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Mikhaila Peterson Opens Up About Her Health Struggles | #69
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- The Next Generation
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- Mar 9, 2026
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- 4069
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Summary
Mikhaila Peterson is the co-founder of the Peterson Academy, founder of The Lion Diet and Fuller Health. She has amassed a following talking about society, culture and her complex battles with health issues across the years. She is also daughter of the famous psychologist Dr Jordan Peterson. In this episode, Mikhaila dives deep on her struggles across the years and how many Americans are sold a lie when put on antidepressants and SSRIs. We're working on a big project adjacent to this, so stay tuned for it... Check out 321 here: https://321course.com/nextgenTry Jamie AI and use my code ELLIOT to get 20% off: https://www.jamie-ai.com/ Follow Mikhaila on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikhailapeterson/?hl=en Join The Peterson Academy: https://petersonacademy.com/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 Are We Actually Over-Medicalised? 01:28 Mikhaila’s History of Medication 06:12 How Mikhaila’s Depression Showed up in Life 14:12 There’s No Solution to Anti-Depressant Withdrawal... 16:53 the Myth of the Chemical Imbalance Theory 17:48 What Actually Is Depression? 22:00 How Easy Was Getting a Prescription? 26:35 Why Young Women Are Exploited More 27:48 What Anti-Depressant Withdrawal Is Like 32:45 What Can Someone on Anti-Depressants Do? 35:52 Why Isn’t the Truth Mainstream? 37:20 Who Should We Blame? 44:18 How the Internet Make Us Less Aware of Our Mental Health 46:16 Advice to Someone Who Sees Ssris as the Only Solution 48:45 the Impact of a Generation Coddled 54:20 How Having Kids Impacted Mikhaila 56:00 Do We Need Something Really Bad for Us to Wake Up? 57:30 What Jordan Peterson Said to Mikhaila About Her Health 58:30 How the Spiritual Side of Life Saves People 1:00:00 One Message About Ssris 1:00:25 the Lion Diet 1:04:00 What Will Happen in the Future? Subscribe to my Substack to suppo…