Tammy Peterson: Finding God Through Tragic Illness and Gratitude

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2021

⏱️ 100 minutes

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I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Tammy Peterson shares her journey through a tragic illness — how it led her to a deeper relationship with God, gratitude, and serving others. The conversation examines meditation, prayer, and the meaning of suffering.0:00 Introduction2:39 Tammy's routine (morning and evening)7:13 Type of meditation, yoga, and prayer Tammy performs9:14 What was Tammy looking for growing up?11:44 Does one need to be in tune with their body?14:51 A recent squabble with Jordan, and how she used it for self‑insight24:28 Settling disputes in a relationship with internally directed blame26:00 Finding God in illness27:27 Religion vs. Spirituality28:16 Overview of Tammy's illness and recovery (visualization techniques)47:25 How a fan of Jordan helped save Tammy's life55:52 Finding meaning in living for others, rather than torment that you're only living for others59:44 Is illness a blessing? A test? A curse?1:01:51 Extracting the inner hurt / coping mechanism from a sense of over‑confidence1:04:36 On gratitude (and what's on Tammy's list?)1:06:18 The pandemic and introverts1:08:25 Would Tammy have found God without her illness?1:10:10 The difference between those that turn to God vs. away: humility1:11:01 Tammy on Catholicism and the rosary1:11:38 You have to be driven by value that comes from beyond yourself1:13:10 Serving others is necessary to have a full spiritual experience1:13:38 Mary and advice for women1:15:41 What does it mean that God is only in the present moment?1:17:05 On being "reborn"1:18:37 The problems you deal with are often generations old1:20:52 How can you love yourself, if you want to change?1:25:30 What else has changed besides God, in Tammy's outlook?1:26:24 What if your negative harmful thoughts are the truth?1:27:37 Truth vs. Love in a relationship1:29:07 How did Tammy know the importance of Truth at a young age, with Jordan?1:30:13 Audience: Best practices Tammy's parents did?1:30:45 Audience: Advice for parents with an extremely ill child?1:30:59 Story of Jordan proposing to Tammy several times1:32:11 Audience: Favorite books?1:34:21 How does Tammy handle the hit pieces toward Jordan?RESOURCES:- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w-XwEz3pxk- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44- Beyond Order (CA): https://www.amazon.ca/Beyond-Order-More-Rules-Life/dp/0735278334- Beyond Order (US): https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Order-More-Rules-Life/dp/0593084640- Better Left Unsaid (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQIzgoFBCnY- Better Left Unsaid: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com/ Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Many of you may be new to this channel and for those who are unacquainted, my name is Kurt Jai Mungal.
0:05.0	I'm a filmmaker making a documentary called Better Left Unsaid, which is all about when does the left go too far.
0:11.0	The link to the trailer to that is in the description.
0:14.0	Now this channel started as unedited interviews for that documentary, but then expanded to include my primary interests of mathematical physics,
0:21.6	consciousness, free will, theories of everything, and God. It's because of this latter topic
0:26.6	that I was fortunate enough to speak to Tammy Peterson, whose story you're likely familiar with,
0:31.6	but regardless if you're not, we go through it anyway. The short of it is that she was terminally
0:35.6	ill and then made a miraculous recovery. I don't use that term lightly. It's just that I don't know what other word to use.
0:42.5	Improbable would be the closest, but that doesn't seem to convey the sheer unlikeliness.
0:47.1	Thank you to her husband, who graciously allowed the filming of this to take place in his office,
0:51.7	even though he was busily preparing for the launch of his next
0:55.3	book Beyond Order, which is coming out in just a few days and is available at virtually all
1:00.9	book retailers. We touch on several topics, including the difference between truth and love,
1:06.0	finding God in suffering, living for what's outside you, external values versus inner motivations, and how to
1:13.3	discover personal blame within conflicts in a relationship. Tammy Peterson is a benign woman who,
1:20.3	to paraphrase Larry David, should have a job talking people down from ledges because of how calming
1:26.0	her voices and how ironic her message is.
1:29.3	I hope you enjoy it, even a fraction as much as I did.
1:32.3	It's good to see you.
1:33.3	Thank you. It's very bright in this office. This is the first time I've sat in here.
1:37.3	Yeah, it's different to see someone else's face in that seat.
1:41.3	Yes, I imagine. That's for sure. sure well i don't sit here very often not
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