Joe Rogan Experience #2109 - Abigail Shrier

I grew up in an abusive household and my father took his own life in front of me when I was fifteen. I was messed up for a long time and was made to go to therapy and take medication. Once I became an adult I no longer wanted to take medicine or go to therapy. I simply started exercising on a regular basis, eating healthy and keeping my house clean and organized. That’s it. Doing those things completely changed my way of thinking. I’m a happy healthy adult. I do still get triggered from my past from time to time. But I just keep focusing on staying on track of my goals no matter how simple and it keeps me grounded.

I find it hard to understand why this isn't one of the most viewed conversations that Mr. Rogan has ever had.

"Every time someone wants to stop discussions, they're wrong." 100% true, but a lot of people don't understand this.

Joe hit the nail on the head. Some therapist have mental health problems. All of my psychology professors said the same thing they went in to the field to fix themselves.

I have never listened to a podcast that focus’s on the main topic and was never boring or I wished they would change the topic. What a great podcast. So insightful for me as a parent.

“I can’t drive past my old middles school because of the bullying I have PTSD” “They don’t have PTSD” 😭 love that more people need to be frank about this

My mom had a saying/joke she'd say sometimes when we'd talk about someone playing the victim or making a big deal out of nothing. (In a Shakespearian voice, or Scarlet Pimpernel) _"OH, How I suffer, _*_when I think of how I suffer!"_* which is just a calling out of rumination.

“The world isn’t just you and your feelings, and that’s a message parents can absolutely give to kids.” —this hits differently.

This episode deserves more views…

Abigail's book showed up in our local library just in the last 30 days.