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Amy Griffin

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The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

I leaned in to recognize there was something within myself. I mean.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

I leaned in to recognize there was something within myself. I mean.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

Well, for me, I had a little bit of distance from it because everyone in my life knows that I really, you know, for this need for control and perfection, I don't like alcohol and I don't like, I'd never seen illicit drugs. And this is something that I stay away from. I like to stay in control at all times.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

Well, for me, I had a little bit of distance from it because everyone in my life knows that I really, you know, for this need for control and perfection, I don't like alcohol and I don't like, I'd never seen illicit drugs. And this is something that I stay away from. I like to stay in control at all times.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

Well, for me, I had a little bit of distance from it because everyone in my life knows that I really, you know, for this need for control and perfection, I don't like alcohol and I don't like, I'd never seen illicit drugs. And this is something that I stay away from. I like to stay in control at all times.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

And so the idea that, you know, psychedelic assisted therapy, I had read so much about it for veterans and how veterans had used this I actually also didn't realize that PTSD could refer to anyone other than someone who'd been in combat. And I think that was maybe me disassociating in a way from that because I just couldn't understand that.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

And so the idea that, you know, psychedelic assisted therapy, I had read so much about it for veterans and how veterans had used this I actually also didn't realize that PTSD could refer to anyone other than someone who'd been in combat. And I think that was maybe me disassociating in a way from that because I just couldn't understand that.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

And so the idea that, you know, psychedelic assisted therapy, I had read so much about it for veterans and how veterans had used this I actually also didn't realize that PTSD could refer to anyone other than someone who'd been in combat. And I think that was maybe me disassociating in a way from that because I just couldn't understand that.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

Well, I think that's one of the things I've really come to realize, too, even in the writing of this, that trauma is not just what happened to me, but there are parts of us. in all of us that are broken, that we go in, if we can go in and just tell them and acknowledge them.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

Well, I think that's one of the things I've really come to realize, too, even in the writing of this, that trauma is not just what happened to me, but there are parts of us. in all of us that are broken, that we go in, if we can go in and just tell them and acknowledge them.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

Well, I think that's one of the things I've really come to realize, too, even in the writing of this, that trauma is not just what happened to me, but there are parts of us. in all of us that are broken, that we go in, if we can go in and just tell them and acknowledge them.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

So just to also, to go back to what we were saying about, I used MDMA and the idea that I had seen other people in my life that had benefited from it and seeing how that, you know, I took note of that and I saw how John had talked about, we'd always, if we'd gone to dinner and someone had said, John, do you have siblings?

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

So just to also, to go back to what we were saying about, I used MDMA and the idea that I had seen other people in my life that had benefited from it and seeing how that, you know, I took note of that and I saw how John had talked about, we'd always, if we'd gone to dinner and someone had said, John, do you have siblings?

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

So just to also, to go back to what we were saying about, I used MDMA and the idea that I had seen other people in my life that had benefited from it and seeing how that, you know, I took note of that and I saw how John had talked about, we'd always, if we'd gone to dinner and someone had said, John, do you have siblings?

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

He would say, no, I'm an only child, which is true because John lost his sister, his to suicide many, many years ago. And then one night after John had had his experience, we went to dinner. Someone said, John, do you have any siblings? And he said, no, I'm an only, he said, no, I have, I'm sorry, I had a sister and she committed suicide. So the party line had changed.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

He would say, no, I'm an only child, which is true because John lost his sister, his to suicide many, many years ago. And then one night after John had had his experience, we went to dinner. Someone said, John, do you have any siblings? And he said, no, I'm an only, he said, no, I have, I'm sorry, I had a sister and she committed suicide. So the party line had changed.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

He would say, no, I'm an only child, which is true because John lost his sister, his to suicide many, many years ago. And then one night after John had had his experience, we went to dinner. Someone said, John, do you have any siblings? And he said, no, I'm an only, he said, no, I have, I'm sorry, I had a sister and she committed suicide. So the party line had changed.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

And I saw how he had changed. And I thought, well, I want some, I want that. I need that honesty. And that is why I decided, I think that there were There were so many reasons why I decided to do what I did at that moment in time. And I think that was, you know, whether you believe in the divine God, you know, how it all comes together, I don't know.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

And I saw how he had changed. And I thought, well, I want some, I want that. I need that honesty. And that is why I decided, I think that there were There were so many reasons why I decided to do what I did at that moment in time. And I think that was, you know, whether you believe in the divine God, you know, how it all comes together, I don't know.

The Oprah Podcast
Amy Griffin: “The Tell” | Oprah’s Book Club

And I saw how he had changed. And I thought, well, I want some, I want that. I need that honesty. And that is why I decided, I think that there were There were so many reasons why I decided to do what I did at that moment in time. And I think that was, you know, whether you believe in the divine God, you know, how it all comes together, I don't know.