In this episode I am joined with clinical psychologist Michelle Sherman who was nominate the American Psychological Association’s Family Psychologist of the Year in 2022. Here we talk about her practical books on having constructive and loving relationships with individuals with mental health issues. We go through the content of her latest book Loving Someone With Mental Illness which has a variety of practical communication and CBT exercises. Don't miss this one and check out the book!

In this episode I am joined by Dr. Russel Ramsay who was running the U Penn Adult ADHD Research and Treatment Center. He also authored various books on Adult ADHD and is now running a telemedicine program to help adults with ADHD. We speak about practical ways of dealing with ADHD as an adult and interesting research findings on the condition.

This is part 2 of GB Stefano's series on the evolutionary perspective on the interactions between viruses, bacteria and how they created us and impact us on a regular basis. Short form lecture/interview.

In this episode I am joined by my dear friend and colleague Dr. GB Stefano, unlike my usual set up of podcast this is a shorter form lecture/monologue series on the evolutionary perspective of life and the interconnection between micro organisms and overall health. In this series the foundational background is given in regards to the Generation of Life from a biochemical perspective. This lays the foundation to understanding the viral influences on psychopathology and health.

In this episode I am joined by modern day initiate, philosopher and social critic John Michael Greer. John is a philosopher that takes a realistic approach to the modern day cult of human progress and the promises of techno utopia. He is a prolific writer in the areas of occultism and modern day philosophy. This was a great conversation to encourage human potential, free thought and to re-enchant the world we live both in the Objective Universe and the Subjective Universe we embody.

In this episode I am joined by the Thelemite and clinical psychologist Dr. David Shoemaker to discuss Thelema, his works and the practices used to connect to our essence which can be defined as True Will. He discusses his path into this spiritual tradition and how it ties into his psychology work and philosophy of life.

In this episode I am joined by legendary hardcore punk icon John Joseph, one of the original members of the band the Cro Mags and frontman of the band Blooclot. He talks about his past experience with trauma and addiction, growing up in adverse situations, connecting to the Krishna movement and its spiritual teachings that led his life's journey. John is also an Iron Man athlete and coach and discusses some useful ways to strengthen character and reconnecting to ones' essence in the Kali Yuga. His latest book is called Destroying Monsters and is focused on addiction and recovery.

Dr. Philip Blair of the Blair Medical Group joins me today to discuss the amazing properties of the terpenoid beta caryophyllene on overall health and specific conditions like addiction, depression and anxiety. We also discuss the importance of understanding the endocannabinoid system and the critical need for more studies on the substance given its amazing effects.

In this episode I am joined by Dr. Andrew Hill who is the founder of the Peak Brain Institute. Peak Brain works with people trying to reach their highest potential through brain mapping, neurofeedback and other biohacking tools. Andrew discusses some of the practices at his institute and some findings observed with his clients. He gives interesting and useful insights on what works and doesn't work for biohacking.

In this episode I am joined by Dr. Ron Mottern, a clinical psychologist, hypnotist and researcher out of Texas. Ron speaks about the effect of cumulative stress, living through crises moments and what we can do to manage the stress. He also speaks about some of his philosophy in therapy and what we can do to improve our lives in these difficult times.

In this episode I am joined Cameron Davis who has had a 24 year military career. We speak of his personal challenges and reconciling the past to make a creative future, his journey with traumatic brain injury (TBI), education and leadership.

Randy Thornhill joins me to describe his parasite/germ stress theory and its evolutionary adaptive mechanism along with its connection to rising authoritarianism as seen currently around the world and in previous times.

In this brief episode I am joined by Dr. Michael Collins who is an orthopedic surgeon and author of various books .He speaks of his journey from trying out various humble jobs to going into the medical field and raising awareness of suicide in the medical profession, PTSD and recommendations for aspiring doctors.

In this episode I am joined with one of the top developmental and forensic psychologists in the United States, Dr. James Garbarino. Dr. Garbarino is a professor emeritus at Loyola university and has written over 26 books on working as a court appointed psychologist for murder cases often involving minors. Others areas of expertise include trauma and development. Dr. Garbarino is a leading voice in criminal justice reform and humanistic psychology. We go over some of his life experience, theories and works.

In this episode I am joined by Sheldon Solomon who is one of the creators of Terror Management Theory, we speak about his philosophy and research in the last decades.

In this episode I am joined by the filmmaker and novelist Robert Bonomo. We discuss his work and how it relates to Jungian archetypes, art and his life experience. His two films the 21 Faces of God and Twilight of the Archons are freely available on Youtube.

Carl Hayden Smith is the Director of the Learning Technology Research Centre (LTRC) and Principal Research Fellow at Ravensbourne University London. He is also co-founder of the Cyberdelics Society and the London Experimental Psychonautic Club. His research focuses on the relationship between technology and the human condition. He is developing a new form of Posthumanism called Hyperhumanism which uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities. He is focused on using both the technological and biological means to alter, probe and study the spectral nature of consciousness. Carl has 20 years’ experience conducting R+D into the application of hybrid technologies for perceptual, cognitive and creative transformation. He has given over 300 invited public lectures, conference presentations and keynotes in 40 countries and published more than 100 academic papers.

In this episode I am joined by Daniel Dick who is an author, consciousness and antrhopological researcher. He is the author of Sex, Masculinity and God and is a lecturer at the European School of Governance and University of Vienna. He has travelled the world and explored various traditions such as shamanism, Buddhism and Tantra. Daniel is holding the Young Scientist Bertalanffy Award of the European Meeting of Cybernetics and System Research 2016, worked in institutions, such as the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science, the European School of Governance and co-founded the independent Viennese Academy of Consciousness Research in 2015 and the Existential Consciousness Research Institute in 2018. He published articles in academic and popular journals and is editing a book on consciousness research.

Just a brief rant on 2020 in terms of the episodes and future plans for 2021.

In this episode I am joined by parapsychologist and host of the New Thinking Allowed show Jeffrey Mishlove to talk about his life work and the field of parapsychology.