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Summary of Transcript:
Lewis Howes, author of “The Mask of Masculinity,” is interviewed by Peter Attia on his podcast about his personal story and how it influenced his writing. Howes grew up in a small town in Ohio and attended a private boarding school in St. Louis, Missouri when he was 13. His upbringing was turbulent, and he begged his parents to send him away. His older brother was a hero to him until he went to jail when Howes was eight years old. The experience of visiting his brother in prison every week for four years gave him a new perspective on convicts and challenged his preconceptions. Howes’ trauma was compounded by the fact that none of his neighbors’ parents wanted their children to play with him because of his brother’s imprisonment.
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In this episode of The Peter Attia Drive podcast, New York Times best-selling author, Lewis Howes, opens up about his past traumas and the valuable lessons he learned as he worked through them to improve his emotional health. He talks about the inflection point that drove him to seek help and the beautiful healing journey that followed. Lewis makes the case that trauma can be beneficial if one finds meaning in tribulations and has the courage to face their fears and insecurities. He shares the many modalities of therapy that helped him along the way and gives advice for those wanting to find inner peace and live a fulfilling, rich, abundant, joyful life.
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The Peter Attia Drive podcast recently featured an episode with Lewis Howes, where they delved into his upbringing and the hardships he faced at a young age. Lewis opens up about how his past experiences likely contributed to his success in business and athletics, only to leave him feeling unsatisfied and unfulfilled. The discussion entails Lewis’s personal journey of healing and the many modalities of therapy that helped him along the way.
The episode starts with Lewis reminiscing about his older brother going to prison and how it impacted his life. He then touches upon his experience of being sexually abused at the age of five, a traumatic event that left a lasting impression on him. The podcast moves on to Lewis’s inflection point that drove him to seek help and a beautiful experience at a therapeutic workshop that helped him start his healing journey.
Lewis makes a strong case that adversity and even trauma can be beneficial if one finds meaning in tribulations and has the courage to face their fears and insecurities. The podcast discusses the association between adverse childhood events and diseases in adulthood and how addressing issues with intimate relationships helped Lewis overcome physical pain related to his past trauma.
The episode wraps up with Lewis providing advice on finding inner peace, becoming authentic, and living a fulfilling life. Lewis’s newest book, The Greatness Mindset, was also discussed, which details a comprehensive roadmap for success in business and life.
The Peter Attia Drive is a weekly podcast focusing on maximizing health, longevity, and critical thinking. With over 45 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including fasting, ketosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more. Peter Attia, the host, is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity, dealing extensively with nutritional interventions, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, emotional and mental health, and pharmacology to increase lifespan while simultaneously improving healthspan.
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Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and host of the popular podcast, The School of Greatness. In this episode, Lewis opens up about the various hardships and traumatic events he experienced starting at a very young age and reveals the valuable lessons he learned as he worked through those traumas to improve his emotional health. He talks about how his past hardships likely contributed to his success in business and athletics, only to leave him feeling unsatisfied and unfulfilled. Next, he discusses how many aspects of his life were suffering, the inflection point that drove Lewis to seek help, and the long but beautiful healing journey that followed. Lewis makes the case that adversity, and even trauma, can be beneficial if one finds meaning in tribulations and has the courage to face one’s fears and insecurities. Finally, Lewis shares the many modalities of therapy that helped him along the way and gives advice for those wanting to find inner peace and live a fulfilling, rich, abundant, joyful life.
We discuss:
0:00:00 – Intro
0:00:08 – Lewis’s upbringing and the impact of his older brother going to prison
0:09:40 – Finding lessons in tragedy and adversity
0:12:22 – Lasting trauma from being sexually abused at age 5
0:16:09 – Inflection point that drove Lewis to seek help, and a beautiful experience at a therapeutic workshop
0:27:50 – A powerful workshop on emotional intelligence jump started Lewis’s healing journey
0:41:08 – How being authentic can strengthen bonds with family and bring inner peace
0:47:49 – Comparing adversity with trauma and finding meaning in struggle
1:00:19 – Association between adverse childhood events and diseases in adulthood
1:04:05 – How addressing his issues with intimate relationships helped Lewis overcome physical pain related to his past trauma
1:14:41 – Healing is a journey that takes time and requires courage to face your fears and insecurities
1:18:54 – How Lewis thinks about mortality and uses it as motivation to pursue his dreams
1:29:38 – How anyone can benefit from therapy or coaching, and Lewis’s advice for finding inner peace
1:36:56 – Lewis’s newest book, The Greatness Mindset
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The Peter Attia Drive is a weekly, ultra-deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing health, longevity, critical thinking…and a few other things. With over 45 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including fasting, ketosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more.
Peter is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. His practice deals extensively with nutritional interventions, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, emotional and mental health, and pharmacology to increase lifespan (delay the onset of chronic disease), while simultaneously improving healthspan (quality of life).
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