful capacities the executive functions get taken over by some deeper
functions get taken over by some deeper
functions get taken over by some deeper emotional Dynamics and so um one of the
emotional Dynamics and so um one of the
emotional Dynamics and so um one of the benefits to me of meditation is is it
benefits to me of meditation is is it
benefits to me of meditation is is it restores
restores
restores that executive function so that I'm not
that executive function so that I'm not
that executive function so that I'm not taking over or too long taken over by
taking over or too long taken over by
taking over or too long taken over by emotional dynamics that just sweep me
emotional dynamics that just sweep me
emotional dynamics that just sweep me away for two weeks this year you said
away for two weeks this year you said
away for two weeks this year you said you went offline yeah
you went offline yeah
you went offline yeah why sometimes people say to me uh I I
why sometimes people say to me uh I I
why sometimes people say to me uh I I written this book that I know that you
written this book that I know that you
written this book that I know that you have on your desk when the body says no
have on your desk when the body says no
have on your desk when the body says no and and my contention is when people
and and my contention is when people
and and my contention is when people don't know how to say no the body will
don't know how to say no the body will
don't know how to say no the body will said in the form of illness and
said in the form of illness and
said in the form of illness and uh I can tell you hundreds of times
uh I can tell you hundreds of times
uh I can tell you hundreds of times people have said to me your book has
people have said to me your book has
people have said to me your book has saved my life and my response has always
saved my life and my response has always
saved my life and my response has always been maybe I should read it myself
been maybe I should read it myself
been maybe I should read it myself because the fact is I'm quite capable of
because the fact is I'm quite capable of
because the fact is I'm quite capable of giving advice and dispensing wisdom that
giving advice and dispensing wisdom that
giving advice and dispensing wisdom that I don't follow myself and that was the
I don't follow myself and that was the
I don't follow myself and that was the case so I became quite stressed and my
case so I became quite stressed and my
case so I became quite stressed and my relationship with my wife Ry became very
relationship with my wife Ry became very
relationship with my wife Ry became very fraught and she said enough enough of
fraught and she said enough enough of
fraught and she said enough enough of this gap between who we are there in
this gap between who we are there in
this gap between who we are there in public and how you are in private so
public and how you are in private so
public and how you are in private so that was a big incentive for me Cu
that was a big incentive for me Cu
that was a big incentive for me Cu uh we're coming up to a 54th anniversary
uh we're coming up to a 54th anniversary
uh we're coming up to a 54th anniversary and on the whole I'd rather stay married
and on the whole I'd rather stay married
and on the whole I'd rather stay married than not everything else being
than not everything else being
than not everything else being considered but also for myself I don't
considered but also for myself I don't
considered but also for myself I don't be that I don't want to be that guy
be that I don't want to be that guy
be that I don't want to be that guy anymore who who can
anymore who who can
anymore who who can speak the truth a lot of people consider
speak the truth a lot of people consider
speak the truth a lot of people consider to be a truth so
to be a truth so
to be a truth so articulately but not follow it myself so
articulately but not follow it myself so
articulately but not follow it myself so I just don't to be that person and that
I just don't to be that person and that
I just don't to be that person and that takes practice and that's why we that's
takes practice and that's why we that's
takes practice and that's why we that's why I take the to the break from the
why I take the to the break from the
why I take the to the break from the internet and what was interesting
internet and what was interesting
internet and what was interesting is I had my cell phone on airplane mode
is I had my cell phone on airplane mode
is I had my cell phone on airplane mode so nobody could get through me couple
so nobody could get through me couple
so nobody could get through me couple days a couple times a day I'd still pick
days a couple times a day I'd still pick
days a couple times a day I'd still pick up the cell phone and I say what are you
up the cell phone and I say what are you
up the cell phone and I say what are you doing there's nothing on it because you
doing there's nothing on it because you
doing there's nothing on it because you it's on internet but the the
it's on internet but the the
it's on internet but the the compulsion to try and get something from
compulsion to try and get something from
compulsion to try and get something from the outside to fill some some Gap within
the outside to fill some some Gap within
the outside to fill some some Gap within I just kept noticing it by the end of
I just kept noticing it by the end of
I just kept noticing it by the end of two weeks it wasn't so strong anymore um
two weeks it wasn't so strong anymore um
two weeks it wasn't so strong anymore um so I did it because I needed to for the
so I did it because I needed to for the
so I did it because I needed to for the sake of my own mental health an up and
sake of my own mental health an up and
sake of my own mental health an up and down year for you you said yeah yeah
down year for you you said yeah yeah
down year for you you said yeah yeah yeah is that is that the the down you
yeah is that is that the the down you
yeah is that is that the the down you were talking about well I remember a
were talking about well I remember a
were talking about well I remember a conversation my conversation with you
conversation my conversation with you
conversation my conversation with you and I and and I think I remember you
and I and and I think I remember you
and I and and I think I remember you telling me that you had this goal of
telling me that you had this goal of
telling me that you had this goal of becoming a million millionaire when I
becoming a million millionaire when I
becoming a million millionaire when I was younger yeah when I was younger and
was younger yeah when I was younger and
was younger yeah when I was younger and then it's when you achieve that goal
then it's when you achieve that goal
then it's when you achieve that goal that you realize
that you realize
that you realize that that ain't all there is that you
that that ain't all there is that you
that that ain't all there is that you still left very much with your internal
still left very much with your internal
still left very much with your internal demons and that's a very common lesson I
demons and that's a very common lesson I
demons and that's a very common lesson I mean there's two ways to to wake up one
mean there's two ways to to wake up one
mean there's two ways to to wake up one is failure where you keep asking
is failure where you keep asking
is failure where you keep asking yourself you know but but but success is
yourself you know but but but success is
yourself you know but but but success is even more because you think that once
even more because you think that once
even more because you think that once you get something then you'll be happy
you get something then you'll be happy
you get something then you'll be happy and you know so I thought okay well geez
and you know so I thought okay well geez
and you know so I thought okay well geez that you know so this book the methan
that you know so this book the methan
that you know so this book the methan normal you know bestseller
normal you know bestseller
normal you know bestseller internationally and published in 35
internationally and published in 35
internationally and published in 35 languages I should be happy no the more
languages I should be happy no the more
languages I should be happy no the more I got involved with it and the more I
I got involved with it and the more I
I got involved with it and the more I toured with it and the more engaged with
toured with it and the more engaged with
toured with it and the more engaged with the outside became the more Miser
the outside became the more Miser
the outside became the more Miser miserable I became inside so the very
miserable I became inside so the very
miserable I became inside so the very success of the book and it alled to seep
success of the book and it alled to seep
success of the book and it alled to seep it swept me away and I lost myself you
it swept me away and I lost myself you
it swept me away and I lost myself you know so that was one thing and I did
know so that was one thing and I did
know so that was one thing and I did this very long exhausting tour I wasn't
this very long exhausting tour I wasn't
this very long exhausting tour I wasn't taking care of myself and then there was
taking care of myself and then there was
taking care of myself and then there was the my interview with Prince Harry and
the my interview with Prince Harry and
the my interview with Prince Harry and all the um uh frer arounded before it
all the um uh frer arounded before it
all the um uh frer arounded before it and after it and allowed that allowed
and after it and allowed that allowed
and after it and allowed that allowed that to take me over as well really yeah
that to take me over as well really yeah
that to take me over as well really yeah yeah yeah I mean in retrospect I can see
yeah yeah I mean in retrospect I can see
yeah yeah I mean in retrospect I can see what happened but at the time I was too
what happened but at the time I was too
what happened but at the time I was too caught up in it to notice you know so
caught up in it to notice you know so
caught up in it to notice you know so what I'm saying is that it doesn't
what I'm saying is that it doesn't
what I'm saying is that it doesn't matter what I know if I don't pay
matter what I know if I don't pay
matter what I know if I don't pay attention rigorous attention to what's
attention rigorous attention to what's
attention rigorous attention to what's going on inside and if I keep looking to
going on inside and if I keep looking to
going on inside and if I keep looking to the outside to give me meaning and give
the outside to give me meaning and give
the outside to give me meaning and give me um
me um
me um validation then I Can Lose Myself and
validation then I Can Lose Myself and
validation then I Can Lose Myself and that's what
that's what
that's what happened your interview with Prince
happened your interview with Prince
happened your interview with Prince Harry how did that cause you to lose
Harry how did that cause you to lose
Harry how did that cause you to lose yourself well in two ways one is um I
yourself well in two ways one is um I
yourself well in two ways one is um I had a gut feeling all along that I
had a gut feeling all along that I
had a gut feeling all along that I shouldn't agree to doing it the way they
shouldn't agree to doing it the way they
shouldn't agree to doing it the way they set it up because because the way it was
set it up because because the way it was
set it up because because the way it was set up is in order to watch it people
set up is in order to watch it people
set up is in order to watch it people have to buy a copy of Harry's book and I
have to buy a copy of Harry's book and I
have to buy a copy of Harry's book and I thought this is not fair 4 million
thought this is not fair 4 million
thought this is not fair 4 million people have already bought the book why
people have already bought the book why
people have already bought the book why can't I watch this into you do they have
can't I watch this into you do they have
can't I watch this into you do they have to buy another copy in other words I
to buy another copy in other words I
to buy another copy in other words I believed that this should be a free
believed that this should be a free
believed that this should be a free public
public
public service on a part of two people who can
service on a part of two people who can
service on a part of two people who can have a very interesting conversation but
have a very interesting conversation but
have a very interesting conversation but out of sheer opportunism I agreed to it
out of sheer opportunism I agreed to it
out of sheer opportunism I agreed to it so I didn't follow my gut feelings I
so I didn't follow my gut feelings I
so I didn't follow my gut feelings I lost myself even in agreeing to the
lost myself even in agreeing to the
lost myself even in agreeing to the format and afterwards har and I both
format and afterwards har and I both
format and afterwards har and I both wanted it release to the public for free
wanted it release to the public for free
wanted it release to the public for free but the lawyer said you can't do that
but the lawyer said you can't do that
but the lawyer said you can't do that because this was advertised as a
because this was advertised as a
because this was advertised as a one-time only event and you could there
one-time only event and you could there
one-time only event and you could there could be a class action suit so um the
could be a class action suit so um the
could be a class action suit so um the result was that I agreed to something
result was that I agreed to something
result was that I agreed to something that I didn't really like not that I
that I didn't really like not that I
that I didn't really like not that I didn't like the idea of talking with him
didn't like the idea of talking with him
didn't like the idea of talking with him I didn't like the idea of putting this
I didn't like the idea of putting this
I didn't like the idea of putting this behind the pay wall so I lost myself
behind the pay wall so I lost myself
behind the pay wall so I lost myself just in agreeing to it number one number
just in agreeing to it number one number
just in agreeing to it number one number two then there was the incredible social
two then there was the incredible social
two then there was the incredible social media and British media re reaction to
media and British media re reaction to
media and British media re reaction to it that was for the most part so
it that was for the most part so
it that was for the most part so negative and so demeaning and so
negative and so demeaning and so
negative and so demeaning and so dismissive and so distorted that I
dismissive and so distorted that I
dismissive and so distorted that I barely even know how to talk about it I
barely even know how to talk about it I
barely even know how to talk about it I thought by this age I would know better
thought by this age I would know better
thought by this age I would know better but you know what it really got to me it
but you know what it really got to me it
but you know what it really got to me it really got to me I mean uh I can give
really got to me I mean uh I can give
really got to me I mean uh I can give you examples but um eventually what
you examples but um eventually what
you examples but um eventually what happened was that I was really in a
happened was that I was really in a
happened was that I was really in a negative state of mind and have you read
negative state of mind and have you read
negative state of mind and have you read the book the um the fo the mold the hor
the book the um the fo the mold the hor
the book the um the fo the mold the hor the boy and and the horse I bought it
the boy and and the horse I bought it
the boy and and the horse I bought it last week it's upstairs in my bag
last week it's upstairs in my bag
last week it's upstairs in my bag wonderful so great it's a great little
wonderful so great it's a great little
wonderful so great it's a great little book great big book although very few
book great big book although very few
book great big book although very few words in it mostly just these wonderful
words in it mostly just these wonderful
words in it mostly just these wonderful drawings Charlie mcky um he's really
drawings Charlie mcky um he's really
drawings Charlie mcky um he's really channeling wisdom in that book and the
channeling wisdom in that book and the
channeling wisdom in that book and the horse is the most grounded of the four
horse is the most grounded of the four
horse is the most grounded of the four characters of the four friends and he's
characters of the four friends and he's
characters of the four friends and he's asked what's the most courageous things
asked what's the most courageous things
asked what's the most courageous things you've ever said and the horse says
you've ever said and the horse says
you've ever said and the horse says help so it's so difficult to ask for
help so it's so difficult to ask for
help so it's so difficult to ask for help but I did you know in the middle of
help but I did you know in the middle of
help but I did you know in the middle of all this frua and my upset and I called
all this frua and my upset and I called
all this frua and my upset and I called a friend of mine a
a friend of mine a
a friend of mine a psychiatrist
psychiatrist
psychiatrist um and I said I'm just in a bad State
um and I said I'm just in a bad State
um and I said I'm just in a bad State and he said what's going on for you and
and he said what's going on for you and
and he said what's going on for you and I said well there's all this bad press
I said well there's all this bad press
I said well there's all this bad press and all the social media Distortion of
and all the social media Distortion of
and all the social media Distortion of who I am and my motives he said what is
who I am and my motives he said what is
who I am and my motives he said what is the what that bothers you so much and
the what that bothers you so much and
the what that bothers you so much and they said not being
seen not being seen is one of the needs
seen not being seen is one of the needs
seen not being seen is one of the needs of the child
of the child
of the child but he said to me okay look gabo when
but he said to me okay look gabo when
but he said to me okay look gabo when you were an infant you're not being seen
you were an infant you're not being seen
you were an infant you're not being seen for who you are as a human being almost
for who you are as a human being almost
for who you are as a human being almost cost you your life which you did as soon
cost you your life which you did as soon
cost you your life which you did as soon as he said that I said yeah this isn't
as he said that I said yeah this isn't
as he said that I said yeah this isn't about the
about the
about the present this is an old unresolved not
present this is an old unresolved not
present this is an old unresolved not yet fully resolved wound age 79 I'm
yet fully resolved wound age 79 I'm
yet fully resolved wound age 79 I'm still upset at not being seen I don't
still upset at not being seen I don't
still upset at not being seen I don't care if people agree with me um or they
care if people agree with me um or they
care if people agree with me um or they refute my ideas but I want them to see
refute my ideas but I want them to see
refute my ideas but I want them to see me and what what I'm actually saying not
me and what what I'm actually saying not
me and what what I'm actually saying not some distorted version created by their
some distorted version created by their
some distorted version created by their own minds and and when he said that that
own minds and and when he said that that
own minds and and when he said that that not being seen really threaten your life
not being seen really threaten your life
not being seen really threaten your life I said yeah that's what's going on and
I said yeah that's what's going on and
I said yeah that's what's going on and then I could relax this so what what
then I could relax this so what what
then I could relax this so what what somebody else says I don't live in the
somebody else says I don't live in the
somebody else says I don't live in the British press I don't live in somebody
British press I don't live in somebody
British press I don't live in somebody else's mind here I am you know let them
else's mind here I am you know let them
else's mind here I am you know let them think and say what they say but it took
think and say what they say but it took
think and say what they say but it took somebody to wake me up to that so that's
somebody to wake me up to that so that's
somebody to wake me up to that so that's what happened
what happened
what happened you said you could share examples of how
you said you could share examples of how
you said you could share examples of how it got to you of yeah well oh boy um
it got to you of yeah well oh boy um
it got to you of yeah well oh boy um they called me a Stern
they called me a Stern
they called me a Stern overbearing Merchant of
overbearing Merchant of
overbearing Merchant of pain you know
uh at some point in the interview you
uh at some point in the interview you
uh at some point in the interview you know when Harry was um and the other
know when Harry was um and the other
know when Harry was um and the other thing was see Harry was a traumatized
thing was see Harry was a traumatized
thing was see Harry was a traumatized child um and you when you read his book
child um and you when you read his book
child um and you when you read his book you you can see why you know
you you can see why you know
you you can see why you know he and people couldn't understand how is
he and people couldn't understand how is
he and people couldn't understand how is this possible How could somebody so
this possible How could somebody so
this possible How could somebody so privileged at the very Apex of society
privileged at the very Apex of society
privileged at the very Apex of society and guilded palaces be traumatized total
and guilded palaces be traumatized total
and guilded palaces be traumatized total misunderstanding of
misunderstanding of
misunderstanding of trauma um it's true uh people have it
trauma um it's true uh people have it
trauma um it's true uh people have it much tougher in many ways but as an
much tougher in many ways but as an
much tougher in many ways but as an infant as a sensitive infant to be born
infant as a sensitive infant to be born
infant as a sensitive infant to be born into um a Loveless marriage with the
into um a Loveless marriage with the
into um a Loveless marriage with the father's having an affair even before
father's having an affair even before
father's having an affair even before he's born but the mother is a troubled
he's born but the mother is a troubled
he's born but the mother is a troubled very sensitive very creative
very sensitive very creative
very sensitive very creative warm-hearted
warm-hearted
warm-hearted but very imbalanced young woman so Harry
but very imbalanced young woman so Harry
but very imbalanced young woman so Harry describes in his
describes in his
describes in his book spare that he's 12 years old when
book spare that he's 12 years old when
book spare that he's 12 years old when his mother is killed how he's told about
his mother is killed how he's told about
his mother is killed how he's told about his mother's death is that his father
his mother's death is that his father
his mother's death is that his father then Prince Charles comes into his room
then Prince Charles comes into his room
then Prince Charles comes into his room early in the morning and says something
early in the morning and says something
early in the morning and says something terrible happened there was an accident
terrible happened there was an accident
terrible happened there was an accident your mother didn't make it then there's
your mother didn't make it then there's
your mother didn't make it then there's a few moments of awkward silence and
a few moments of awkward silence and
a few moments of awkward silence and finally Charles touches Harry on the
finally Charles touches Harry on the
finally Charles touches Harry on the knee and says but it'll be okay and
knee and says but it'll be okay and
knee and says but it'll be okay and leaves the room and this is how this
leaves the room and this is how this
leaves the room and this is how this 12-year-old was
12-year-old was
12-year-old was told nobody held
told nobody held
told nobody held him um Charles himself was only doing
him um Charles himself was only doing
him um Charles himself was only doing what happened to him when when Queen
what happened to him when when Queen
what happened to him when when Queen Elizabeth went on a International four
Elizabeth went on a International four
Elizabeth went on a International four five month Royal tour leaving the
five month Royal tour leaving the
five month Royal tour leaving the 5-year-old kid behind when she returned
5-year-old kid behind when she returned
5-year-old kid behind when she returned to England she greeted him by shaking
to England she greeted him by shaking
to England she greeted him by shaking his
his
his [Music]
[Music]
[Music] hand and
hand and
hand and now what I said to Harry was that even
now what I said to Harry was that even
now what I said to Harry was that even animals hold and touch their kids their
animals hold and touch their kids their
animals hold and touch their kids their infants mammals that's what they do
infants mammals that's what they do
infants mammals that's what they do because mother rats when the baby's born
because mother rats when the baby's born
because mother rats when the baby's born they lick their
they lick their
they lick their babies and the way the mother rat uh Rat
babies and the way the mother rat uh Rat
babies and the way the mother rat uh Rat licks the baby this has been shown in
licks the baby this has been shown in
licks the baby this has been shown in laboratory influen the brain development
laboratory influen the brain development
laboratory influen the brain development of the child and those babies that get
of the child and those babies that get
of the child and those babies that get the right kind of licking it's called
the right kind of licking it's called
the right kind of licking it's called grooming they have better brains as
grooming they have better brains as
grooming they have better brains as adults premature infants used to be put
adults premature infants used to be put
adults premature infants used to be put in incubators and nobody used to touch
in incubators and nobody used to touch
in incubators and nobody used to touch them then it was found out that if by
them then it was found out that if by
them then it was found out that if by just by stroking their backs 10 minutes
just by stroking their backs 10 minutes
just by stroking their backs 10 minutes a day that promotes healthy brain
a day that promotes healthy brain
a day that promotes healthy brain development and the Great British
development and the Great British
development and the Great British American uh Anthropologist Ashley monu
American uh Anthropologist Ashley monu
American uh Anthropologist Ashley monu wrote a book called Skin the human
wrote a book called Skin the human
wrote a book called Skin the human significance of touch so I was saying
significance of touch so I was saying
significance of touch so I was saying that touch is important you're not being
that touch is important you're not being
that touch is important you're not being held and not being touched was a
held and not being touched was a
held and not being touched was a deprivation and I said mammals monkeys
deprivation and I said mammals monkeys
deprivation and I said mammals monkeys you know what happens when a baby
you know what happens when a baby
you know what happens when a baby elephant is born this is
elephant is born this is
elephant is born this is fascinating the mother ele I read this
fascinating the mother ele I read this
fascinating the mother ele I read this in a book called The evolv Nest for
in a book called The evolv Nest for
in a book called The evolv Nest for which I wrote the preface by a wonderful
which I wrote the preface by a wonderful
which I wrote the preface by a wonderful psychologist called Dar narz when when
psychologist called Dar narz when when
psychologist called Dar narz when when an infant element elephant is born and
an infant element elephant is born and
an infant element elephant is born and the mother goes into labor all the other
the mother goes into labor all the other
the mother goes into labor all the other mother elephants stand around in a
mother elephants stand around in a
mother elephants stand around in a circle when the infant plops on the
circle when the infant plops on the
circle when the infant plops on the ground they all stroke them with their
ground they all stroke them with their
ground they all stroke them with their trunks so touch and being held is so
trunks so touch and being held is so
trunks so touch and being held is so important for mammals and I was saying
important for mammals and I was saying
important for mammals and I was saying animals do
animals do
animals do that this journalist who I don't know
that this journalist who I don't know
that this journalist who I don't know what she was listening to said I said
what she was listening to said I said
what she was listening to said I said the royal family tweets like kids like
the royal family tweets like kids like
the royal family tweets like kids like animal I said no I wish they'd
animal I said no I wish they'd
animal I said no I wish they'd had so I mean the Distortion is just
had so I mean the Distortion is just
had so I mean the Distortion is just laughable if it wasn't if I hadn't taken
laughable if it wasn't if I hadn't taken
laughable if it wasn't if I hadn't taken it so personally for the reasons I
it so personally for the reasons I
it so personally for the reasons I already explained for you to take
already explained for you to take
already explained for you to take it so personally which led you to call a
it so personally which led you to call a
it so personally which led you to call a psychiatrist yeah a man like you with
psychiatrist yeah a man like you with
psychiatrist yeah a man like you with the knowledge you have that writes books
the knowledge you have that writes books
the knowledge you have that writes books about the mind and stress and the body
about the mind and stress and the body
about the mind and stress and the body and all these
and all these
and all these things you must have been in a pretty
things you must have been in a pretty
things you must have been in a pretty dark place I was in a dark place and I
dark place I was in a dark place and I
dark place I was in a dark place and I wasn't but look I'm a human being like
wasn't but look I'm a human being like
wasn't but look I'm a human being like the rest and what Charlie mcki says in
the rest and what Charlie mcki says in
the rest and what Charlie mcki says in in that book is that the most courageous
in that book is that the most courageous
in that book is that the most courageous thing he can do is ask for help it's
thing he can do is ask for help it's
thing he can do is ask for help it's true you know does that I don't if you
true you know does that I don't if you
true you know does that I don't if you remember the Beatles song help I need
remember the Beatles song help I need
remember the Beatles song help I need somebody and and John lenon sings when I
somebody and and John lenon sings when I
somebody and and John lenon sings when I was younger so much younger than today I
was younger so much younger than today I
was younger so much younger than today I didn't need anybody's help in any way
didn't need anybody's help in any way
didn't need anybody's help in any way but now those days are gone I'm much
but now those days are gone I'm much
but now those days are gone I'm much less self- assured he's actually saying
less self- assured he's actually saying
less self- assured he's actually saying that when he was younger he believed he
that when he was younger he believed he
that when he was younger he believed he didn't need help but the reason he
didn't need help but the reason he
didn't need help but the reason he believed he didn't need help that he has
believed he didn't need help that he has
believed he didn't need help that he has to make it on his own cuz he was so
to make it on his own cuz he was so
to make it on his own cuz he was so traumatized as a child his uh father
traumatized as a child his uh father
traumatized as a child his uh father left him when he was
left him when he was
left him when he was born um his mother left he was bought by
born um his mother left he was bought by
born um his mother left he was bought by an ant and Lennon Gres up feeling
an ant and Lennon Gres up feeling
an ant and Lennon Gres up feeling abandoned that I can do this on my own I
abandoned that I can do this on my own I
