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Dec 2023
1h 43m

405. Anatomy of an (almost) School Shoot...

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with public speaker and mental health advocate Aaron Stark. You might recognize Aaron’s name from his deeply impactful TED Talk, “I was almost a school shooter.” They walk through his life story and discuss the all-too-real result of deep parental trauma, the psychology of abuse that shapes self loathing and self harm, the dr ... Show More
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