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Opening A Hole In the Universe: Creativity, Authenticity, & Flow Feb 23, 2022

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You don’t have to be a writer or “creative” type to channel authenticity and spontaneity in your life and work. A fascinating conversation with book & television writer Johnny B. Truant.

Watch our prior show on changing your life story, get Johnny's book The Story Solution here, and check out his multimedia story studio.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/creativity/

Topics & Timecodes

00:00 Intro, how story is excavated vs created

04:19 Working with a partner, why planning too much sucks, mistakes evolve the storyline, why I don't edit videos

12:34 The role of faith in the creative process, working with Tom Hinueber, why spontaneity shouldn't be labeled as lazy

18:03 Left brain vs right brain, creating structure without over-planning, opening a hole in the universe

20:15 Channeling creative flow, pulling past experience into current endeavors, silencing the noise to tap into a deeper flow

25:50 Meditation & improv, medicine & feeling into the patient story, articulating the ineffable

33:27 Factors contributing to writer's block, achieving a state of alert presence, mental illness, substance use & reality

38:09 False memories, The Mandela Effect, objective reality, Alt-Middle & holding strong views loosely, January 6th

49:13 Inhabiting different perspectives, flexibility in belief, role of social media in creating silos, corpus callosum analogy & synthesis between sides

54:58 The arbitrary nature of reality, forming identity around belief & questioning these beliefs, limitations of science, theories of reality

1:07:15 Awakening after trauma, grieving the loss of identity, reality as a simulation, meta-storytelling

1:18:38 Glimpses into unfiltered reality & the unpredictable nature of mini-awakenings

1:25:00 Psychedelics as a double-edged sword, meditation as a more predictable method, repackaging experience as a story

1:28:15 What parameters define "real"? Emotion, sensation & how we label perceptual filters, surrendering to unpleasant sensations

1:34:35 My trip to the dentist, surrendering without judgement, suffering is optional, Return On Luck (ROL)

1:41:14 The stories we tell ourselves, the delusion of separation, my retreat experience

1:46:08 Stories as a trojan horse, disarming people with humor, why resonating with story matters

1:50:27 Using stories to reach others, empathy vs. compassion, identity development in teens & pre-teens

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How Color Blindness Can Kill (w/Dr. Ian Tong) Feb 18, 2022

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A deep dive discussion of the effects of race in healthcare and beyond.

Dr. Ian Tong is a Black physician, a clinical assistant professor at Stanford, and the Chief Medical Officer of Included Health. We explore stereotype threat, biological weathering, equity vs. equality, structural racism in America, bias in healthcare and medical admissions, the effects of zip code & social determinants of health, and MUCH more. Here's his STAT op ed.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/ian-tong/

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Sunday LIVE w/Dr. Z: Time To End Pandemic Restrictions Feb 13, 2022

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It's time to get back to living life. A discussion, LIVE.

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Video: https://zdoggmd.com/sunday-live-2-13-22/

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Saving Civilization: Healthcare, Tech, Democracy, & More (w/Daniel Schmachtenberger) Feb 11, 2022

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Daniel Schmachtenberger studies existential risk. Here's how we might thread an Alt-Middle way to a civilization whose tech, healthcare, social structures, and built environment promote well being rather than divisional apocalypse.

Video, topic list and timecodes, and transcript: https://zdoggmd.com/daniel-schmachtenberger

Here's more about Daniel and details on his Consilience Project.

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How To Re-Write Your Life (w/Johnny B. Truant) Feb 08, 2022

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Storywriting expert and author of over 100 books Johnny B. Truant teaches us how we can use story to completely reinvent our lives.

Get his book The Story Solution here. Check out his multimedia story studio. And watch a related video I did on The Great Resignation during COVID.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/the-story-solution/

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Will Awakening Ruin Your Life? (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo) Feb 06, 2022

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Have you had a profound glimpse of awakening/enlightenment but you're afraid to dive deeper (or you don't know how)? Here's a direct guide to further exploring your true nature.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-doubt/

Get Dr. Angelo DiLullo's book on awakening, Awake: It's Your Turn, here. Check out Angelo's YouTube channel with excellent pointer videos here. Sign up for Angelo's email list for future meditation retreats and updates here. And watch ALL of our videos on awakening with my fellow Dr. D here.

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

00:16 Could you have had an awakening and not know what it was? What is awakening, presence/consciousness, the role of distorting thought reflections.

8:14 Lacking a context in which to place “awakening” experiences or foretastes

9:48 The role of faith, doubt mass, and determination in enlightenment/awakening/realization. Distinguishing faith from “belief.”

17:11 The deep dissatisfaction and suffering (dukkah) that can light a fire to seek authentic, living truth

25:25 Can people with “good” lives and success wake up? The role of brutal honesty and authenticity in self-realization

26:15 Medical professionals, “successful” people and the threat to identity that awakening might represent, the role of surrender and authenticity

28:06 If you start down the path, DON’T STOP (here’s why), dealing with frustration and roadblocks

34:03 The crucial importance of the present moment (rather than thought or stories ABOUT presence), the mind’s time-based hypnosis

37:00 The difference between “experience” and “realization” and the loosening of thought-based identity structures

47:00 Non-duality (no subject-object distinction, just experiencing itself)

49:45 Suffering is the entry point, the role of retreat and surrender

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Treating Our Pandemic Of Emotional Repression (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo) Feb 01, 2022

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A deep dive into actually FEELING emotion as part of the process of awakening.