abandoned that I can do this on my own I don't need anybody you know and uh later
don't need anybody you know and uh later
don't need anybody you know and uh later on he realizes I need help but after
on he realizes I need help but after
on he realizes I need help but after fact we all born needing help we all
fact we all born needing help we all
fact we all born needing help we all born uh needing to be understood to be
born uh needing to be understood to be
born uh needing to be understood to be attuned with to be seen to have our
attuned with to be seen to have our
attuned with to be seen to have our emotions received and validated that's
emotions received and validated that's
emotions received and validated that's one of the essential needs of children
one of the essential needs of children
one of the essential needs of children as I make the point in the Mython normal
as I make the point in the Mython normal
as I make the point in the Mython normal and children can be traumatized not just
and children can be traumatized not just
and children can be traumatized not just by terrible things happening to them but
by terrible things happening to them but
by terrible things happening to them but just by not having their needs met by
just by not having their needs met by
just by not having their needs met by not being seen not being heard not being
not being seen not being heard not being
not being seen not being heard not being held those are wounding for a child
held those are wounding for a child
held those are wounding for a child which is what the meaning of the word
which is what the meaning of the word
which is what the meaning of the word trauma means so you don't need terrible
trauma means so you don't need terrible
trauma means so you don't need terrible things to happen it's so difficult for
things to happen it's so difficult for
things to happen it's so difficult for people to understand that you know they
people to understand that you know they
people to understand that you know they they they think for trauma you need
they they think for trauma you need
they they think for trauma you need horrific events well horrific events can
horrific events well horrific events can
horrific events well horrific events can be very traumatic but you can wound
be very traumatic but you can wound
be very traumatic but you can wound people sensitive people the sensitive
people sensitive people the sensitive
people sensitive people the sensitive child or any child can be hurt just
child or any child can be hurt just
child or any child can be hurt just because the parents are too stressed and
because the parents are too stressed and
because the parents are too stressed and unavailable emotionally to really see
unavailable emotionally to really see
unavailable emotionally to really see them for who they
them for who they
them for who they are I've struggled with that in my life
are I've struggled with that in my life
are I've struggled with that in my life especially being
especially being
especially being um a CEO I think I've struggled to ask
um a CEO I think I've struggled to ask
um a CEO I think I've struggled to ask for help when I need it because you kind
for help when I need it because you kind
for help when I need it because you kind of see yourself as the helper and also
of see yourself as the helper and also
of see yourself as the helper and also I've struggled with the idea maybe I
I've struggled with the idea maybe I
I've struggled with the idea maybe I don't know where I got this story from
don't know where I got this story from
don't know where I got this story from that people like me maybe because I'm a
that people like me maybe because I'm a
that people like me maybe because I'm a man maybe because I'm
man maybe because I'm
man maybe because I'm um the head of
um the head of
um the head of businesses we have to figure it out on
businesses we have to figure it out on
businesses we have to figure it out on our own and the cost of repr
our own and the cost of repr
our own and the cost of repr repressing how I
repressing how I
repressing how I feel has become more and more evident
feel has become more and more evident
feel has become more and more evident over time yeah how so just like I think
over time yeah how so just like I think
over time yeah how so just like I think I when I was younger I never experienced
I when I was younger I never experienced
I when I was younger I never experienced anxiety before and then as I had more
anxiety before and then as I had more
anxiety before and then as I had more difficult moments in business where I
difficult moments in business where I
difficult moments in business where I tried to solve the problem in my mind
tried to solve the problem in my mind
tried to solve the problem in my mind for the first times at like 25 26 27 28
for the first times at like 25 26 27 28
for the first times at like 25 26 27 28 29 30 that I experienced like
29 30 that I experienced like
29 30 that I experienced like fully-fledged what I'd call anxiety
fully-fledged what I'd call anxiety
fully-fledged what I'd call anxiety where I just couldn't get a thought out
where I just couldn't get a thought out
where I just couldn't get a thought out of my head and I felt it in my body my
of my head and I felt it in my body my
of my head and I felt it in my body my breath was short this constant state of
breath was short this constant state of
breath was short this constant state of like angst yeah um and and yeah I just
like angst yeah um and and yeah I just
like angst yeah um and and yeah I just thought I could deal with it myself I
thought I could deal with it myself I
thought I could deal with it myself I thought I could think my way through it
thought I could think my way through it
thought I could think my way through it yeah um was that the hardest the the
yeah um was that the hardest the the
yeah um was that the hardest the the hardest moment in terms of your own
hardest moment in terms of your own
hardest moment in terms of your own psychology in your adult life in recent
psychology in your adult life in recent
psychology in your adult life in recent times let me answer that question a
times let me answer that question a
times let me answer that question a moment but let me ask you a question
moment but let me ask you a question
moment but let me ask you a question that occurs to me if I may yeah please
that occurs to me if I may yeah please
that occurs to me if I may yeah please um it's like with beautiful women they
um it's like with beautiful women they
um it's like with beautiful women they sometimes have a very hard time because
sometimes have a very hard time because
sometimes have a very hard time because they can never
they can never
they can never know that somebody want me for who I
know that somebody want me for who I
know that somebody want me for who I really am or they just attracted to my
really am or they just attracted to my
really am or they just attracted to my physical
physical
physical features so for somebody who at a young
features so for somebody who at a young
features so for somebody who at a young age becomes quite well healthy and
age becomes quite well healthy and
age becomes quite well healthy and successful um how do you know when
successful um how do you know when
successful um how do you know when somebody's approaching you are they
somebody's approaching you are they
somebody's approaching you are they approaching you because they want
approaching you because they want
approaching you because they want something from you or because they
something from you or because they
something from you or because they really care about you I mean that must
really care about you I mean that must
really care about you I mean that must be a problem for you I imagine 100% 100%
be a problem for you I imagine 100% 100%
be a problem for you I imagine 100% 100% you never really know understand what
you never really know understand what
you never really know understand what your relationships are yeah you know
your relationships are yeah you know
your relationships are yeah you know yeah huh it must be confusing sometimes
yeah huh it must be confusing sometimes
yeah huh it must be confusing sometimes it is and you I typically fall back onto
it is and you I typically fall back onto
it is and you I typically fall back onto the relationships I had before yeah yeah
the relationships I had before yeah yeah
the relationships I had before yeah yeah cuz I can trust those ones yeah so I
cuz I can trust those ones yeah so I
cuz I can trust those ones yeah so I have the same my
have the same my
have the same my best friends people I spend my time with
best friends people I spend my time with
best friends people I spend my time with on my birthday there's five you know
on my birthday there's five you know
on my birthday there's five you know five people there are the five people
five people there are the five people
five people there are the five people that were there 10 years ago yeah unless
that were there 10 years ago yeah unless
that were there 10 years ago yeah unless I think we get reconnected to our gut
I think we get reconnected to our gut
I think we get reconnected to our gut feelings then our gut feelings will tell
feelings then our gut feelings will tell
feelings then our gut feelings will tell us what is real and what isn't but the
us what is real and what isn't but the
us what is real and what isn't but the problem for many of us is that we get
problem for many of us is that we get
problem for many of us is that we get disconnected from a God feelings very
disconnected from a God feelings very
disconnected from a God feelings very early in life like in a in this room of
early in life like in a in this room of
early in life like in a in this room of 2100 at the try on Monday night um I
2100 at the try on Monday night um I
2100 at the try on Monday night um I think I asked this question I always do
think I asked this question I always do
think I asked this question I always do uh have you had the experience of having
uh have you had the experience of having
uh have you had the experience of having a strong gut feeling about something and
a strong gut feeling about something and
a strong gut feeling about something and not paying attention to it ignoring it
not paying attention to it ignoring it
not paying attention to it ignoring it and being sorry
and being sorry
and being sorry afterwards almost everybody puts a hand
afterwards almost everybody puts a hand
afterwards almost everybody puts a hand up that's a child sign of childhood
up that's a child sign of childhood
up that's a child sign of childhood wounding because we're born connected to
wounding because we're born connected to
wounding because we're born connected to our gut feelings no baby is disconnected
our gut feelings no baby is disconnected
our gut feelings no baby is disconnected from the gut feelings something happens
from the gut feelings something happens
from the gut feelings something happens to make us disconnect what is a gut
to make us disconnect what is a gut
to make us disconnect what is a gut feeling from a physiological perspective
feeling from a physiological perspective
feeling from a physiological perspective because gut feeling is used as a word to
because gut feeling is used as a word to
because gut feeling is used as a word to describe you know an Intuition or you
describe you know an Intuition or you
describe you know an Intuition or you know well real gut feelings really
know well real gut feelings really
know well real gut feelings really happen in the gut uh the in the western
happen in the gut uh the in the western
happen in the gut uh the in the western way of looking at it we tend to look
way of looking at it we tend to look
way of looking at it we tend to look upon the intellect and and and the
upon the intellect and and and the
upon the intellect and and and the intellectual brain is the only brain
intellectual brain is the only brain
intellectual brain is the only brain that we have but actually our brain is a
that we have but actually our brain is a
that we have but actually our brain is a far more complicated um structure and
far more complicated um structure and
far more complicated um structure and our heart has a nervous system which is
our heart has a nervous system which is
our heart has a nervous system which is connected to the brain up here and
connected to the brain up here and
connected to the brain up here and there's a kind of knowing in the heart
there's a kind of knowing in the heart
there's a kind of knowing in the heart sometimes people say I knew in my heart
sometimes people say I knew in my heart
sometimes people say I knew in my heart and they
and they
and they did if they're connected gut feelings
did if they're connected gut feelings
did if they're connected gut feelings are what all animals possess it warns
are what all animals possess it warns
are what all animals possess it warns them of danger or when it's safe and
them of danger or when it's safe and
them of danger or when it's safe and when it isn't safe not in the brain um
when it isn't safe not in the brain um
when it isn't safe not in the brain um the gut is connected to the brain right
the gut is connected to the brain right
the gut is connected to the brain right the the gut sends more connection to the
the the gut sends more connection to the
the the gut sends more connection to the brain than the brain sends to the
brain than the brain sends to the
brain than the brain sends to the gut and the gut has more of the
gut and the gut has more of the
gut and the gut has more of the neurotransmitter serotonin in it than
neurotransmitter serotonin in it than
neurotransmitter serotonin in it than the brain
the brain
the brain does so that the gut things are here to
does so that the gut things are here to
does so that the gut things are here to tell us about what is safe and what
tell us about what is safe and what
tell us about what is safe and what isn't and when the brain in the gut and
isn't and when the brain in the gut and
isn't and when the brain in the gut and the brain in the heart and the brain and
the brain in the heart and the brain and
the brain in the heart and the brain and up here in this in the head are
up here in this in the head are
up here in this in the head are connected then we're grounded and
connected then we're grounded and
connected then we're grounded and present and very alert and very aware of
present and very alert and very aware of
present and very alert and very aware of what's going on but when childhood
what's going on but when childhood
what's going on but when childhood trauma interferes with those connections
trauma interferes with those connections
trauma interferes with those connections which it does then we start to just work
which it does then we start to just work
which it does then we start to just work from up here and we can think we can
from up here and we can think we can
from up here and we can think we can figure things just from up here but
figure things just from up here but
figure things just from up here but actually when you think about human
actually when you think about human
actually when you think about human beings where did we evolve we evolved
beings where did we evolve we evolved
beings where did we evolve we evolved for millions of years out in nature how
for millions of years out in nature how
for millions of years out in nature how long does any creature in nature survive
long does any creature in nature survive
long does any creature in nature survive if they don't pay attention to they got
if they don't pay attention to they got
if they don't pay attention to they got feelings so to go back to your question
feelings so to go back to your question
feelings so to go back to your question about me I used to believe I really used
about me I used to believe I really used
about me I used to believe I really used to believe into my 40s that I everybody
to believe into my 40s that I everybody
to believe into my 40s that I everybody else could be stressed but I couldn't
else could be stressed but I couldn't
else could be stressed but I couldn't be and it's like you and your anxiety
be and it's like you and your anxiety
be and it's like you and your anxiety um I think the reason you I didn't feel
um I think the reason you I didn't feel
um I think the reason you I didn't feel the stress CU I had coping
the stress CU I had coping
the stress CU I had coping mechanisms like working hard and um
mechanisms like working hard and um
mechanisms like working hard and um getting people's attention or using my
getting people's attention or using my
getting people's attention or using my smarts and
smarts and
smarts and and uh having status and all this kind
and uh having status and all this kind
and uh having status and all this kind of stuff you know and then that broke
of stuff you know and then that broke
of stuff you know and then that broke down I realized I I could be stressed
down I realized I I could be stressed
down I realized I I could be stressed like everybody else but literally I had
like everybody else but literally I had
like everybody else but literally I had to I I had this belief Ian it's almost
to I I had this belief Ian it's almost
to I I had this belief Ian it's almost unbelievable to me now that I used to
unbelievable to me now that I used to
unbelievable to me now that I used to believe that I couldn't everybody else
believe that I couldn't everybody else
believe that I couldn't everybody else could be stressed but I couldn't be
could be stressed but I couldn't be
could be stressed but I couldn't be that's what I
thought yeah your wife when you went
thought yeah your wife when you went
thought yeah your wife when you went through that dark moment if I was her
through that dark moment if I was her
through that dark moment if I was her what would I have
observed well first of all and I talk
observed well first of all and I talk
observed well first of all and I talk about this in the Myan normal and Reay
about this in the Myan normal and Reay
about this in the Myan normal and Reay my wife came on stage at the troxy on
my wife came on stage at the troxy on
my wife came on stage at the troxy on Monday night and talked about this I
Monday night and talked about this I
Monday night and talked about this I asked her to women have 80% of
asked her to women have 80% of
asked her to women have 80% of autoimmune disease in the society so
autoimmune disease in the society so
autoimmune disease in the society so that
that
that um diseases where the immune system
um diseases where the immune system
um diseases where the immune system attacks the body happens to women much
attacks the body happens to women much
attacks the body happens to women much more than to men things like rheumato
more than to men things like rheumato
more than to men things like rheumato arthritis systemic lupus chronic fatigue
arthritis systemic lupus chronic fatigue
arthritis systemic lupus chronic fatigue fom myalgia um inflammatory disease of
fom myalgia um inflammatory disease of
fom myalgia um inflammatory disease of the gut um and and so
the gut um and and so
the gut um and and so on why so
on why so
on why so um those diseases tend to happen to
um those diseases tend to happen to
um those diseases tend to happen to people not just according to my own
people not just according to my own
people not just according to my own observation although it's very much my
observation although it's very much my
observation although it's very much my own observation when I was working in
own observation when I was working in
own observation when I was working in family practice and paliative Care
family practice and paliative Care
family practice and paliative Care before I did addiction medicine I
before I did addiction medicine I
before I did addiction medicine I noticed that who got sick and who didn't
noticed that who got sick and who didn't
noticed that who got sick and who didn't wasn't accidental
wasn't accidental
wasn't accidental um as the subject of my book when the
um as the subject of my book when the
um as the subject of my book when the body says no and then again in the
body says no and then again in the
body says no and then again in the methan normal people tended to
methan normal people tended to
methan normal people tended to be compulsively concerned with the
be compulsively concerned with the
be compulsively concerned with the emotional needs of others rather than
emotional needs of others rather than
emotional needs of others rather than their
their
their own identified with Duty role and
own identified with Duty role and
own identified with Duty role and responsibility so their their work in
responsibility so their their work in
responsibility so their their work in the world rather
the world rather
the world rather than their own um true selves they
than their own um true selves they
than their own um true selves they tended to suppress healthy anger so they
tended to suppress healthy anger so they
tended to suppress healthy anger so they tend to be very very nice and
tend to be very very nice and
tend to be very very nice and peacemakers and they tended to believe
peacemakers and they tended to believe
peacemakers and they tended to believe that they're responsible other people
that they're responsible other people
that they're responsible other people feel and then they must never disappoint
feel and then they must never disappoint
feel and then they must never disappoint anybody two fatal beliefs so these are
anybody two fatal beliefs so these are
anybody two fatal beliefs so these are the people that according to my
the people that according to my
the people that according to my observation but according to a whole lot
observation but according to a whole lot
observation but according to a whole lot of research as well that I didn't even
of research as well that I didn't even
of research as well that I didn't even know about but have since found elegant
know about but have since found elegant
know about but have since found elegant research these are the people that tend
research these are the people that tend
research these are the people that tend to develop autoimmune disease now in
to develop autoimmune disease now in
to develop autoimmune disease now in this society which gender is more
this society which gender is more
this society which gender is more acculturated programmed to suppress
acculturated programmed to suppress
acculturated programmed to suppress their healthy anger to be the
their healthy anger to be the
their healthy anger to be the peacemakers to be the caregivers women
peacemakers to be the caregivers women
peacemakers to be the caregivers women the this is a function of a reality that
the this is a function of a reality that
the this is a function of a reality that a lot of people deny but it's a
a lot of people deny but it's a
a lot of people deny but it's a patriarchal society which we can talk
patriarchal society which we can talk
patriarchal society which we can talk about but it's not a conspiracy it's
about but it's not a conspiracy it's
about but it's not a conspiracy it's just how it works so me in my marriage
just how it works so me in my marriage
just how it works so me in my marriage expect my wife to absorve my stresses
expect my wife to absorve my stresses
expect my wife to absorve my stresses and if I'm unhappy guess who I blame and
and if I'm unhappy guess who I blame and
and if I'm unhappy guess who I blame and who do I take it out on so she would
who do I take it out on so she would
who do I take it out on so she would experience somebody who's um can be
experience somebody who's um can be
experience somebody who's um can be hostile for no reason and blaming and
hostile for no reason and blaming and
hostile for no reason and blaming and she has to walk on neck shell no um
she has to walk on neck shell no um
she has to walk on neck shell no um thank God she's not the type to do that
thank God she's not the type to do that
thank God she's not the type to do that for too long and at some point she'll
for too long and at some point she'll
for too long and at some point she'll call my bluff and then I either wake up
call my bluff and then I either wake up
call my bluff and then I either wake up or she says thank you very much but
or she says thank you very much but
or she says thank you very much but enough for this you know and so she
enough for this you know and so she
enough for this you know and so she would experience somebody who was
would experience somebody who was
would experience somebody who was irritable and um unreasonably blaming
irritable and um unreasonably blaming
irritable and um unreasonably blaming and not taking care of their own needs
and not taking care of their own needs
and not taking care of their own needs and then expecting her to take care of
and then expecting her to take care of
and then expecting her to take care of them for me and
them for me and
them for me and um we both had to grow up and she was
um we both had to grow up and she was
um we both had to grow up and she was programmed that way as a child
programmed that way as a child
programmed that way as a child her parents had a lot of problems and
her parents had a lot of problems and
her parents had a lot of problems and she became The Peacemaker and a
she became The Peacemaker and a
she became The Peacemaker and a caregiver
caregiver
caregiver emotionally and then she cares that role
emotionally and then she cares that role
emotionally and then she cares that role into her marriage with me and here's
into her marriage with me and here's
into her marriage with me and here's what the bad news is for people we
what the bad news is for people we
what the bad news is for people we always marry somebody at the same level
always marry somebody at the same level
always marry somebody at the same level of emotional development or trauma
of emotional development or trauma
of emotional development or trauma resolution as we are so when we met we
resolution as we are so when we met we
resolution as we are so when we met we were too traumatized people not even
were too traumatized people not even
were too traumatized people not even realizing it and then we played out our
realizing it and then we played out our
realizing it and then we played out our traumas and I played it out in a typical
traumas and I played it out in a typical
traumas and I played it out in a typical male way which is to be aggressive and
male way which is to be aggressive and
male way which is to be aggressive and demanding and
demanding and
demanding and resentful if she wasn't around to Mother
resentful if she wasn't around to Mother
resentful if she wasn't around to Mother me and um that's what she would have
me and um that's what she would have
me and um that's what she would have seen and this Dynamic can still
seen and this Dynamic can still
seen and this Dynamic can still arise except when it does she puts a
arise except when it does she puts a
arise except when it does she puts a stop to it right away and I have the
stop to it right away and I have the
stop to it right away and I have the grace and the wisdom I know to
grace and the wisdom I know to
grace and the wisdom I know to understand yeah I'm doing it again in
understand yeah I'm doing it again in
understand yeah I'm doing it again in fact I haven't done it since then
fact I haven't done it since then
fact I haven't done it since then because I just don't want to be that guy
because I just don't want to be that guy
because I just don't want to be that guy you know but that's what she would have
you know but that's what she would have
you know but that's what she would have seen and what was going on inside your
seen and what was going on inside your
seen and what was going on inside your head were you anxious were you
head were you anxious were you
head were you anxious were you depressed I was anxious and
depressed I was anxious and
depressed I was anxious and um then I want her her soothing I want
um then I want her her soothing I want
um then I want her her soothing I want her how should I say this
her how should I say this
her how should I say this um there's an interesting sexual dynamic
um there's an interesting sexual dynamic
um there's an interesting sexual dynamic between men and women that men very
between men and women that men very
between men and women that men very often expect unconsciously expect their
often expect unconsciously expect their
often expect unconsciously expect their women to Mother them to give them the
women to Mother them to give them the
women to Mother them to give them the mothering that they didn't fully receive
mothering that they didn't fully receive
mothering that they didn't fully receive his kids and the women take on that role
his kids and the women take on that role
his kids and the women take on that role because they're acculturated in this
because they're acculturated in this
because they're acculturated in this Society to do that but then what happens
Society to do that but then what happens
Society to do that but then what happens sexually no healthy guy wants to sleep
sexually no healthy guy wants to sleep
sexually no healthy guy wants to sleep with his mother and no healthy woman
with his mother and no healthy woman
with his mother and no healthy woman wants to sleep with her son so that the
wants to sleep with her son so that the
wants to sleep with her son so that the the ardor and the you know the the
the ardor and the you know the the
the ardor and the you know the the passion kind of drains out because of
passion kind of drains out because of
passion kind of drains out because of this unconscious Dynamic of women
this unconscious Dynamic of women
this unconscious Dynamic of women mothering men and and men men demanding
mothering men and and men men demanding
mothering men and and men men demanding that they do so then I become
that they do so then I become
that they do so then I become frustrated and then who do I blame for
frustrated and then who do I blame for
frustrated and then who do I blame for that I blame her rather than looking at
that I blame her rather than looking at
that I blame her rather than looking at how did I contribute to how did I help
how did I contribute to how did I help
how did I contribute to how did I help create this
create this
create this situation so um all that stuff played
situation so um all that stuff played
situation so um all that stuff played out in our marriage and we've had to
out in our marriage and we've had to
out in our marriage and we've had to learn a lot from what didn't
learn a lot from what didn't
learn a lot from what didn't work in my relationship when I was most
work in my relationship when I was most
work in my relationship when I was most anxious it's also when my relationship
anxious it's also when my relationship
anxious it's also when my relationship nearly
nearly
nearly ended um with my partner because like
ended um with my partner because like
ended um with my partner because like you said I inadvertently took it out on
you said I inadvertently took it out on
you said I inadvertently took it out on her because I felt that she should
her because I felt that she should
her because I felt that she should understand how I'm feeling and basically
understand how I'm feeling and basically
understand how I'm feeling and basically adapt to me exactly and she didn't and
adapt to me exactly and she didn't and
adapt to me exactly and she didn't and so there was conflict because I felt
so there was conflict because I felt
so there was conflict because I felt like she was misunderstanding me yeah
like she was misunderstanding me yeah
like she was misunderstanding me yeah and wasn't like acting in the right way
and wasn't like acting in the right way
and wasn't like acting in the right way to meet the needs that I had like she
to meet the needs that I had like she
to meet the needs that I had like she couldn't you know and and so that I
couldn't you know and and so that I
couldn't you know and and so that I think I wore her down and then there was
think I wore her down and then there was
think I wore her down and then there was kind of like as you say that
kind of like as you say that
kind of like as you say that ultimatum moment where she's basically
ultimatum moment where she's basically
ultimatum moment where she's basically saying listen shall I just go yeah and
saying listen shall I just go yeah and
saying listen shall I just go yeah and what you probably didn't do and what I
what you probably didn't do and what I
what you probably didn't do and what I did do for a long time is just to go to
did do for a long time is just to go to
did do for a long time is just to go to her and say you know what I'm feeling
her and say you know what I'm feeling
her and say you know what I'm feeling anxious yeah that was that's what
anxious yeah that was that's what
anxious yeah that was that's what happened after you know you know and I'm
happened after you know you know and I'm
happened after you know you know and I'm feeling unsettled and I realize that I
feeling unsettled and I realize that I
feeling unsettled and I realize that I have resentful feelings towards you you
