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In this week’s edition, I discuss the virtuousness and courageous practice of gratitude. Then, I talk with Dr. Jared Ross — who has been a first responder, EMT, paramedic, firefighter, SWAT team member, and an Emergency Medical Services educator — about the horrifying and true statistics of transgender care and what physicians, victims, and citizens are doing in response. From the archives, I revisit a conversation with Riley Gaines about competing against a biological man in the sport of swimming.
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Advice
Practice Gratitude
Gratitude can be an elixir for victimhood. Gratitude is not the naive insistence that the world is a perfectly delightful place and that everything is going to go well. Gratitude is a practice. It is a moral virtue. The virtuous part of gratitude is the courage to find light in even the darkest place that can guide you through. The willingness to and the understanding of that is a practice.
A few years ago, my wife was extraordinarily, fatally ill. During that time, she diligently strived to look for what she could be grateful for in each moment of each day. This practice was not only an aide to her physically and immunologically, as it helped her be less stressed, but it also helped her spiritually. This is very often the case in situations such as hers, in situations that people are facing serious illness.
Ask questions about gratitude, and give others space to practice it as well. Be grateful for the love and support you receive when that love and support is genuine because they will be of genuine aid to you. And when you practice gratitude, know that it is not a kind of naivety; it is a courageous practice. Ask questions about gratitude, and give others space to practice it as well.
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In Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s new series, he examines society’s traditional markers of success: money, fame, and power. While acknowledging their merits, he exposes their limitations and potential pitfalls. Watch “Success” for a paradigm-shifting redefinition that is both transformational and deeply meaningful.
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The Destruction Of Identity-Affirming Psychotherapy And Advocating For Your Future Self
In the fifth and final episode of “Depression & Anxiety,” Dr. Jordan B. Peterson hones in on the topics of identity and the future. The seriousness and gravity of the subjects he discusses in “Reconstructing The Future You” match the black-and-white cast of the production, but Peterson’s demeanor brings light to the episode. Posed with information to divulge, he begins, “One of the things that’s come up recently on the political front is this idea that psychotherapeutic care, and medical care for that matter, should be identity affirming. And this is absolutely 100% preposterous.”
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14,000 Minors, $120 Million: A Pediatric Medical Scandal | Dr. Jared Ross | EP 494
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jared Ross from the Do No Harm organization. We discuss the horrifying — and true — statistics around transgender care, the 12 children’s hospitals most responsible for pushing this ideology on children, the specifics of the surgeries involved, and what over 12,000 concerned physicians, victims, and citizens are doing in response.
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When Lia Thomas Entered The Women's Locker Room | Riley Gaines
When Riley Gaines joined me on my podcast, I asked her to describe the locker room situation when Lia Thomas walked in. In this clip, she begins explaining the competition and the 500 freestyle, an event in which she did not participate. Swimmers at this level participate in prelims in the morning to qualify for finals at night. The top 16 swimmers make finals, swimming in eight or so heats. Gaines tells the story of a Hungarian swimmer in her last year of eligibility who had stayed an extra year in hopes of becoming an All-American. She placed 17th, not qualifying for finals. Meanwhile, Thomas had placed in the top, beating the other swimmers by seconds, in a sport where one second is an monumental amount of time. Gaines explains that her feelings changed from mad to heartbroken as she watched this swimmer’s dreams be crushed.
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The "We Who Wrestle With God" Tour
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Thank you for reading,
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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