Jamie really took the opportunity to ask sincere, genuine, almost childlike questions, it’s nice to see someone openly asking “what does love mean?” instead of going for a more pretentious or over complicated question. Both Jamies question and Alain’s openness and willingness to talk about absolutely anything make for such a nice conversation. Great Company really honoring it’s name here
"Romantic relationships are kind of a litmus test of our emotional development...they are also a way your past catches up with the present because the way in which we love as adults owes a huge amount to ways in which we experienced love as children." Absolutely brilliant!
Since I've read his books it's really sunk in how every question he answers in these interviews he's already thought weeks about and formulated answers at various levels of depth and brevity. The brief pause (when there is any) before answering is probably moreso him thinking about which answer he should give this particular person in this particular situation, rather than the question itself haha
I have anxiety and depression and De Botton's description of runaway feelings and not being able to put pauses between the thoughts are spot on! It is like unravelling...Controlled breathing is a helpful way to put the brakes on...🤚😸
SO RELIEVED to find a podcast who asks simple meaningful questions to get the most out of his guest! I’m sick to death of the Huberman and Rich Roll crowd, ugh! Thank you!!!!
I left Thailand for France about 12 years ago in search of extraordinary things. But surprisingly living in France, the struggle and the hardship have taught me what it means to be happy with being ordinary. Most people who have lived extraordinary lives is like opening a Pandora’s box, and often wondered, will I ever be satisfied with simple mundane things in life, the answer lies in the mindset and it’s no different from quitting smoking.
I went to the physical School of Life in London (before it went more digital) and the seminars were fantastic. I learnt so much and it was wonderful to have these type of conversations with others. The beauty of self examination and understanding others. Here for it, love this episode ❤
listening to Alain for years and years via School of Life now - for the past two years I've been in EMDR therapy and having him as my "wise figure" (iykyk) has really given a voice to my inner wisdom to reach, comfort and inform past traumas
Gotta say, i have been following Alain for a lot of years now and i love to hear him talk, but i do have to compliment the host - great segway questions and quick reactions. Love that.
Alain's School of Life has assisted my journey through life; my thoughts, questions, feelings, ambiguities... I love his videos and they make me cry in a very therapeutic way, sometimes and laugh, sometimes. They nail it in a few minutes and in the privacy of your home. Thank Alain, and team. I hope that you know how much your output is valued. Please keep it up. Could you help those of us with CPTSD and PTSD, help for this is scarce and we would really appreciate anything that you could offer. Thank you.
This is one of the most important TH-cam videos I have ever seen. All meat. No fat. Not a wasted second. I am a new subscriber!🎉 Aweeeesome, insightful, deep, honest and wise conversation!❤
this is the best episode by far! it felt like a therapy session for both you AND me 🤣 i could listen to alain for hours! thanks for introducing me to him & putting this out there jamie & co 💗
Love the bit about mental ill health being things "normal" people can relate to, just without the brakes on, as he puts it. Makes it so much more relatable from the outside and it's totally what it feels like from the inside. Also trying out putting pauses between thoughts (with focussing on breath for a bit) really helped me think through anxiety and irrational thoughts.
He is like all these psychologist and psychiatrist types living in his own class bubble, within England. The ideas he gives are Freudian in nature thus very flawed scientificallt. He has a voice that is extremely convincing. He uses these "theories" all faulty, lacking hard scientific data or even methodology. His ideas are more like a kaleidoscope of concepts and he thinks everyone is a broken individual to help the therapists gain wealth. Let's stick this fool in Eritrea or a trench in Ukraine and then ask him about his theories! Heartbreakers are the least of the worlds problem.
Buy his earliest books to start. He was the best young philosopher of our time. Digital has given him a wonderful platform, so you have so many wonderful things to listen to as well 🎉
what an experience ! usually listen to true crime podcasts and never wanted to listen to podcasts that talks about life but i saw a clip on tiktok about how the funniest people comes from an unhappy background. This automatically caught my attention, immediately run to youtube to find the video 😂 and i love every second of this podcast, so touching and this was just incredibly therapeutic. ❤
Alain is great. I suggest looking up his talks on TH-cam he has some great ones. Even his TED, (which teds are normally ‘meh’) but it’s a good intro to his work.