have resentful feelings towards you you
have resentful feelings towards you you know instead of owning it we act it out
know instead of owning it we act it out
know instead of owning it we act it out yeah and then we why don't they
yeah and then we why don't they
yeah and then we why don't they understand us you know and actually so
understand us you know and actually so
understand us you know and actually so what we're actually demanding is that we
what we're actually demanding is that we
what we're actually demanding is that we can be children emotionally and they be
can be children emotionally and they be
can be children emotionally and they be the mothers who without any effort on
the mothers who without any effort on
the mothers who without any effort on our part will understand stand and see
our part will understand stand and see
our part will understand stand and see us you know and this is a strong
us you know and this is a strong
us you know and this is a strong Dynamic um in men female relationships
Dynamic um in men female relationships
Dynamic um in men female relationships and what tends to happen is is that men
and what tends to happen is is that men
and what tends to happen is is that men then women at some point get to the if
then women at some point get to the if
then women at some point get to the if they're healthy enough now if they're
they're healthy enough now if they're
they're healthy enough now if they're notal if they're not strong enough to
notal if they're not strong enough to
notal if they're not strong enough to assert themselves you know what happens
assert themselves you know what happens
assert themselves you know what happens they get sick and uh I know this is a
they get sick and uh I know this is a
they get sick and uh I know this is a mouthful but a lot of women's Cancers
mouthful but a lot of women's Cancers
mouthful but a lot of women's Cancers and auto immune diseases are precisely
and auto immune diseases are precisely
and auto immune diseases are precisely because of the self depression and I
because of the self depression and I
because of the self depression and I could talk about that at Great length
could talk about that at Great length
could talk about that at Great length the physiology of it but either the the
the physiology of it but either the the
the physiology of it but either the the body will somehow say no for them that's
body will somehow say no for them that's
body will somehow say no for them that's why women are much more likely to be in
why women are much more likely to be in
why women are much more likely to be in anti-depressants cuz they're taking a
anti-depressants cuz they're taking a
anti-depressants cuz they're taking a medication for both of them you know and
medication for both of them you know and
medication for both of them you know and so either the woman gets ill somehow or
so either the woman gets ill somehow or
so either the woman gets ill somehow or she asserts herself and says I'm not
she asserts herself and says I'm not
she asserts herself and says I'm not doing this anymore at which point the
doing this anymore at which point the
doing this anymore at which point the guy will go seeking a younger mother
guy will go seeking a younger mother
guy will go seeking a younger mother who's not yet mature enough to assert
who's not yet mature enough to assert
who's not yet mature enough to assert herself and this happens all the time in
herself and this happens all the time in
herself and this happens all the time in relationship
relationship
relationship the cost of self-repression the cost of
the cost of self-repression the cost of
the cost of self-repression the cost of sort of emotional repression I think
sort of emotional repression I think
sort of emotional repression I think everybody is guilty at some point in
everybody is guilty at some point in
everybody is guilty at some point in their life of repressing their emotions
their life of repressing their emotions
their life of repressing their emotions I think men do it a lot as well I mean
I think men do it a lot as well I mean
I think men do it a lot as well I mean if you look at the Su suicidality in the
if you look at the Su suicidality in the
if you look at the Su suicidality in the UK among men tend to act it out on
UK among men tend to act it out on
UK among men tend to act it out on themselves like that yeah what is the
themselves like that yeah what is the
themselves like that yeah what is the cost of self-repression now you talked
cost of self-repression now you talked
cost of self-repression now you talked about the physiological mechanism of
about the physiological mechanism of
about the physiological mechanism of what's going on when we repress our
what's going on when we repress our
what's going on when we repress our emotions and how we feel it's it's been
emotions and how we feel it's it's been
emotions and how we feel it's it's been well studied not just by me but others
well studied not just by me but others
well studied not just by me but others and documented that repression of
and documented that repression of
and documented that repression of healthy anger um disturbs the immune
healthy anger um disturbs the immune
healthy anger um disturbs the immune system now why should that be the case
system now why should that be the case
system now why should that be the case now healthy anger is simply when
now healthy anger is simply when
now healthy anger is simply when somebody is intruding on your
somebody is intruding on your
somebody is intruding on your space and they won't desist you say
space and they won't desist you say
space and they won't desist you say you're in my space get out that's
you're in my space get out that's
you're in my space get out that's healthy anger it's in the moment one
healthy anger it's in the moment one
healthy anger it's in the moment one it's done its job it's finished with
it's done its job it's finished with
it's done its job it's finished with it's different from chronic Rage which
it's different from chronic Rage which
it's different from chronic Rage which is a whole other thing no in other words
is a whole other thing no in other words
is a whole other thing no in other words anger is a boundary
anger is a boundary
anger is a boundary defense that's all it is animals do it
defense that's all it is animals do it
defense that's all it is animals do it ah get out of my space you know now the
ah get out of my space you know now the
ah get out of my space you know now the emotional system in general has the job
emotional system in general has the job
emotional system in general has the job uh the human emotional
uh the human emotional
uh the human emotional system in general has the role of
system in general has the role of
system in general has the role of allowing in what is nurturing and loving
allowing in what is nurturing and loving
allowing in what is nurturing and loving and healthy and welcome and to keep out
and healthy and welcome and to keep out
and healthy and welcome and to keep out what isn't that's the job of the
what isn't that's the job of the
what isn't that's the job of the emotional system
emotional system
emotional system let me ask you a trick question what's
let me ask you a trick question what's
let me ask you a trick question what's the job of the immune
system okay I'll answer is to keep out
system okay I'll answer is to keep out
system okay I'll answer is to keep out what is unhealthy and unwelcome and
what is unhealthy and unwelcome and
what is unhealthy and unwelcome and toxic and to let in what is nurturing
toxic and to let in what is nurturing
toxic and to let in what is nurturing and healthy so the immune system is like
and healthy so the immune system is like
and healthy so the immune system is like it's been called a floating brain it is
it's been called a floating brain it is
it's been called a floating brain it is memory it is reactive
memory it is reactive
memory it is reactive capacity and
capacity and
capacity and um it um re allows in New nutrients and
um it um re allows in New nutrients and
um it um re allows in New nutrients and vitamins and healthy bacteria and keeps
vitamins and healthy bacteria and keeps
vitamins and healthy bacteria and keeps out and destroys what isn't toxins and
out and destroys what isn't toxins and
out and destroys what isn't toxins and unhealthy invading organisms and so on
unhealthy invading organisms and so on
unhealthy invading organisms and so on in other words the immune system and the
in other words the immune system and the
in other words the immune system and the emotional system have exactly the same
role that's the first point the second
role that's the first point the second
role that's the first point the second point is they're not separate systems
point is they're not separate systems
point is they're not separate systems physiologically speaking emotional
physiologically speaking emotional
physiologically speaking emotional system the nervous system hormonal
system the nervous system hormonal
system the nervous system hormonal apparatus and the immune system are all
apparatus and the immune system are all
apparatus and the immune system are all one system and there's a whole new
one system and there's a whole new
one system and there's a whole new science when I seen you 60 70 80 years
science when I seen you 60 70 80 years
science when I seen you 60 70 80 years old called psycho neur neuroimmunology
old called psycho neur neuroimmunology
old called psycho neur neuroimmunology that studies the unity so it's not even
that studies the unity so it's not even
that studies the unity so it's not even that all these things are connected
that all these things are connected
that all these things are connected they're one so therefore when you're
they're one so therefore when you're
they're one so therefore when you're suppressing one aspect of it you're also
suppressing one aspect of it you're also
suppressing one aspect of it you're also suppressing the other so people that
suppressing the other so people that
suppressing the other so people that repress healthy anger they have
repress healthy anger they have
repress healthy anger they have diminished immune activity and this has
diminished immune activity and this has
diminished immune activity and this has been
been
been demonstrated so so the repression of
demonstrated so so the repression of
demonstrated so so the repression of emotions has a physiological function
emotions has a physiological function
emotions has a physiological function and when you repress your immune system
and when you repress your immune system
and when you repress your immune system you're more likely to have that immune
you're more likely to have that immune
you're more likely to have that immune system turn against you or to fail you
system turn against you or to fail you
system turn against you or to fail you when it comes to malignancy the immune
when it comes to malignancy the immune
when it comes to malignancy the immune system like you and I have cancer cells
system like you and I have cancer cells
system like you and I have cancer cells in our bodies probably every day because
in our bodies probably every day because
in our bodies probably every day because nature makes mistakes that's not a
nature makes mistakes that's not a
nature makes mistakes that's not a problem the immune system recognizes
problem the immune system recognizes
problem the immune system recognizes them
them
them as cancer cells don't have on their
as cancer cells don't have on their
as cancer cells don't have on their surfaces markers that our normal cells
surfaces markers that our normal cells
surfaces markers that our normal cells do so the immune system says this is a
do so the immune system says this is a
do so the immune system says this is a foreigner it's an enemy I'm going to
foreigner it's an enemy I'm going to
foreigner it's an enemy I'm going to destroy it but when you repress your
destroy it but when you repress your
destroy it but when you repress your emotions you can also undermine your
emotions you can also undermine your
emotions you can also undermine your immune system and our immune system will
immune system and our immune system will
immune system and our immune system will not recognize the malignancy and not
not recognize the malignancy and not
not recognize the malignancy and not destroy it and allows it
destroy it and allows it
destroy it and allows it to to proliferate there was a British
to to proliferate there was a British
to to proliferate there was a British surgeon in the 1960s who operated on am
surgeon in the 1960s who operated on am
surgeon in the 1960s who operated on am I talking too much no you're not there's
I talking too much no you're not there's
I talking too much no you're not there's no such thing on this podcast
no such thing on this podcast
no such thing on this podcast okay because I just get so passionate
okay because I just get so passionate
okay because I just get so passionate about this stuff uh and the reason I get
about this stuff uh and the reason I get
about this stuff uh and the reason I get so passionate about it is because it's
so passionate about it is because it's
so passionate about it is because it's so important in healing and we as
so important in healing and we as
so important in healing and we as Physicians could do so much more for
Physicians could do so much more for
Physicians could do so much more for people if we understood these scientific
people if we understood these scientific
people if we understood these scientific facts but we don't as a profession
facts but we don't as a profession
facts but we don't as a profession anyway there was a d there's a British
anyway there was a d there's a British
anyway there was a d there's a British um thoric surgeon called David kissen in
um thoric surgeon called David kissen in
um thoric surgeon called David kissen in the 1960s who noticed what I noticed in
the 1960s who noticed what I noticed in
the 1960s who noticed what I noticed in my practice that um people emotionally
my practice that um people emotionally
my practice that um people emotionally repressed are more likely to get lung
repressed are more likely to get lung
repressed are more likely to get lung cancer
cancer
cancer now it's true that most people who get
now it's true that most people who get
now it's true that most people who get lung cancers are smokers but out of 100
lung cancers are smokers but out of 100
lung cancers are smokers but out of 100 smokers only about 10 or 15 gets lung
smokers only about 10 or 15 gets lung
smokers only about 10 or 15 gets lung cancer which doesn't mean that lung
cancer which doesn't mean that lung
cancer which doesn't mean that lung smoking isn't the major contributor to
smoking isn't the major contributor to
smoking isn't the major contributor to lung cancer it is but he found that it
lung cancer it is but he found that it
lung cancer it is but he found that it was those of his patients that were
was those of his patients that were
was those of his patients that were emotionally repressed that were likely
emotionally repressed that were likely
emotionally repressed that were likely to get the lung cancer as a result of
to get the lung cancer as a result of
to get the lung cancer as a result of the smoking and the more repressed they
the smoking and the more repressed they
the smoking and the more repressed they were the less smoking they had to do in
were the less smoking they had to do in
were the less smoking they had to do in order to get lung cancer this is this
order to get lung cancer this is this
order to get lung cancer this is this guy noticed this in the 1960s so
guy noticed this in the 1960s so
guy noticed this in the 1960s so emotional repression has huge
emotional repression has huge
emotional repression has huge implications physiologically and
implications physiologically and
implications physiologically and emotional repression
emotional repression
emotional repression is one of the uh impacts of childhood
is one of the uh impacts of childhood
is one of the uh impacts of childhood trauma why the child is born with some
trauma why the child is born with some
trauma why the child is born with some fundamental
fundamental
fundamental needs one of them as I've articulated
needs one of them as I've articulated
needs one of them as I've articulated earlier is for attachment for closeness
earlier is for attachment for closeness
earlier is for attachment for closeness proximity unconditional loving
proximity unconditional loving
proximity unconditional loving acceptance by um caring adults not just
acceptance by um caring adults not just
acceptance by um caring adults not just the human child all Myan children have
the human child all Myan children have
the human child all Myan children have that need without that they don't
that need without that they don't
that need without that they don't survive so that that's called attachment
survive so that that's called attachment
survive so that that's called attachment seeking of closeness and proximity for
seeking of closeness and proximity for
seeking of closeness and proximity for the purpose of being taken care of or to
the purpose of being taken care of or to
the purpose of being taken care of or to take care of the other and our brains
take care of the other and our brains
take care of the other and our brains are wired for
are wired for
are wired for attachment we have circuits in our brain
attachment we have circuits in our brain
attachment we have circuits in our brain dedicated to the attachment
dedicated to the attachment
dedicated to the attachment relationships and that's so important
relationships and that's so important
relationships and that's so important all through our lives but especially
all through our lives but especially
all through our lives but especially when we're infants and young children
when we're infants and young children
when we're infants and young children now but we have another need we've
now but we have another need we've
now but we have another need we've already talked about it I just haven't
already talked about it I just haven't
already talked about it I just haven't named it the other need is for
named it the other need is for
named it the other need is for authenticity which is to be ourselves
authenticity which is to be ourselves
authenticity which is to be ourselves connected to our bodies and our gut
connected to our bodies and our gut
connected to our bodies and our gut feelings
feelings
feelings because again without access to our gut
because again without access to our gut
because again without access to our gut feelings we don't
feelings we don't
feelings we don't survive out there in nature where we
survive out there in nature where we
survive out there in nature where we evolved and where we lived
evolved and where we lived
evolved and where we lived until 15,000 years ago you and so that
until 15,000 years ago you and so that
until 15,000 years ago you and so that authenticity is very important to be
authenticity is very important to be
authenticity is very important to be connected to yourself so that you know
connected to yourself so that you know
connected to yourself so that you know when you're safe and when you're not uh
when you're safe and when you're not uh
when you're safe and when you're not uh you know what you want and what you
you know what you want and what you
you know what you want and what you don't want you know how to say no when
don't want you know how to say no when
don't want you know how to say no when you don't want something you know how to
you don't want something you know how to
you don't want something you know how to say yes when you do that's authenticity
say yes when you do that's authenticity
say yes when you do that's authenticity Auto the self being ourselves and to go
Auto the self being ourselves and to go
Auto the self being ourselves and to go back to Harry his challenge all his life
back to Harry his challenge all his life
back to Harry his challenge all his life was that he wasn't allowed to be
was that he wasn't allowed to be
was that he wasn't allowed to be authentic he had to play a certain role
authentic he had to play a certain role
authentic he had to play a certain role and fit into a certain set of
and fit into a certain set of
and fit into a certain set of expectations of how to be and who to be
expectations of how to be and who to be
expectations of how to be and who to be and he could never figure out who am I
and he could never figure out who am I
and he could never figure out who am I really you know in that context but
really you know in that context but
really you know in that context but that's so General so many of us face
that's so General so many of us face
that's so General so many of us face that challenge of who are we really who
that challenge of who are we really who
that challenge of who are we really who are we authentically as opposed to
are we authentically as opposed to
are we authentically as opposed to what's expected of us now so we have
what's expected of us now so we have
what's expected of us now so we have these two needs attachment
these two needs attachment
these two needs attachment on the one hand authenticity in the
on the one hand authenticity in the
on the one hand authenticity in the other ideally the two are not in
other ideally the two are not in
other ideally the two are not in Conflict ideally you can be in a
Conflict ideally you can be in a
Conflict ideally you can be in a relationship or I can be in a
relationship or I can be in a
relationship or I can be in a relationship where we can be ourselves
relationship where we can be ourselves
relationship where we can be ourselves and be accepted and connected with and
and be accepted and connected with and
and be accepted and connected with and that's ideal all our lives but what
that's ideal all our lives but what
that's ideal all our lives but what happens to a young child where if
happens to a young child where if
happens to a young child where if they're authentic they're not accepted
they're authentic they're not accepted
they're authentic they're not accepted so for example um certain psychologists
so for example um certain psychologists
so for example um certain psychologists recommend that angry children should be
recommend that angry children should be
recommend that angry children should be uh punished for their anger rather than
uh punished for their anger rather than
uh punished for their anger rather than their anger being understood as to what
their anger being understood as to what
their anger being understood as to what it's all about and the child being
it's all about and the child being
it's all about and the child being taught different ways to express it they
taught different ways to express it they
taught different ways to express it they just to be punished for it and by
just to be punished for it and by
just to be punished for it and by different
different
different ways by the way if you're a parent over
ways by the way if you're a parent over
ways by the way if you're a parent over two-year-old and if you don't frustrate
two-year-old and if you don't frustrate
two-year-old and if you don't frustrate your child you're probably not doing a
your child you're probably not doing a
your child you're probably not doing a good job cuz your 2-year-old may want a
good job cuz your 2-year-old may want a
good job cuz your 2-year-old may want a cookie before dinner and you say no
cookie before dinner and you say no
cookie before dinner and you say no cookie before dinner I want a cookie you
cookie before dinner I want a cookie you
cookie before dinner I want a cookie you know in a minute they're thrwing a
know in a minute they're thrwing a
know in a minute they're thrwing a tantrum cuz what do even adults do when
tantrum cuz what do even adults do when
tantrum cuz what do even adults do when they're frustrated they throw
they're frustrated they throw
they're frustrated they throw Tantrums children that's just what they
Tantrums children that's just what they
Tantrums children that's just what they do they have no self-regulation yet so
do they have no self-regulation yet so
do they have no self-regulation yet so the 2-year-old gets
the 2-year-old gets
the 2-year-old gets upset now you punish them you give them
upset now you punish them you give them
upset now you punish them you give them a message you're not acceptable to me
a message you're not acceptable to me
a message you're not acceptable to me when you're anger when you're angry you
when you're anger when you're angry you
when you're anger when you're angry you have to be a certain way for me to
have to be a certain way for me to
have to be a certain way for me to accept you or you mustn't be sad cheer
accept you or you mustn't be sad cheer
accept you or you mustn't be sad cheer up what's you know what's wrong with you
up what's you know what's wrong with you
up what's you know what's wrong with you you you know so when children are given
you you know so when children are given
you you know so when children are given this message of conditionality that
this message of conditionality that
this message of conditionality that you're acceptable to me only if you
you're acceptable to me only if you
you're acceptable to me only if you behave in ways that I approve of
behave in ways that I approve of
behave in ways that I approve of otherwise the attachment relationship is
otherwise the attachment relationship is
otherwise the attachment relationship is threatened then the child is faced with
threatened then the child is faced with
threatened then the child is faced with this Choice which is not a choice at all
this Choice which is not a choice at all
this Choice which is not a choice at all do I stay attached to my
do I stay attached to my
do I stay attached to my parents if my par if my father's an
parents if my par if my father's an
parents if my par if my father's an alcoholic and uh the only way I can find
alcoholic and uh the only way I can find
alcoholic and uh the only way I can find acceptance is by repressing my emotions
acceptance is by repressing my emotions
acceptance is by repressing my emotions and not show my sadness and my fear then
and not show my sadness and my fear then
and not show my sadness and my fear then do I show my sadness and my fear or my
do I show my sadness and my fear or my
do I show my sadness and my fear or my anger or do I threaten the relationship
anger or do I threaten the relationship
anger or do I threaten the relationship well there's no choice at all the child
well there's no choice at all the child
well there's no choice at all the child will choose the
will choose the
will choose the attachment and therefore they give up
attachment and therefore they give up
attachment and therefore they give up connection to themselves which is the
connection to themselves which is the
connection to themselves which is the essence of trauma that disconnection
essence of trauma that disconnection
essence of trauma that disconnection from ourselves not in my own words in
from ourselves not in my own words in
from ourselves not in my own words in the words of other trauma
the words of other trauma
the words of other trauma theorists um who I agree with the worst
theorists um who I agree with the worst
theorists um who I agree with the worst aspect of trauma is the disconnection
aspect of trauma is the disconnection
aspect of trauma is the disconnection from ourselves and we do that for the
from ourselves and we do that for the
from ourselves and we do that for the sake of making maintaining attachments
sake of making maintaining attachments
sake of making maintaining attachments which means for the rest of our lives
which means for the rest of our lives
which means for the rest of our lives we'll be afraid to be ourselves is this
we'll be afraid to be ourselves is this
we'll be afraid to be ourselves is this what they call people pleases people
what they call people pleases people
what they call people pleases people exactly so um cherl Crow the American
exactly so um cherl Crow the American
exactly so um cherl Crow the American singer musician um developed breast
singer musician um developed breast
singer musician um developed breast cancer and she said that since my breast
cancer and she said that since my breast
cancer and she said that since my breast cancer I've been a different person
cancer I've been a different person
cancer I've been a different person until then I was was always trying to
until then I was was always trying to
until then I was was always trying to please
please
please others and now and there was used to be
others and now and there was used to be
others and now and there was used to be voices in my head that always telling me
voices in my head that always telling me
voices in my head that always telling me that I was wrong I don't listen to them
that I was wrong I don't listen to them
that I was wrong I don't listen to them anymore you know so that uh people
anymore you know so that uh people
anymore you know so that uh people Pleasers are the ones who gave up not by
Pleasers are the ones who gave up not by
Pleasers are the ones who gave up not by conscious choice but as a matter of
conscious choice but as a matter of
conscious choice but as a matter of survival their authenticity in order to
survival their authenticity in order to
survival their authenticity in order to stay liked and accepted and attached to
stay liked and accepted and attached to
stay liked and accepted and attached to it but then they carry that on in the
it but then they carry that on in the
it but then they carry that on in the rest of their lives and they're at risk
rest of their lives and they're at risk
rest of their lives and they're at risk I always wor for the very nice people I
I always wor for the very nice people I
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always worry for the very nice people
always worry for the very nice people yeah you
yeah you
yeah you talk a lot about that in when the body
talk a lot about that in when the body
talk a lot about that in when the body says no yeah why is being nice a
says no yeah why is being nice a
says no yeah why is being nice a potential risk to one's
potential risk to one's
potential risk to one's Health well there's two there's two
Health well there's two there's two
Health well there's two there's two places to be very nice from one is just
places to be very nice from one is just
places to be very nice from one is just genuine human compassion and concern for
genuine human compassion and concern for
genuine human compassion and concern for others but you're still grer than
others but you're still grer than
others but you're still grer than yourself that's
yourself that's
yourself that's great but a lot of people are very nice
great but a lot of people are very nice
great but a lot of people are very nice because they afraid not to be because
because they afraid not to be because
because they afraid not to be because they weren't liked who they were they
they weren't liked who they were they
they weren't liked who they were they weren't love for who they were being
weren't love for who they were being
weren't love for who they were being nice was their way of getting the love
nice was their way of getting the love
nice was their way of getting the love and the attention they needed let me
and the attention they needed let me
and the attention they needed let me tell you a story in the uh in 1870 there
tell you a story in the uh in 1870 there
tell you a story in the uh in 1870 there was a French neurologist called Jean
was a French neurologist called Jean
was a French neurologist called Jean martan shco who was the first one to
martan shco who was the first one to
martan shco who was the first one to describe multiple sclerosis which is an
describe multiple sclerosis which is an
describe multiple sclerosis which is an inflammation of the nervous system very
inflammation of the nervous system very
inflammation of the nervous system very debilitating and Sho said in 1870
debilitating and Sho said in 1870
debilitating and Sho said in 1870 without any scientific research Arch but
without any scientific research Arch but
without any scientific research Arch but just from his own observation that this
just from his own observation that this
just from his own observation that this was a stress-driven
was a stress-driven
was a stress-driven disease okay now since then there's been
disease okay now since then there's been
disease okay now since then there's been a lot of research to show how stress and
a lot of research to show how stress and
a lot of research to show how stress and Trauma potentiate multiple sclerosis uh
Trauma potentiate multiple sclerosis uh
Trauma potentiate multiple sclerosis uh it's not even controversial not that any
it's not even controversial not that any
it's not even controversial not that any neurologist knows that they don't get
neurologist knows that they don't get
neurologist knows that they don't get taught this stuff in medical school but
taught this stuff in medical school but
taught this stuff in medical school but the research is there and I present it
the research is there and I present it
the research is there and I present it in in my books in any case when I was
in in my books in any case when I was
in in my books in any case when I was writing when the body says no a group of
writing when the body says no a group of
writing when the body says no a group of a self-help group of multiple scos
a self-help group of multiple scos
a self-help group of multiple scos patients phoned me and said would you
patients phoned me and said would you
patients phoned me and said would you come and talk to us cuz we understand
come and talk to us cuz we understand
come and talk to us cuz we understand you're working on stress and and illness
you're working on stress and and illness
you're working on stress and and illness and I said yeah sure I'll come and talk
and I said yeah sure I'll come and talk
and I said yeah sure I'll come and talk to you and there's about 25 people in
to you and there's about 25 people in
to you and there's about 25 people in the group this in Vancouver Canada and I
the group this in Vancouver Canada and I
the group this in Vancouver Canada and I gave them very tentatively
gave them very tentatively
gave them very tentatively apologetically apologetically I said
apologetically apologetically I said
apologetically apologetically I said look I don't know this for sure but the
look I don't know this for sure but the
look I don't know this for sure but the sense I get from my work in family
sense I get from my work in family
sense I get from my work in family practice and paliative Care is that the
practice and paliative Care is that the
practice and paliative Care is that the people that Des develop your condition
people that Des develop your condition
people that Des develop your condition and other conditions tend to be people
and other conditions tend to be people
and other conditions tend to be people be Pleasers that they that they tend to
be Pleasers that they that they tend to
be Pleasers that they that they tend to have difficulty saying no they tend to
have difficulty saying no they tend to
have difficulty saying no they tend to be very nice people and I I said you
be very nice people and I I said you
be very nice people and I I said you know I'm sorry if I've offended you I
know I'm sorry if I've offended you I
know I'm sorry if I've offended you I don't mean to I'm just giving you
don't mean to I'm just giving you
don't mean to I'm just giving you something very tentative I haven't done
something very tentative I haven't done
something very tentative I haven't done a research yet I'm just giving you my
a research yet I'm just giving you my
a research yet I'm just giving you my observations they said you just
observations they said you just
observations they said you just described
described
described us and they all said that and there's a
us and they all said that and there's a
us and they all said that and there's a woman who says in the group who says I
woman who says in the group who says I
woman who says in the group who says I don't even know how to say
don't even know how to say
don't even know how to say no I said terrific give me $100 right
no I said terrific give me $100 right
no I said terrific give me $100 right now she says well I don't I don't I
now she says well I don't I don't I
now she says well I don't I don't I don't have $100 with me right now I said
don't have $100 with me right now I said
don't have $100 with me right now I said it's not a problem I said outside the
it's not a problem I said outside the
it's not a problem I said outside the outside this building there's an ATM
outside this building there's an ATM
outside this building there's an ATM machine we can go on after the meeting
machine we can go on after the meeting
machine we can go on after the meeting we can go out you can get $100 and give
we can go out you can get $100 and give
we can go out you can get $100 and give it to me she says
it to me she says
it to me she says uh I'm not comfortable doing that I said
uh I'm not comfortable doing that I said
uh I'm not comfortable doing that I said listen I'm just trying to get you to say
listen I'm just trying to get you to say
listen I'm just trying to get you to say no to a ridiculous Demand by A Perfect
no to a ridiculous Demand by A Perfect
no to a ridiculous Demand by A Perfect Stranger To whom you you owe nothing
Stranger To whom you you owe nothing
Stranger To whom you you owe nothing whatsoever she said I can't say the
whatsoever she said I can't say the
whatsoever she said I can't say the word because in childhood now by the way
word because in childhood now by the way
word because in childhood now by the way when you have kids you're going to find
when you have kids you're going to find
when you have kids you're going to find out what the word no means because age
out what the word no means because age
out what the word no means because age one and a half all kids start saying no
one and a half all kids start saying no
one and a half all kids start saying no they say that long before they say yes
they say that long before they say yes
they say that long before they say yes why because that know is their boundary
why because that know is their boundary
why because that know is their boundary defense of I'll figure out who I am I'm
defense of I'll figure out who I am I'm
defense of I'll figure out who I am I'm not going to exceed to your demands I
not going to exceed to your demands I
not going to exceed to your demands I need to figure out what I want put your
need to figure out what I want put your
need to figure out what I want put your shoes on no and the parent think this is
shoes on no and the parent think this is
shoes on no and the parent think this is something wrong there's nothing wrong
something wrong there's nothing wrong
something wrong there's nothing wrong it's nature individuating the
it's nature individuating the
it's nature individuating the when families punish that the child will
when families punish that the child will
when families punish that the child will be repressed to no and the body will say
be repressed to no and the body will say
be repressed to no and the body will say in the form of multiple sclerosis for
in the form of multiple sclerosis for
in the form of multiple sclerosis for example Ness ALS amyotrophic lateral
example Ness ALS amyotrophic lateral
example Ness ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or known in Britain as Mor
sclerosis or known in Britain as Mor
sclerosis or known in Britain as Mor neuron disease um Stephen Hawking was
neuron disease um Stephen Hawking was
neuron disease um Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with that at age 21 he was
diagnosed with that at age 21 he was
diagnosed with that at age 21 he was told he'd be dead within 10 2 years he
told he'd be dead within 10 2 years he
told he'd be dead within 10 2 years he lived another 55 years doctors don't
lived another 55 years doctors don't
lived another 55 years doctors don't know everything you know um but there's
know everything you know um but there's
know everything you know um but there's been studies on ALS patients they're
been studies on ALS patients they're
been studies on ALS patients they're extraordinarily
extraordinarily
extraordinarily nice so um there was a from the
nice so um there was a from the
nice so um there was a from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio a major
Cleveland Clinic in Ohio a major
Cleveland Clinic in Ohio a major referral Clinic two neurologists
referral Clinic two neurologists
referral Clinic two neurologists published a paper at an international
published a paper at an international
published a paper at an international ALS or motor neuron Congress why are ALS
ALS or motor neuron Congress why are ALS
ALS or motor neuron Congress why are ALS patients so nice and what they describe
patients so nice and what they describe
patients so nice and what they describe was that when people came to
was that when people came to
was that when people came to their office for diagnosis before they
their office for diagnosis before they
their office for diagnosis before they met the physician they had underwent edx
met the physician they had underwent edx
met the physician they had underwent edx Electro diagnostic testing of the nerves
Electro diagnostic testing of the nerves
Electro diagnostic testing of the nerves and the technicians who perform the test
and the technicians who perform the test
and the technicians who perform the test would write on the side of the test this
would write on the side of the test this
would write on the side of the test this person can't have ALS she's not nice
person can't have ALS she's not nice
person can't have ALS she's not nice enough or I'm afraid this person has ALS
enough or I'm afraid this person has ALS
enough or I'm afraid this person has ALS they're too nice and the Physicians the
they're too nice and the Physicians the
they're too nice and the Physicians the neurologist Specialists said despite the
neurologist Specialists said despite the
neurologist Specialists said despite the shortness of their contact with their
shortness of their contact with their
shortness of their contact with their patients and the obviously unscientific
patients and the obviously unscientific
patients and the obviously unscientific nature of their observations invariably
nature of their observations invariably
nature of their observations invariably they turned out to be
they turned out to be
they turned out to be right and then I called Dr Wilburn who
right and then I called Dr Wilburn who
right and then I called Dr Wilburn who did this study and I said what did the
did this study and I said what did the
did this study and I said what did the other what did the other neurologist say
other what did the other neurologist say
other what did the other neurologist say when you presented this they said all
when you presented this they said all
when you presented this they said all said yeah we all noticed this we just
said yeah we all noticed this we just
said yeah we all noticed this we just can't explain it since then there's been
can't explain it since then there's been
can't explain it since then there's been a study where they've asked neurologists
a study where they've asked neurologists
a study where they've asked neurologists about their patients and the answer is
about their patients and the answer is
about their patients and the answer is all our alist patients are extraordinar
all our alist patients are extraordinar
all our alist patients are extraordinar nice now what the neurologists don't do
nice now what the neurologists don't do
nice now what the neurologists don't do is they don't make the connection that
is they don't make the connection that
is they don't make the connection that that re that that that that niess is a
that re that that that that niess is a
that re that that that that niess is a repression of healthy anger and that
repression of healthy anger and that
repression of healthy anger and that repression of healthy anger plays a role
repression of healthy anger plays a role
repression of healthy anger plays a role in the onset of that disease so it's not
in the onset of that disease so it's not
in the onset of that disease so it's not a accidental connection so why do I ever
a accidental connection so why do I ever
a accidental connection so why do I ever about very nice people CU they're
about very nice people CU they're
about very nice people CU they're putting themselves at
putting themselves at
putting themselves at risk again niceness can come from
risk again niceness can come from
risk again niceness can come from genuine concern for others but that's
genuine concern for others but that's
genuine concern for others but that's not accompanied by an ignoring of
not accompanied by an ignoring of
not accompanied by an ignoring of yourself you also care for yourself then
yourself you also care for yourself then
yourself you also care for yourself then you can be as nice as you want but you
you can be as nice as you want but you
you can be as nice as you want but you also know how to say no and you also
also know how to say no and you also
also know how to say no and you also know how to set boundaries you know how
know how to set boundaries you know how
know how to set boundaries you know how to and you know how to be angry if you
to and you know how to be angry if you
to and you know how to be angry if you need to be but the niceness that comes
need to be but the niceness that comes
need to be but the niceness that comes from self- repression that's the one
from self- repression that's the one
from self- repression that's the one that
that
that hurts there's clearly going to be a lot
hurts there's clearly going to be a lot
hurts there's clearly going to be a lot of very nice people hearing that now
of very nice people hearing that now
of very nice people hearing that now that know they're nice that know their
that know they're nice that know their
that know they're nice that know their people pleases that know they've
people pleases that know they've
people pleases that know they've experienced in their lives the
experienced in their lives the
experienced in their lives the consequences
consequences
consequences of putting everyone else before themsel
of putting everyone else before themsel
of putting everyone else before themsel yeah I can it's funny as you were
yeah I can it's funny as you were
yeah I can it's funny as you were talking I was thinking about the person
talking I was thinking about the person
talking I was thinking about the person that I know who I think is nicest yeah
that I know who I think is nicest yeah
that I know who I think is nicest yeah and that individual is sick all the time
and that individual is sick all the time
and that individual is sick all the time yeah and I just connected that dot in my
yeah and I just connected that dot in my
yeah and I just connected that dot in my head that I remember making a joke to
head that I remember making a joke to
head that I remember making a joke to her about oh you're sick so like
her about oh you're sick so like
her about oh you're sick so like whatever you're sick a lot and then also
whatever you're sick a lot and then also
whatever you're sick a lot and then also thinking oh my God she is probably the
thinking oh my God she is probably the
thinking oh my God she is probably the nicest nice is an interesting word
nicest nice is an interesting word
nicest nice is an interesting word because that can be misconstrued as like
because that can be misconstrued as like
because that can be misconstrued as like ha well like you know saying nice things
ha well like you know saying nice things
ha well like you know saying nice things to someone else but it's really at a
to someone else but it's really at a
to someone else but it's really at a deeper level from what I've observed in
deeper level from what I've observed in
deeper level from what I've observed in that person putting everyone else before
that person putting everyone else before
that person putting everyone else before them or chronically serving other
them or chronically serving other
them or chronically serving other people's needs before their own well so
people's needs before their own well so
people's needs before their own well so my contention is as I said earlier when
my contention is as I said earlier when
my contention is as I said earlier when people don't know how to say no the body
people don't know how to say no the body
people don't know how to say no the body will say no for them in the form of
will say no for them in the form of
will say no for them in the form of illness and and for a lot of people with
illness and and for a lot of people with
illness and and for a lot of people with serious illness the illness is the
serious illness the illness is the
serious illness the illness is the wakeup call yeah and they actually learn
wakeup call yeah and they actually learn
wakeup call yeah and they actually learn and when they do that can make a
and when they do that can make a
and when they do that can make a difference to the course of their
difference to the course of their
difference to the course of their illness sometimes not always but I've
illness sometimes not always but I've
illness sometimes not always but I've seen examples of remarkable healing when
seen examples of remarkable healing when
seen examples of remarkable healing when people learn to say no and stop being
people learn to say no and stop being
people learn to say no and stop being people Pleasers and I just only wish
people Pleasers and I just only wish
people Pleasers and I just only wish that Physicians understood this so when
that Physicians understood this so when
that Physicians understood this so when somebody comes to them with chronic
somebody comes to them with chronic
somebody comes to them with chronic eczema and all these other chronic
eczema and all these other chronic
eczema and all these other chronic conditions they will not just provide
conditions they will not just provide
conditions they will not just provide the physical treatment but they will
the physical treatment but they will
the physical treatment but they will also talk to the person about how much
also talk to the person about how much
also talk to the person about how much stress do they taking on it's very
stress do they taking on it's very
stress do they taking on it's very stressful to take on everybody else's
stressful to take on everybody else's
stressful to take on everybody else's issues and ignore on your own it's very
issues and ignore on your own it's very
issues and ignore on your own it's very stressful that stress is a physiological
stressful that stress is a physiological
stressful that stress is a physiological impact on the body how does someone who
impact on the body how does someone who
impact on the body how does someone who is a people pleaser how do they turn
is a people pleaser how do they turn
is a people pleaser how do they turn that ship around because it's they'll
that ship around because it's they'll
that ship around because it's they'll hear that but because their niess or
hear that but because their niess or
hear that but because their niess or their people pleasing is so deep within
their people pleasing is so deep within
their people pleasing is so deep within them and it's started so early they're
them and it's started so early they're
them and it's started so early they're not going to they're not going to change
not going to they're not going to change
not going to they're not going to change most of them won't change
most of them won't change
most of them won't change well they may change if they get sick
well they may change if they get sick
well they may change if they get sick you know and if they learn something
you know and if they learn something
you know and if they learn something from it I've had a lot of people tell me
from it I've had a lot of people tell me
from it I've had a lot of people tell me that um but it is happens very early uh
that um but it is happens very early uh
that um but it is happens very early uh but it's everybody's second nature not
but it's everybody's second nature not
but it's everybody's second nature not their first nature that's it's a very
their first nature that's it's a very
their first nature that's it's a very interesting phrase second nature it
interesting phrase second nature it
interesting phrase second nature it means that a first nature now no baby is
means that a first nature now no baby is
means that a first nature now no baby is born as a people pleaser no baby lies
born as a people pleaser no baby lies
born as a people pleaser no baby lies there no one day old baby lies they're
there no one day old baby lies they're
there no one day old baby lies they're thinking gosh um I'm hungry and wet and
thinking gosh um I'm hungry and wet and
thinking gosh um I'm hungry and wet and and and and lonely but gosh Mom and Dad
and and and lonely but gosh Mom and Dad
and and and lonely but gosh Mom and Dad have been worked so hard I better not
have been worked so hard I better not
have been worked so hard I better not bother them you know babies will Express
bother them you know babies will Express
bother them you know babies will Express their needs very valuably and very
their needs very valuably and very
their needs very valuably and very articulately and very loudly that's how
articulately and very loudly that's how
articulately and very loudly that's how we're born we're meant to be born that
we're born we're meant to be born that
we're born we're meant to be born that way so that this suppression of that is
way so that this suppression of that is
way so that this suppression of that is our second
our second
our second nature and that first nature never goes
nature and that first nature never goes
nature and that first nature never goes away we can always retrieve it but you
away we can always retrieve it but you
away we can always retrieve it but you have become conscious of of it so and
have become conscious of of it so and
have become conscious of of it so and when the body says no I lay out certain
when the body says no I lay out certain
when the body says no I lay out certain principles of healing um in the myth of
principles of healing um in the myth of
principles of healing um in the myth of normal I actually teach this exercise
normal I actually teach this exercise
normal I actually teach this exercise ask yourself this question where in your
ask yourself this question where in your
ask yourself this question where in your life are you not saying no where where
life are you not saying no where where
life are you not saying no where where no wants to be said but you're not
no wants to be said but you're not
no wants to be said but you're not saying it like let me ask give me give
saying it like let me ask give me give
saying it like let me ask give me give you an example let's say I come to
you an example let's say I come to
you an example let's say I come to London and and and we're friends and I
London and and and we're friends and I
London and and and we're friends and I call you up a Stephen here I am de
call you up a Stephen here I am de
call you up a Stephen here I am de enough coffee um but you've been up all
enough coffee um but you've been up all
enough coffee um but you've been up all night helping a sick friend or
night helping a sick friend or
night helping a sick friend or otherwise you're just too stressed to
otherwise you're just too stressed to
otherwise you're just too stressed to want to meet me right
want to meet me right
want to meet me right now your desire is to say no but what if
now your desire is to say no but what if
now your desire is to say no but what if you suppress that no and you say yes for
you suppress that no and you say yes for
you suppress that no and you say yes for the fear of displeasing me or
the fear of displeasing me or
the fear of displeasing me or disappointing me or losing my friendship
disappointing me or losing my friendship
disappointing me or losing my friendship if I say no gabo won't like me anymore
if I say no gabo won't like me anymore
if I say no gabo won't like me anymore what's going to be the impact on you if
what's going to be the impact on you if
what's going to be the impact on you if you keep behaving that
you keep behaving that
you keep behaving that way physically what's going to the
way physically what's going to the
way physically what's going to the impact I'm going to be I'm going to be
impact I'm going to be I'm going to be
impact I'm going to be I'm going to be more time more exhausted probably going
more time more exhausted probably going
more time more exhausted probably going to be more stressed all that yeah you
to be more stressed all that yeah you
to be more stressed all that yeah you can be disconnected from yeah exactly
can be disconnected from yeah exactly
can be disconnected from yeah exactly you know so so it's not this so this
you know so so it's not this so this
you know so so it's not this so this person they need to I teach this
person they need to I teach this
person they need to I teach this exercise in the book about where am I
exercise in the book about where am I
exercise in the book about where am I not saying no and what is my belief
not saying no and what is my belief
not saying no and what is my belief behind saying not saying no I don't
behind saying not saying no I don't
behind saying not saying no I don't upset gabo if he's coming exactly and
upset gabo if he's coming exactly and
upset gabo if he's coming exactly and and and I and I depend on gabor's liking
and and I and I depend on gabor's liking
and and I and I depend on gabor's liking yes you know uh which means as a child
yes you know uh which means as a child
yes you know uh which means as a child you depend on your parents liking and
you depend on your parents liking and
you depend on your parents liking and you had to suppress your nose to be
you had to suppress your nose to be
you had to suppress your nose to be liked thirdly where did I learn this
liked thirdly where did I learn this
liked thirdly where did I learn this belief that if I say no I'm not likable
belief that if I say no I'm not likable
belief that if I say no I'm not likable or I'm guilty or I'm not worthwhile you
or I'm guilty or I'm not worthwhile you
or I'm guilty or I'm not worthwhile you know and the fourth question is um who
know and the fourth question is um who
know and the fourth question is um who would I be without that
would I be without that
would I be without that belief you know um and so if your friend
belief you know um and so if your friend
belief you know um and so if your friend does this exercise regularly believe me
does this exercise regularly believe me
does this exercise regularly believe me she can turn it around but it takes some
she can turn it around but it takes some
she can turn it around but it takes some practice who would I be without that
practice who would I be without that
practice who would I be without that belief yeah when I put myself in hushes
belief yeah when I put myself in hushes
belief yeah when I put myself in hushes or I put myself in a people Pleasers
or I put myself in a people Pleasers
or I put myself in a people Pleasers shoes I wouldn't I'm a people pleaser in
shoes I wouldn't I'm a people pleaser in
shoes I wouldn't I'm a people pleaser in in certain environments but I wouldn't
in certain environments but I wouldn't
in certain environments but I wouldn't say I am generally yeah um I can imagine
say I am generally yeah um I can imagine
say I am generally yeah um I can imagine someone would respond to that and say
someone would respond to that and say
someone would respond to that and say well I'd lose all my friends she'd find
well I'd lose all my friends she'd find
well I'd lose all my friends she'd find out who her friends really
out who her friends really
out who her friends really were because the real friends would
were because the real friends would
were because the real friends would celebrate they'd say oh finally we're so
celebrate they'd say oh finally we're so
celebrate they'd say oh finally we're so glad to see you being yourself the
glad to see you being yourself the
glad to see you being yourself the friends that were just using her or
friends that were just using her or
friends that were just using her or weying on her to be their supporter um
weying on her to be their supporter um
weying on her to be their supporter um unconditionally uh will turn away and I
unconditionally uh will turn away and I
unconditionally uh will turn away and I say this to people this contest between
say this to people this contest between
say this to people this contest between attachment and authenticity can be a
attachment and authenticity can be a
attachment and authenticity can be a painful one but you can decide which
painful one but you can decide which
painful one but you can decide which kind of pain you want as a child you
kind of pain you want as a child you
kind of pain you want as a child you have no
have no
have no choice as an adult it's true if you're
choice as an adult it's true if you're
choice as an adult it's true if you're authentic you might lose some attachment
authentic you might lose some attachment
authentic you might lose some attachment relationships that's going to be painful
relationships that's going to be painful
relationships that's going to be painful but which pain would you rather have the
but which pain would you rather have the
but which pain would you rather have the pain of being authentic and losing some
pain of being authentic and losing some
pain of being authentic and losing some friendships that were no friendships at
friendships that were no friendships at
friendships that were no friendships at all or the pain of of of of losing
all or the pain of of of of losing
all or the pain of of of of losing yourself self and all this implications
yourself self and all this implications
yourself self and all this implications and all its impacts on the body so um it
and all its impacts on the body so um it
and all its impacts on the body so um it it would be difficult for her and true
it would be difficult for her and true
it would be difficult for her and true some relationships that she has now that
some relationships that she has now that
some relationships that she has now that would fade away but my God she would
would fade away but my God she would
would fade away but my God she would also attract much more genuine and
also attract much more genuine and
also attract much more genuine and authentic relationships and her true
authentic relationships and her true
authentic relationships and her true friends would really celebrate her you
friends would really celebrate her you
friends would really celebrate her you know now let me tell you something that
know now let me tell you something that
know now let me tell you something that just occurred to me forget it there was
just occurred to me forget it there was
just occurred to me forget it there was a um book written by an Australian nurse
a um book written by an Australian nurse
a um book written by an Australian nurse about 12 years ago and she this nurse
about 12 years ago and she this nurse
about 12 years ago and she this nurse like I used to work in paliative care
like I used to work in paliative care
like I used to work in paliative care with dying people she works with in
with dying people she works with in
with dying people she works with in hospice with dying people and these are
hospice with dying people and these are
hospice with dying people and these are people who tend to die of of malignancy
people who tend to die of of malignancy
people who tend to die of of malignancy and chronic illness well before their
and chronic illness well before their
and chronic illness well before their time and she wrote a book called The the
time and she wrote a book called The the
time and she wrote a book called The the top five regrets of dying people for you
top five regrets of dying people for you
top five regrets of dying people for you why and uh you know what the top regret
why and uh you know what the top regret
why and uh you know what the top regret was that I wasn't being
was that I wasn't being
was that I wasn't being myself that I wasn't true to myself I
myself that I wasn't true to myself I
myself that I wasn't true to myself I wasn't being authentic that's a top
wasn't being authentic that's a top
wasn't being authentic that's a top reget of dying people and and the um the
reget of dying people and and the um the
reget of dying people and and the um the third one was that I didn't express my
third one was that I didn't express my
third one was that I didn't express my feelings for fear of disturbing or or
feelings for fear of disturbing or or
feelings for fear of disturbing or or displeasing others so authenticity is
displeasing others so authenticity is
displeasing others so authenticity is not just a new age concept it's actually
not just a new age concept it's actually
not just a new age concept it's actually a central dynamic in staying healthy
a central dynamic in staying healthy
a central dynamic in staying healthy human
human
human beings oh one more thing so yesterday I
beings oh one more thing so yesterday I
beings oh one more thing so yesterday I was in Westminster
Abby and I was looking at all these
Abby and I was looking at all these
Abby and I was looking at all these beautifully articulately worded
beautifully articulately worded
beautifully articulately worded monuments to all these
monuments to all these
monuments to all these colonialists
colonialists
colonialists to all the people that oppressed and
to all the people that oppressed and
to all the people that oppressed and murdered and robbed and
murdered and robbed and
murdered and robbed and despoiled native people all over the
despoiled native people all over the
despoiled native people all over the world they're the heroes of the British
world they're the heroes of the British
world they're the heroes of the British Empire and I think one of the reasons
Empire and I think one of the reasons
