No one ever steps into the same river twice. Our lives change, but some moments ripple through us forever. In this deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Mala, we explore the many faces of trauma—childhood wounds, cultural silence, military service, intergenerational grief—and the surprising ways they can still serve us in the present.
From evolutionary psychology’s take on hypervigilance, to the spiritual and biological truths behind inherited pain, Dr. Mala shows how survival responses can be reframed into pathways for post-traumatic growth. We dive into her “Four A’s” method, the five common pathways of healing, and the embodied practices—like rehabilitative martial arts and henna art—that reconnect us to our own strength.
We talk about what it means to break cycles without rejecting our roots, how speaking truth aloud can literally change the body, and why rituals from drumming circles to mindful breath work still heal us in a high-tech world. And we go all the way to life’s edge—discussing how imagining your ideal death can help you live more fully now.
Whether you’ve carried your own storms or inherited the rains of your ancestors, this episode is an invitation to not just survive, but to recover into yourself.
Dr. Malasri Chaudhery-Malgeri
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #TMB83 #DrMala #ChristopherDavid #Malasri #ChaudheryMalgeri #TheMentalBreakthrough #TraumaHealing #PostTraumaticGrowth #SomaticTherapy #IntergenerationalTrauma #AncestralHealing #MentalHealth #MindBodyConnection #Resilience #HennaArt #MartialArtsTherapy #EmotionalWellness #Neuropsychology #EvolutionaryPsychology #HealingJourney #SelfAwareness #NervousSystemRegulation #SpiritualGrowth
In this episode, I sit down with Kerie Logan—hypnotherapist, teacher of human consciousness, and author of The Undetected Narcissist—for a deep, living conversation about breaking free from old pain and stepping into the higher rooms of human awareness. Kerie shares her own transformational journey from personal crisis to life-changing work, revealing how we can release generational trauma, reframe our pain stories, and shift from fear-based living to love-based consciousness. We explore the differences between 3D, 4D, and 5D states of being, and how courage, forgiveness, and compassion can literally change the frequency of your life. Whether you’re navigating toxic relationships, searching for meaning, or simply curious about what’s possible when you stop feeding the seeds of anger, this conversation offers a grounded map for spiritual evolution—without losing sight of the practical steps it takes to get there.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #KerieLogan #ChristopherDavid #TMB82 #Consciousness #SpiritualAwakening #GenerationalTrauma #Forgiveness #3D4D5D #HigherVibrations #Healing #SelfGrowth #Mindfulness #Awareness #TraumaHealing
In this episode of The Mental Breakthrough (TMB81), I sit down with Brian Sachetta, author of the Get Out of Your Head series, to explore how our brains—still wired for survival on the African savanna—struggle to navigate modern life. We unpack the evolutionary roots of anxiety, how our ancient threat detection systems misfire in today’s world, and what it really means to “get out of your head.”
Brian shares two pivotal panic attack experiences from his teens that shaped his understanding of fear and inspired his work in mental health. We dive into the difference between resisting emotions and allowing them to pass, how exposure therapy can rewire anxious patterns, and why honest conversations can radically shift anxiety in relationships.
Whether your anxiety shows up before a big date, a public speech, or an important meeting, this conversation blends neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and practical wisdom to help you live alongside your mind—more wisely and more freely.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #BrianSachetta #ChristopherDavid #TMB81 #Anxiety #PanicAttacks #MentalHealth #EmotionalResilience #Mindfulness #EvolutionaryPsychology #ExposureTherapy #SelfCompassion #BuddhismAndPsychology #PersonalGrowth #GetOutOfYourHead
What does it really mean to take ownership of your life?
In this episode, I’m joined by Barton Henderson—a former attorney turned entrepreneur, miner, printer, and founder of the Agora Guild, a men's community rooted in faith, fitness, finance, and family. We talk about his personal health awakening, and the realization that our systems—food, medicine, education—often don’t serve our highest good.
We explore what happens when you stop outsourcing responsibility and start reclaiming your health, your time, and your purpose. Barton shares how glyphosate, microplastics, and the myth of modern convenience led him to a life focused on simplicity, sovereignty, and building lasting brotherhood.
We also dive into:
Why your health might be the most honest answer to “Who are you?”
The surprising dream many modern men are quietly sharing
Fulfillment vs. peace—and why most of us are chasing the wrong one
The shift from performance to presence in men’s communities
Why more fathers are leaving traditional systems to homeschool and reconnect with the land
If you're feeling the pull to slow down, simplify, or finally live in alignment with your values, this one's for you.
