Dr. Gabor Maté and Dr. BJ Miller (#738)

This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode #298 “Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction” and episode #153 “The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths to Learn How to Live.”

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SHOW NOTES:

• [05:37] Notes about this supercombo format.
• [06:57] Enter Gabor Maté.
• [07:22] Compassionate inquiry and trauma vs. traumatic.
• [11:06] Self-reconnection resources.
• [14:40] How Gabor benefits from yoga.
• [16:27] Gabor’s thoughts on the therapeutic value of psychedelics.
• [18:14] What’s been revealed by Gabor’s experiences with ayahuasca?
• [25:32] Essential intention.
• [26:30] We don’t respond to what happens, but to our perception of what happens.
• [32:48] Enter BJ Miller.
• [33:07] What does BJ do?
• [35:32] What does the first meeting look like for a new patient at the Zen Hospice Project?
• [37:18] Defining palliative care.
• [40:54] What happens when a patient dies in Zen Hospice compared to a regular hospital?
• [45:03] How many deaths has BJ experienced?
• [45:42] What has observing hundreds of deaths taught BJ about living?
• [50:39] On keeping a mindfulness or meditation practice.
• [55:05] About the Dinky (a terrifying story of electrocution).
• [1:04:29] The miracle of a snowball in the burn ward.
• [1:07:48] BJ’s experience as an undergraduate student at Princeton.
• [1:08:46] On the idea of art.
• [1:14:46] How BJ would support someone who suffered injuries similar to his own.
• [1:16:57] What helps people most in hospice care?
• [1:21:22] Why cookies matter.
• [1:23:12] Thoughts on the use of psychoactive compounds in end-of-life care and treating existential suffering.
• [1:33:46] BJ’s secret habit that might surprise most people.
• [1:38:32] Suggested material for an introverted hospice patient.
• [1:45:04] What comes to mind when BJ hears the word “successful?”
• [1:48:13] Daily practices for seeing good in people.
• [1:51:00] How to ride a motorcycle when missing three limbs.
• [1:55:01] What purchase of $100 or less has most positively affected BJ’s life?
• [1:56:53] BJ’s billboard.
• [1:58:24] BJ’s advice to his 30-year-old-self.
• [1:59:58] What has BJ changed his mind about in the last few years?
• [2:01:26] BJ’s requests/asks/suggestions of the audience.

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Connect with Dr. Gabor Maté:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Connect with BJ Miller:

Website | LinkedIn | Twitter

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