The ZDoggMD Show

Live conversation with Eshwar Segobind. We talk about why love skeptics become love advocates, the trauma response that becomes 'you,' why babies cry at birth (cosmic joke alert), and the nature of the clown chakra. Plus: there's a lot of duality in non-duality 😉

Our previous conversation is here.

https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd for all the things. 00:00 Opening - The Creator and Clown Chakras 02:05 "There's a Lot of Duality in Non-Duality" 04:10 The Love Skeptic's Journey 07:00 Emptying to Be Filled with Love 10:00 The Child and the Immune Response 14:00 Seeing Love Everywhere 17:00 The Realest Fak...

A spontaneous live conversation about discovering an AI tool that pulls clips from long videos—creating decontextualized shorts that make me sound like an asshole, which is exactly what the algorithm wants. We explore why Buddhist stories ultimately don't matter, how the spiritual circus is just the next level of illusion, the whole "suffering is optional" nonsense, the raft metaphor and spiritual bypass, non-dual therapy and somatic experiencing, DMT as serious business that's also nothing, and the massive relief when awakening itself—the last belief—finally drops.

00:00 - Introduction: Going Live on a Whim 00:39 - "Asi...

Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, make dinner for your kids and have them complain about it 😉

From my Friday Night LIVE show on YouTube.

Here's a link to all the things.

00:00 Why Friday Night Zen Live? 01:13 The Adolescent Phase of Selfing/Not-Selfing 02:27 Alternating Between Self and Empty Radiance 05:04 Suffering and Core Unworthiness 10:03 Why Therapy's "Reframing" Misses the Point 14:00 Living in Story Land (Trump, Veganism, and Meaning) 17:20 Everything Driven by Unworthiness 22:21 Time Is a Story - This Has Always Been 26:04 Attachment to Outcomes and the Sep...

We spend our entire lives pretending to be something we think we really are—until one day the mask slips. In this live Facebook conversation we explore what happens when identity unravels, how negative self-talk might simply vanish, and how the body keeps the score even when the mind lets go. From Shakespeare's stage to the Bahiya Sutta, from catastrophic thinking to kundalini energy, we examine the deepest taboo in the human collective: that we might not be what we think we are. ALSO: f**k Halloween! 😭🎃

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On what would have been my father’s 86th birthday, I found myself reflecting not just on loss, but on the nature of belief itself—and how our attachments to ideas can become the very weapons that tear us apart.

Originally from a conversation I had on Facebook live. Watch the video and read a summary here.

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This episode of The ZDoggMD Show was recorded in front of a live studio audience...on Facebook. Which is always a little bit of magic 🪄

What happens when the appearance that seems to construct our sense of self, our sense of the one who EXPERIENCES experience...just stops? A (previously) live interactive exploration of what's left when YOU leave (listen to find out what the hell that means 😂).

Full video with a great AI summary of everything covered, click here.

When the threads of awakening drop and spirituality itself falls away, what's left? Peep our earlier introduction interview on the Multidharma Threads model ⁠here on YouTube⁠ or ⁠here on Apple Podcasts⁠. And a deeper dive into each thread here.

⁠⁠Dr. Pierce Salguero⁠⁠ has studied spirituality through decades of practice and scholarship, specializing in hathayoga, meditation, shamanic rituals, spirit healing, Thai medicine, and Buddhist philosophy. He is now a professor researching Asian history, religions, and healing traditions. His Multidharma framework distills the lessons from a lifetime of exploration of spirituality, providing a novel framework for modern seekers.<...

Kogen is a Zen priest in the Soto tradition, in the lineage of Tangen Harada Roshi. Find his books, retreats, and more here and follow him on YouTube here. In this conversation we talk about Kogen's Japanese Zen monastic background, the intersection of traditional monasticism and modern spiritual practices, the differences between early Chinese and later Japanese Zen, the format of the student-teacher relationship in Zen, monk life in a Japanese monastery, interpersonal dynamics among monks, the difference between spirituality and dogmatic religion, a deep pointing to non-separation as a relief for human suffering, the need for multimodal modern...

A deep dive into the core experiential threads that might arise during spiritual awakening, ultimately unique to each human. Peep our earlier introduction interview on the Multidharma Threads model here on YouTube or here on Apple Podcasts.