Come join us at the intersection of growth, grit, and grounded living.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #BartonHenderson #ChristopherDavid #MensHealth #BackToTheLand #ModernMasculinity #HealthSovereignty #IntentionalLiving #OrganicLiving #HomesteadDreams #Fatherhood #Fulfillment #FreedomLifestyle
A powerful survivor story of grief, grooming, and spiritual deception — and what it really takes to wake up from the lie.
https://feelingbetternaturally.love/In this episode of The Mental Breakthrough, I sit down with Isabella Young — a woman whose story reads like a cautionary tale, yet radiates deep truth and resilience.Isabella opens up about the years she spent trapped in a messianic cult operating quietly in suburban California — a place that promised divine purpose and healing, but delivered mind control, spiritual abuse, and the ultimate personal betrayal. She shares the winding path that led her there — including the sudden death of her first husband and the profound grief that followed — and how unresolved trauma can become an entry point for coercion.We talk about the tactics cults use to ensnare followers, the psychology of control, the demonic forces that may lie beneath, and the broader systems — family, religion, media — that echo these same dynamics. Isabella doesn’t hold back as she describes the loss of her son under suspicious circumstances, the weaponization of spiritual language, and the long, painful climb toward freedom and clarity.This conversation is not just about survival — it's about awakening. About learning to see the cage, and then stepping out of it.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #TheMentalBreakthrough #cultsurvivor #spiritualabuse #gaslighting #traumahealing #mindcontrol #griefjourney #childadvocacy #awakening #IsabellaYoung #ChristopherDavid
In this episode, I sit down with Dianette Wells, climber, endurance athlete, and author of Another Step Up the Mountain, to explore the terrain of human experience—one step at a time. Dianette has scaled the highest peaks on every continent and endured some of the world’s most intense adventure races, but her journey is ultimately about far more than physical feats.
We talk about grief and resilience, motherhood and reinvention, and the quiet power of showing up for your life—even when joy feels out of reach. Dianette shares how the loss of her son, Johnny, shaped her, and how she continues to find him in nature, in memory, and in motion.
This episode is filled with reflection, wisdom, and a deep sense of what it means to be alive: to love, to fall, to rise, and to keep moving. Whether it’s climbing literal mountains or facing emotional ones, Dianette’s story is a living reminder that the summit is never the end—it’s just another step.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #MentalBreakthrough #AnotherStepUpTheMountain #GriefAndGrowth #WomenWhoClimb #Resilience #MemoirInMotion #AdventureHealing #Mountaineering #ParentingThroughLoss #InnerStrength
In this episode, I sit down with Alisha Kapani, whose journey through deep sensitivity, depression, and eventual healing reshapes how we understand emotional pain—and how we can truly move through it.
Alisha speaks from lived experience. For five years, she battled a depression that no medication could touch. What finally brought her peace wasn’t more effort, but the radical decision to stop resisting. She surrendered—not in despair, but with sacred curiosity—and found a mentor, a path, and a philosophy rooted in the subtle intelligence of the body.
Together, we unpack:
Why suppression leads to suffering, especially for sensitive and empathic people.
The difference between managing pain and softening into it.
How tuning into your body's energetic “yes” and “no” can transform your relationships, choices, and sense of purpose.
The science of vibration, ancestral healing, and the intuitive somatic language we all carry.
Why peace isn't conditional—and how to discern it from numbness.
This conversation touches neuroscience, Buddhism, quantum physics, and lived heartbreak. It's an invitation to trust your sensitivity, to listen deeper, and to realize healing isn't something you force—it’s something you allow.
With gratitude to AlishaKapani for her courage and clarity, and to this space we're all co-creating in The Mental Breakthrough. — ChristopherDavid
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #TMB77 #FeelingIsHealing #AlishaKapani #ChristopherDavid #EnergyMedicine #EmotionalIntelligence #ConsciousHealing #SomaticWisdom #InnerPeace #IntuitiveLiving #SpiritualScience #MindBodyConnection #SacredSurrender #AncestralHealing #VibrationAndFrequency #SensitivityIsStrength #SelfCompassion #DepressionRecovery #QuantumHealing #EmbodiedAwareness
In this deeply raw and powerful episode, I sit down with Dee Mani—a mother, author, and sovereignty guide—whose life changed completely after being diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. But this isn’t a story about illness—it’s a story about liberation.
