Tammy Peterson on tragic illness, finding God, gratitude, and unselfish service

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Edited by: Antonio Pastore

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:39 Tammy's routine (morning and evening)

00:07:13 Type of meditation, yoga, and prayer Tammy performs

00:09:14 What was Tammy looking for growing up?

00:11:44 Does one need to be in tune with their body?

00:14:51 A recent squabble with Jordan, and how she used it for self-insight

00:24:28 Settling disputes in a relationship with internally directed blame

00:26:00 Finding God in illness

00:27:27 Religion vs. Spirituality

00:28:16 Overview of Tammy's illness and recovery (visualization techniques)

00:47:25 How a fan of Jordan helped save Tammy's life

00:55:52 Finding meaning in living for others, rather than torment that you're only living for others

00:59:44 Is illness a blessing? A test? A curse?

01:01:51 Extracting the inner hurt / coping mechanism from a sense of over-confidence

01:04:36 On On gratitude (and what's on Tammy's list?)

01:06:18 The pandemic and introverts

01:08:25 Would Tammy have found God without her illness?

01:10:10 The difference between those that turn to God vs. away: humility

01:11:01 Tammy on Catholicism and the rosary

01:11:38 You have to be driven by value that comes from beyond yourself

01:13:10 Serving others is necessary to have a full spiritual experience

01:13:38 Mary and advice for women

01:15:41 What does it mean that God is only in the present moment?

01:17:05 On being "reborn"

01:18:37 The problems you deal with are often generations old

01:20:52 How can you love yourself, if you want to change? How can you have compassion for yourself?

01:25:30 What else has changed besides God, in Tammy's outlook?

01:26:24 What if your negative harmful thoughts are the truth?

01:27:37 Truth vs. Love in a relationship (do you side with the world or your partner?)

01:29:07 How did Tammy know the importance of Truth at a young age, with Jordan?

01:30:13 Audience: What were the best practices Tammy's parents did? (User: Salt Lemon)

01:30:45 Audience: What advice do you have for parents with an extremely ill child? (User: Feels like Fire)

01:30:59 Story of Jordan proposing to Tammy several times (User: Irish Lobster)

01:32:11 Audience: Favorite books? (User: Veg Mech)

01:34:21 How does Tammy handle the hit pieces toward Jordan?