⁠Dr. Pierce Salguero⁠ has studied spirituality through decades of practice and scholarship, specializing in hathayoga, meditation, shamanic rituals, spirit healing, Thai medicine, and Buddhist philosophy. He is now a professor researching Asian history, religions, and healing traditions. His Multidharma framework distills the lessons from a lifetime of exploration of spirituality, providing a novel framework for modern seekers.

Here's the new Facebook "Awakening Stuff" channel.

Here's the unlisted YouTube video for this show.

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When our cherished beliefs painfully fall away, we're left squarely in the unknown and the unknowable...which is pure freedom itself 🔥

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In this live episode of Sunday Zen, we dive deep into the themes of trust, surrender, and the Threads of Awakening model introduced by Dr. Pierce Salguero.

I've been reflecting on how traditional spiritual models can leave us feeling lost, stuck, or even scared, and how Pierce's approach offers a more inclusive framework that resonates with my own experiences.

We share insights on the different threads—emptiness, energy, unity, and psyche—and how they manifest in our lives. We discuss the challenges of spiritual ego, which I've grappled with myself, and discuss the role of psyc...

For many, traditional spiritual frameworks leave us feeling alienated and invalidated, firing up the engine of fear and seeking when our own experiences don't fit their mold. Multidharma is a new map that drops "stages of awakening" and instead recognizes multiple threads that might unfold—such as emptiness, oneness, energy, and psyche—providing a more inclusive space for the vast diversity of human experience.

Dr. Pierce Salguero has studied spirituality through decades of practice and scholarship, specializing in hathayoga, meditation, shamanic rituals, spirit healing, Thai medicine, and Buddhist philosophy. He is now a professor rese...

Humans are gonna human, bro.

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Chop wood, carry water 😉 Full video here.

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At what point does spirituality eat its own tail? Full video here.

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Never underestimate the forces of delusion (on ALL sides). Vaccine co-inventor Paul Offit returns to spit some fire on RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz, pandemic mistakes, public health messaging, Nobel delusions, COVID vaccine science, and much more. Watch the video here.

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Powerful medicines like 5-MeO DMT, N,N-DMT, and salvia divinorum can be used not simply to bypass our current experience, but rather to help us un-journey right back here and now...to the non-dual realization of JUST this infinite moment. Psychotherapist and psychedelic guide Mira Funk shows us how. Video version here.

This video may be a bit intimidating, but luckily I decided to use these medicines myself under Mira's guidance so you might want to start with my post-journey integration session.

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I tried 3 of the most powerful psychedelics known: 5-MeO DMT, N,N-DMT, and salvia divinorum via vaporized, oral, and (*cough*) other routes...all over 3 days. We then filmed this one-of-a-kind post journey integration session with my guide Mira Funk. It's an epic unjourney right back to here, and now 🙏. Video version here.

Here's our pre-journey 4 hour deep dive into these medicines and how they might point back to the non-dual nature of THIS.

Here's a meditation Mira used with me to prepare for the un-journey.

Mira Funk, LCS...

Everything was always here, waiting. Now that you see it, you can really live in the dream.

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Is it possible to synthesize & integrate opposing views while avoiding both-sides-ism or an anemic middle that is dependent on the extremes to define itself? Award winning producer and storyteller Stephanie Lepp shows us how to heal our most pernicious social divides. Watch the video version here.

She's the former Executive Producer at the Center for Humane Technology, the organization at the heart of the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, which I analyzed in this video. Today, she leads Synthesis Media, an independent production studio devoted to accelerating the next enlightenment. Her latest production is Fa...

Awakening isn’t just about meditating on emptiness—it's about peeling back the layers and facing the ugly, unconscious patterns we pretend aren’t there. Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, watch the video here. And here's my earlier video on Pierce Salguero's Threads of Awakening model.

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What happens when you think less and feel more?

Here’s how we might drop from our headspace into the infinity of sensation we call “body” and how that simple shift of attention just might change how we relate to everything. And here’s a video from my friend Simon Brown with more tips on this.

