Mikhaila Fuller, daughter of Dr. Jordan Peterson, provided an update this week about her father’s extended illness. “He’s still not doing well, but he’s not doing as badly as he was,” she said in a Dec. 9 social media post. In an accompanying video, Fuller noted that her dad is out of the hospital but “everything’s been slow.”
Despite the slow progress, “I’m hopeful he will recover with time,” Fuller said. “I wish things would just go back to normal, but they’re not there yet.”
Dad’s back home, out of the hospital. He’s still not doing well but he’s not doing as badly as he was. Prayers are still much appreciated. Thank you to everyone that’s commented and reached out, it makes a lot of difference. We still don’t know 100% what’s going on, but we have… pic.twitter.com/m4sK6LWiCX
— Mikhaila Peterson (@MikhailaFuller) December 9, 2025
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Peterson, 63, is a Canadian psychologist, author, podcaster, and conservative media commentator. Although he doesn’t identify as a Christian, he has interviewed high-profile Christians such as Dallas Jenkins, Greg Laurie, and Tim Tebow. Peterson also has addressed issues such as gender identity and masculinity.
Peterson’s wife, Tammy, joined the Catholic Church in 2023. Two years before that, daughter Mikhaila Fuller said she had become a Christian. In 2024, Peterson and Fuller cofounded Peterson Academy, and Fuller serves as CEO.
Jordan Peterson Faces ‘Really Scary’ Illness
In August, Mikhaila Fuller said her father, Jordan Peterson, would be taking time off after being diagnosed with chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS). The condition is linked to respiratory exposure to water-damaged, moldy buildings. “He’s really been suffering from this badly since 2017,” Fuller explained. “We just didn’t know what it was called.”
According to an October update from Fuller, Peterson spent almost a month in intensive care and was unable to communicate with family members “really all of September.”
Mikhaila Fuller, daughter of Dr. Jordan Peterson, provided an update this week about her father’s extended illness.Click to Post“This summer’s been exceedingly difficult and terrifying,” Fuller said. On the same day in August, Fuller’s father and newborn daughter were both brought to the hospital separately via ambulance. Baby Audrey “almost died from near heart failure at 6 weeks old,” explained Fuller. All the health challenges led Fuller to believe that her family was “getting spiritually attacked.”
