本期节目，纽约时报畅销书作家、企业家、演讲家，同时也是热门播客《伟大的学校》的主持人路易斯·豪斯，分享了他早年经历的各种磨难和创伤事件，以及在克服这些创伤、改善情绪健康的过程中所学到的宝贵经验。他探讨了过去的困境如何促成了他在商业和体育方面的成功，以及这种成功如何让他感到不满足。他讲述了生活的多个方面如何受到影响，以及是什么促使他寻求帮助，以及随后的漫长而美好的疗愈之旅。路易斯认为，逆境，甚至是创伤，如果人们能在磨难中找到意义，并有勇气面对恐惧和不安全感，就可以是有益的。最后，路易斯分享了帮助他一路走来的各种治疗方式，并为那些希望找到内心平静、过上充实、丰富、快乐生活的人提供了建议。

💔 路易斯·豪斯分享了他的成长经历，包括他哥哥入狱对其产生的影响。

💡 路易斯探讨了如何从悲剧和逆境中汲取教训，以及童年性侵造成的持久创伤。

🧘‍♀️ 节目中，路易斯讲述了促使他寻求帮助的转折点，以及在治疗工作坊中的美好体验。

🤝 路易斯分享了关于情绪智力的强大工作坊如何开启了他的疗愈之旅，以及真实地面对自己如何加强与家人的联系并带来内心的平静。

🌟 路易斯讨论了逆境与创伤的区别，以及如何在挣扎中找到意义，以及如何通过解决亲密关系问题来帮助他克服与过去创伤相关的身体疼痛。

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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:

Lewis’s upbringing and the impact of his older brother going to prison [2:45]; Finding lessons in tragedy and adversity [10:45]; Lasting trauma from being sexually abused at age 5 [13:15]; Inflection point that drove Lewis to seek help, and a beautiful experience at a therapeutic workshop [16:45]; A powerful workshop on emotional intelligence jump started Lewis’s healing journey [27:30]; How being authentic can strengthen bonds with family and bring inner peace [39:30]; Comparing adversity with trauma and finding meaning in struggle [45:15]; Association between adverse childhood events and diseases in adulthood [56:15]; How addressing his issues with intimate relationships helped Lewis overcome physical pain related to his past trauma [59:15]; Healing is a journey that takes time and requires courage to face your fears and insecurities [1:08:45]; How Lewis thinks about mortality and uses it as motivation to pursue his dreams [1:13:00]; How anyone can benefit from therapy or coaching, and Lewis’s advice for finding inner peace [1:22:45]; Lewis’s newest book, The Greatness Mindset [1:29:15]; and More.

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