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We chat about palliative care, psychedelics, my recent COVID experience, and all things alt-middle. Originally streamed to Instagram Live. Drop a like, comment (or both!) on the video version, it helps the algorithm spread the word 🙏

Also, check these previous episodes: I finally got COVID and The day my COVID got worse.

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I've talked about COVID for years, but FINALLY caught it and NEVER expected this twist.

Video version here. And the OG "I Finally Got COVID" episode here.

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I dodged COVID for 4 years and then BOOM, hit by the 'rona train.

Here’s my story, my symptoms, and what I've learned (so far). Plus check out the video with Dr. Paul Offit discussing fever's (important) role in fighting an infection in Don't Fight a Fever and why your body's immune response feels so terrible in That Second Shot.

Video version here.

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Does management teach "mindfulness" to create compliance with a broken system that continues to inflict moral injury on frontline workers?

Ron Purser is a professor of management at San Francisco State University and a student of Buddhism since 1981. He's an ordained Zen priest and a faculty member at Dharma College (check out their Illuminate TSK app with exercises).

Learn more about Ron on his website, check out his book McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, his podcast The Mindful Cranks and his Current Affairs article How the Life Coaching Industry Sells Pseudo-Solutions to...

Frustrated that your experience doesn't align with what the books and gurus keep saying? Listen to this. Video version here.

More from Dr. Pierce Salguero here.

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The most epic medical bromance in history is BACK and we've brought our A-game 🔥 Video version including timecodes here.

Topics covered:

Zubin's Dad's Passing

Physician Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

Chat GPT and Medicine

Letting DOJ Know About MOC Monopoly

Colon Cancer Screening

Whole Body MRI Scans

GI Jokes

Masking In Hospitals

Doctors' Attire and Behavior (Professionalism)

What's Up With Braces?

👉 Ain't The Way To Die, including resources on end-of-life planning.

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What happens when organized religion falls away but atheism feels like a long dark night of the nihilistic soul? Video version with topics & timecodes here.

Brittney Hartley has a Masters Degree in Theology with a focus on the future of American religion. She works as an atheist Spiritual Director at No Nonsense Spirituality after a 2 year program at the Center for Non Religious Spirituality. Britt is an ordained Sufi, plant medicine guide, nihilist recovery coach, author, religious scholar, philosopher, and Weezer lover who lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband and four children.

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The world-renowned physician/author returns to share some hard-won wisdom.

Video version including topics & timecodes here.

And check out our previous episodes together.

Book References:

The Covenant of Water

The Road Back To You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

The Wisdom of the Enneagram

The Master and His Emissary

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We rap about Health 3.0, my advice to medical residents, collecting beliefs and MORE! Plus an unmasked cameo from the one and only Doc Vader 🔥 Originally streamed LIVE to Instagram.

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I took a month break from creating videos, and guess what? It wasn't just about finding peace. There were some serene moments, but anger stole the spotlight. Here's why. #SundayZen.

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In a galaxy not so far away, you asked, and Vader delivered. The Dark Lord of Medicine enlightens us on vaping, tight scrubs, and the untold secrets of space cancer. Video version here.

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I take your questions on everything from transforming healthcare to identity shifts to practical decision making strategies and more. Originally streamed LIVE to Instagram, watch the video version here.

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We rap about everything from the generation gap to pronouns to musical taste. Fun for the whole family 🥳 Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, video version here. And check out the Australian generation gap lamb ad!

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Originally streamed live on YouTube, in this Q+A we dive into:

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Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, we rap about retreat realities, reactivity management, Zcatt's dental saga and more! Watch the video version here.

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Awakening to no-self in the comedy of existence with my guest Eshwar Segobind. Listen to our prior episode here. Watch the video version here.

Eshwar is an emergency electrical contractor and tradesman whose realization and awakening journey began during a several week stay in an addiction recovery center. We riff in our native immigrant accents for a while on subjects not safe for anyone, and tie all that into realizing the nature of no-self, identity, emotion, and the integration into "real life" of all of this.

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Simon Brown returns for a master class on compassion and how it can never be separated from the deepest insights into the non-dual nature of reality itself.

We talk about how compassion and suffering could matter if this world is a kind of illusion, the distinction between empathy and compassion as it relates to burnout, dorsal and ventral vagal mechanisms related to deep trauma conditioning, the true meaning of Christmas and the holiday season and MUCH more.

