Tim Ferriss: 4 Science-Backed Tools That Rewired Decades of Childhood Trauma & Depression
Tim Ferriss discusses his frameworks for learning quickly, choosing projects, and structuring life around relationships and energy rather than rigid long-term plans. He shares in depth about his history of childhood sexual abuse, severe depression, and near-suicide, and explains how he has used tools like psychedelic-assisted therapy, brain stimulation, and metabolic psychiatry to dramatically improve his mental health. The conversation also explores emerging bioelectric medicine, the importance of social connection, the pitfalls of modern dating, and practical practices like annual mini-retirements to sustain long-term well-being and productivity.
#829: James Nestor - Breathing Protocols to Reboot Your Health, Fix Your Sleep, and Boost Performance
Tim Ferriss interviews science journalist James Nestor about how everyday breathing habits profoundly affect health, sleep, mental performance, and athletic capacity. They discuss historical and modern breathwork practices, the dangers of mouth breathing and sleep-disordered breathing (especially in kids), and simple, low-cost ways to improve nasal breathing, sleep quality, and CO2 tolerance. Nestor also explores indoor CO2 levels and cognition, the emerging field of bioelectric medicine, breathing for athletes, and how he approached structuring and writing his bestselling book "Breath."