Tammy Peterson: Finding God Through Tragic Illness and Gratitude

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0:00 Introduction
2:39 Tammy's routine (morning and evening)
7:13 Type of meditation, yoga, and prayer Tammy performs
9:14 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‑insight
24:28 Settling disputes in a relationship with internally directed blame
26:00 Finding God in illness
27:27 Religion vs. Spirituality
28:16 Overview of Tammy's illness and recovery (visualization techniques)
47:25 How a fan of Jordan helped save Tammy's life
55:52 Finding meaning in living for others, rather than torment that you're only living for others
59:44 Is illness a blessing? A test? A curse?
1:01:51 Extracting the inner hurt / coping mechanism from a sense of over‑confidence
1:04:36 On gratitude (and what's on Tammy's list?)
1:06:18 The pandemic and introverts
1:08:25 Would Tammy have found God without her illness?
1:10:10 The difference between those that turn to God vs. away: humility
1:11:01 Tammy on Catholicism and the rosary
1:11:38 You have to be driven by value that comes from beyond yourself
1:13:10 Serving others is necessary to have a full spiritual experience
1:13:38 Mary and advice for women
1:15:41 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 old
1:20:52 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 relationship
1:29:07 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 times
1:32:11 Audience: Favorite books?
1:34:21 How does Tammy handle the hit pieces toward Jordan?

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