Empire and I think one of the reasons there's such a strong push back against
there's such a strong push back against
there's such a strong push back against the idea of trauma in this Society is if
the idea of trauma in this Society is if
the idea of trauma in this Society is if you recognize trauma which exists not
you recognize trauma which exists not
you recognize trauma which exists not only on the personal individual level
only on the personal individual level
only on the personal individual level but very much on the collective level
but very much on the collective level
but very much on the collective level the ruling Elites in this country would
the ruling Elites in this country would
the ruling Elites in this country would have to come to turns with the fact that
have to come to turns with the fact that
have to come to turns with the fact that their wealth is based on the
their wealth is based on the
their wealth is based on the traumatization of forign peoples which
traumatization of forign peoples which
traumatization of forign peoples which incidentally was one of the crimes of
incidentally was one of the crimes of
incidentally was one of the crimes of Harry is that he pointed that out that
Harry is that he pointed that out that
Harry is that he pointed that out that that that let's face it the royalty the
that that let's face it the royalty the
that that let's face it the royalty the wealth that I was born into was achieved
wealth that I was born into was achieved
wealth that I was born into was achieved at the Des spoilation and oppression of
at the Des spoilation and oppression of
at the Des spoilation and oppression of people around the world so trauma is not
people around the world so trauma is not
people around the world so trauma is not just a personal issue it's very much a
just a personal issue it's very much a
just a personal issue it's very much a social and Collective and historical
social and Collective and historical
social and Collective and historical issue what's the cure you know CU if
issue what's the cure you know CU if
issue what's the cure you know CU if we're if we're many of us are byproducts
we're if we're many of us are byproducts
we're if we're many of us are byproducts of generational trauma and we're seeking
of generational trauma and we're seeking
of generational trauma and we're seeking different ways to ease our pain through
different ways to ease our pain through
different ways to ease our pain through through the means of addiction whether
through the means of addiction whether
through the means of addiction whether it's pornography or heroin or
it's pornography or heroin or
it's pornography or heroin or alcohol um we can't all afford expensive
alcohol um we can't all afford expensive
alcohol um we can't all afford expensive therapists but we exhibit those
therapists but we exhibit those
therapists but we exhibit those self-destructive Behavior patterns maybe
self-destructive Behavior patterns maybe
self-destructive Behavior patterns maybe every single day maybe with social media
every single day maybe with social media
every single day maybe with social media addictions or whatever yeah what do we
addictions or whatever yeah what do we
addictions or whatever yeah what do we do
do
do unfortunately uh the Health Care Systems
unfortunately uh the Health Care Systems
unfortunately uh the Health Care Systems around the world um have very poor
around the world um have very poor
around the world um have very poor appreciation of the emotional
appreciation of the emotional
appreciation of the emotional contribution to people's physical or
contribution to people's physical or
contribution to people's physical or mental ill health and most Physicians
mental ill health and most Physicians
mental ill health and most Physicians and most psychiatrists are not trained
and most psychiatrists are not trained
and most psychiatrists are not trained in it unfortunately there's a huge um
in it unfortunately there's a huge um
in it unfortunately there's a huge um gap between science and research on the
gap between science and research on the
gap between science and research on the one hand and Medical Practice on the
one hand and Medical Practice on the
one hand and Medical Practice on the other it's maddening sometimes to
other it's maddening sometimes to
other it's maddening sometimes to contemplate it
contemplate it
contemplate it um so the first step would be to educate
um so the first step would be to educate
um so the first step would be to educate the the
the the
the the caregivers just educate doctors about
caregivers just educate doctors about
caregivers just educate doctors about the actual science of the Mind Body
the actual science of the Mind Body
the actual science of the Mind Body Connection and the impacts of trauma
Connection and the impacts of trauma
Connection and the impacts of trauma educate them so when you go to a
educate them so when you go to a
educate them so when you go to a physician with um say chronic fatigue or
physician with um say chronic fatigue or
physician with um say chronic fatigue or um inflammation of your
um inflammation of your
um inflammation of your joints they don't just give you the
joints they don't just give you the
joints they don't just give you the necessary medication which I'm not
necessary medication which I'm not
necessary medication which I'm not against but they also ask you what's
against but they also ask you what's
against but they also ask you what's going on you know so that's the first
going on you know so that's the first
going on you know so that's the first thing thing second thing is let's
thing thing second thing is let's
thing thing second thing is let's prevent the problem so let's support
prevent the problem so let's support
prevent the problem so let's support young families to be really there for
young families to be really there for
young families to be really there for their kids so that families don't have
their kids so that families don't have
their kids so that families don't have to struggle
to struggle
to struggle economically and their parents are so
economically and their parents are so
economically and their parents are so stressed
stressed
stressed um as I may have mentioned I forgotten
um as I may have mentioned I forgotten
um as I may have mentioned I forgotten now when parents are emotionally
now when parents are emotionally
now when parents are emotionally stressed economically stressed according
stressed economically stressed according
stressed economically stressed according to a number of studies the kids stress
to a number of studies the kids stress
to a number of studies the kids stress horal levels are
horal levels are
horal levels are [Music]
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[Music] abnormal and that is a Harbinger or
abnormal and that is a Harbinger or
abnormal and that is a Harbinger or future
future
future disease and so let's look after young
disease and so let's look after young
disease and so let's look after young families let's make people feel secure
families let's make people feel secure
families let's make people feel secure uncertainty lack of control uh lack of
uncertainty lack of control uh lack of
uncertainty lack of control uh lack of information these are some of the
information these are some of the
information these are some of the drivers of physiological stress so let's
drivers of physiological stress so let's
drivers of physiological stress so let's create a society where there's a more
create a society where there's a more
create a society where there's a more sense of mutual acceptance and
sense of mutual acceptance and
sense of mutual acceptance and communality and and and social support
communality and and and social support
communality and and and social support you know let teachers be educated that
you know let teachers be educated that
you know let teachers be educated that the kids who are so-called misbehaving
the kids who are so-called misbehaving
the kids who are so-called misbehaving or kids who are actually troubled
or kids who are actually troubled
or kids who are actually troubled troubled because of stuff at home and
troubled because of stuff at home and
troubled because of stuff at home and that the solution is not to exclude them
that the solution is not to exclude them
that the solution is not to exclude them or to punish them but to actually give
or to punish them but to actually give
or to punish them but to actually give them emotional support in the classroom
them emotional support in the classroom
them emotional support in the classroom and in the schools let the schools be
and in the schools let the schools be
and in the schools let the schools be the human
the human
the human brain I'm quoting a Harvard study
brain I'm quoting a Harvard study
brain I'm quoting a Harvard study develops um from before birth it's a
develops um from before birth it's a
develops um from before birth it's a ongoing process that begins before birth
ongoing process that begins before birth
ongoing process that begins before birth and continues into adulthood
and continues into adulthood
and continues into adulthood the necessary conditions for human brain
the necessary conditions for human brain
the necessary conditions for human brain development is safe uh supportive
development is safe uh supportive
development is safe uh supportive emotional relationship with adults let
emotional relationship with adults let
emotional relationship with adults let everybody who deals with children from
everybody who deals with children from
everybody who deals with children from social workers to teachers to daycare
social workers to teachers to daycare
social workers to teachers to daycare workers to kindergarten um supervisors
workers to kindergarten um supervisors
workers to kindergarten um supervisors to to parents understand the emotional
to to parents understand the emotional
to to parents understand the emotional needs of kids and and provide that
needs of kids and and provide that
needs of kids and and provide that safety uh let the justice system
safety uh let the justice system
safety uh let the justice system so-called about which there's very
so-called about which there's very
so-called about which there's very little just um uh in Canada
little just um uh in Canada
little just um uh in Canada 50% of the women in jail are indigenous
50% of the women in jail are indigenous
50% of the women in jail are indigenous they make up 6% of the population 50% of
they make up 6% of the population 50% of
they make up 6% of the population 50% of the jail population you call that
the jail population you call that
the jail population you call that Justice you take the most traumatized
Justice you take the most traumatized
Justice you take the most traumatized people who then act out their traumas
people who then act out their traumas
people who then act out their traumas and then you punish them for it so let
and then you punish them for it so let
and then you punish them for it so let the medical system let the educational
the medical system let the educational
the medical system let the educational system let the legal system understand
system let the legal system understand
system let the legal system understand Child Development and Trauma now in
Child Development and Trauma now in
Child Development and Trauma now in terms of the adult to answer your
terms of the adult to answer your
terms of the adult to answer your question more specifically so there's a
question more specifically so there's a
question more specifically so there's a social answer mhm but then there the
social answer mhm but then there the
social answer mhm but then there the individual
individual
individual answer yeah a lot of people can't afford
answer yeah a lot of people can't afford
answer yeah a lot of people can't afford good therapy it's true it's expensive
good therapy it's true it's expensive
good therapy it's true it's expensive and and and even there's a lot of people
and and and even there's a lot of people
and and and even there's a lot of people who are get therapy but not getting
who are get therapy but not getting
who are get therapy but not getting appropriate therapy well if you can't
appropriate therapy well if you can't
appropriate therapy well if you can't afford
afford
afford therapy go to the library read some
therapy go to the library read some
therapy go to the library read some books my own but not just my own I could
books my own but not just my own I could
books my own but not just my own I could rattle have five other books you should
rattle have five other books you should
rattle have five other books you should read read dick schwarz's uh book on
read read dick schwarz's uh book on
read read dick schwarz's uh book on internal family systems called no bad
internal family systems called no bad
internal family systems called no bad parts read Bessel Vander CO's book on
parts read Bessel Vander CO's book on
parts read Bessel Vander CO's book on trauma called the body keep score read
trauma called the body keep score read
trauma called the body keep score read Peter lavine's book waking the Tiger on
Peter lavine's book waking the Tiger on
Peter lavine's book waking the Tiger on trauma read Oprah Winfrey's and BR Perry
trauma read Oprah Winfrey's and BR Perry
trauma read Oprah Winfrey's and BR Perry book what happened to you read boo
book what happened to you read boo
book what happened to you read boo prayers book uh called uh the boy who
prayers book uh called uh the boy who
prayers book uh called uh the boy who was raised as a dog um I'm interviewing
was raised as a dog um I'm interviewing
was raised as a dog um I'm interviewing pet Laine oh you have oh good oh good
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wonderful I'm glad to hear that he's one
wonderful I'm glad to hear that he's one of my mentors and friends and we often
of my mentors and friends and we often
of my mentors and friends and we often work together uh so there and and and
work together uh so there and and and
work together uh so there and and and all of these books will have some advice
all of these books will have some advice
all of these books will have some advice about how to help yourself including my
about how to help yourself including my
about how to help yourself including my books then there's a lot of stuff on
books then there's a lot of stuff on
books then there's a lot of stuff on internet so this uh the interview that
internet so this uh the interview that
internet so this uh the interview that you and I had a year ago I checked this
you and I had a year ago I checked this
you and I had a year ago I checked this morning has been seen by two and a half
morning has been seen by two and a half
morning has been seen by two and a half million people I'm sure it's helped a
million people I'm sure it's helped a
million people I'm sure it's helped a lot of people is a lot that you can get
lot of people is a lot that you can get
lot of people is a lot that you can get just you know freely nobody's going to
just you know freely nobody's going to
just you know freely nobody's going to get charged you know on the YouTube um
get charged you know on the YouTube um
get charged you know on the YouTube um lots of my talks are available lots of
lots of my talks are available lots of
lots of my talks are available lots of Talks by other really good people are
Talks by other really good people are
Talks by other really good people are available do that there are self-help
available do that there are self-help
available do that there are self-help groups of all kinds um is there a risk
groups of all kinds um is there a risk
groups of all kinds um is there a risk here this is what the the one side of
here this is what the the one side of
here this is what the the one side of the narrative sometimes argue that you
the narrative sometimes argue that you
the narrative sometimes argue that you can kind of over traumatize your life in
can kind of over traumatize your life in
can kind of over traumatize your life in terms of over overlab everything that
terms of over overlab everything that
terms of over overlab everything that you do as a trauma so you know and I
you do as a trauma so you know and I
you do as a trauma so you know and I mean that that always happens right when
mean that that always happens right when
mean that that always happens right when when people become aware of something
when people become aware of something
when people become aware of something they become over aware and they start
they become over aware and they start
they become over aware and they start overlab and saying that's a trauma
overlab and saying that's a trauma
overlab and saying that's a trauma response that's a trauma response that's
response that's a trauma response that's
response that's a trauma response that's a trauma response and they kind of live
a trauma response and they kind of live
a trauma response and they kind of live with a feeling that they are inherently
with a feeling that they are inherently
with a feeling that they are inherently broken yeah but my point is that
broken yeah but my point is that
broken yeah but my point is that nobody's broken um actually I talked
nobody's broken um actually I talked
nobody's broken um actually I talked about our first nature that's always
about our first nature that's always
about our first nature that's always there when people recover it's an
there when people recover it's an
there when people recover it's an interesting word recovery what does it
interesting word recovery what does it
interesting word recovery what does it mean to
mean to
mean to recover when you recover something what
recover when you recover something what
recover when you recover something what are you doing going back to you're
are you doing going back to you're
are you doing going back to you're finding it oh yeah I'm true yeah that's
finding it oh yeah I'm true yeah that's
finding it oh yeah I'm true yeah that's the definition of the word isn't it what
the definition of the word isn't it what
the definition of the word isn't it what do people find when they recover they
do people find when they recover they
do people find when they recover they find their true selves that's what
find their true selves that's what
find their true selves that's what they'll tell you that two yourself never
they'll tell you that two yourself never
they'll tell you that two yourself never went away nobody's damaged goods
went away nobody's damaged goods
went away nobody's damaged goods nobody's broken to talk about trauma is
nobody's broken to talk about trauma is
nobody's broken to talk about trauma is not to disempower people but to empower
not to disempower people but to empower
not to disempower people but to empower them if I learn that my response to the
them if I learn that my response to the
them if I learn that my response to the British media and the
British media and the
British media and the hairy issue was actually it's nothing to
hairy issue was actually it's nothing to
hairy issue was actually it's nothing to do with the present moment it's actually
do with the present moment it's actually
do with the present moment it's actually some old programming oh okay now I can
some old programming oh okay now I can
some old programming oh okay now I can drop it are you glad it happened I'm
drop it are you glad it happened I'm
drop it are you glad it happened I'm glad that everything happened cuz
glad that everything happened cuz
glad that everything happened cuz everything is learning nothing in this
everything is learning nothing in this
everything is learning nothing in this this life is wasted if you know how to
this life is wasted if you know how to
this life is wasted if you know how to use it properly and um so what I'm
use it properly and um so what I'm
use it properly and um so what I'm saying is that to to to be aware of
saying is that to to to be aware of
saying is that to to to be aware of trauma is not to lose power but to gain
trauma is not to lose power but to gain
trauma is not to lose power but to gain it because it's not an excuse I can't
it because it's not an excuse I can't
it because it's not an excuse I can't keep going to my wife and saying I'm
keep going to my wife and saying I'm
keep going to my wife and saying I'm being resentful of you and and punishing
being resentful of you and and punishing
being resentful of you and and punishing you because my mother didn't take good
you because my mother didn't take good
you because my mother didn't take good care of me when I was a baby because she
care of me when I was a baby because she
care of me when I was a baby because she was too stressed you know I mean that
was too stressed you know I mean that
was too stressed you know I mean that that that's lack of
that that's lack of
that that's lack of responsibility but for me to understand
responsibility but for me to understand
responsibility but for me to understand that my demands on my wife to take care
that my demands on my wife to take care
that my demands on my wife to take care of me me like a motherhood of a baby
of me me like a motherhood of a baby
of me me like a motherhood of a baby actually is my trauma response then I
actually is my trauma response then I
actually is my trauma response then I can drop it cuz I'm not a baby anymore I
can drop it cuz I'm not a baby anymore I
can drop it cuz I'm not a baby anymore I don't need I'm not that helpless I'm not
don't need I'm not that helpless I'm not
don't need I'm not that helpless I'm not that resourceless um I'm not that um
that resourceless um I'm not that um
that resourceless um I'm not that um ungrounded so that when you recognize
ungrounded so that when you recognize
ungrounded so that when you recognize trauma it's not in order to use it as an
trauma it's not in order to use it as an
trauma it's not in order to use it as an excuse but to actually to overcome it
excuse but to actually to overcome it
excuse but to actually to overcome it that's the whole point when we talked
that's the whole point when we talked
that's the whole point when we talked about the suppression of our emotions
about the suppression of our emotions
about the suppression of our emotions and anger you use the word healthy anger
and anger you use the word healthy anger
and anger you use the word healthy anger yeah when you you know cuz there's a
yeah when you you know cuz there's a
yeah when you you know cuz there's a there's a risk isn't there when you're
there's a risk isn't there when you're
there's a risk isn't there when you're saying that anger can be a positive
saying that anger can be a positive
saying that anger can be a positive thing that people will then assume that
thing that people will then assume that
thing that people will then assume that berating someone behind a counter or a
berating someone behind a counter or a
berating someone behind a counter or a waitress in a restaurant because they
waitress in a restaurant because they
waitress in a restaurant because they got one item on your order wrong is
got one item on your order wrong is
got one item on your order wrong is standing up for your boundaries I've
standing up for your boundaries I've
standing up for your boundaries I've done
done
done it no it's not so healthy anger is in a
it no it's not so healthy anger is in a
it no it's not so healthy anger is in a moment and it's just the boundary
moment and it's just the boundary
moment and it's just the boundary defense it's not outrage it's you're in
defense it's not outrage it's you're in
defense it's not outrage it's you're in my space get out that's its purpose
my space get out that's its purpose
my space get out that's its purpose that's its only purpose
that's its only purpose
that's its only purpose or to protect something like a um you
or to protect something like a um you
or to protect something like a um you want to see anger
want to see anger
want to see anger um try and tell a mother bear not to uh
um try and tell a mother bear not to uh
um try and tell a mother bear not to uh be close to their ba to their cubs you
be close to their ba to their cubs you
be close to their ba to their cubs you know you'll find out what healthy mother
know you'll find out what healthy mother
know you'll find out what healthy mother anger is all about you know that's just
anger is all about you know that's just
anger is all about you know that's just healthy the kind of Rage you're talking
healthy the kind of Rage you're talking
healthy the kind of Rage you're talking about have you ever had that kind of
about have you ever had that kind of
about have you ever had that kind of Rage definitely on a spectrum I've got
Rage definitely on a spectrum I've got
Rage definitely on a spectrum I've got I've got so the reason I struggle with
I've got so the reason I struggle with
I've got so the reason I struggle with the answer is because I've got a friend
the answer is because I've got a friend
the answer is because I've got a friend that's fully shown me what the that's
that's fully shown me what the that's
that's fully shown me what the that's the extreme side of that is where we
the extreme side of that is where we
the extreme side of that is where we used to call it the Red Mist with him
used to call it the Red Mist with him
used to call it the Red Mist with him where he would literally lose control
where he would literally lose control
where he would literally lose control which is incidentally what ha used to
which is incidentally what ha used to
which is incidentally what ha used to call his anger oh really yeah yeah yeah
call his anger oh really yeah yeah yeah
call his anger oh really yeah yeah yeah my friend so my friend um my friend one
my friend so my friend um my friend one
my friend so my friend um my friend one of my best friends in the world he talks
of my best friends in the world he talks
of my best friends in the world he talks about this all the time is he had you
about this all the time is he had you
about this all the time is he had you could trigger him by saying something
could trigger him by saying something
could trigger him by saying something usually by saying he was wrong about
usually by saying he was wrong about
usually by saying he was wrong about something yeah or something like that
something yeah or something like that
something yeah or something like that and then he would just lose it so I
and then he would just lose it so I
and then he would just lose it so I remember the first the last time it
remember the first the last time it
remember the first the last time it happened was when the pandemic rolled in
happened was when the pandemic rolled in
happened was when the pandemic rolled in I was staying with him uh in his
I was staying with him uh in his
I was staying with him uh in his apartment because the lockdown and I was
apartment because the lockdown and I was
apartment because the lockdown and I was living in America at the time and we
living in America at the time and we
living in America at the time and we were discussing the virus and I said to
were discussing the virus and I said to
were discussing the virus and I said to him um I think people that are older and
him um I think people that are older and
him um I think people that are older and that have certain Health um situations
that have certain Health um situations
that have certain Health um situations are more at risk and he said to me no
are more at risk and he said to me no
are more at risk and he said to me no people that are younger are more at risk
people that are younger are more at risk
people that are younger are more at risk and I said and I showed it an NHS um
and I said and I showed it an NHS um
and I said and I showed it an NHS um website which said no it's people that
website which said no it's people that
website which said no it's people that were older at more at risk yeah and he
were older at more at risk yeah and he
were older at more at risk yeah and he just went into this Red Mist okay where
just went into this Red Mist okay where
just went into this Red Mist okay where he was totally triggered and lost
he was totally triggered and lost
he was totally triggered and lost control of his emotions okay so if you
control of his emotions okay so if you
control of his emotions okay so if you observed them then what you would have
observed them then what you would have
observed them then what you would have noticed is remember what I said about
noticed is remember what I said about
noticed is remember what I said about healthy anger it's in the present moment
healthy anger it's in the present moment
healthy anger it's in the present moment once it's done his job it's gone yeah
once it's done his job it's gone yeah
once it's done his job it's gone yeah your friend the anger he gets the anger
your friend the anger he gets the anger
your friend the anger he gets the anger he gets yeah so the the rage just keeps
he gets yeah so the the rage just keeps
he gets yeah so the the rage just keeps building on itself now we talk about a
building on itself now we talk about a
building on itself now we talk about a fit of anger it's a good word you know
fit of anger it's a good word you know
fit of anger it's a good word you know where else we talk about fits is
where else we talk about fits is
where else we talk about fits is epileptic fits in epileptic fits certain
epileptic fits in epileptic fits certain
epileptic fits in epileptic fits certain electrical miswiring in the brain then
electrical miswiring in the brain then
electrical miswiring in the brain then recruits other brain circuits and it
recruits other brain circuits and it
recruits other brain circuits and it gets more and more and more until hold
gets more and more and more until hold
gets more and more and more until hold the whole body shaking and the person
the whole body shaking and the person
the whole body shaking and the person may even lose Consciousness and soil
may even lose Consciousness and soil
may even lose Consciousness and soil themselves and so on that's an epileptic
themselves and so on that's an epileptic
themselves and so on that's an epileptic fit a fit of anger is the same that that
fit a fit of anger is the same that that
fit a fit of anger is the same that that a fit of rage is the same so that the
a fit of rage is the same so that the
a fit of rage is the same so that the more severe it gets the more brain
more severe it gets the more brain
more severe it gets the more brain circuits it recruits so rather than
circuits it recruits so rather than
circuits it recruits so rather than expending itself doing its job and then
expending itself doing its job and then
expending itself doing its job and then being gone it actually gets worse and
being gone it actually gets worse and
being gone it actually gets worse and worse and worse that's unhealthy anger
worse and worse that's unhealthy anger
worse and worse that's unhealthy anger and triggering is a good word
and triggering is a good word
and triggering is a good word because look at what the word triggering
because look at what the word triggering
because look at what the word triggering means now if you look at a weapon how
means now if you look at a weapon how
means now if you look at a weapon how big a part of the weapon is the
big a part of the weapon is the
big a part of the weapon is the trigger this big for the trigger to set
trigger this big for the trigger to set
trigger this big for the trigger to set off anything there has to be ammunition
off anything there has to be ammunition
off anything there has to be ammunition there there has to be um explosive
there there has to be um explosive
there there has to be um explosive material
material
material there so your friend is carrying a lot
there so your friend is carrying a lot
there so your friend is carrying a lot of explosive material I can tell you
of explosive material I can tell you
of explosive material I can tell you your friend never felt understood or
your friend never felt understood or
your friend never felt understood or validated as a child and he's still
validated as a child and he's still
validated as a child and he's still carrying the Rage of that so you trigger
carrying the Rage of that so you trigger
carrying the Rage of that so you trigger him and then by disagreeing with him and
him and then by disagreeing with him and
him and then by disagreeing with him and all the pain of invalidation and All the
all the pain of invalidation and All the
all the pain of invalidation and All the Rage of not being understood now gets
Rage of not being understood now gets
Rage of not being understood now gets triggered and recruits more and More's
triggered and recruits more and More's
triggered and recruits more and More's brain circuit now I can tell you
brain circuit now I can tell you
brain circuit now I can tell you something healthy anger is essential for
something healthy anger is essential for
something healthy anger is essential for our physical Integrity that rage in the
our physical Integrity that rage in the
our physical Integrity that rage in the Abode in the in the aftermath of a rage
Abode in the in the aftermath of a rage
Abode in the in the aftermath of a rage episode your risk of a heart attack or