Would love to see Alan, Dr. Gabor Mate and Dr.Shefali Tsabary together talking about the backdrops that provides into insights into what makes us today.
It resonated with me completely. I had a small awakening recently brought about from illness and overworking (and had a migraine too!). It made me realize I need to work smarter, center and understand my own needs, and clean up my environment (on all levels!) to find peace and stillness. Thank you Baba, you’re incredible ❤
LUV the wall art behind the host. Luv the color scheme , the way they are set apart, theme and simplicity. Brilliant interview going both ways. Alain always challenges others to wade into the deep end from time to time. The occassional laughter in the background is delighful and highlights the inanity of life on this planet.
I appreciate your platform, thank you for bringing your idea to fruition. I’m from Jamaica . Can you imagine you had kept your podcast as just a thought. Stay blessed, keep going even when the darkness of the night presents itself. God bless you
My Grandad was a very intelligent, talented surgeon who spoke 5 languages and had a go to saying that encapsulated that Seneca quote pretty perfectly. "It's all f**k". He said it daily and drummed it into my head since I was old enough to speak. 😂
I have enjoyed this episode so much. The transparency of the host in his reactions is refreshing and I feel like I’m in the journey of the conversation with him. Alain, as usual, is fantastic and a true modern day philosopher.
Fantastic conversation with the amazing Alain de Botón! Thank you Jamie! My kids ( now adults) made me watch you on Made in Chelsea years ago. You were great then and now even better on this podcast! Congrats 😂
I think it’s a misnomer to say we aren’t trying to be happy we are looking for familiarity. Consciously we are absolutely looking to be happy, but we do not have the tools beyond what we are familiar with, which creates a large chasm for those we grew up with emotionally immature caregivers
A lot of the things you spoke about I kind of figured out intuitively ove the years of dealing with all sorts of people, but it’s always great to hear them broken down and explained properly from a scientific perspective. Great podcast.
I cannot type enough hearts on this comment Jamie, Thank you ...This mans work is so important to all of us and important to the education of the Worlds problems ...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I looooved that question!!!! "What do I give her" ? I have the same question because after my trauma healing I now gave a whole and none trauma partner who is soon comfortable 💗 with himself. I say he reveals who I am. I also think that your wife has much less adverse experiences. I learn from him to see if I still have needy behaviours that I need to heal from and not jump to say he has not got enough empathy. He respects me a lot. Our love languages are different.
Alain has got me questioning myself with a side eye. I’m off to therapy 😂 brilliant video/podcast absolutely brilliant. Definitely eye opening and interesting conversation
Wow I just found your channel and loved Alain, just brilliant. So comforting how he makes it completely ok to be flawed, yes!! I have to watch this again very soon. Oh and subscribed 🙏
That was your best interview ever Jamie, well done! Interesting questions, thoughtfully answered. Such a treat to have Alain on your podcast. I’ve been a fan of his forever 😊
Love this totally describes me and my childhood and patterns abandoned at 13 and never really been able to have a relationship at 50 adhd finally getting help
Don't ask me how, but I did the 2 minutes of writing without thinking, just unloading. And it worked. I found something I didn't have any idea about. I also strongly recommend the chair session from the school of life. You can dump in there all you have inside without consequence.
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I am a simple woman, I see Alain I CLICK.
Absolutely. Quality brand.
yesss!!!!
Literally what I did 😁
I'm a complicated man. I see Alain and I click as well.
Same. Immediately.
I want to give Alain a hug. He makes me feel normal.
The snippet on IG I seen about bad childhoods was painfully true, very excited to give this a listen.
same😂
Same
Same, finally got something meaningful out of instagram
Sameeee
For me it was a tiktok snippet reposted on a community man speaks not over...
Jamie really took the opportunity to ask sincere, genuine, almost childlike questions, it’s nice to see someone openly asking “what does love mean?” instead of going for a more pretentious or over complicated question. Both Jamies question and Alain’s openness and willingness to talk about absolutely anything make for such a nice conversation. Great Company really honoring it’s name here
His voice is insanely comforting. I always have the time to listen to Alain 😇
Its his warm tone, clean pronunciation and verbiage😊❤ feels trustworthy
"Romantic relationships are kind of a litmus test of our emotional development...they are also a way your past catches up with the present because the way in which we love as adults owes a huge amount to ways in which we experienced love as children."