Please listen to our previous conversation on awakening and trauma here.

I take YOUR questions on non-duality, silent retreats, the illusion of identity, the nature of reality and more! Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, watch the video here.

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Joined by Dr. Angelo DiLullo, your favorite ‘pair-o-docs’ dive into the paradox of self-emptying, where the journey to feeling truly recognized sparks a liberation beyond the boundaries of the ego. Plus a whole lotta taint talk 😂

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Taints (AKA The Perineum, if you're nasty)

06:12 Anger, reactivity, root beliefs, the illusion of control

16:52 Identity, no separation, energetic “knowing”

23:55 Deep stage awakening, the illusion of the physical world

31:35 The “flavor” of consciousness, unbound consciousness as a tool

41:19 Specialness, hide & seek, avoidance, neutrality

52:50 Emptiness of self, feeling s...

Waking up to your true nature is all about realizing there’s no separate “you” suffering. And knowing just that transforms how you show up in the world. Spoiler alert: Compassion just flows. Video originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, watch here.

Side note: This episode contains intentional stretches of silence, so when things get quiet, rest assured it's not a problem with your podcast app 🙏

There's an intricate relationship between past trauma, our bodies, and the spiritual journey of awakening. Realizing the non-dual nature of existence and the illusion of self doesn't allow us to simply bypass the echoes of past trauma that can linger in the body like energetic knots, often manifesting as chronic pain, disability, mental illness, and emotional distress.

Our guest, Simon Brown, shares his remarkable journey navigating the challenging terrain of complex childhood trauma. Through the convergence of therapy, somatic practice, and the profound insights gleaned from years of Buddhist practice, Simon shares invaluable insights on integrating trauma...

Strip away all the story and identity and spiritual mumbo-jumbo and you're left with what's right in front of your face, always here and only now. My guest Eshwar Segobind is an emergency electrical contractor and tradesman whose realization and awakening journey began during a several week stay in an addiction recovery center. We dive into how investigating YOUR experience in this moment is the key to seeing past the fundamental misperception that there is a "me" looking in the first place. This is an audio-only episode & exclusive for our podcast listeners so strap in and listen with full...

A deep dive into how the body stores trauma, surrendering to these hidden sensations and the paradox of free will - originally streamed LIVE to Instagram. And here's Tara Brach's video I mentioned. Join our Supporter Tribe to connect with others on this journey and to access private Zoom meetings.

Think the awakening journey is all unicorns and rainbows? Think again. Reactivity, emotional volatility, and more, from Sunday Zen, LIVE.

And here's Angelo's video I referred to Breaking the Chains of Suffering -- Fetters 4 & 5 with Kevin Schanilec

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A deep dive into all things awakening including no-self realization, with David Mc Donald.

Check out the video version and David's YouTube channel

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Oh good (dark) lord, he's gone live again 😂

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From a recent Facebook live episode. I discuss the arising of strong emotions during the realization "journey" and the deep knowing that the Universe, (or God, or whatever descriptor we use to point to the ineffable) perfectly holds us as this process unfolds. And the beautiful synchronicity that all traditions seemingly point at the perennial wisdom: that we are NOT who or what we think we are 🔥

Full video here.

Dr. Monica Gandhi is BACK to unpack lessons learned from the COVID pandemic. From prolonged lockdowns, to the widening gap between the haves and have-nots, to finding genuine compassion in a time of so much division, this post-pandemic deep dive might give us a playbook for a happier, wiser path forward. #RIPFrodo 🐶

Check out Monica's book Endemic: A Post Pandemic Playbook

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Here's all our previous episodes with Monica.

Zen teaches us that faith isn't blind; it's the knowing of our innate nature. Doubt isn't negative; it's the engine of inquiry that propels us toward understanding. Determination isn't force; it's the steady resolve to persist, harmonizing these traits for profound self-realization. WARNING: Pretty direct pointing here, so be prepared 😂 From a Facebook Live show.

Here's the book I mentioned, Throw Yourself Into The House of Buddha.

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What do Death Stars, CME conferences and powerful sphincters have in common? THIS PODCAST 💀 Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, Doc Vader weighs in on vaccines, drug seekers, the art of upcoding and MUCH MORE 🔥 Watch full video.

