Canadian podcaster Mikhaila Peterson is well-known for running The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast. Mikhaila, the contentious clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson’s daughter, promotes an innovative but experimental diet on her blog, Don’t Eat That. Despite her ardent advocacy for the diet, Mikhaila advises against substituting her statements for advice from a qualified healthcare provider.
Her social media profiles have seen a rise in followers as a result of her quick fame. Mikhaila has 267K Instagram followers, 232K YouTube subscribers, and thousands of listeners for her podcast.
Where was Mikhaila Peterson born? Ethnicity, Nationality, Family
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Mikhaila was born to Jordan Peterson and Tammy Roberts in Ontario, Canada, on January 4, 1992. Julian Peterson, her brother, and she both grew up together. Her parents gave her the name Mikhail Gorbachev in honor of the last Soviet leader.
The New York Times wrote about Jordan and Tammy’s home after her father gained notoriety, calling it a “house of horror.” Mikhaila denied this claim, however, she did admit to the Toronto Times that she formerly believed Jordan to be “a little weird.”
Mikhaila feels like she had a typical upbringing other than that. She acknowledged that arguments frequently occurred in the home. Certainly, Mikhaila’s first boyfriend took the brunt of her parents’ questions:
My parents were both seated in the living room when I had my first serious boyfriend, who I was 15 years old and in grade 10. Why are you dating our daughter, they questioned him. Then came a barrage of follow-up queries, such as “Are you in love with Mikhaila?” It was somewhat traumatic.
Although the Peterson family observed religious holidays, Mikhaila’s early life was not particularly influenced by religion. Despite his refusal to subscribe strictly to one religion, Jordan introduced her to a range of religious tales. Mikhaela continued, “It felt more like folklore than religion.”
Mikhaila and her father Jordan Peterson follow a strictly carnivorous diet that limits their beef intake
When Mikhaila was two years old, she became aware of her health problems. She has been prescribed a combination of immunosuppressants and given a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis five years later by medical professionals.
By the fifth grade, Mikhaila’s nightmares, arguments with friends, and anxiety attacks had all become commonplace. Antidepressants were fortunately suggested by a psychotherapist and assisted her mental health.
Mikhaila wasn’t out of the woods, sadly. She was diagnosed with idiopathic insomnia in her early teens, a condition marked by an excessive amount of sleep and a persistent sense of exhaustion. Her hip and ankle needed to be replaced at age 17 due to deteriorating cartilage. Mikhaila’s mental health deteriorated during her time at university, and she left before the end of her second year.
Mikhaila had been taking a particular prescription for the majority of her life, but the medications either didn’t work or only temporarily improved her condition. After that, a naturopath suggested she start cutting out some foods from her diet to see if that would assist her health.
She was surprised to find that when she cut out more foods, her health continued to improve. She eventually settled for steak, salt, and water. Mikhaila discussed her carnivorous diet with Toronto Life:
“Yes. I now eat nothing but steak. which seems crazy. However, I heard about someone who had been eating exclusively beef for a few years on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, and he hadn’t passed away. The term “carnivorous diet” refers to it. Everything improved once I reduced my diet to just beef.
The diet is viewed with great skepticism by experts and Mikhaila’s doctor, but for Mikhaila, the alternative is much worse. The skepticism is supported by numerous research showing the health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables.
Mikhaila Peterson husband, revealed this to her before they began dating
At Ryerson University, Mikhaila met her Russian spouse, Andrey Korikov. Mikhaila admitted in an Instagram post from July 2020 that she had been originally terrified by Andrey. She penned:
“He said that as a child, he had been shot at. His belts are black. He trains with the sword. He frightened me. It didn’t seem like a joke when he informed me he had a demon inside him named Igor. I wasn’t sure what to make of him because he wasn’t like any other person I had met.
After starting to date this weird man, Mikhaila became pregnant with the couple’s first child eight months into their relationship. Despite opposition from Andrey’s family, the pair got married on July 16, 2017. Mikhaila ended the marriage a year after the birth of their daughter. After a year and a half of negotiating a divided family, the couple reconciled.
Andrey had more than enough justification to leave, but he opted to stay, according to Peterson. Mikhaila and Andrey made up just in time, as a week later he helped arrange for Jordan to receive treatment in Russia. Without his friendship and diplomacy, “we wouldn’t have been able to acquire the care we received,” she wrote. He is the best negotiator I’ve ever encountered. Everybody enjoys him.
Together, Andrey and Mikhaila bring up their 3-year-old daughter Scarlett. Andrey was praised by Peterson as a fantastic father. She admitted to Toronto Life that while she pays attention to what Scarlett eats, she won’t make her adopt a carnivorous diet.
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