Absolutely brilliant!
He's so bloody eloquent. 😍
Hahahah I’m needing to pause this every 10 minutes to properly think about what this smart gentleman has to say. Great pod!
Alain de Botton blows my mind
Since I've read his books it's really sunk in how every question he answers in these interviews he's already thought weeks about and formulated answers at various levels of depth and brevity. The brief pause (when there is any) before answering is probably moreso him thinking about which answer he should give this particular person in this particular situation, rather than the question itself haha
If you're pausing to think about what is being said that shows you're very smart.
Just so juicy to listen to …his answers to the ten questions just make me smile and wonder how it is that he is so sharp!
❤ i needed more
Being able to hear Alain speak for free is the biggest gift TH-cam has to offer. Thank you for this content ❤
Alain's work has brought so much healing and comfort to humanity.
I have anxiety and depression and De Botton's description of runaway feelings and not being able to put pauses between the thoughts are spot on! It is like unravelling...Controlled breathing is a helpful way to put the brakes on...🤚😸
Alain shouldnt take for granted. He is the best the most sincere humain out there
SO RELIEVED to find a podcast who asks simple meaningful questions to get the most out of his guest! I’m sick to death of the Huberman and Rich Roll crowd, ugh! Thank you!!!!
Alain is the greatest thinker of out time.
💯💯
I left Thailand for France about 12 years ago in search of extraordinary things. But surprisingly living in France, the struggle and the hardship have taught me what it means to be happy with being ordinary. Most people who have lived extraordinary lives is like opening a Pandora’s box, and often wondered, will I ever be satisfied with simple mundane things in life, the answer lies in the mindset and it’s no different from quitting smoking.
@Visdemhvemduer Loving that perspective. Thank you.
I went to the physical School of Life in London (before it went more digital) and the seminars were fantastic. I learnt so much and it was wonderful to have these type of conversations with others. The beauty of self examination and understanding others. Here for it, love this episode ❤
listening to Alain for years and years via School of Life now - for the past two years I've been in EMDR therapy and having him as my "wise figure" (iykyk) has really given a voice to my inner wisdom to reach, comfort and inform past traumas
Yes❤
Gotta say, i have been following Alain for a lot of years now and i love to hear him talk, but i do have to compliment the host - great segway questions and quick reactions. Love that.
“Love is correct attunement” what an incredible statement and explanation of it 💕👏👏👏
Alain's School of Life has assisted my journey through life; my thoughts, questions, feelings, ambiguities... I love his videos and they make me cry in a very therapeutic way, sometimes and laugh, sometimes. They nail it in a few minutes and in the privacy of your home. Thank Alain, and team. I hope that you know how much your output is valued. Please keep it up. Could you help those of us with CPTSD and PTSD, help for this is scarce and we would really appreciate anything that you could offer. Thank you.
This is one of the most important TH-cam videos I have ever seen. All meat. No fat. Not a wasted second. I am a new subscriber!🎉 Aweeeesome, insightful, deep, honest and wise conversation!❤
this is the best episode by far! it felt like a therapy session for both you AND me 🤣 i could listen to alain for hours! thanks for introducing me to him & putting this out there jamie & co 💗
Love the bit about mental ill health being things "normal" people can relate to, just without the brakes on, as he puts it. Makes it so much more relatable from the outside and it's totally what it feels like from the inside.
Also trying out putting pauses between thoughts (with focussing on breath for a bit) really helped me think through anxiety and irrational thoughts.
Alain is my all time celebrity crush, nothing can change that
This just introduced me to Alain De Botton. I need to get into his stuff after this hes very insightful and introspective.
I guarantee you you are going to love his stuff. Such a brilliant man.
I can guarantee you that you are gonna love his work. Such a brilliant man!
He is like all these psychologist and psychiatrist types living in his own class bubble, within England. The ideas he gives are Freudian in nature thus very flawed scientificallt. He has a voice that is extremely convincing. He uses these "theories" all faulty, lacking hard scientific data or even methodology. His ideas are more like a kaleidoscope of concepts and he thinks everyone is a broken individual to help the therapists gain wealth. Let's stick this fool in Eritrea or a trench in Ukraine and then ask him about his theories! Heartbreakers are the least of the worlds problem.