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Ever notice that being human seems kind of unbearable at times? What happens when you look for the one who's really running the show? Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, a crazy discussion about the nature of reality, embodying duality within non-duality, post-realization motivation and so much more.

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This conversation originally aired in June 2022 and is definitely worth a second listen. Andrew Holecek is an author, teacher and renowned meditation expert who specializes in lucid dreaming and dream yoga. Basically, it's a meditation practice within a dream, and the twist is the dreamer knows they're dreaming. We explore how this practice of increasing awareness during sleep can have profound benefits for your life. In fact, it might just be the key to unlocking reality.

Check out Andrew's website with many resources including his podcast and books and his "Night Club" lucid dreaming and meditation community. Duration: 02:21:00

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hitting the media circuit big time, and after his Rogan appearance, I have a bit to say. We also talk about the Titan submersible and take YOUR comments LIVE (with zero f*cks given, cuz it's Friday) 🥳. Paul Offit's editorial on RFK's claims and here's his piece on that notorious convo with RFK.

Watch the video here.

A revisit to a classic early 2021 interview on the nature of reality that has prompted many to question, well, EVERYTHING. Here's the full video, transcript, and more.

Bernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the ‘Casim...

This episode from way back in May 2020 bolstered my sense that I've already expressed pretty much everything I want to say about COVID 😂. I think it holds up remarkably well as a discourse on WHY we were (and are) so divided as a people, including on topics as seemingly benign as masking. Here's a link to the original video along with a transcript and links to prior episodes on Jon Haidt's Moral Foundations theory. Have thought or comments? Email me directly at hello@zdoggmd.com and use "Podcast" in the subject line 🙏

Author and storytelling expert Johnny B. Truant returns for a discussion on the nature of reality itself: is there an objective world out there that we can directly experience, or is everything we know to be "real" simply a construction...a story? We discuss how sense data is converted into a "world" complete with labels and beliefs, how we might modulate our story to see aspects that are more conducive to happiness and human flourishing, going on a news diet, the nature of the subject of our stories (i.e., no-self realization), why social media and NextDoor in particular...

How do you "wake up" when there's no you, it isn't an event, and everything needed is already here? Hmmm 🤓 a live discussion of the unspeakable 👍

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It's pretty much impossible to change our systems without first changing ourselves. But what is our "self" anyways? Here's how to use a simple question to add rocket fuel to your meditation practice and wake up from the dream that we are separate, struggling beings apart from the rest of life. Video and transcript here.

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...

"The cave you most fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." -Joseph Campbell

A conversation with Suzanne Chang (Suzanne Non-duality on YouTube) about awakening/realization and the dissolution of the sense of a separate self that could stand apart from life. This is an audio-only conversation. Check out our prior video interview here. SPOILERS AHEAD for the Netflix show BEEF 😉

Netflix's season finale of BEEF shines a light on the dark places we're *most* afraid to look...and that may just be the key to awakening from the dream of shame and separation. Check out the video version here.

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Originally streamed live on Instagram and reposted on YouTube, we talk Nurses' Week, system change, authenticity, and waking up from the dream that we are separate from each other and from life itself.

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Suzanne Non-Duality (AKA Suzanne Chang) helped change everything for my wife and me and here's how. SPOILER: that which you are most afraid to lose was never "yours" to begin with. Watch the video here.

Follow Suzanne on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@suzanne-chang and on her website https://suzannechang.net/

My interview with Dr. Angelo DiLullo about my wife's awakening and Suzanne's visit: https://youtu.be/2dBKdLNV8MU

Angelo DiLullo's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SimplyAlwaysAwake

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This is an interview with my friend Dr. Angelo DiLullo about some remarkable "events" that happened to my wife and me in the last couple weeks. Please listen to the intro for more info and for a "trigger warning" 😬 And here's the two hour unreleased interview with me, Suzanne and Margaret (my wife).

Check out Suzanne Chang's non-duality material here and her YouTube channel here.

John Astin is a professor of psychology, author, teacher, and musician. He returns to do a deep dive into appreciating THIS moment as all there is. Originally streamed live with audience Q+A on YouTube. Watch the video here.

