纽约时报畅销书作者、企业家、演讲者、热门播客《伟大学院》主持人Lewis Howes，在本期节目中分享了他从小面临的种种困难和创伤经历，以及他在克服这些创伤中学习的宝贵教训。他探讨了这些过去的艰难如何助力他在商业和体育领域的成功，却仍感到不满足和不充实。接着，他讲述了生活多个方面的困境、促使他寻求帮助的转折点，以及随后漫长而美好的治愈之旅。Lewis认为，逆境甚至创伤，如果能在苦难中找到意义，并有勇气面对恐惧和不安，它们都可以成为有益的经历。

🌱 Lewis的童年经历及其哥哥入狱对他成长的影响。他如何在悲剧和逆境中寻找教训，以及这些经历如何塑造了他的性格和价值观。

🔥 Lewis五岁时遭受性侵犯所留下的持久创伤，以及他如何面对和处理这些记忆，最终踏上寻求帮助的旅程。

🌟 一个关于情绪智力的强大工作坊如何启动了Lewis的治愈之旅，并改变了他对自我认知和治疗的理解。

💔 Lewis如何通过真诚地面对亲密关系中的问题，加强家庭联系，带来内心的平静，并比较逆境与创伤，从中寻找挣扎的意义。

🚧 Lewis童年不良事件与成年后疾病之间的关联，以及他如何通过解决这些问题来克服与过去创伤相关的身体疼痛。

🌠 Lewis如何看待死亡，并如何将其作为追求梦想的动机。他分享了对治疗或辅导的见解，以及寻找内心平静的建议。

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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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