Dee shares how she walked away from the prescribed scripts of fear, pharmaceuticals, and silence to instead listen deeply to her body, her spirit, and the Earth. Through fasting, shadow work, grounding, and sacred plant medicines like cannabis and psilocybin, she not only healed physically—she reclaimed her voice, her truth, and her ancestral wisdom.
We talk about trauma, race, colonization, and how the medical system too often pathologizes what is actually a call to awakening. Dee brings fierce clarity and unapologetic love to this conversation, illuminating how reclaiming wellness is a political, spiritual, and embodied act.
If you’ve ever felt dismissed by institutions, if you’ve questioned the cost of compliance, or if you’re seeking healing on your own terms—this episode will speak directly to your soul.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #Sovereignty #RadicalHealing #CannabisMedicine #ShadowWork #Unlearning #HealingJourney #DeeMani #ChristopherDavid
...Episode 75 feels like a milestone — and there’s no better guest to mark it with than Gina Cavalier. In this conversation, Gina takes us on a soulful, vulnerable, and deeply practical journey through healing, intuition, and creative transformation. From the brink of suicide to building an expansive ecosystem of healing through books, art, an app, and her podcast The Liberated Healer, Gina’s path is a testimony to the power of radical self-love and energetic alignment.
We explore how to discern intuition from fear, why forgiveness is often the final step in healing, and how even in our darkest moments, we can reconnect to the frequency of love — whether that’s through scribbling pain onto a page, dancing with ascended masters, or volunteering at an animal shelter.
This is a conversation about honoring the stories that awaken us, releasing the ones that keep us numb, and remembering who we truly are. It’s about listening inward, showing up for others, and knowing — in Gina’s words — “You are the joy that nothing else is.”
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #TMB75 #GinaCavalier #CreativeHealing #IntuitionOfJoy #MentalHealth #SpiritualHealing #EnergyWork #SelfLove #TheLiberatedHealer #YouAreTheJoy #Transformation #Forgiveness #IntuitiveLiving #HealingJourney
Some stories don’t begin—they rupture. And in that tearing open, something deeper often steps through.
In this episode, I’m joined by Lindsay Stanton—soul guide, author of The Enduring and Everlasting, and cofounder of The Soul Revival community—for a luminous conversation about grief, embodiment, and the unbreakable bonds that stretch beyond this life. Lindsay lost her beloved Roger, and what emerged from that loss was not just sorrow—but a whole new channel of love, trust, and spiritual connection.
We explore how somatic wisdom helps us feel signs in our body before we even name them in the mind. We talk dream visits, daily dialogue with the spirit world, and the difference between clinging and communion. Lindsay shares how grief became sacred movement, how walking one foot at a time mirrored her healing, and how she now guides others through their own losses—not with prescriptions, but with presence.
This isn’t a conversation about getting over it. It’s about getting through with grace, and finding, sometimes for the first time, what really endures.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #GriefWisdom #SomaticHealing #SpiritualConnection #LoveAfterLoss #SacredGrief #BodyRemembers #DreamVisits #AkashicRecords #HealingThroughMovement #TrustTheProcess #LindsayStanton #ChristopherDavid
In this episode, I sit down with Chandler James, a trauma recovery guide and ecological healer, to explore how healing happens when we return to the ground beneath our feet—literally and metaphorically. We talk about what it means to move beyond burnout by slowing down, listening to the body, and reawakening to the wisdom of the land.
Chandler shares stories from her own journey through chronic illness, spiritual disconnection, and eventual renewal through deep nature immersion. We explore themes of ecological belonging, tracking as a healing modality, and how a “natural mind” might offer not just insight—but transformation.
This conversation is a compass for anyone feeling overwhelmed, fragmented, or digitally saturated, and yearning to come home to something real.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #BeyondBurnout #EcologicalHealing #RewildingTheSelf #NatureBasedHealing #TraumaRecovery #ListeningToTheLand #NaturalMind, #ChandlerJames #ChandlerFournier
In this episode, I sit down with Kate Galli to explore what it really means to live strong—from the gym to the dinner table to the heart. Kate is a longtime personal trainer, a plant-based powerhouse, and a voice of grounded conviction in the vegan space. But her story isn’t just about muscle. It’s about values, grief, and the courage to live in alignment when it’s not always easy—or convenient.