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One of our favorite interviews ever (originally posted in 2019): We have NO CLUE how consciousness emerges from 3 pounds of wet goo. Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman takes us deep into his research that makes a bold claim: we’ve been attacking the problem BACKWARDS.

The implications of his theories just may change everything you think you know about reality and our place in it. Take the Red Pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes…

Here's the original video and transcript of our interview.

We dive into the Interface Theory of Perception (how evolut...

When Doc Vader goes live to YouTube for a q+a, you never know what Dark Side madness might emerge 😂 Watch the video here.

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Streamed LIVE to YouTube with Q+A 3/10/23. We talked about vaccines and the nature of belief, public health messaging challenges, moral foundation theory, dealing with anger and boundary violations, dropping into the body sense and out of the head, emotional repression and the make believe world of thought, kundalini energy, the nature of negativity bias and how we can shift to positive, Trauma Release Exercises (TRE), body as sensor, shame and its roots (particularly in medicine), self inquiry, the nature and trickiness of ego, the nature of mind-identification and the house of mirrors of thought, empaths and sensitivity to...

In this episode – originally streamed live to Instagram – I take viewer comments on the topics of healthcare transformation, burnout, identity, and more. We talk about left brain vs. right brain thinking, the absolute vs. the relative world as well as practical solutions and insights for personal transformation.

Video here: https://youtu.be/NKH5a-wuJEI

Originally released in June of 2021, I recently revisited this amazing conversation with Dr. Angelo DiLullo, a physician, author, and teacher of non-dual realization (sometimes called spiritual awakening) and felt compelled to share it again for a newer audience who may be deeply interested in awakening and the end of needless seeking and suffering. The original video and transcript are here. Read Angelo's book on awakening Awake: It's Your Turn here. Check out Angelo's YouTube channel here.

0:00 Intro: Eckhart Tolle and “The Three Pillars of Zen”

6:44 Disclaimer/Warning: why you should ONLY watch if y...

Famous docs who can’t process evidence, prior authorization in healthcare and care variation, private equity and gray areas in medicine, the decline of academic medical centers, indoctrination in education, does Paxlovid actually work in populations that matter and the biases of observational trials, fake twitter medical experts, why hospital maintenance workers have more common sense than healthcare leadership, Cochrane mask review, CDC director masking comments and ivermectin, politics in science and why politicians simply can’t be honest, and more! Video here.

Parasitic middlemen and others in the healthcare industry are gouging patients who can't afford live-saving medications. Dr. Alex Oshmyansky of Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drug Company teaches us who they are (oh yes, we name names) and how we can fight back to make meds affordable again. A must-watch for patients and caregivers struggling with the high cost of prescription drugs.

Here's the full video of the interview.

Here's our prior interview with Alex from 2021.

Dr. Alex Oshmyansky is the Founder and CEO of the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company. He graduated...

Meditation questions, what it's like on meditation retreat (virtual and in-person), thoughts on thoughts, emotion shadow work, reactivity, truth-realization, and more in this Q+A originally LIVE on Facebook.

Watch the video here.

Future retreats with Dr. Angelo DiLullo can be found here.

Can healing happen when we shine a light on the dark places in medicine? Dr. Emily Silverman is a UCSF hospital physician and host of the popular podcast The Nocturnists. We dive into shame and emotional repression in doctors, healthcare professionals, and beyond.

Check out the entire Shame series here. Learn more about Dr. Silverman here. Donate to her nonprofit here. Visit The Shame Space. Here is the gun violence article we referenced.

Watch the video of our interview here.

He's a Sith Lord and burned out physician, more machine than doc now. YOU asked him ANYTHING, LIVE! Full video version here.

Topics covered:

00:00 Intro

00:09 Pronouns

01:40 Damar Hamlin

03:37 Vaccines

08:57 Fairness

11:44 Societal fails

16:37 Shame

19:18 Universal masking

20:26 Bret Weinstein

22:36 Colonoscopy

23:44 Vaccine induced myocarditis

24:38 Naming your baby

26:54 Champagne

27:55 Lightsaber Vasectomies

29:08 Male nurses

31:15 Clinical leadership

32:07 Power of the Dark Side

35:14 Medication side effects

37:33...