episode your risk of a heart attack or
episode your risk of a heart attack or stroke doubles for for the next two
stroke doubles for for the next two
stroke doubles for for the next two hours according to studies because what
hours according to studies because what
hours according to studies because what happens your blood pressure goes up your
happens your blood pressure goes up your
happens your blood pressure goes up your blood vessels narrow and the clotting
blood vessels narrow and the clotting
blood vessels narrow and the clotting factors in your blood increase so of
factors in your blood increase so of
factors in your blood increase so of course you're at more risk so the
course you're at more risk so the
course you're at more risk so the repression of anger can lead to chronic
repression of anger can lead to chronic
repression of anger can lead to chronic illness but so can rage lead to uh heart
illness but so can rage lead to uh heart
illness but so can rage lead to uh heart attacks and uh and strokes and so on so
attacks and uh and strokes and so on so
attacks and uh and strokes and so on so anger is a delicate thing should I tell
anger is a delicate thing should I tell
anger is a delicate thing should I tell you something about my friend that we
you something about my friend that we
you something about my friend that we found out because he then went to a
found out because he then went to a
found out because he then went to a childhood psychologist oh good
childhood psychologist oh good
childhood psychologist oh good understand himself and that's why I said
understand himself and that's why I said
understand himself and that's why I said that was the last time so you can
that was the last time so you can
that was the last time so you can imagine that was three years ago the
imagine that was three years ago the
imagine that was three years ago the pandemic two three years ago he went to
pandemic two three years ago he went to
pandemic two three years ago he went to a childhood psychologist and what they
a childhood psychologist and what they
a childhood psychologist and what they uncovered through their work was that as
uncovered through their work was that as
uncovered through their work was that as a kid he he was not only um a foot
a kid he he was not only um a foot
a kid he he was not only um a foot shorter than all the other kids yeah but
shorter than all the other kids yeah but
shorter than all the other kids yeah but he was both dyslexic and struggled a lot
he was both dyslexic and struggled a lot
he was both dyslexic and struggled a lot intellectually so um the people around
intellectually so um the people around
intellectually so um the people around him and on his report card basically
him and on his report card basically
him and on his report card basically called him stupid as a child and then he
called him stupid as a child and then he
called him stupid as a child and then he actually found a I think he found a text
actually found a I think he found a text
actually found a I think he found a text message at some point between his mom
message at some point between his mom
message at some point between his mom and his Nan where they were diminishing
and his Nan where they were diminishing
and his Nan where they were diminishing his chances of success and he grew up
his chances of success and he grew up
his chances of success and he grew up with this deep sense of like I am not
with this deep sense of like I am not
with this deep sense of like I am not intelligent a deep deep sense of it and
intelligent a deep deep sense of it and
intelligent a deep deep sense of it and it's come out in all of these ways as an
it's come out in all of these ways as an
it's come out in all of these ways as an adult and that you're right that's what
adult and that you're right that's what
adult and that you're right that's what was coming out in that moment I was
was coming out in that moment I was
was coming out in that moment I was challenging I was taking him back
challenging I was taking him back
challenging I was taking him back probably well and you know what again to
probably well and you know what again to
probably well and you know what again to come back to Harry that's what happened
come back to Harry that's what happened
come back to Harry that's what happened to him they called him stupid and
to him they called him stupid and
to him they called him stupid and thickle and
thickle and
thickle and naughty and he was none of none of those
naughty and he was none of none of those
naughty and he was none of none of those things he just had trouble of
things he just had trouble of
things he just had trouble of concentrating and paying attention
concentrating and paying attention
concentrating and paying attention because of all the
because of all the
because of all the stress my friend has ADHD as well yeah
stress my friend has ADHD as well yeah
stress my friend has ADHD as well yeah yeah and and so in his book he describes
yeah and and so in his book he describes
yeah and and so in his book he describes that he''s been told he had
that he''s been told he had
that he''s been told he had post-traumatic stress I didn't diagnose
post-traumatic stress I didn't diagnose
post-traumatic stress I didn't diagnose him with all this stuff it's in this
him with all this stuff it's in this
him with all this stuff it's in this book I said you know what but I think
book I said you know what but I think
book I said you know what but I think given the how you you were distracted as
given the how you you were distracted as
given the how you you were distracted as a kid you trouble paying
a kid you trouble paying
a kid you trouble paying attention um they called you
attention um they called you
attention um they called you stupid this is ADD and um I wasn't
stupid this is ADD and um I wasn't
stupid this is ADD and um I wasn't saying he's got a disease I was saying
saying he's got a disease I was saying
saying he's got a disease I was saying you actually that was a normal response
you actually that was a normal response
you actually that was a normal response that you had to an abnormal situation
that you had to an abnormal situation
that you had to an abnormal situation where you under a lot of stress and they
where you under a lot of stress and they
where you under a lot of stress and they made you wrong for it they call you
made you wrong for it they call you
made you wrong for it they call you naughty they call you stupid they called
naughty they call you stupid they called
naughty they call you stupid they called you thicko you're not any of that now
you thicko you're not any of that now
you thicko you're not any of that now the whole bunch of British psychiatrists
the whole bunch of British psychiatrists
the whole bunch of British psychiatrists got their knickers tied in a knot CU I
got their knickers tied in a knot CU I
got their knickers tied in a knot CU I made that diagnosis you know um my God
made that diagnosis you know um my God
made that diagnosis you know um my God people I was saying to the guy you don't
people I was saying to the guy you don't
people I was saying to the guy you don't have a disease you have a normal
have a disease you have a normal
have a disease you have a normal response to have no circumstances you
response to have no circumstances you
response to have no circumstances you were not stupid ever but but children
were not stupid ever but but children
were not stupid ever but but children and undergo this character assassination
and undergo this character assassination
and undergo this character assassination like you offended and imagine the rage
like you offended and imagine the rage
like you offended and imagine the rage inside him so when when you disagree
inside him so when when you disagree
inside him so when when you disagree with him you're triggering all
with him you're triggering all
with him you're triggering all that it's just that's just how it works
that it's just that's just how it works
that it's just that's just how it works now interestingly enough people calls me
now interestingly enough people calls me
now interestingly enough people calls me stupid that's not a trigger for me yeah
stupid that's not a trigger for me yeah
stupid that's not a trigger for me yeah it's not for me because I know I'm not
it's not for me because I know I'm not
it's not for me because I know I'm not you know I I always grew up with a sense
you know I I always grew up with a sense
you know I I always grew up with a sense of my own intelligence not to overstate
of my own intelligence not to overstate
of my own intelligence not to overstate it but I know never had any doubt about
it but I know never had any doubt about
it but I know never had any doubt about it but certain things you can do yeah
it but certain things you can do yeah
it but certain things you can do yeah like not see me and that'll trigger me
like not see me and that'll trigger me
like not see me and that'll trigger me and for context for anybody that doesn't
and for context for anybody that doesn't
and for context for anybody that doesn't know why you not being seen triggers
know why you not being seen triggers
know why you not being seen triggers you well look I was born you know may
you well look I was born you know may
you well look I was born you know may have mentioned this last year so I was
have mentioned this last year so I was
have mentioned this last year so I was born two months before the Nazis
born two months before the Nazis
born two months before the Nazis occupied Budapest then they started
occupied Budapest then they started
occupied Budapest then they started Exterminating all the Hungarian Jews so
Exterminating all the Hungarian Jews so
Exterminating all the Hungarian Jews so literally my life was under threat
literally my life was under threat
literally my life was under threat because they didn't see me as a human
because they didn't see me as a human
because they didn't see me as a human being they saw me as Vermin you know now
being they saw me as Vermin you know now
being they saw me as Vermin you know now not that I knew that directly but my
not that I knew that directly but my
not that I knew that directly but my mother can you imagine what it was like
mother can you imagine what it was like
mother can you imagine what it was like for her to have a two-month-old and
for her to have a two-month-old and
for her to have a two-month-old and living under the risk of death all the
living under the risk of death all the
living under the risk of death all the time for a whole
time for a whole
time for a whole year and then as I mentioned before she
year and then as I mentioned before she
year and then as I mentioned before she gave me to a stranger to save my life
gave me to a stranger to save my life
gave me to a stranger to save my life and I didn't see her for five weeks well
and I didn't see her for five weeks well
and I didn't see her for five weeks well that's not being seen and my father's
that's not being seen and my father's
that's not being seen and my father's not there to see me cuz he's in forc
not there to see me cuz he's in forc
not there to see me cuz he's in forc labor so literally not being seen
labor so literally not being seen
labor so literally not being seen threatened my life so no wonder when
threatened my life so no wonder when
threatened my life so no wonder when people uh when that happens now you know
people uh when that happens now you know
people uh when that happens now you know that for me is the trigger no the of
that for me is the trigger no the of
that for me is the trigger no the of course the answer is
course the answer is
course the answer is is to see
is to see
is to see myself if I fully see myself it doesn't
myself if I fully see myself it doesn't
myself if I fully see myself it doesn't matter whether you see me or not you
matter whether you see me or not you
matter whether you see me or not you know so if you see
know so if you see
know so if you see me if you're not seeing me if you're
me if you're not seeing me if you're
me if you're not seeing me if you're distorting who I am in your mind and in
distorting who I am in your mind and in
distorting who I am in your mind and in your words bothers me it's only because
your words bothers me it's only because
your words bothers me it's only because I'm still on
I'm still on
I'm still on you uh at other people to see me because
you uh at other people to see me because
you uh at other people to see me because I don't know how to see myself if I'm
I don't know how to see myself if I'm
I don't know how to see myself if I'm fully confident in myself I say gee it's
fully confident in myself I say gee it's
fully confident in myself I say gee it's too bad you know uh Stephen doesn't see
too bad you know uh Stephen doesn't see
too bad you know uh Stephen doesn't see me well maybe could talk it talk about
me well maybe could talk it talk about
me well maybe could talk it talk about it or maybe he'll never understand it
it or maybe he'll never understand it
it or maybe he'll never understand it but I don't live in his mind how do I
but I don't live in his mind how do I
but I don't live in his mind how do I fully see myself it's hard to do right
fully see myself it's hard to do right
fully see myself it's hard to do right it's it's it's hard to do
it's it's it's hard to do
it's it's it's hard to do because when you were seen it's not hard
because when you were seen it's not hard
because when you were seen it's not hard to do because you children see
to do because you children see
to do because you children see themselves through their parents' eyes
themselves through their parents' eyes
themselves through their parents' eyes yeah but when you were not seen then you
yeah but when you were not seen then you
yeah but when you were not seen then you have to learn it this is one of the
have to learn it this is one of the
have to learn it this is one of the things to go back to meditation that's
things to go back to meditation that's
things to go back to meditation that's not the only way first of all notice all
not the only way first of all notice all
not the only way first of all notice all the ways that you're not seeing yourself
the ways that you're not seeing yourself
the ways that you're not seeing yourself like two days ago when I had this
like two days ago when I had this
like two days ago when I had this anxiety about how I may I didn't give my
anxiety about how I may I didn't give my
anxiety about how I may I didn't give my best talk on Monday evening you know
best talk on Monday evening you know
best talk on Monday evening you know what I did my best may not have been
what I did my best may not have been
what I did my best may not have been perfect but I prepared for it I put
perfect but I prepared for it I put
perfect but I prepared for it I put myself out there for two hours and um I
myself out there for two hours and um I
myself out there for two hours and um I spoke a lot of
spoke a lot of
spoke a lot of Truth might have been the best but so
Truth might have been the best but so
Truth might have been the best but so what but but but at that moment I wasn't
what but but but at that moment I wasn't
what but but but at that moment I wasn't seeing myself you know I can still lose
seeing myself you know I can still lose
seeing myself you know I can still lose it so
it so
it so meditation which is really the form of
meditation which is really the form of
meditation which is really the form of meditation that at least I am learning
meditation that at least I am learning
meditation that at least I am learning is about just noticing and seeing what's
is about just noticing and seeing what's
is about just noticing and seeing what's going on inside without
going on inside without
going on inside without judgment so being aware so it's practice
judgment so being aware so it's practice
judgment so being aware so it's practice and do you also
and do you also
and do you also suggest removing the things from your
suggest removing the things from your
suggest removing the things from your life that will stop you from seeing
life that will stop you from seeing
life that will stop you from seeing yourself like social
yourself like social
yourself like social media well because that can be a lot of
media well because that can be a lot of
media well because that can be a lot of I can't remove social media from my life
I can't remove social media from my life
I can't remove social media from my life but what I can remove is my attachment
but what I can remove is my attachment
but what I can remove is my attachment to
to
to it for example I don't have to look at
it for example I don't have to look at
it for example I don't have to look at the comments on all my Talks on YouTube
the comments on all my Talks on YouTube
the comments on all my Talks on YouTube who says what who likes it who doesn't
who says what who likes it who doesn't
who says what who likes it who doesn't like it you know I'm not on Facebook I
like it you know I'm not on Facebook I
like it you know I'm not on Facebook I don't have a I have a professional
don't have a I have a professional
don't have a I have a professional Facebook page but I don't administer it
Facebook page but I don't administer it
Facebook page but I don't administer it um but people go on Facebook and who
um but people go on Facebook and who
um but people go on Facebook and who says what who likes me who doesn't like
says what who likes me who doesn't like
says what who likes me who doesn't like me you know they can wean themselves off
me you know they can wean themselves off
me you know they can wean themselves off that so we may not be able to stay off
that so we may not be able to stay off
that so we may not be able to stay off social media um to write my books thank
social media um to write my books thank
social media um to write my books thank God for the internet but I don't have to
God for the internet but I don't have to
God for the internet but I don't have to be attached to it so it's it's it's it's
be attached to it so it's it's it's it's
be attached to it so it's it's it's it's using it but not letting it use
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those difficult days the other so social
those difficult days the other so social media and all of these things these
media and all of these things these
media and all of these things these stimuli they I feel like they've I'm
stimuli they I feel like they've I'm
stimuli they I feel like they've I'm concerned that many of us are living in
concerned that many of us are living in
concerned that many of us are living in a state of chronic stress
a state of chronic stress
a state of chronic stress mild background stress yeah and I say
mild background stress yeah and I say
mild background stress yeah and I say that a lot because the amount of times
that a lot because the amount of times
that a lot because the amount of times that I catch myself I spoke to James
that I catch myself I spoke to James
that I catch myself I spoke to James Nester who talks a lot about breathing
Nester who talks a lot about breathing
Nester who talks a lot about breathing in breath um and the amount of times
in breath um and the amount of times
in breath um and the amount of times that I now catch myself very shallow in
that I now catch myself very shallow in
that I now catch myself very shallow in breath after just looking at my my phone
breath after just looking at my my phone
breath after just looking at my my phone or thinking about
or thinking about
or thinking about something yeah get my SK SM back into me
something yeah get my SK SM back into me
something yeah get my SK SM back into me in bed at 1:00 a.m. as I'm trying to
in bed at 1:00 a.m. as I'm trying to
in bed at 1:00 a.m. as I'm trying to sleep Catch My Breath being shallow
sleep Catch My Breath being shallow
sleep Catch My Breath being shallow during this podcast when I start
during this podcast when I start
during this podcast when I start thinking about something my breath gets
thinking about something my breath gets
thinking about something my breath gets really shallow looking at my phone my
really shallow looking at my phone my
really shallow looking at my phone my breath gets really shallow I live in
breath gets really shallow I live in
breath gets really shallow I live in this I feel like I'm living in this
this I feel like I'm living in this
this I feel like I'm living in this state of like constant subtle background
state of like constant subtle background
state of like constant subtle background stress yeah well I'm I'm glad you
stress yeah well I'm I'm glad you
stress yeah well I'm I'm glad you mentioned breath because um it's one of
mentioned breath because um it's one of
mentioned breath because um it's one of the to go back to the question of what
the to go back to the question of what
the to go back to the question of what people can do for themselves they can
people can do for themselves they can
people can do for themselves they can learn to breathe and eart to was a
learn to breathe and eart to was a
learn to breathe and eart to was a spiritual teacher um he said says that
spiritual teacher um he said says that
spiritual teacher um he said says that um rather than go to Retreats and
um rather than go to Retreats and
um rather than go to Retreats and therapists just take a few conscious
therapists just take a few conscious
therapists just take a few conscious breaths several times a day if I mean
breaths several times a day if I mean
breaths several times a day if I mean not that not to dismiss the other but
not that not to dismiss the other but
not that not to dismiss the other but that's more important than anything else
that's more important than anything else
that's more important than anything else and interestingly enough the Buddha when
and interestingly enough the Buddha when
and interestingly enough the Buddha when he was teaching his monks in fact one of
he was teaching his monks in fact one of
he was teaching his monks in fact one of the Buddha's assistants Ananda asked him
the Buddha's assistants Ananda asked him
the Buddha's assistants Ananda asked him um oh holy one do you still meditate and
um oh holy one do you still meditate and
um oh holy one do you still meditate and he said yes and what kind of meditation
he said yes and what kind of meditation
he said yes and what kind of meditation do you practice says
do you practice says
do you practice says and and uh Buddha says observing the
and and uh Buddha says observing the
and and uh Buddha says observing the breath so in Buddhist Meditation I'm not
breath so in Buddhist Meditation I'm not
breath so in Buddhist Meditation I'm not here to advocate for any particular
here to advocate for any particular
here to advocate for any particular pathway and I'm not a practitioner of
pathway and I'm not a practitioner of
pathway and I'm not a practitioner of any religion but hey this this this is
any religion but hey this this this is
any religion but hey this this this is very wise
very wise
very wise man um he thought awareness of breath is
man um he thought awareness of breath is
man um he thought awareness of breath is the most important portal into into
the most important portal into into
the most important portal into into reality what do you think the the
reality what do you think the the
reality what do you think the the antidote is for the way we've designed
antidote is for the way we've designed
antidote is for the way we've designed Our Lives to be con Conant in this sort
Our Lives to be con Conant in this sort
Our Lives to be con Conant in this sort of stressful stimulation and cuz we're
of stressful stimulation and cuz we're
of stressful stimulation and cuz we're clearly I was just wondering if human
clearly I was just wondering if human
clearly I was just wondering if human beings are supposed to enjoy this much
beings are supposed to enjoy this much
beings are supposed to enjoy this much constant stimulus and stress in their
constant stimulus and stress in their
constant stimulus and stress in their lives and with you know chronic
lives and with you know chronic
lives and with you know chronic inflammation and all these kinds of
inflammation and all these kinds of
inflammation and all these kinds of things are now killing people at
things are now killing people at
things are now killing people at alarming rates that the you know the the
alarming rates that the you know the the
alarming rates that the you know the the diseases that are caused by
diseases that are caused by
diseases that are caused by inflammation what can we do about our
inflammation what can we do about our
inflammation what can we do about our stress and is is it okay maybe it's
stress and is is it okay maybe it's
stress and is is it okay maybe it's okay well um it's the norm so you can
okay well um it's the norm so you can
okay well um it's the norm so you can say it's normal is it okay well the the
say it's normal is it okay well the the
say it's normal is it okay well the the question question is to be answered by
question question is to be answered by
question question is to be answered by looking at what the impacts are and what
looking at what the impacts are and what
looking at what the impacts are and what are the impacts you know the impacts are
are the impacts you know the impacts are
are the impacts you know the impacts are very serious for um you can see it on
very serious for um you can see it on
very serious for um you can see it on the individual level in terms of mental
the individual level in terms of mental
the individual level in terms of mental health conditions as I said earlier are
health conditions as I said earlier are
health conditions as I said earlier are burgeoning
burgeoning
burgeoning internationally um a imun conditions are
internationally um a imun conditions are
internationally um a imun conditions are uh but if you look at on also on the
uh but if you look at on also on the
uh but if you look at on also on the social level there's more conflict
social level there's more conflict
social level there's more conflict there's more um division there's more uh
there's more um division there's more uh
there's more um division there's more uh intolerance in our culture than it has
intolerance in our culture than it has
intolerance in our culture than it has been for quite a while these are the
been for quite a while these are the
been for quite a while these are the impacts of the stressful culture that we
impacts of the stressful culture that we
impacts of the stressful culture that we live in so is it okay yeah if you want
live in so is it okay yeah if you want
live in so is it okay yeah if you want if you want this it's okay but if you
if you want this it's okay but if you
if you want this it's okay but if you don't it's not okay it depends what you
don't it's not okay it depends what you
don't it's not okay it depends what you want relationships yeah romantic
want relationships yeah romantic
want relationships yeah romantic relationships yeah um thought a lot
relationships yeah um thought a lot
relationships yeah um thought a lot about the role that our trauma plays in
about the role that our trauma plays in
about the role that our trauma plays in our ability to form relationships
our ability to form relationships
our ability to form relationships obviously society's changed quite
obviously society's changed quite
obviously society's changed quite profoundly in the last couple of decades
profoundly in the last couple of decades
profoundly in the last couple of decades different sort of gender transformation
different sort of gender transformation
different sort of gender transformation have caused certain mismatches and
have caused certain mismatches and
have caused certain mismatches and difficulties with people connecting the
difficulties with people connecting the
difficulties with people connecting the world has gone very digital now so
world has gone very digital now so
world has gone very digital now so dating apps run run a lot of dating I
dating apps run run a lot of dating I
dating apps run run a lot of dating I think 50% of people originally meet
think 50% of people originally meet
think 50% of people originally meet online that's their first point of
online that's their first point of
online that's their first point of contact dating is very very hard for
contact dating is very very hard for
contact dating is very very hard for people and there's a lot of people that
people and there's a lot of people that
people and there's a lot of people that are kind of giving up on it um
are kind of giving up on it um
are kind of giving up on it um attachment dating trauma um I've come to
attachment dating trauma um I've come to
attachment dating trauma um I've come to learn that we are mirrors I think I
learn that we are mirrors I think I
learn that we are mirrors I think I found love in my life when not when I
found love in my life when not when I
found love in my life when not when I discovered anything externally but when
discovered anything externally but when
discovered anything externally but when I did a lot of work to figure out the
I did a lot of work to figure out the
I did a lot of work to figure out the the barriers that were standing in my
the barriers that were standing in my
the barriers that were standing in my way of connection well you just answered
way of connection well you just answered
way of connection well you just answered your own question oh really yeah we
your own question oh really yeah we
your own question oh really yeah we can't form proper relationships until we
can't form proper relationships until we
can't form proper relationships until we have the capacity to be
have the capacity to be
have the capacity to be alone and be comfortable with ourselves
alone and be comfortable with ourselves
alone and be comfortable with ourselves you know and the more comfortable you
you know and the more comfortable you
you know and the more comfortable you can be alone which is different from
can be alone which is different from
can be alone which is different from being lonely by the way um the more
being lonely by the way um the more
being lonely by the way um the more capacity to be at you to be to be allow
capacity to be at you to be to be allow
capacity to be at you to be to be allow to be with yourself and to gr yourself
to be with yourself and to gr yourself
to be with yourself and to gr yourself in your own truth the more likely able
in your own truth the more likely able
in your own truth the more likely able to form meaningful and positive
to form meaningful and positive
to form meaningful and positive relationships and rather than asking the
relationships and rather than asking the
relationships and rather than asking the a lot of people run into relationships
a lot of people run into relationships
a lot of people run into relationships to solve their problems then there's the
to solve their problems then there's the
to solve their problems then there's the initial in love phase where everything
initial in love phase where everything
initial in love phase where everything is just ideal you know and then reality
is just ideal you know and then reality
is just ideal you know and then reality hits and then all of a sudden that
hits and then all of a sudden that
hits and then all of a sudden that person who you're so infatuated with
person who you're so infatuated with
person who you're so infatuated with becomes your enemy and you hate them so
becomes your enemy and you hate them so
becomes your enemy and you hate them so much you know I mean I've experienced
much you know I mean I've experienced
much you know I mean I've experienced such hatred for my wife over the years
such hatred for my wife over the years
such hatred for my wife over the years and uh when I've been disappointed or
and uh when I've been disappointed or
and uh when I've been disappointed or dissatisfied you know because I was
dissatisfied you know because I was
dissatisfied you know because I was looking to her to fill me with and
looking to her to fill me with and
looking to her to fill me with and nobody can fill you from the
nobody can fill you from the
nobody can fill you from the outside so so once you no longer need it
outside so so once you no longer need it
outside so so once you no longer need it um once you no longer are dependent on
um once you no longer are dependent on
um once you no longer are dependent on it then you can enter into a healthy
it then you can enter into a healthy
it then you can enter into a healthy relationship or to put it more
relationship or to put it more
relationship or to put it more positively a relationship can be a real
positively a relationship can be a real
positively a relationship can be a real ground for Mutual growth both so you can
ground for Mutual growth both so you can
ground for Mutual growth both so you can enter into a
enter into a
enter into a relationship you're not going to be
relationship you're not going to be
relationship you're not going to be perfect you're never going to be perfect
perfect you're never going to be perfect
perfect you're never going to be perfect um Carry certain degree of trauma