We talk about her early days going vegetarian out of love for animals, her shift to veganism after Cowspiracy, and how her identity as a fitness pro both clashed with and evolved alongside that journey. Kate opens up about losing her mom, transforming anger into advocacy, and the surprising ways food prep became a form of love.
This conversation is full of real talk on what it means to show up, eat with integrity, and cultivate strength that goes beyond the body. Whether you're vegan, veg-curious, or simply craving more meaning behind your habits, this one’s for you.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #VeganStrength #BeyondTheBody #CompassionateLiving #PlantBasedPower #FitnessWithHeart #GriefToGrowth #EthicalEating #VeganJourney #AlignedLiving #KateGalli
I sat down with Zac Russell, and this conversation felt like a breath of fresh air through the noise of everyday life. He brought such calm clarity—not with techniques or frameworks, but with presence. Together, we explored what it means to travel light in a world that encourages us to carry so much.
We talked about:
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Zac reminded me that we’re always carrying something—and we always have the choice to put it down. This one’s an invitation to drop the story, keep the peace, and walk a little lighter.
#TMB71 #DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #mentalbreakthrough #presence #travelLight #letgo #dropthestory #keepThePeace #zacrussell
This episode felt like a long conversation with an old friend—one who just happens to be a petroleum executive turned Pilates pioneer, NLP trainer, and deeply grounded coach.
Leslie Hocker joined me to explore the life behind the resume: what we carry, what we shed, and how we learn to walk through life’s minefields—sometimes by following, sometimes by leading. We talked about the invisible shifts that guide reinvention, the mental strength of elite athletes, and the quiet power of letting go. Leslie shared stories of launching a Pilates studio in the 1980s (decades before it was trendy), what it means to be a “recovering perfectionist,” and why declarations are more than affirmations—they’re conversations with the self.
She also offered practical insights from her years of mentoring others in business: how to coach someone who doesn’t yet feel safe dreaming, why timing is everything, and how to build a life you don’t need a vacation from.
This one is full of heart, hard-won wisdom, and deeply useful perspective for anyone in a season of growth or change. We even touched on death—not as an end, but as a compass for living fully.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #LeslieHocker #MindsetMatters #WomenInLeadership #LifeDesign #ConsciousBusiness #PersonalGrowth #BusinessWisdom #AffirmationsWork #PilatesPioneer #VisualizeSuccess #WellnessJourney
I’ve been deeply moved by Peter Moore’s storytelling…moments that swing wildly from fart whistles to moments so tender they hit you in the gut. In this episode, we trek across landscapes both literal and emotional: foggy hikes in the White Mountains, late‑night Red Rocks concerts, and game‑time awakenings with Nikola Jokic. We talk Zen in baseball fandom, bearing life’s absurdities with humor and awe, the transformative risks that nearly killed him, and how cartooning saved his voice.
Peter’s journey—from ghostwriting for others to unveiling his own story through writing and illustration—is a roadmap for anyone wondering how and when to own their truth. He helps us see that suffering isn’t just something to survive—it’s something we can narrate, almost redeem, by sharing it with others. Tune in if you want to explore life’s summits, stumbles, and the laughter that helps us move ever forward.
@road2elsewhere
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #mindfulness #memoir #trailwisdom #ZenFandom #PeterMoore
In this episode of Mental Breakthrough, I sat down with John McClain Foreman — game designer, writer, and the mind behind "5 Daily Risks" — to unpack the invisible architecture of change. We explore the surprising way anxiety hijacked his once-gregarious self and how a desperate call to a friend sparked a radical behavioral experiment that changed everything. From cold-calling Hollywood producers to reprogramming autopilot beliefs, John shares how risk, when designed with purpose, can transform our identity.
What struck me most is how John’s method doesn’t ask us to white-knuckle our way through resistance — it invites us to befriend it. His blend of game theory, behavioral design, and emotional honesty makes for a refreshingly embodied approach to self-transformation. Whether you’re stuck in self-doubt, scattered by “many shoulds,” or just looking for a framework that actually works, this conversation is packed with insights.