Avoid the pitfalls of your online "second self" by recognizing & navigating criticism, parasocial projections, audience capture, social media addiction, and creator burnout/metric obsession.

Reference courtesy of The Stoa here.

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The ever-amazing Dr. Monica Gandhi returns to talk Flu/RSV/COVID, viral interference, China's zero-COVID response, MPox, and public health lessons from HIV for the next pandemic—while searching for true meaning beyond our apparent divisions.

Watch the video here.

Here's the paper summarizing Monica's proposed pandemic playbook.

Find all our episodes with Dr. Gandhi here.

Transcript & links here.

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

03:27 Influenza, RSV & COVID, "immune debt," viral interference, population immunity, targeted boosting, pregnancy & immunity

12:30 Bivalent boosters, age stratified risk, flu shot uptake, pu...

Our entire conventional lives are based on a case of mistaken identity. Let's look for who we REALLY are, together (originally LIVE on YouTube) 🔥 Watch the video here.

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Arguing over vaccines at a holiday dinner with your relatives can raise your glucose more than dessert. We talk continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as a personal window into diet, exercise, sleep, emotional stress, and more. Video: https://youtu.be/Cg55DR2s8uk With Dr. Ronesh Sinha: https://www.culturalhealthsolutions.com/ Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roneshsinhamd/ Check out his Meta Health podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meta-health-podcast/id1581144869 All our prior episodes with Dr. Sinha: https://zdoggmd.com/tag/ronesh-sinha/ Timecodes: 00:00 Intro to lifestyle medicine 02:30 ABIM recertification, left vs. right brain medicine, Attia & Thor...

Arguing over vaccines with your crazy relatives might raise your glucose more than dessert; continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for insight into diet, exercise, sleep, emotional stress, and more with Dr. Ronesh Sinha.

Check out Dr. Sinha's website, follow him on Instagram, and subscribe to his Meta Health podcast. All our prior episodes together.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/continuous-glucose-monitoring/

Topics & Timecodes:

00:00 Intro to lifestyle medicine

02:30 ABIM recertification, left vs. right brain medicine, Attia & Thor on National Geographic

10:03 Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) as a motivator, exploring root causes, the...

Sunday Roundz, originally live on YouTube 10/30/22.

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Dr. Angelo DiLullo (author of Awake, It's Your Turn) interviews ME 😂

We talk about my own weird history, becoming "ZDoggMD", advice for medical students and residents, and a crazy thing that changed my life back in 2012.

If you really wanna wake up, subscribe to Angelo's amazing YouTube channel and check out all our previous conversations here.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SChalT87vnM

Our collective shift towards left brain dominance may be the end of us all.

A live discussion of the ramifications of increasing reductionism in healthcare, COVID, and beyond. Learn more about McGilchrist's The Master and His Emissary.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/left-right-brain/

A deep dive down the rabbit hole of our astonishing, non-conceptual experience of what IS.

John Astin is a health psychologist, meditation teacher, musician, and the author of four books on spiritual practice, including This Extraordinary Moment. His guided meditations can be found on Sam Harris's Waking Up app. He has a Ph.D. in health psychology and is an adjunct professor of clinical and counseling psychology at Santa Clara and Notre Dame de Namur Universities. Find his books, teachings, and more on his website. Here's our prior interview with John. Here are all our videos on...

A must-watch deep dive into some science!

Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit is less than impressed with evidence to support the Omicron BA.4/5 "bivalent" booster shots now rolling out for everyone 12 and older. We also talk polio and monkeypox and flu 👍

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/paul-offit-10/

Topics & Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:10 A brief history of the Covid vaccines, groups that benefit from boosting

5:12 Incubation periods and vaccination "goals," preventing infection vs. severe disease

10:54 Bivalent vaccine, the FDA's EUA approach, crucial dosing issues (ancestral strain vs. bivalent)

1...

Should California discipline doctors who "disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19?" Here's one California physician's take.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/misinfo-bill/

And here's the interview with Dr. Paul Offit I referenced. Read the full text of AB2098 here.