um Carry certain degree of trauma
um Carry certain degree of trauma certain degree of dysfunction certain
certain degree of dysfunction certain
certain degree of dysfunction certain things that trigger you as we said
things that trigger you as we said
things that trigger you as we said earlier but you but if both people are
earlier but you but if both people are
earlier but you but if both people are committed to the truth which my wife Ray
committed to the truth which my wife Ray
committed to the truth which my wife Ray and I have been I mean that's one thing
and I have been I mean that's one thing
and I have been I mean that's one thing you can say about ourselves you know for
you can say about ourselves you know for
you can say about ourselves you know for all the stuff that we've been through
all the stuff that we've been through
all the stuff that we've been through ultimately the truth mattered more than
ultimately the truth mattered more than
ultimately the truth mattered more than who's right and who's wrong so if you're
who's right and who's wrong so if you're
who's right and who's wrong so if you're committed to the truth and working it
committed to the truth and working it
committed to the truth and working it out and if the fundamental love is there
out and if the fundamental love is there
out and if the fundamental love is there then you can grow together and so for me
then you can grow together and so for me
then you can grow together and so for me the relationship has been the most
the relationship has been the most
the relationship has been the most important growth growing ground of my
important growth growing ground of my
important growth growing ground of my life not the therapy that I've had or
life not the therapy that I've had or
life not the therapy that I've had or the reading that I've done uh not that
the reading that I've done uh not that
the reading that I've done uh not that I'm dismissing any of that but the
I'm dismissing any of that but the
I'm dismissing any of that but the actual relationship has been my um most
actual relationship has been my um most
actual relationship has been my um most important
important
important schooling in in in in how to become
schooling in in in in how to become
schooling in in in in how to become authentic there's no real chance of a
authentic there's no real chance of a
authentic there's no real chance of a good relationship if one or more parties
good relationship if one or more parties
good relationship if one or more parties in that relationship aren't committed to
in that relationship aren't committed to
in that relationship aren't committed to truth and they're committed to being
truth and they're committed to being
truth and they're committed to being right or to Victory or it happens all
right or to Victory or it happens all
right or to Victory or it happens all the time as I said earlier people always
the time as I said earlier people always
the time as I said earlier people always meet at the same level of of of of um
meet at the same level of of of of um
meet at the same level of of of of um emotional development or trauma
emotional development or trauma
emotional development or trauma resolution so that water finding its own
resolution so that water finding its own
resolution so that water finding its own level but when one person starts growing
level but when one person starts growing
level but when one person starts growing and the other doesn't it becomes
and the other doesn't it becomes
and the other doesn't it becomes impossible either the person that does
impossible either the person that does
impossible either the person that does the growing gives it up and goes back to
the growing gives it up and goes back to
the growing gives it up and goes back to their previous selves which is almost
their previous selves which is almost
their previous selves which is almost impossible or the other person is
impossible or the other person is
impossible or the other person is challenged to start growing themselves
challenged to start growing themselves
challenged to start growing themselves or they're going to
or they're going to
or they're going to split that that's just what's going to
split that that's just what's going to
split that that's just what's going to happen and again to go back to the
happen and again to go back to the
happen and again to go back to the situation between men and women this is
situation between men and women this is
situation between men and women this is what tends to happen and I've seen
what tends to happen and I've seen
what tends to happen and I've seen it in my own marriage I've seen it in as
it in my own marriage I've seen it in as
it in my own marriage I've seen it in as a physician as an observer of human
a physician as an observer of human
a physician as an observer of human beings the couple are kind of getting
beings the couple are kind of getting
beings the couple are kind of getting along but then the children come along
along but then the children come along
along but then the children come along now the mother's caring energy has to go
now the mother's caring energy has to go
now the mother's caring energy has to go towards the children
towards the children
towards the children where it needs to
where it needs to
where it needs to go the father may feel now a bit of a
go the father may feel now a bit of a
go the father may feel now a bit of a their NOS is a bit out of joint cuz now
their NOS is a bit out of joint cuz now
their NOS is a bit out of joint cuz now they're not getting the attention and
they're not getting the attention and
they're not getting the attention and now the woman has a decision to make do
now the woman has a decision to make do
now the woman has a decision to make do I look after the 3-day old baby or the
I look after the 3-day old baby or the
I look after the 3-day old baby or the three-month old baby or do I look after
three-month old baby or do I look after
three-month old baby or do I look after the 35y old baby and to the extent that
the 35y old baby and to the extent that
the 35y old baby and to the extent that the mother chooses to look after the 35y
the mother chooses to look after the 35y
the mother chooses to look after the 35y old baby she's depriving the 3-month-old
old baby she's depriving the 3-month-old
old baby she's depriving the 3-month-old a lot L of women then make a choice that
a lot L of women then make a choice that
a lot L of women then make a choice that I need to look after my kids and I can't
I need to look after my kids and I can't
I need to look after my kids and I can't put all this caring energy mothering
put all this caring energy mothering
put all this caring energy mothering caring energy into my husband anymore
caring energy into my husband anymore
caring energy into my husband anymore and then relationships get into trouble
and then relationships get into trouble
and then relationships get into trouble because the guys can't stand it I've
because the guys can't stand it I've
because the guys can't stand it I've seen this over and over and over I'm not
seen this over and over and over I'm not
seen this over and over and over I'm not saying it's Universal but it's very
saying it's Universal but it's very
saying it's Universal but it's very common sex in your practice I imagine
common sex in your practice I imagine
common sex in your practice I imagine you've come across this quite quite
you've come across this quite quite
you've come across this quite quite often where there's a sexless
often where there's a sexless
often where there's a sexless relationship and that's causing issues
relationship and that's causing issues
relationship and that's causing issues what is typically
what is typically
what is typically the true cause of that um that
the true cause of that um that
the true cause of that um that disconnect in the in the with intimacy
disconnect in the in the with intimacy
disconnect in the in the with intimacy with sex in the bedroom because a lot of
with sex in the bedroom because a lot of
with sex in the bedroom because a lot of people are struggling with that yeah
people are struggling with that yeah
people are struggling with that yeah well first of all I think um today we
well first of all I think um today we
well first of all I think um today we jump into sexuality way too early in
jump into sexuality way too early in
jump into sexuality way too early in other words um we talk about intimacy
other words um we talk about intimacy
other words um we talk about intimacy but intimacy really means the
but intimacy really means the
but intimacy really means the innermost and we tend to have physical
innermost and we tend to have physical
innermost and we tend to have physical intimacy before we have emotional
intimacy before we have emotional
intimacy before we have emotional intimacy so that um people jump to bed
intimacy so that um people jump to bed
intimacy so that um people jump to bed rather quickly I'm not being PR I'm not
rather quickly I'm not being PR I'm not
rather quickly I'm not being PR I'm not being prudish here I'm not prescribing
being prudish here I'm not prescribing
being prudish here I'm not prescribing that you should only get have sex when
that you should only get have sex when
that you should only get have sex when you get married or anything like that
you get married or anything like that
you get married or anything like that but when we enter into sexuality early
but when we enter into sexuality early
but when we enter into sexuality early without the emotional intimacy and
without the emotional intimacy and
without the emotional intimacy and emotional
emotional
emotional authenticity then the sex become divorc
authenticity then the sex become divorc
authenticity then the sex become divorc becomes divorced from our uh our real
becomes divorced from our uh our real
becomes divorced from our uh our real needs and especially for
needs and especially for
needs and especially for women who tend
women who tend
women who tend to I can't speak of everybody but in
to I can't speak of everybody but in
to I can't speak of everybody but in general women tend want to have more
general women tend want to have more
general women tend want to have more intimacy
intimacy
intimacy emotionally um that becomes very hard
emotionally um that becomes very hard
emotionally um that becomes very hard and if the emotional intimacy doesn't
and if the emotional intimacy doesn't
and if the emotional intimacy doesn't follow sex becomes rather mechanical
follow sex becomes rather mechanical
follow sex becomes rather mechanical becomes mechanical yeah um so that's one
becomes mechanical yeah um so that's one
becomes mechanical yeah um so that's one big reason the other reason we already
big reason the other reason we already
big reason the other reason we already talked about this sort of parenting
talked about this sort of parenting
talked about this sort of parenting dynamic between the genders yeah uh no I
dynamic between the genders yeah uh no I
dynamic between the genders yeah uh no I know we're only talking about the two
know we're only talking about the two
know we're only talking about the two major genders now there's all kinds of
major genders now there's all kinds of
major genders now there's all kinds of gender variations these days and uh but
gender variations these days and uh but
gender variations these days and uh but these Dynamics exist in all kinds of
these Dynamics exist in all kinds of
these Dynamics exist in all kinds of contexts so that when my partner is
contexts so that when my partner is
contexts so that when my partner is doing all the emotional caring or most
doing all the emotional caring or most
doing all the emotional caring or most of the emotional caring this is parent
of the emotional caring this is parent
of the emotional caring this is parent child relationship that really deadens
child relationship that really deadens
child relationship that really deadens the sexual drive you know Marissa Pier
the sexual drive you know Marissa Pier
the sexual drive you know Marissa Pier sorry Marissa Pier she's a a
sorry Marissa Pier she's a a
sorry Marissa Pier she's a a psychologist she actually said to me the
psychologist she actually said to me the
psychologist she actually said to me the other day never call your partner mommy
other day never call your partner mommy
other day never call your partner mommy or daddy yeah for this very reason yeah
or daddy yeah for this very reason yeah
or daddy yeah for this very reason yeah well oh good that's that's a good way to
well oh good that's that's a good way to
well oh good that's that's a good way to put
put
put it I I think it's because we um we put
it I I think it's because we um we put
it I I think it's because we um we put sexuality um in this Society of course
sexuality um in this Society of course
sexuality um in this Society of course just glorify
just glorify
just glorify sexuality you know and if you look at
sexuality you know and if you look at
sexuality you know and if you look at some of the most famous sex symbols who
some of the most famous sex symbols who
some of the most famous sex symbols who were they um Abused Women you like a
were they um Abused Women you like a
were they um Abused Women you like a Marilyn Monroe deeply traumatized child
Marilyn Monroe deeply traumatized child
Marilyn Monroe deeply traumatized child and
and
and abused as an adult by President Kennedy
abused as an adult by President Kennedy
abused as an adult by President Kennedy and just about everybody and she was the
and just about everybody and she was the
and just about everybody and she was the the woman every want to sleep with you
the woman every want to sleep with you
the woman every want to sleep with you know so that this really distorted
know so that this really distorted
know so that this really distorted sexuality here here and for women
sexuality here here and for women
sexuality here here and for women especially uh safety is so important for
especially uh safety is so important for
especially uh safety is so important for sexuality yeah um we talk about frigid
sexuality yeah um we talk about frigid
sexuality yeah um we talk about frigid women um but when do people freeze it's
women um but when do people freeze it's
women um but when do people freeze it's a fear response it's nobody's true
a fear response it's nobody's true
a fear response it's nobody's true nature it's just a response and usually
nature it's just a response and usually
nature it's just a response and usually something happened to them or something
something happened to them or something
something happened to them or something is happening now so that that unmelting
is happening now so that that unmelting
is happening now so that that unmelting can happen in a condition of safety and
can happen in a condition of safety and
can happen in a condition of safety and then the intimacy the emotional intimacy
then the intimacy the emotional intimacy
then the intimacy the emotional intimacy is there which creates the safety for
is there which creates the safety for
is there which creates the safety for the sexual opening and that's the
the sexual opening and that's the
the sexual opening and that's the dynamic in my marriage as well you know
dynamic in my marriage as well you know
dynamic in my marriage as well you know uh you know what my wife what my wife
uh you know what my wife what my wife
uh you know what my wife what my wife says she says truth is
sexy such a good point yeah is there
sexy such a good point yeah is there
sexy such a good point yeah is there anything in your practice that you're
anything in your practice that you're
anything in your practice that you're increasingly being confronted with in
increasingly being confronted with in
increasingly being confronted with in the last couple of years that you
the last couple of years that you
the last couple of years that you weren't seeing as much as when you first
weren't seeing as much as when you first
weren't seeing as much as when you first started what I see out there is
started what I see out there is
started what I see out there is increasing distress in this society and
increasing distress in this society and
increasing distress in this society and and people are more confused and young
and people are more confused and young
and people are more confused and young people are just so challenged and uh in
people are just so challenged and uh in
people are just so challenged and uh in the United States the the rate of
the United States the the rate of
the United States the the rate of childhood suicide is going up you know
childhood suicide is going up you know
childhood suicide is going up you know uh suicide you know um more and more
uh suicide you know um more and more
uh suicide you know um more and more kids are being medicated for all kinds
kids are being medicated for all kinds
kids are being medicated for all kinds of conditions
of conditions
of conditions um in the US 70% of the adult population
um in the US 70% of the adult population
um in the US 70% of the adult population is at least on one
is at least on one
is at least on one medication um um quarter of women at
medication um um quarter of women at
medication um um quarter of women at least in the US or on anti-depressants
least in the US or on anti-depressants
least in the US or on anti-depressants or anti-anxiety
or anti-anxiety
or anti-anxiety medications those numbers are growing
medications those numbers are growing
medications those numbers are growing Europe in Britain as well from all the
Europe in Britain as well from all the
Europe in Britain as well from all the statistic that I see so I see is a a
statistic that I see so I see is a a
statistic that I see so I see is a a growing um manifestations of of of
growing um manifestations of of of
growing um manifestations of of of distress what I call a toxic culture I
distress what I call a toxic culture I
distress what I call a toxic culture I see that all the time and look uh I mean
see that all the time and look uh I mean
see that all the time and look uh I mean the fact that this book The Mython
the fact that this book The Mython
the fact that this book The Mython normal is being published in North
normal is being published in North
normal is being published in North Macedonia and Thailand in Vietnam and in
Macedonia and Thailand in Vietnam and in
Macedonia and Thailand in Vietnam and in northern Europe and in Eastern Europe
northern Europe and in Eastern Europe
northern Europe and in Eastern Europe and it just worldwide there's this
and it just worldwide there's this
and it just worldwide there's this epidemic of distress that's what I'm
epidemic of distress that's what I'm
epidemic of distress that's what I'm seeing and I'm saying saying people
seeing and I'm saying saying people
seeing and I'm saying saying people either we can look upon this as some
either we can look upon this as some
either we can look upon this as some unexplainable Misfortune and bad luck or
unexplainable Misfortune and bad luck or
unexplainable Misfortune and bad luck or we can actually look for the actual
we can actually look for the actual
we can actually look for the actual causes of it in the way that relate to
causes of it in the way that relate to
causes of it in the way that relate to each other in a way that we raise our
each other in a way that we raise our
each other in a way that we raise our children in a way that we approach
children in a way that we approach
children in a way that we approach ourselves and I'm saying that Solutions
ourselves and I'm saying that Solutions
ourselves and I'm saying that Solutions are possible but yeah the world is
are possible but yeah the world is
are possible but yeah the world is getting more and more difficult for a
getting more and more difficult for a
getting more and more difficult for a lot of people I do see that and I don't
lot of people I do see that and I don't
lot of people I do see that and I don't think it's going to get better anytime
think it's going to get better anytime
think it's going to get better anytime soon you're not
soon you're not
soon you're not optimistic so
optimistic so
optimistic so n Chomsky once said that uh when he was
n Chomsky once said that uh when he was
n Chomsky once said that uh when he was asked if he's optimistic or pessimistic
asked if he's optimistic or pessimistic
asked if he's optimistic or pessimistic he says uh he says strategically I'm an
he says uh he says strategically I'm an
he says uh he says strategically I'm an optimist and tactically I'm a pessimist
optimist and tactically I'm a pessimist
optimist and tactically I'm a pessimist which means that in the long term I do
which means that in the long term I do
which means that in the long term I do believe in people I mean and I
believe in people I mean and I
believe in people I mean and I understand the same way I do believe in
understand the same way I do believe in
understand the same way I do believe in human beings I do believe in the human
human beings I do believe in the human
human beings I do believe in the human capacity to to grow to transform to to
capacity to to grow to transform to to
capacity to to grow to transform to to come to a deeper grounded sanity in
come to a deeper grounded sanity in
come to a deeper grounded sanity in themselves both on individual and a
themselves both on individual and a
themselves both on individual and a social level I do believe in that that
social level I do believe in that that
social level I do believe in that that if I didn't believe that I would just
if I didn't believe that I would just
if I didn't believe that I would just stay at home and read books and listen
stay at home and read books and listen
stay at home and read books and listen to music um I do believe in that I'm
to music um I do believe in that I'm
to music um I do believe in that I'm optimistic in that sense but at the same
optimistic in that sense but at the same
optimistic in that sense but at the same time I think in the short term it's
time I think in the short term it's
time I think in the short term it's getting darker and darker and you can
getting darker and darker and you can
getting darker and darker and you can see that Sony manifestations of that so
see that Sony manifestations of that so
see that Sony manifestations of that so yeah I am optimistic I believe in
yeah I am optimistic I believe in
yeah I am optimistic I believe in humanity and human beings and I think we
humanity and human beings and I think we
humanity and human beings and I think we have a hard road to to travel before
have a hard road to to travel before
have a hard road to to travel before we get to
we get to
we get to our better sense of
our better sense of
our better sense of self and I have to close this
self and I have to close this
self and I have to close this conversation by seeking some solutions
conversation by seeking some solutions
conversation by seeking some solutions you use the word Solutions there and you
you use the word Solutions there and you
you use the word Solutions there and you talked about this better sense of self
talked about this better sense of self
talked about this better sense of self on we've talked about this from a social
on we've talked about this from a social
on we've talked about this from a social level what governments can do to change
level what governments can do to change
level what governments can do to change education systems and on an individual
education systems and on an individual
education systems and on an individual level on a family
level on a family
level on a family level what can what can I
level what can what can I
level what can what can I do well um first of all you you need to
do well um first of all you you need to
do well um first of all you you need to Define what your actual goals are okay
Define what your actual goals are okay
Define what your actual goals are okay so let me
so let me
so let me try I want to be I want to do work that
try I want to be I want to do work that
try I want to be I want to do work that serves others I want to do work that
serves others I want to do work that
serves others I want to do work that I um I find fulfilling and that keeps me
I um I find fulfilling and that keeps me
I um I find fulfilling and that keeps me challenged yeah and I want to which
challenged yeah and I want to which
challenged yeah and I want to which incidentally serves your health because
incidentally serves your health because
incidentally serves your health because it's been shown that people that live a
it's been shown that people that live a
it's been shown that people that live a life of purpose and meaning they're
life of purpose and meaning they're
life of purpose and meaning they're physiologically healthier I want to be
physiologically healthier I want to be
physiologically healthier I want to be healthy because I want to do all of
healthy because I want to do all of
healthy because I want to do all of these things for longer yeah um I want
these things for longer yeah um I want
these things for longer yeah um I want to have relationships that are full and
to have relationships that are full and
to have relationships that are full and true and raw and
true and raw and
true and raw and honest okay um and I want
honest okay um and I want
honest okay um and I want to I think that's it that's the work in
to I think that's it that's the work in
to I think that's it that's the work in personal and then I want to raise a
personal and then I want to raise a
personal and then I want to raise a family that is beautiful and pure and
family that is beautiful and pure and
family that is beautiful and pure and free of as much trauma as I can possibly
free of as much trauma as I can possibly
free of as much trauma as I can possibly make them be and I want to be close to
make them be and I want to be close to
make them be and I want to be close to my children in a way that I wasn't close
my children in a way that I wasn't close
my children in a way that I wasn't close to my parents yeah well then the
to my parents yeah well then the
to my parents yeah well then the question you're going to you have to ask
question you're going to you have to ask
question you're going to you have to ask yourself
yourself
yourself is um what factors in your life support
is um what factors in your life support
is um what factors in your life support those goals and what don't what
those goals and what don't what
those goals and what don't what activities are you engaged in that will
activities are you engaged in that will
activities are you engaged in that will support those aims what will undermine
support those aims what will undermine
support those aims what will undermine them and uh seek to diminish or
them and uh seek to diminish or
them and uh seek to diminish or eliminate the ones that are undermining
eliminate the ones that are undermining
eliminate the ones that are undermining your goals and uh and and strengthen the
your goals and uh and and strengthen the
your goals and uh and and strengthen the ones that are supporting it you know
ones that are supporting it you know
ones that are supporting it you know that's what it is and um you
that's what it is and um you
that's what it is and um you know and your intentions by the way are
know and your intentions by the way are
know and your intentions by the way are not only superficially the ones you
not only superficially the ones you
not only superficially the ones you articulate if I want to know your real
articulate if I want to know your real
articulate if I want to know your real intentions I have to look at how you
intentions I have to look at how you
intentions I have to look at how you live your life not what you say about it
live your life not what you say about it
live your life not what you say about it so when I was a young parent if you had
so when I was a young parent if you had
so when I was a young parent if you had asked me what is your goal what's your
asked me what is your goal what's your
asked me what is your goal what's your intention I would have said it's the
intention I would have said it's the
intention I would have said it's the happiness of my children and I would
happiness of my children and I would
happiness of my children and I would have said that totally
have said that totally
have said that totally sincerely if you have looked at how I
sincerely if you have looked at how I
sincerely if you have looked at how I live my life as a workolic doctor not
live my life as a workolic doctor not
live my life as a workolic doctor not available to my kids always out there
available to my kids always out there
available to my kids always out there looking for being important and serving
looking for being important and serving
looking for being important and serving others and and and and and you know
others and and and and and you know
others and and and and and you know being at the center Center of people's
being at the center Center of people's
being at the center Center of people's lives because I was so essential to them
lives because I was so essential to them
lives because I was so essential to them my actual intention was self-importance
my actual intention was self-importance
my actual intention was self-importance my stated
my stated
my stated intention the the the happiness of my
intention the the the happiness of my
intention the the the happiness of my children as much as I would have meant
children as much as I would have meant
children as much as I would have meant it
it
it sincerely did not jve with how I was
sincerely did not jve with how I was
sincerely did not jve with how I was living my life so what you need to ask
living my life so what you need to ask
living my life so what you need to ask yourself is what anybody needs to ask
yourself is what anybody needs to ask
yourself is what anybody needs to ask themselves
is look at your intentions both the
is look at your intentions both the
is look at your intentions both the conscious ones and also the ones show up
conscious ones and also the ones show up
conscious ones and also the ones show up when you look at how you actually live
when you look at how you actually live
when you look at how you actually live your life and bring the two into
your life and bring the two into
your life and bring the two into alignment so look at again what serves
alignment so look at again what serves
alignment so look at again what serves your intentions and what undermines it
your intentions and what undermines it
your intentions and what undermines it and look at that seriously that would be
and look at that seriously that would be
and look at that seriously that would be my answer it's so difficult to
my answer it's so difficult to
my answer it's so difficult to distinguish between the two sometimes
distinguish between the two sometimes
distinguish between the two sometimes because I mean on the surface the the
because I mean on the surface the the
because I mean on the surface the the the system you gave there are actually
the system you gave there are actually
the system you gave there are actually looking at how I'm allocating my time
looking at how I'm allocating my time
looking at how I'm allocating my time and is my time being allocated towards
and is my time being allocated towards
and is my time being allocated towards things that would further what I'm
things that would further what I'm
things that would further what I'm saying my intent are it's a very useful
saying my intent are it's a very useful
saying my intent are it's a very useful exercise to run but you know as I said
exercise to run but you know as I said
exercise to run but you know as I said those things that I said as my stated
those things that I said as my stated
those things that I said as my stated goals I do find a disconnect I think I
goals I do find a disconnect I think I
goals I do find a disconnect I think I think those things have been handed to
think those things have been handed to
think those things have been handed to us when we when you ask them when
us when we when you ask them when
us when we when you ask them when they're goals they will say things that
they're goals they will say things that
they're goals they will say things that will make the person asking the question
will make the person asking the question
will make the person asking the question think well of them because there's one
think well of them because there's one
think well of them because there's one goal that you didn't
goal that you didn't
goal that you didn't state which is I stayed away from the
state which is I stayed away from the
state which is I stayed away from the selfish goals no what's what what's the
selfish goals no what's what what's the
selfish goals no what's what what's the one I didn't say inner peace
because without inner peace you're not
because without inner peace you're not
because without inner peace you're not going to be able to serve any of those
going to be able to serve any of those
going to be able to serve any of those goals properly or if you were you do it
goals properly or if you were you do it
goals properly or if you were you do it at some risk to yourself and so um how
