But his health problems have repeatedly forced breaks from public life.

In 2019, Peterson sought treatment for benzodiazepine dependence and later developed akathisia, a severe neurological condition causing restlessness and agitation.

He was treated in Russia and Serbia before returning to Canada in 2020.

In recent months, Mikhaila said Peterson’s immune issues have caused extreme sensitivities to food and medication, a pattern she said traces back years.

Mikhaila also framed her father’s recent ordeal as both physical and spiritual.

“Given we think there’s a spiritual element at play here, we believe the right way to fight back is to keep going and push harder,” she said.

“Life isn’t necessarily supposed to get easier when you’re doing the right thing, and I can see God’s hand throughout this.”

“But it’s a lot to handle.”

Peterson, who joined The Daily Wire in 2022, rose to global prominence after publicly opposing Canada’s Bill C-16, which added gender identity protections to the country’s human-rights code.

Peterson’s family-run education venture, Peterson Academy, continues to operate during his recovery.

The online learning platform, launched in 2024, offers video-based courses centered on philosophy, literature and religion.

Mikhaila said she and others on Peterson’s team are maintaining his projects while he recuperates and that they plan to release his lecture tour, “We Who Wrestle with God,” free on YouTube.

Mikhaila ended her 13-minute video by thanking supporters and emphasizing her family’s faith.

“We’re relying heavily on the Lord through this and seeing miracles around us,” she said.

“It’s been overwhelming, but it looks like — and we’re praying that — things are headed in the right direction.”

No timetable has been set for Peterson’s full return to public life. His daughter said she will post another update “when we have more information.”

Jordan Peterson breaks silence amid illness, ‘can’t return to podcasting or public lecturing’ amid recovery

Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson broke his silence amid ongoing health issues, revealing that while his illness has prevented him from returning to podcasting and public lectures, he’ll remain active by releasing previously recorded material from his archive.

In a message posted on social media Sunday, the 64-year-old thanked supporters and announced that he’ll begin releasing one lecture each week from his past tours.

“I’m pleased to let you know that we’re going to release a lecture a week from my extensive tour archive, beginning this Sunday and then repeating every Sunday after that,” Peterson said.

The bestselling author said the project is a way to continue engaging with audiences while recovering from a prolonged illness that has sidelined him from his usual public activities.

“This allows me to do something interesting and useful while I’m otherwise incapacitated,” he said. “My health is such at the moment that I can’t really return to podcasting or public lecturing.”

The announcement comes months after Peterson’s daughter, Mikhaila Fuller, revealed that her father had been battling a severe neurological condition that was initially misdiagnosed by doctors.

In an April update, Fuller said Peterson had suffered a recurrence of akathisia, a disorder characterized by intense physical and psychological distress, after an old neurological injury was re-triggered.

She also said Peterson had battled pneumonia and sepsis during the health crisis and described the previous year as “hell” for the family.

“Now that we know what it is and have proper doctors, it can be carefully healed again like it has before,” she said.

“Thank God for that. It’s just horrifying, and it’s so infuriating that these sensitivities, this damage that can cause severe symptoms like this, can last for so long after stopping psych meds and then, apparently, be re-triggered.”

In his update, Peterson didn’t discuss specific medical details but acknowledged that his recovery remains incomplete.

“We recorded these with the express intention of preparing them for release, and we’ve all determined that this is a very good time to do that,” he said of the archived lectures.

The psychologist said the weekly releases would likely appeal to longtime followers familiar with the classroom-style lectures.

“I hope you find them useful and compelling,” he said. “They’ll be particularly attractive to those of you who liked my early YouTube work that was very lecture focused. It’s a return to my roots, I suppose, in some ways.”

“I’m as happy as I can be under the current circumstances, given my ill health, to be participating in this process and to have these lectures prepared for release,” he said.

Peterson rose to prominence through his university lectures and writings on psychology, mythology and culture before becoming one of the world’s most recognizable public intellectuals. He has authored several bestselling books, including 12 Rules for Life and Beyond Order, and hosts a widely followed podcast.

Though he doesn’t identify as a Christian, Peterson often discusses faith in his podcasts and lectures. His wife, Tammy, entered the Catholic Church in 2023, and Fuller has said she became a Christian two years earlier.

In a 2024 interview with The Christian Post, Peterson discussed what he sees as the benefits of Christianity, particularly when it comes to raising children.

“We are seeing a revival of church-going, especially of the more conservative type,” Peterson said. “And I suspect that’s probably also useful. Providing [children] with something like exposure to classic religious ideas is necessary.”

“By their fruits, you will know them,” he said, adding that it takes discernment to know who is truly living the Christian life.

“You have to pay attention to the fact that not everybody who says ‘Lord, Lord is going to enter the Kingdom of Heaven,’” he said.

Jordan Peterson Offers Hopeful Health Update: ‘Thank God’

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is giving a positive update following a long and tumultuous battle with his health.

In a post on X, Peterson noted that he has been doing some writing again.

My activities are still very limited at the moment. I have been doing some writing, however–thank God. I’m so relieved to be once again doing something creative and useful.

Peterson also noted that he has been watching teachings on the darkness of Marxism before pointing out the evil behind Zohran Mamdani’s ideology.

I have also been watching Professor Paul Kengor’s The Dark Side of Marxism from @petersonacademy.

It does not feature the Marx portrayed by the woke university socialist acolytes (to put it mildly).

I interviewed @DrPaulKengor a year ago or so ago on my podcast. He’s a truly engaging, creative and witty storyteller and lecturer.

It turns out that Old Karl was quite the satanic soul.

He was a parasite economically all his life, extorting continual support from his long-suffering relatives. He wrote (and admired) purposefully demonic poetry and drama.

Most disturbing, however, was his choice of favorite quote. From Goethe’s Faust, it’s a line I have quoted many times, in consequence of its sheer existential horror.

It’s Mephistopheles presenting his identity and central credo:

“I am the Spirit that endlessly denies! And rightly, too; for all that comes to birth Is fit for overthrow, as nothing worth; Wherefore the world were better sterilized; Thus all that’s here as Evil recognized Is gain to me, and downfall, ruin, sin. The very element I prosper in.”

I wonder if Zohran Mamdani @NYCMayor knows of the inclination of his apparent intellectual hero?