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Seriously y'all, you can't make this s**t up 😂 When Dr. Leana Wen changed her hard core Covidian tune, the Twitter mob went into full attack mode. All to cancel her from speaking at a panel on "the backlash against public health" Oh, the irony! Here's an excellent related op-ed with links and a discussion I had with Dr. Vinay Prasad on The VPZD Show about this.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/leana-wen/

Three pervasive distortions are at the root of tremendous suffering for children AND adults.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/3-great-untruths/

Read Haidt & Lukianoff's book The Coddling of the American Mind. Watch my related video on The Social Dilemma. Watch my interview on existential risk with Daniel Schmachtenberger.

What happens if you drop the mental labels, constructs and THOUGHTS about reality, and just look directly at your immediate experience? Strap yourself in because psychologist John Astin helps us see what's right in front of us, now and always 🤯

John Astin is a meditation teacher, musician, and the author of four books on spiritual practice, including Searching for Rain in a Monsoon. He has a Ph.D. in health psychology and is an adjunct professor of clinical and counseling psychology at Santa Clara and Notre Dame de Namur Universities. Find his books, teachings, and more on his...

Why did Dr. Offit vote NO on Omicron-specific boosters at the FDA advisory meeting? What's up with vaccine for the youngest kids? AND MUCH MORE...

All our videos with Dr. Paul Offit here. And check out Paul's recent op-ed on variant-specific boosting in Stat News.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/paul-offit-9/

Topics & Timecodes: ​

00:00 Intro, Omicron-specific vaccine, brief COVID history, what is a bivalent vaccine ​

06:56 The FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee, political agendas & the seemingly declining burden of proof

13:15 Booster vs. 3rd dose, understanding age stratified risk, potential for vaccine esca...

A pandemic post-mortem that looks ahead to how a post-COVID awakening might unfold, with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller.

Find more from David and his guests here, check out the recent live show we did together. Here's the Culture Wars 2.0 piece we referenced. 

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/covid-culture-wars/

Topics & Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

4:40 Health 3.0 & a broken healthcare system going into the pandemic

7:50 Rebel Wisdom’s central curation function

11:00 Zoom vs. in person and the effect on connection

23:53 Internet subcultures “leaking” into the real world, Jan. 6th

26:15...

Just getting infants and toddlers fed seems harder than ever given formula shortages and lack of support for moms.

Lactation consultant and educator Mirine Richey, MPH, IBCLC helps us unwind all the knots. Learn more about her work at Florida State.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/formula-crisis/

Topics & Timecodes:

0:00 Intro, the role of the lactation consultant

05:25 Infant nutrition, diversity among lactation specialists, physical breastfeeding vs. feeding breastmilk

08:17 Social determinants, challenges for low socioeconomic and the highly educated, maternal advantages & benefits of breastfeeding

14:50 Infant...

Most of our lives are spent lost in the thought stream. But the senses can be our gateway to unfiltered reality right here and now.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/sense-gates/

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:

0:00 Intro

1:49 Awakening as a process...

We dive into your questions about consciousness, personal growth, and more with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller.

We discuss all the things including manspark™️, responsible heterodoxy, the hero’s journey, health 3.0, psychedelics, meditation & the ego, Enneagrams, free will and much more. Also, check out Rebel Wisdom's YouTube channel and watch our previous episodes with David here.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/david-fuller-live/

Andrew Holecek is an author, teacher, and a renowned expert on meditation, lucid dreaming, and dream yoga. We dive into how increasing your awareness during sleep can have profound benefits for your life. In fact, it might just help wake us up from the "dream" of the waking state itself...

Check out Andrew's website with many resources including his podcast and books and his "Night Club" lucid dreaming and meditation community.

How can we awaken to life as a continuous flow state? What is no-self & the Unborn? Can suffering be a fierce grace that wakes you up to the natural flow of redemptive love? Trigger Warning: we go DEEP on this one 😂.

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

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. 

The complex ethical, medical, and psychological issues relating to women's health & abortion are nuanced and often non-intuitive. An OB/Gyn doc joins me to help us better understand.

Dr. Alexandre (Alex) West is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Connecticut. Here's a link with support services for people with peripartum mood and anxiety disorders, pregnancy loss, and pregnancy termination for medical reasons. Here's another link for emotional support following pregnancy termination. And here's information on birth control, miscarriage management and abortion.

Video: https://zdoggmd.com/abortion-facts/

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