Buy his earliest books to start. He was the best young philosopher of our time. Digital has given him a wonderful platform, so you have so many wonderful things to listen to as well 🎉
I could have listened to that for 5 hours. Incredible ❤
what an experience ! usually listen to true crime podcasts and never wanted to listen to podcasts that talks about life but i saw a clip on tiktok about how the funniest people comes from an unhappy background. This automatically caught my attention, immediately run to youtube to find the video 😂 and i love every second of this podcast, so touching and this was just incredibly therapeutic. ❤
Alain is great. I suggest looking up his talks on TH-cam he has some great ones. Even his TED, (which teds are normally ‘meh’) but it’s a good intro to his work.
After watching for 10minutes I knew I want to watch it all over again and kept on enjoying till the last second ❤
This was incredible. I've seen several videos from Alain, but this one connected with me the most
I've been blown away already for the first 20 minutes...
Such privilege to listen to this podcast 👍
I`m watching Alain De Botton for the first time. What a lovely man! couldn`t help but smile.
This was the most beautiful thing I have heard in a while. It was like psychotherapy/talk therapy in itself!
It’s kindness that undoes us (in heartbreak) 😢😢😢 yup
Would love to see Alan, Dr. Gabor Mate and Dr.Shefali Tsabary together talking about the backdrops that provides into insights into what makes us today.
I really needed to listen to this rather then seek more therapy this is honest enough account for me to take something from. ❤
Talking about differing lengths of time, that hour was the fastest hour that has gone by for a very, very long time! Very enjoyable!
"What is the meaning of life?" Wow what a start I definitely expected that!!
Our Mr Alain and our Mr Laing! What a combo.
Thank you SO very much for this top-drawer collaboration.
This was incredibly good. No words! Alain de Botton is undoubtedly in service of humanity.
It resonated with me completely. I had a small awakening recently brought about from illness and overworking (and had a migraine too!). It made me realize I need to work smarter, center and understand my own needs, and clean up my environment (on all levels!) to find peace and stillness. Thank you Baba, you’re incredible ❤
This gonna make me re-think alot of things
LUV the wall art behind the host. Luv the color scheme , the way they are set apart, theme and simplicity.
Brilliant interview going both ways.
Alain always challenges others to wade into the deep end from time to time.
The occassional laughter in the background is delighful and highlights the inanity of life on this planet.
Wow! So many insights! This is one of the best interviews I have listened to in a while...
Yessss Jamie what a guest and what a conversation!! More like this please.
Glad there is something new with Alain. Its been 5 years since ive found out about his stuff and he shaped my view on love in many ways!
This conversation will stay with me for a long time 🫢
Ahhhh Alain is sooooooo good and your questions are brilliant! Thank you thank you thank you
Pure nourishment for my soul 💛 thank you so much!!! Have a great day everyone
Favorite ❤❤ I've been watching The School of Life videos for two years now. I've been reading their books too. It's a game changer, everyone.
I appreciate your platform, thank you for bringing your idea to fruition. I’m from Jamaica . Can you imagine you had kept your podcast as just a thought. Stay blessed, keep going even when the darkness of the night presents itself. God bless you
Love Alain & The school of life! Thoroughly enjoyed this pod 😍
Alain de Botton is a treasure ❤️
Oh wow haven’t seen Alain de Botton’s interview for awhile !!! Love this conversation ❤thank you
Good chat, great podcast! Alain is so deep and generous
This was utterly compelling viewing…. Brilliant
This is the best podcast i’ve ever listened to so far! It blew my mind.
One of the best interviews I have ever heard. Thank you both! ❤
This is one of the best podcast episodes I’ve seen in a while. Interesting, well spoken, easy to listen to. Congratulations guys!
My Grandad was a very intelligent, talented surgeon who spoke 5 languages and had a go to saying that encapsulated that Seneca quote pretty perfectly. "It's all f**k". He said it daily and drummed it into my head since I was old enough to speak. 😂
I have enjoyed this episode so much. The transparency of the host in his reactions is refreshing and I feel like I’m in the journey of the conversation with him. Alain, as usual, is fantastic and a true modern day philosopher.
