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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

570. How You Should Deal with Stress and Tragedy | Answer the Call

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Education, Society & Culture, Science

4.634.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Callers share tragedies: cancer, addiction, loss, and more. Dr. Peterson offers profound advice on navigating suffering with faith, family support, and practical strategies for overcoming the darkest moments life throws at us. He emphasizes finding strength and gratitude even in the darkest times. Would you like to join the show? Share a question here: dailywire.com/answerthecall (The views expressed on "Answer The Call" are presented for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes, and are not intended as medical, nutritional, or psychological advice. Viewers are strongly encouraged to consult with a qualified healthcare professional before making any decisions based on the content presented.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time.

0:02.8

We'll be on it all the time.

0:04.1

Could walk to school by himself. She could see something, she shouldn't. You could chat with grandma. Friends, trolls. They can access anything on the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So, should I give my kid a phone? Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE safer Sims. Sims that help moderate usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone.

0:24.2

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0:21.4

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0:26.9

network. To verify best networks, e.e.com.ukhood at UK slash claims. The first thing I would say is that the story

0:32.5

that you told painted you too clearly as the villain.

0:44.8

You don't want to bear the burden of the children that you serve so intently that it just drives you into the ground,

0:47.2

because then you're another person in need of care.

0:51.2

Driving yourself into the ground is not a good solution.

0:56.0

You have less time for many things than you think. You should be aware of that and grateful and await and minimize the stupidity and unnecessary suffering. You focus on making

1:03.3

the pathway that you have to walk, painful as it is, the least like hell it can possibly be. It's a moral requirement not to lose faith.

1:13.7

You try to be grateful for the brief existence of your son,

1:18.8

despite the pain of his loss.

1:20.7

There's an old idea that God walks with us when we're suffering.

1:24.9

Although we're called upon to bear the utter catastrophe of

1:30.0

mortality and malevolence, the spirit that resides at the bottom of being itself is there

1:36.8

with us as we suffer. Thank you to everybody who brought these serious concerns forward in such a

1:44.0

thoughtful and revelatory manner.

1:52.0

This episode is going to be tough. We're dealing with people who are experiencing serious levels of tragedy.

1:59.0

I'm extremely grateful to be here to help. Hopefully it

2:02.5

helps you guys too. We have a serious lineup of colors today. This might get heavy. We're

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