We also talk about ideal death, evolutionary psychology, why timing matters more than talent, and how daily action reshapes belief. Plus, what happens when the risks no longer scare you — and why that’s exactly the point.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #5DailyRisks #PurposeDriven #BehaviorDesign #NeuroscienceOfChange #EmotionalArchitecture #MentalBreakthrough #SelfTransformation
@5DailyRisks
In Episode 67 of The Mental Breakthrough, I sit down with Richard Blank, the founder of Costa Rica’s Call Center, for a wide-ranging and soul-deep conversation that travels far beyond business. Together, we explore the fusion of presence and strategy—how a life shaped by vision quests, foreign language, and pinball machines can teach us about dignity, dialogue, and leadership.
Richard shares how he walked away from expectations in Philadelphia and built something extraordinary in Costa Rica—not just a company, but a culture rooted in sincerity and self-respect. We unpack everything from image streaming to rhetoric, from death and regret to farming, philosophy, and the art of really listening.
The Mental Breakthrough 67 isn’t just about telemarketing or entrepreneurship—it’s about how to live with intentionality, how to speak with integrity, and how to build a life worth remembering. This is conversation as alchemy, and strategy as soulcraft.
#TMB67 #TheMentalBreakthrough #RichardBlank #Podcast #DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #PresenceAndStrategy #AuthenticityInBusiness #SoulfulLeadership #ConsciousEntrepreneur #VisionQuest #MindfulCommunication #LegacyThinking #ConversationAsAlchemy
After nearly four decades in primary care, Dr. Gary Sprouse didn’t walk away from healing—he just changed the direction. In this conversation, we explore what happens when we stop treating stress like an enemy and start seeing it as the natural side effect of our most human gifts.
Gary's book Highway to Your Happy Place offers tools like the Worry Organizer and models like Stratosphere to help rewire fear, reclaim calm, and reframe how we understand our struggles. We dig deep into the idea that skills like envisioning the future and forming identities come with powerful side effects—worry, regret, overwhelm—and how we can keep the gift while shedding the weight.
We talk about aging, self-worth, Buddhism, Confucianism, parenting, and the ultimate future we all face—death. I also share a bit about my own project, “How to Live for the Death You Hope to Have,” and how imagining an ideal death can become a surprisingly powerful way to live fully in the present.
If stress has ever made you question your purpose, your potential, or your peace of mind, this episode is a hand reaching back from solid ground.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #MentalBreakthrough #StressIsAHumanThing #Mindfulness #WorryLess #Neuroscience #HealingJourney #HumanSkills #EmotionalHealth #SelfWorth #FutureThinking
In Episode 65 of Mental Breakthrough, I sit down with psychologist and author Dr. Craig B. Wiener to explore what truly divides us—not just politically, but psychologically, culturally, and emotionally. Drawing from his book Backyard Politics, we unpack how the ways we raise children echo in our public life: our craving for certainty, our intolerance of ambivalence, and our retreat into either safetyism or control.
Dr. Wiener offers a powerful framework for seeing ideological rigidity not as a moral failing, but as a developmental impasse. We talk about how evolutionary instincts, attachment styles, and trauma narratives all shape how we engage—or disengage—from societal problems. And we ask: Can we reclaim personal agency without abandoning compassion? Can policy be both protective and empowering?
I also share my ongoing project around envisioning an “ideal death”—not as a fixation, but as a guide for living authentically now.
This conversation digs deep into the emotional roots of polarization and invites a more grounded, humane way forward.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #Psychology #Parenting #Polarization #TraumaCulture #BackyardPolitics #MentalBreakthrough #CertaintyAddiction #FreedomVsControl #SafeToGrow #CraigWiener #CraigBWiener
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In this soul-stirring conversation with Bracha Goetz, we dive deep into the journey from food addiction to joyful spiritual fulfillment. Bracha, Harvard grad and author of over 45 children's books, shares how she transformed her life through ancient mystical wisdom, neuroscience, and the soul-fueling power of gratitude.
We explore the Pleasure Ladder—five rungs of lasting happiness that reconnect us with our bodies, creativity, and a transcendent sense of purpose. From the neuroplastic power of grateful moments to teaching emotional tools through rhyming children’s stories, Bracha shows us how joy is both ancient and accessible.
We also talk healing through connection, how addiction masks spiritual hunger, and why our kids (and our inner kids) desperately need these practices now more than ever. Whether you're struggling with cravings, feeling disconnected, or just looking for a deeper sense of meaning, this episode offers a ladder up.
#DrCD #Earthroot #TheGathering2040 #gratitude #neuroscience #TorahWisdom #addictionrecovery #childrensbooks #spiritualgrowth #creativity #pleasureladder #mentalhealth #joyfulparenting