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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/ Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Ca

A deep dive into actually FEELING emotion as part of the process of awakening. Video, transcript and more: https://zdoggmd.com/awakening-emotion/ 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 with my fellow Dr. D here. 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 identif

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, &

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-8Check 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 Robe

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 m

Lots to talk about this week, so LET'S DO THIS

Lately there's been an awakening on the part of hardcore Covidians: Omicron done changed the game, so is it finally time to chill? Here's my take.Check out the Atlantic op-ed I reference here. And here's a story from San Francisco that illustrates the power of vaccination to stop severe disease and the power of dumb public policy to create hospital staffing shortages nonetheless. Video, transcript and more: https://zdoggmd.com/vax-n-chill/ Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the Omicron wave be the beginning of the end of this? What the science so far means for mandates, schools, and more. Video, transcript and more: https://zdoggmd.com/omicold/ Here's a piece I did previously about shifting from pandemic to endemic illness. Here's the podcast I mentioned that I did with Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Marty Makary on this. Topics & Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Hospitalization vs.Cases 03:13 Vaccination, Reinfections & Mitigation Measures 09:32 Therapeutics 11:17 Omicron & Kids 11:55 Rogan, Malone & Mass Formation Psychosis 13:10 Real World Outcomes, Mandates & Policy Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Peter Attia (host of The Drive), Dr. Marty Makary (Johns Hopkins professor) and I team up to try some serious sense-making in the Age of Omicron.Check out full show notes and Peter's podcast, The Drive here. Topics & Timecodes: Comparing omicron to delta and other mutations [4:15] Measuring immunity and protection from severe disease—circulating antibodies, B cells, and T cells [13:15] Policy questions: what is the end game and how does the world go back to 2019? [18:45] A policy-minded framework for viewing COVID and the problem of groupthink [24:00] The difference between science and advocacy [39:00] Natural immunity from COVID after infection [46:00] The unfortunate erosion of trust in science despite impressive progress [57:15] Do the current mandates and policies make sense in light of existing data? [1:02:30] Risks associated with vaccines, and the risk of being labeled an anti-vaxxer when questioning them [1:18:15] Data on incidence of myocarditis after vaccination with the Pfizer and Mo

It's been a s**tshow of a year, so let's have some fun, review the year, and do some sense-making, LIVE

A little year end mind-bender: psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness interviews ME about all the personal things

A new series called Pain Points with UCSF pain and health psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness where we answer YOUR questions

This Rogan interview with hydroxychloroquine advocate Dr. Peter McCullough is generating a LOT of buzz and considerable confusion.So here's an examination of each one of Dr. McCullough's claims along with ways we all might better evaluate science and health information. Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/peter-mccullough/ Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A little Sunday live easy listening: Q+A and Zen Roundz

Family physician, healthcare leader and author Dr. Peter Valenzuela’s new book “Doc-Related” uses art, humor, and clinical and leadership wisdom to highlight challenges in healthcare and propose real solutions.We dive into patient experience vs. patient satisfaction, the challenges of the electronic health record, billing and coding, the Great Resignation how we need meaning/relationships/positive emotions/accomplishment in our work, leadership communication, price transparency in healthcare, quality metrics, malpractice, and more. Get the Doc-Related book here, check out Peter’s website here, and check out his wife’s awesome wines here.  Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/doc-related/ Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm

Here's why the CDC recommending COVID vaccine boosters for young and healthy people is a bad idea and might actually prolong the pandemic.Here's a link to the Washington Post piece I reference featuring Dr. Paul Offit. Here are shows we've done with Paul on vaccines and COVID. We also discussed boosters for all on a prior episode of my podcast with Dr. Vinay Prasad, The VPZD Show Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/boosters-4-all/Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The WHO just announced that the Omicron variant is a new "variant of concern." Will it be like Delta on crack, or just plain wack (i.e., more fear mongering)? Here's what we know, LIVE. Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/omicron/ Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's in his fifties, diabetic, and nearly died of COVID-19. But ICU delirium can feel like a fate worse than death. Learn more about preventing ICU delirium and the post-critical care survivor syndromes here with my interview with Dr. Wes Ely (an expert on this). Transcript, video and more: https://zdoggmd.com/johns-story/ Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moral injury is driving people to quit their jobs, especially in healthcare. But this may actually be an opportunity for REAL transformation.Here was the video I did early in the pandemic about never forgetting how we were treated. And here's a pre-pandemic video on moral injury. Full video with transcript here Video archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email: https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd Support us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me: paypal.me/zdoggmd More about Dr. Z: zdoggmd.com/about-z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices