Jordan Peterson’s ‘Antidote to Chaos’ Saved His Own Life

Jordan Peterson prescribed, both for himself and his audience, a life of meaning and responsibility

Jordan Peterson speaks at the 2018 Young Women’s Leadership Summit hosted by Turning Point USA in Dallas, Texas, on June 15, 2018. Gage Skidmore/CC BY-SA 2.0

Jordan Peterson has been through hell.

In mid-2019, Peterson disappeared from public life as he struggled with severe health problems stemming from a physical dependency to prescription tranquilizers.