Fantastic conversation with the amazing Alain de Botón! Thank you Jamie! My kids ( now adults) made me watch you on Made in Chelsea years ago. You were great then and now even better on this podcast! Congrats 😂
Great interview. Alain is the best. The host did a great job as well 👏
Wowww! That was an amazing experience. Thank you so much ❤️
I think it’s a misnomer to say we aren’t trying to be happy we are looking for familiarity. Consciously we are absolutely looking to be happy, but we do not have the tools beyond what we are familiar with, which creates a large chasm for those we grew up with emotionally immature caregivers
This guy just confirmed so many things how i have changed my life with self practices❤thank you! Amazing session!
Alain could never fail to brighten my day. Thank you for this interview with him!
A lot of the things you spoke about I kind of figured out intuitively ove the years of dealing with all sorts of people, but it’s always great to hear them broken down and explained properly from a scientific perspective. Great podcast.
Nice to see you again!!!
💖🧡💙💚🩵♥️🧡from Maria, South of France
Alain is just the best!!! Love his take on life. I could listen to him for hours - so off to The School of Life I go…Such a brilliant man!
I cannot type enough hearts on this comment Jamie, Thank you ...This mans work is so important to all of us and important to the education of the Worlds problems ...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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Signing from South Africa... We need a part 2
one of the greatest conversation, I had listened to in many years, so much depth and clarity and thought provoking. thanks for sharing this with us.
Ive listened to Alain for years now, he always grabs my attention and this was no different, great conversation, thankyou!
This was so interesting and so informative!! Loved it.
This is such a great and informative interview!
I’m so glad my FYP decided to show me this
Its always a pleasure to listen to Alain de Botton ❤
This man is my idol - love him so much! GREAT GUEST ❤❤❤
So much goodness in this chat. Alain is so, so good at articulating what we subconsciously know and feel but sometimes struggle to put into words.
I describe a depression as: mourning a person and that person is me. Like attending your own funeral.
I loved the honesty, wonderful interview! 👍
Listening to conversations with Alain challenges you mentally and emotionally ❤ self Awareness is the best thing one could ever possess
One of my favorite person when it comes to human behaviour. So glad I came across this podcast.
Really enjoyed this chat.
Always enjoy what Alain has to share about life! ❤
I looooved that question!!!! "What do I give her" ?
I have the same question because after my trauma healing I now gave a whole and none trauma partner who is soon comfortable 💗 with himself. I say he reveals who I am. I also think that your wife has much less adverse experiences.
I learn from him to see if I still have needy behaviours that I need to heal from and not jump to say he has not got enough empathy. He respects me a lot. Our love languages are different.
Listening to Alain has always been an absolute pleasure, amazing episode, thanks for this
holy... First person I have ever listened to that has actually improved my insight into others and myself.
amazing person, so much to take from this interview, thank you all.
I find these kind of conversations SO comforting and I have so many 'Ah Ha' moments about myself and my family. Thank you :)
Wow, this episode is so beautiful. It has all moments of laughing, crying, to eye-opening with wisdom. Thank you.
Alain has got me questioning myself with a side eye. I’m off to therapy 😂 brilliant video/podcast absolutely brilliant. Definitely eye opening and interesting conversation
Just 8 minutes and im amaze with so much wisedom. I need to pause the video 😅
Wow I just found your channel and loved Alain, just brilliant. So comforting how he makes it completely ok to be flawed, yes!! I have to watch this again very soon. Oh and subscribed 🙏
That was your best interview ever Jamie, well done!
Interesting questions, thoughtfully answered. Such a treat to have Alain on your podcast. I’ve been a fan of his forever 😊
Love the podcast it gave me food for thought. Very relatable.
Brilliantly insightful
Love this totally describes me and my childhood and patterns abandoned at 13 and never really been able to have a relationship at 50 adhd finally getting help
Amazing conversation! Many thanks for this.
Wow, thank you so much for this! I absolutely LOVE Alain and found this so helpful ❤
A beautiful and enlightening conversation!
Don't ask me how, but I did the 2 minutes of writing without thinking, just unloading. And it worked. I found something I didn't have any idea about. I also strongly recommend the chair session from the school of life. You can dump in there all you have inside without consequence.