Chapter

Coping with Trauma and Chronic Illness
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06:58 - 16:26 (09:28)

Finding a way to deal with trauma and chronic illness can be painful, but it requires support and a willingness to face our fears. Childhood experiences can also shape how one deals with adversity as an adult.

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The speaker, who suffered from eczema for the first two or three decades of his life, discusses how calming the nervous system through various methods is important for managing eczema outbreaks.
06:58 - 10:47 (03:49)
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Eczema
Summary

The speaker, who suffered from eczema for the first two or three decades of his life, discusses how calming the nervous system through various methods is important for managing eczema outbreaks. He shares how he was not aware of the need to calm his nervous system until he found a method that worked for him.

Chapter
Coping with Trauma and Chronic Illness
Episode
#531: Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The parents of the speaker went to Russia for a secret mission, leaving their baby with a nanny in Helsinki, Finland.
10:48 - 13:46 (02:57)
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Espionage
Summary

The parents of the speaker went to Russia for a secret mission, leaving their baby with a nanny in Helsinki, Finland. Much later, the secret activities of the parents were revealed after the expiration of the official Secrets Act.

Chapter
Coping with Trauma and Chronic Illness
Episode
#531: Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Exploring our deepest wounds can be daunting and painful; however, it can lead to profound love and awakening, but it is essential that we get support to navigate through it.
13:47 - 16:26 (02:39)
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Healing
Summary

Exploring our deepest wounds can be daunting and painful; however, it can lead to profound love and awakening, but it is essential that we get support to navigate through it.

Chapter
Coping with Trauma and Chronic Illness
Episode
#531: Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show