Video, transcript and more: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-emotion/

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

02:26 Consciousness as a movie screen vs. the story of our lives displayed on the screen

09:24 Why the sense of separation returning can make things feel worse after an experience of expansive presence

14:58 Awakening and repressed emotion, the shedding of inauthenticity

20:18 How and when to investigate the source of emotions

22:38 Untangling thought from emotion, dealing with habitual fixations, thought storms

27:55 Resistance to emotion vs. surrender and acceptance

33:00 The effect of meditation retreat on emotion

35:48 The standing wave of thought identification and the pandemic of emotional repression

42:03 Zubin’s post retreat experience of thought and emotion

44:40 The effect since our first shows on awakening, the way out of suffering

48:14 Wrapping up

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Omicron, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Benzos, Insomnia (w/Dr. Rachel Zoffness) Jan 30, 2022

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Episode 2 of our Pain Points series with the OTHER Dr. Z!

In this episode we dive deep into what "mild" Omicron infection means, why depression is biopsychosocial ALWAYS, how to manage imposter syndrome & insomnia, and why benzodiazepine medications are often a disaster.

Video, transcript and more: https://zdoggmd.com/pain-points-2/

See all our episodes with Dr. Rachel Z here. Grab her outstanding Pain Management Workbook here. Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

03:51 Rachel got the Big O (Omicron) & post-infection immunity

08:31 Why a mild case still sucks, the anxiety contagion, public health communication

14:20 Placebo vs nocebo, why words make a difference in suffering

22:25 Long COVID vs long tail symptoms, cognitive distortions

27:15 "Bug chasing" & why it's a bad idea

31:07 Depression, reductionism & the biomedical model of health

38:15 The psych bubble, role of thoughts, emotions & coping behaviors

48:27 The social bubble, role of relationships, isolation, & other factors

51:47 Depression's complex nature & treatment tools

58:14 What is imposter syndrome & why it's so common

1:05:20 4 steps to overcoming imposter syndrome

1:16:31 The dark side of benzodiazepines & why they're not a magic cure

1:20:01 Alcohol, THC, medications & insomnia

1:28:09 Sunlight, stimulants & what to do if you can't sleep

1:38:42 Napping, melatonin & treatment of underlying factors

1:41:28 Final thoughts, submitting your questions for future episodes

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Vaccine Nonsense, Debunked (w/Dr. Paul Offit) Jan 25, 2022

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Boosters for the young and healthy? Is Pharma dictating public health policy? What's up with VAERS? Did Robert Malone invent the mRNA technology? AND MORE. Video, transcript and more: https://zdoggmd.com/paul-offit-8

Check out our other shows with Dr. Paul Offit here.

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

01:07 Boosters, the CDC, vaccine advisory committee & 3rd dose drama

05:25 Offit's son, The Atlantic article, booster coverage & mandates

08:34 4th dose, vaccine politicization, childhood vaccines & the anti-vax movement

16:40 mRNA spacing considerations, tribal loyalty

20:25 Pregnancy & COVID-19 vaccines

23:07 Vaccine safety reporting, VAERS pros & cons, PRISM, Vaccine Safety Datalink

26:58 Drug safety, Pharma dictating public health, vaccine effectiveness

30:40 Walenski and CDC, bureaucratic transparency & swine flu lessons learned

36:34 Yearly COVID-19 vax, Omicron parties, chicken pox tragedies & the role of natural immunity

41:53 COVID-19 testing, policy (who it helps, who it hurts)

44:00 What Robert Malone did (and didn't do) with mRNA technology, what it takes to build a vaccine

51:10 Spike protein misinformation & real-life correlation with mass vaccination

56:25 Myocarditis in adults vs. kids, polio in children

1:03:00 The Army's "super vaccine", discussion of gain of function research

1:06:13 Final thoughts

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COVID Science Update (w/Drs. Peter Attia, Monica Gandhi, & Marty Makary) Jan 24, 2022

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Dr. Peter Attia (host of The Drive), Dr. Marty Makary (Johns Hopkins professor), Dr. Monica Gandhi and I team up to drop some mad COVID science.

Check out full show notes and Peter's podcast, The Drive here.

Topics & Timecodes:

Severity of infection from Omicron—reviewing the data [5:15];

Factors contributing to the relative mildness of Omicron infections [8:30];

Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving to cause less severe disease? [13:00];

Potential of Covaxin—an inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine [17:45];

How B cells and T cells work together to defend against viruses [22:00];

Comparing the COVID-19 vaccines, and the rationale for the time between doses [25:30];

Reviewing the purpose and effectiveness of boosters for reducing severity and transmission [32:30];

Debating vaccine mandates, and putting COVID’s mortality risk in perspective [41:00];

Why the topic of COVID has become so polarized [1:03:15];

Reviewing the data on masks for protecting oneself and protecting others [1:06:30];

The inconsistent logic used for mask mandates [1:16:00];

Long COVID and the potential for vaccines to reduce risk [1:21:45];

Risks for children and policies for schools [1:27:30];

Reviewing the outcomes from Sweden, where the government didn’t impose lockdowns [1:31:00];

Draconian measures implemented in Canada [1:28:15];

Antiviral treatments for COVID and a common-sense approach [1:42:15];

Importance of ending tribalism and having rational discussions with humility [1:47:30];

Treating infection with monoclonal antibodies and convalescent sera [2:01:45];

Reviewing claims made by the controversial Dr. Robert Malone [2:11:15];

A potential exit strategy from the current situation [2:30:30];

Change needed at the NIH [2:40:00]

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