at some risk to yourself and so um how
at some risk to yourself and so um how would that be for you as a goal inner
peace and then if running around serving
peace and then if running around serving
peace and then if running around serving others in the name of this so-called
others in the name of this so-called
others in the name of this so-called higher goal undermines you ear a
higher goal undermines you ear a
higher goal undermines you ear a peace then you're not on the right track
peace then you're not on the right track
peace then you're not on the right track and you know I'm talking to I'm talking
and you know I'm talking to I'm talking
and you know I'm talking to I'm talking to myself MH talking to me as well yeah
to myself MH talking to me as well yeah
to myself MH talking to me as well yeah yeah yeah inner peace is not a selfish
yeah yeah inner peace is not a selfish
yeah yeah inner peace is not a selfish goal uh it's from position of safety
goal uh it's from position of safety
goal uh it's from position of safety sorry a position of inner peace that we
sorry a position of inner peace that we
sorry a position of inner peace that we can speak compassionately and truthfully
can speak compassionately and truthfully
can speak compassionately and truthfully to others that we can um serve our other
to others that we can um serve our other
to others that we can um serve our other goals but you know echar toally talks
goals but you know echar toally talks
goals but you know echar toally talks about our inner purpose and our external
about our inner purpose and our external
about our inner purpose and our external purpose and you stated a bunch of
purpose and you stated a bunch of
purpose and you stated a bunch of external purposes and that's why there's
external purposes and that's why there's
external purposes and that's why there's the dis I believe if I the diagnosis but
the dis I believe if I the diagnosis but
the dis I believe if I the diagnosis but or the analysis but but that's why that
or the analysis but but that's why that
or the analysis but but that's why that disconnect that you mentioned cuz the
disconnect that you mentioned cuz the
disconnect that you mentioned cuz the goals that you stated were largely
goals that you stated were largely
goals that you stated were largely external mhm and what are the internal
external mhm and what are the internal
external mhm and what are the internal goals in a pieace very good yeah now you
goals in a pieace very good yeah now you
goals in a pieace very good yeah now you have to put that into the mix and once
have to put that into the mix and once
have to put that into the mix and once once you do I don't believe that now
once you do I don't believe that now
once you do I don't believe that now nobody handed that to
nobody handed that to
nobody handed that to you I just I think this is the issue
you I just I think this is the issue
you I just I think this is the issue with Workaholics is we think that the
with Workaholics is we think that the
with Workaholics is we think that the path to Inner Peace is just by aiming at
path to Inner Peace is just by aiming at
path to Inner Peace is just by aiming at the external goals like I think I think
the external goals like I think I think
the external goals like I think I think maybe at some level that's what I
maybe at some level that's what I
maybe at some level that's what I believe Workaholics think they can work
believe Workaholics think they can work
believe Workaholics think they can work their way or validate external validate
their way or validate external validate
their way or validate external validate or trophy their way or number one book
or trophy their way or number one book
or trophy their way or number one book their way too in a piece because
their way too in a piece because
their way too in a piece because temporarily when your book shows up as
temporarily when your book shows up as
temporarily when your book shows up as number one on the bestsellers list or
number one on the bestsellers list or
number one on the bestsellers list or shows up at all you feel some inner
shows up at all you feel some inner
shows up at all you feel some inner peace but it's addictive and uh there's
peace but it's addictive and uh there's
peace but it's addictive and uh there's a wonderful physician and researcher
a wonderful physician and researcher
a wonderful physician and researcher Vince fiti um who studied childood
Vince fiti um who studied childood
Vince fiti um who studied childood trauma quite a bit and um showing its
trauma quite a bit and um showing its
trauma quite a bit and um showing its relationship to adult negative outcomes
relationship to adult negative outcomes
relationship to adult negative outcomes and he said it's hard to get enough of
and he said it's hard to get enough of
and he said it's hard to get enough of something that almost
something that almost
something that almost works and uh so yeah you can get that
works and uh so yeah you can get that
works and uh so yeah you can get that temporary inner peace but look at the
temporary inner peace but look at the
temporary inner peace but look at the long-term consequences of the work
long-term consequences of the work
long-term consequences of the work holism it's not inner peace I can tell
holism it's not inner peace I can tell
holism it's not inner peace I can tell you that you know I can tell you after a
you that you know I can tell you after a
you that you know I can tell you after a long experience doesn't matter even how
long experience doesn't matter even how
long experience doesn't matter even how successful you are there we started to
successful you are there we started to
successful you are there we started to conversation with this it's never going
conversation with this it's never going
conversation with this it's never going to give you inner peace inner peace
to give you inner peace inner peace
to give you inner peace inner peace doesn't come from the outside that's not
doesn't come from the outside that's not
doesn't come from the outside that's not a goal anybody have handed to you that's
a goal anybody have handed to you that's
a goal anybody have handed to you that's something that you have to come to
something that you have to come to
something that you have to come to yourself you know this how are you
yourself you know this how are you
yourself you know this how are you acting in line with what you know are
acting in line with what you know are
acting in line with what you know are you are you doing it well you know
you are you doing it well you know
you are you doing it well you know what um I'm not going to give myself
what um I'm not going to give myself
what um I'm not going to give myself 100% by any means I mean just look at
100% by any means I mean just look at
100% by any means I mean just look at this week but I'm doing so much better
this week but I'm doing so much better
this week but I'm doing so much better than I ever did and I'm so much more
than I ever did and I'm so much more
than I ever did and I'm so much more comfortable about it and so much more
comfortable about it and so much more
comfortable about it and so much more comfortable about the future as well you
comfortable about the future as well you
comfortable about the future as well you know I am what is the uh one thing that
know I am what is the uh one thing that
know I am what is the uh one thing that we didn't discuss that maybe is the most
we didn't discuss that maybe is the most
we didn't discuss that maybe is the most important thing for my audience that are
important thing for my audience that are
important thing for my audience that are listening right
now
now
now that not that we should impose suffering
that not that we should impose suffering
that not that we should impose suffering on any children or anybody in order to
on any children or anybody in order to
on any children or anybody in order to teach them anything life will bring its
teach them anything life will bring its
teach them anything life will bring its own
own
own suffering but when suffering comes along
suffering but when suffering comes along
suffering but when suffering comes along there's two things we can do with it um
there's two things we can do with it um
there's two things we can do with it um we can try and just get rid of it not to
we can try and just get rid of it not to
we can try and just get rid of it not to feel it to numb ourselves
feel it to numb ourselves
feel it to numb ourselves or we can actually learn from it so
or we can actually learn from it so
or we can actually learn from it so suffering and pain can be big teachers
suffering and pain can be big teachers
suffering and pain can be big teachers if we know how to relate to them so when
if we know how to relate to them so when
if we know how to relate to them so when illness comes along when a crisis comes
illness comes along when a crisis comes
illness comes along when a crisis comes along in your life you might notice that
along in your life you might notice that
along in your life you might notice that the Chinese word for for crisis is made
the Chinese word for for crisis is made
the Chinese word for for crisis is made up of two character letters meaning uh
up of two character letters meaning uh
up of two character letters meaning uh danger and opportunity really so when
danger and opportunity really so when
danger and opportunity really so when there's a crisis there's danger but
there's a crisis there's danger but
there's a crisis there's danger but there's also opportunity to learn and to
there's also opportunity to learn and to
there's also opportunity to learn and to grow and um there's such a thing as
grow and um there's such a thing as
grow and um there's such a thing as growing older in other words not just
growing older in other words not just
growing older in other words not just getting older but actually growing
getting older but actually growing
getting older but actually growing older and actually still keep growing as
older and actually still keep growing as
older and actually still keep growing as you get older and that growing older
you get older and that growing older
you get older and that growing older actually has to do with becoming more
actually has to do with becoming more
actually has to do with becoming more and more authentic to yourself so
and more authentic to yourself so
and more authentic to yourself so sometimes I do that successfully
sometimes I do that successfully
sometimes I do that successfully sometimes I don't but that's really the
sometimes I don't but that's really the
sometimes I don't but that's really the journey and I'd recommend that journey
journey and I'd recommend that journey
journey and I'd recommend that journey to everybody you can actually grow older
to everybody you can actually grow older
to everybody you can actually grow older in in other words you don't have to
in in other words you don't have to
in in other words you don't have to shrink you can actually
shrink you can actually
shrink you can actually grow when you said the word growth there
grow when you said the word growth there
grow when you said the word growth there it reminded me of something you said in
it reminded me of something you said in
it reminded me of something you said in a topic we haven't actually talked about
a topic we haven't actually talked about
a topic we haven't actually talked about which I did want to speak to you about
which I did want to speak to you about
which I did want to speak to you about which was
which was
which was vulnerability yeah I remember you making
vulnerability yeah I remember you making
vulnerability yeah I remember you making this interesting connection I saw it
this interesting connection I saw it
this interesting connection I saw it somewhere online between vulnerability
somewhere online between vulnerability
somewhere online between vulnerability and and growth yeah and vulnerability is
and and growth yeah and vulnerability is
and and growth yeah and vulnerability is a risk for a lot of people it's always
a risk for a lot of people it's always
a risk for a lot of people it's always felt like a risk for me so vulnerability
felt like a risk for me so vulnerability
felt like a risk for me so vulnerability comes from the Latin word vulnerary to
comes from the Latin word vulnerary to
comes from the Latin word vulnerary to wound to wound yeah that's vulnerary to
wound to wound yeah that's vulnerary to
wound to wound yeah that's vulnerary to wound and so as human beings or is any
wound and so as human beings or is any
wound and so as human beings or is any living creature we're all profoundly
living creature we're all profoundly
living creature we're all profoundly vulnerable from the moment that we're
vulnerable from the moment that we're
vulnerable from the moment that we're conceived to the moment we die we can be
conceived to the moment we die we can be
conceived to the moment we die we can be wounded we can be wounded physically we
wounded we can be wounded physically we
wounded we can be wounded physically we can wounded emotionally that's just a
can wounded emotionally that's just a
can wounded emotionally that's just a given
given
given um when children
um when children
um when children are safe and seen and
are safe and seen and
are safe and seen and understood they can accept their
understood they can accept their
understood they can accept their vulnerability because they have the
vulnerability because they have the
vulnerability because they have the confidence that they can um deal with it
confidence that they can um deal with it
confidence that they can um deal with it but when children are traumatized or um
but when children are traumatized or um
but when children are traumatized or um not understood not
not understood not
not understood not seen the vul and they're alone
seen the vul and they're alone
seen the vul and they're alone emotionally the vulner becomes too
emotionally the vulner becomes too
emotionally the vulner becomes too painful to bear so be shut down our
painful to bear so be shut down our
painful to bear so be shut down our sense of vulnerability you know not to
sense of vulnerability you know not to
sense of vulnerability you know not to feel the pain but when you look at life
feel the pain but when you look at life
feel the pain but when you look at life nothing Gres without vulnerability so a
nothing Gres without vulnerability so a
nothing Gres without vulnerability so a tree doesn't gr where it's hard and
tree doesn't gr where it's hard and
tree doesn't gr where it's hard and thick does it it goes where it's tender
thick does it it goes where it's tender
thick does it it goes where it's tender and soft and there's these shoots that
and soft and there's these shoots that
and soft and there's these shoots that are very vulnerable they can be eaten by
are very vulnerable they can be eaten by
are very vulnerable they can be eaten by animals or insects a a a crustacean
animals or insects a a a crustacean
animals or insects a a a crustacean animal like a crab cannot grow inside a
animal like a crab cannot grow inside a
animal like a crab cannot grow inside a hard shell what does it have to do when
hard shell what does it have to do when
hard shell what does it have to do when it needs to grow it mols and becomes
it needs to grow it mols and becomes
it needs to grow it mols and becomes this soft creature that's very
this soft creature that's very
this soft creature that's very vulnerable but without that
vulnerable but without that
vulnerable but without that vulnerability there's no growth without
vulnerability there's no growth without
vulnerability there's no growth without emotional vulnerability there's also no
emotional vulnerability there's also no
emotional vulnerability there's also no growth and so much of our culture is
growth and so much of our culture is
growth and so much of our culture is designed to deny vulnerability and to
designed to deny vulnerability and to
designed to deny vulnerability and to shut it down or to somehow distract
shut it down or to somehow distract
shut it down or to somehow distract ourselves from it and what's the cost
ourselves from it and what's the cost
ourselves from it and what's the cost and the cost is that we we stay immature
and the cost is that we we stay immature
and the cost is that we we stay immature and that we lose ourselves that's what
and that we lose ourselves that's what
and that we lose ourselves that's what the cost is so I also think
the cost is so I also think
the cost is so I also think vulnerability is the is and I've just
vulnerability is the is and I've just
vulnerability is the is and I've just learned this from doing this podcast
learned this from doing this podcast
learned this from doing this podcast that vulnerability is a great connector
that vulnerability is a great connector
that vulnerability is a great connector yeah when I much of the reason why I
yeah when I much of the reason why I
yeah when I much of the reason why I have good conversations on this podcast
have good conversations on this podcast
have good conversations on this podcast I think is because I'm willing to be
I think is because I'm willing to be
I think is because I'm willing to be open myself yeah which which then allows
open myself yeah which which then allows
open myself yeah which which then allows your client your your your guest the
your client your your your guest the
your client your your your guest the safety to open up themselves and in your
safety to open up themselves and in your
safety to open up themselves and in your personal life with your friends I mean
personal life with your friends I mean
personal life with your friends I mean what's more I you can talk about
what's more I you can talk about
what's more I you can talk about the scandal of Newcastle beating
the scandal of Newcastle beating
the scandal of Newcastle beating Manchester City in the in some game
Manchester City in the in some game
Manchester City in the in some game recently by one to nothing which is not
recently by one to nothing which is not
recently by one to nothing which is not I don't say to talk about it if that's
I don't say to talk about it if that's
I don't say to talk about it if that's interesting to you but which is more
interesting to you but which is more
interesting to you but which is more meaningful to you that or when you
meaningful to you that or when you
meaningful to you that or when you actually share share a struggle struggle
actually share share a struggle struggle
actually share share a struggle struggle in you and what's going on for you I
in you and what's going on for you I
in you and what's going on for you I mean it's no contest but so much of this
mean it's no contest but so much of this
mean it's no contest but so much of this culture is designed to distract
culture is designed to distract
culture is designed to distract ourselves from our
ourselves from our
ourselves from our vulnerability
G we have a closing tradition on this
G we have a closing tradition on this
G we have a closing tradition on this podcast where the last guest leaves a
podcast where the last guest leaves a
podcast where the last guest leaves a question for the next guest not knowing
question for the next guest not knowing
question for the next guest not knowing who they're going to leave it for Yeah
who they're going to leave it for Yeah
who they're going to leave it for Yeah question that's been left for you it's
question that's been left for you it's
question that's been left for you it's quite a long one
quite a long one
quite a long one um today is your last day on Earth
um today is your last day on Earth
um today is your last day on Earth yeah you're allowed to make two phone
yeah you're allowed to make two phone
yeah you're allowed to make two phone calls one phone call to the person you
calls one phone call to the person you
calls one phone call to the person you love the most and the second phone
love the most and the second phone
love the most and the second phone call to the entire
call to the entire
call to the entire world what you say on both of those
world what you say on both of those
world what you say on both of those phone
calls what John lenon Sang all those
calls what John lenon Sang all those
calls what John lenon Sang all those years ago All You Need Is
Love and the phone call to the person
Love and the phone call to the person
Love and the phone call to the person you love the
you love the
you love the most to the person I love the most I
most to the person I love the most I
most to the person I love the most I don't have to say anything at
all why cuz she
knows but if you were calling her on
knows but if you were calling her on
knows but if you were calling her on that last day I say thank you what
that last day I say thank you what
that last day I say thank you what for for
for for
for for everything and uh you know what I may
everything and uh you know what I may
everything and uh you know what I may even say that to the
even say that to the
even say that to the world I might even say thank you you
world I might even say thank you you
world I might even say thank you you know I mean for um for all the struggles
know I mean for um for all the struggles
know I mean for um for all the struggles and the trails and troubles and
and the trails and troubles and
and the trails and troubles and tribulations of childhood and adulthood
tribulations of childhood and adulthood
tribulations of childhood and adulthood and parenting and career and all this
and parenting and career and all this
and parenting and career and all this thank you you you've given me so
thank you you you've given me so
thank you you you've given me so much that's what I would
much that's what I would
much that's what I would say I mean if if I wasn't giving you
say I mean if if I wasn't giving you
say I mean if if I wasn't giving you advice which is all you need is love
advice which is all you need is love
advice which is all you need is love which is advice no forget that I'd say I
which is advice no forget that I'd say I
which is advice no forget that I'd say I just say thank you how do you want to be
just say thank you how do you want to be
just say thank you how do you want to be remembered as somebody who did his best
remembered as somebody who did his best
remembered as somebody who did his best to make a
difference and who made a difference
difference and who made a difference
difference and who made a difference which I know I have by the way so um not
which I know I have by the way so um not
which I know I have by the way so um not that everybody agrees with me but I also
that everybody agrees with me but I also
that everybody agrees with me but I also know I've made a difference what
know I've made a difference what
know I've made a difference what difference do you think you've
difference do you think you've
difference do you think you've made how to say this without Sonic
made how to say this without Sonic
made how to say this without Sonic egotistical
egotistical
egotistical um but I get so many messages from
um but I get so many messages from
um but I get so many messages from around the world I mean literally from
around the world I mean literally from
around the world I mean literally from around the world that reading my books
around the world that reading my books
around the world that reading my books have transformed people's relationship
have transformed people's relationship
have transformed people's relationship to themselves have made them understand
to themselves have made them understand
to themselves have made them understand themselves um I think um I mentioned
themselves um I think um I mentioned
themselves um I think um I mentioned maybe in a different interview that the
maybe in a different interview that the
maybe in a different interview that the best review I ever had of the myth of
best review I ever had of the myth of
best review I ever had of the myth of normal was that um some young guy said
normal was that um some young guy said
normal was that um some young guy said to me thank you I read that book and I
to me thank you I read that book and I
to me thank you I read that book and I remembered myself so um my work for
remembered myself so um my work for
remembered myself so um my work for those who are open to it really helps to
those who are open to it really helps to
those who are open to it really helps to connect them to themselves and to see
connect them to themselves and to see
connect them to themselves and to see themselves clearly and that's that's a
themselves clearly and that's that's a
themselves clearly and that's that's a gift in a world where it's increasingly
gift in a world where it's increasingly
gift in a world where it's increasingly hard to see who we really are yeah and
hard to see who we really are yeah and
hard to see who we really are yeah and it's hard for people to see themselves
it's hard for people to see themselves
it's hard for people to see themselves and so people don't see themselves as
and so people don't see themselves as
and so people don't see themselves as broken or as irretrievably damaged but
broken or as irretrievably damaged but
broken or as irretrievably damaged but actually they can begin to see their
actually they can begin to see their
actually they can begin to see their capacity for wholeness which
capacity for wholeness which
capacity for wholeness which incidentally is the root of the word
incidentally is the root of the word
incidentally is the root of the word health is wholeness and uh so um that's
health is wholeness and uh so um that's
health is wholeness and uh so um that's the difference I'm making is that people
the difference I'm making is that people
the difference I'm making is that people can see themselves not as broken damaged
can see themselves not as broken damaged
can see themselves not as broken damaged but as actually fundamentally whole with
but as actually fundamentally whole with
but as actually fundamentally whole with some stuff to work through that's it we
some stuff to work through that's it we
some stuff to work through that's it we can learn so much from children can't we
can learn so much from children can't we
can learn so much from children can't we so much of your work brings us back to
so much of your work brings us back to
so much of your work brings us back to the first nature as you describe it of
the first nature as you describe it of
the first nature as you describe it of children yeah
children yeah
children yeah well a lot of parents will tell you and
well a lot of parents will tell you and
well a lot of parents will tell you and you'll find out is that the greatest
you'll find out is that the greatest
you'll find out is that the greatest teachers are your are your children if
teachers are your are your children if
teachers are your are your children if you're willing to
learn Gabel thank you thank you so much
learn Gabel thank you thank you so much
learn Gabel thank you thank you so much I it's a difficult question to ask
I it's a difficult question to ask
I it's a difficult question to ask someone else about the impact they've
someone else about the impact they've
someone else about the impact they've made on the world but I but even what
made on the world but I but even what
made on the world but I but even what you said I think is a huge
you said I think is a huge
you said I think is a huge understatement because the people that I
understatement because the people that I
understatement because the people that I know close to me like my partner who um
know close to me like my partner who um
know close to me like my partner who um like my partner who just I mean her life
like my partner who just I mean her life
like my partner who just I mean her life I think has
I think has
I think has been changed personally but also
been changed personally but also
been changed personally but also professionally much of the reason she
professionally much of the reason she
professionally much of the reason she does the work she does she's the reason
does the work she does she's the reason
does the work she does she's the reason why she's not here to meet you because
why she's not here to meet you because
why she's not here to meet you because she would have FL she would have got on
she would have FL she would have got on
she would have FL she would have got on the next flight to fly here is because
the next flight to fly here is because
the next flight to fly here is because she's doing a retreat in the south of
she's doing a retreat in the south of
she's doing a retreat in the south of France with a big group of women and
France with a big group of women and
France with a big group of women and much of the work she does there is built
much of the work she does there is built
much of the work she does there is built on the work that you've written about in
on the work that you've written about in
on the work that you've written about in your books and taught online um so not
your books and taught online um so not
your books and taught online um so not only have you impacted people personally
only have you impacted people personally
only have you impacted people personally but you've impacted the next generation
but you've impacted the next generation
but you've impacted the next generation of teachers and
of teachers and
of teachers and therapists um which is going to be a
therapists um which is going to be a
therapists um which is going to be a generational it's like a Domino's effect
generational it's like a Domino's effect
generational it's like a Domino's effect it's was counteracting the generational
it's was counteracting the generational
it's was counteracting the generational trauma is the generational healing that
trauma is the generational healing that
trauma is the generational healing that has come about because of people like
has come about because of people like
has come about because of people like you um who are Wizards in our culture
you um who are Wizards in our culture
you um who are Wizards in our culture and that are willing in the face of
and that are willing in the face of
and that are willing in the face of often great um you know adversaries who
often great um you know adversaries who
often great um you know adversaries who take a different stance to persist with
take a different stance to persist with
take a different stance to persist with truth but thank you and and one of the
truth but thank you and and one of the
truth but thank you and and one of the things that most enhearten me is that
things that most enhearten me is that
things that most enhearten me is that when I go about London or any city in
when I go about London or any city in
when I go about London or any city in the world just about these days it's all
the world just about these days it's all
the world just about these days it's all kinds of young people coming up to me
kinds of young people coming up to me
kinds of young people coming up to me thanking me it's not people my I mean
thanking me it's not people my I mean
thanking me it's not people my I mean people of all ages but I'm just so
people of all ages but I'm just so
people of all ages but I'm just so enthused by how young Generations that
enthused by how young Generations that
enthused by how young Generations that people one quarter of my age are coming
people one quarter of my age are coming
people one quarter of my age are coming up to me to thank me well that shows me
up to me to thank me well that shows me
up to me to thank me well that shows me that it's making a difference 100% if
that it's making a difference 100% if
that it's making a difference 100% if she could have been here she was so
she could have been here she was so
she could have been here she was so annoyed she realized she'd booked a
annoyed she realized she'd booked a
annoyed she realized she'd booked a retreat on the same day that you were
retreat on the same day that you were
retreat on the same day that you were coming to to London cuz she didn't get
coming to to London cuz she didn't get
coming to to London cuz she didn't get to meet you last time cuz she was in
to meet you last time cuz she was in
to meet you last time cuz she was in barley so oh well some of the time
barley so oh well some of the time
barley so oh well some of the time she'll be watching this trust me
she'll be watching this trust me
she'll be watching this trust me probably watching live right now but but
probably watching live right now but but
probably watching live right now but but thank you so much Gabor again for your
thank you so much Gabor again for your
thank you so much Gabor again for your generosity and your wisdom it's changed
generosity and your wisdom it's changed
generosity and your wisdom it's changed my life and it continues to change many
my life and it continues to change many
my life and it continues to change many other people that are listening to this
other people that are listening to this
other people that are listening to this but all around the world so thank you
but all around the world so thank you
but all around the world so thank you thanks so
thanks so
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