This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode No. 298 "Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction" and episode No. 153 "The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths to Learn How to Live."

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Resources from this episode:
https://tim.blog/2024/05/17/dr-gabor-mate-and-bj-miller-md-738/

Timestamps:

[00:00] Start

[05:53] Notes about this supercombo format.

[07:13] Enter Gabor Maté.

[07:38] Compassionate inquiry and trauma vs. traumatic.

[11:22] Self-reconnection resources.

[14:56] How Gabor benefits from yoga.

[16:43] Gabor’s thoughts on the therapeutic value of psychedelics.

[18:30] What’s been revealed by Gabor’s experiences with ayahuasca?

[25:48] Essential intention.

[26:46] We don’t respond to what happens, but to our perception of what happens.

[33:04] Enter BJ Miller.

[33:23] What does BJ do?

[35:48] What does the first meeting look like for a new patient at the Zen Hospice Project?

[37:34] Defining palliative care.

[41:10] What happens when a patient dies in Zen Hospice compared to a regular hospital?

[45:19] How many deaths has BJ experienced?

[45:58] What has observing hundreds of deaths taught BJ about living?

[50:55] On keeping a mindfulness or meditation practice.

[55:21] About the Dinky (a terrifying story of electrocution).

[1:04:45] The miracle of a snowball in the burn ward.

[1:08:04] BJ’s experience as an undergraduate student at Princeton.

[1:09:02] On the idea of art.

[1:15:02] How BJ would support someone who suffered injuries similar to his own.

[1:17:13] What helps people most in hospice care?

[1:21:38] Why cookies matter.

[1:23:28] Thoughts on the use of psychoactive compounds in end-of-life care and treating existential suffering.

[1:34:02] BJ’s secret habit that might surprise most people.

[1:38:48] Suggested material for an introverted hospice patient.

[1:45:20] What comes to mind when BJ hears the word “successful?”

[1:48:29] Daily practices for seeing good in people.

[1:51:16] How to ride a motorcycle when missing three limbs.

[1:55:17] What purchase of $100 or less has most positively affected BJ’s life?

[1:57:09] BJ’s billboard.

[1:58:40] BJ’s advice to his 30-year-old-self.

[2:00:14] What has BJ changed his mind about in the last few years?

[2:01:42] BJ’s requests/asks/suggestions of the audience.

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