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F_ck Fitting In - The end of Approval Seeking - Episode 130
24 december 2025 · 36 min
F*ck Fitting In is a deep dive into one of the most invisible forces shaping our lives: approval-seeking. In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick exposes how most of us unknowingly construct an internal A.I., an Artificial Identity, a learned algorithm designed to gain acceptance, avoid conflict, and perform appropriately. Over time, this identity edits our words, tones, decisions, and even our sense of self, until we forget where the real us ends and the performance begins. Lees meer
Through sharp insight, cultural critique, and the lens of the Interface Response System (IRS), this conversation reveals how approval becomes a silent operating system that keeps us rehearsing the future, regretting the past, and missing the only place authenticity exists: the present moment. You’ll learn how awareness cracks the code, how curiosity (“Hmmm?”) creates cognitive distance, and how authenticity returns when the mask powers down.
This episode is a call to stop auditioning for life, stop being manipulable by algorithms, social or internal, and reclaim the courage to live from truth instead of approval. Because when you stop fitting in, you don’t lose yourself… You finally get yourself back.
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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Facing Your Dragons: Interview with Dr. JC Doornick on Self-Mastery and Authentic Living - Episode 129
22 december 2025 · 47 min
Enjoy a recent Podcast Interview I had the honor of doing with the Amazing Anika Jackson with the Your Brand Amplified Podcast, where we discussed Self-Mastery and Authentic Living. Lees meer
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Central to Dr. JC Doornick’s philosophy is the belief that genuine success arises from a harmonious alignment between internal values and external actions. His own journey of transformation—moving from struggle and self-doubt to lasting change—demonstrates that lasting fulfillment begins with prioritizing both physical and mental health. By urging individuals to confront rather than avoid their fears, Dr. Doornick turns obstacles into catalysts for growth, nurturing resilience, authenticity, and compassion along the way.
Through his frameworks and personal example, he illustrates that personal and professional breakthroughs require self-awareness, kindness, and persistent action. His focus is not merely on external accomplishments but on cultivating an environment where individuals are equipped to realize their potential, create meaningful impact, and enjoy a life anchored in purpose.
For those ready to engage more deeply with these transformative concepts, follow Dr. JC Doornick’s Makes Sense Podcast or subscribe to his Substack at https://drjcdoornick.substack.com. To further your growth, consider joining his Makes Sense Academy on Skool, and explore his book and related resources at makessensebook.com.
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My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Five - The Finale - Episode 128
19 december 2025 · 29 min
One of the greatest surprises of this journey wasn’t the visions, the purging, or even the revelations; it was the people. In just four days, strangers became family. Not metaphorically. Literally. People from different countries, histories, and wounds trusted one another with their tears, their truths, their breakdowns, and their rebirths. Lees meer
This episode explores one of the most important distinctions of the entire experience: the environment is not secondary to the medicine—the people are the medicine. Arkana is not just a retreat center; it is a living ecosystem designed to make it safe enough to stop performing and start being real. When judgment evaporates, and egos are checked at the door, something ancient reawakens. Trust becomes the air you breathe. Authenticity becomes effortless. Healing accelerates.
By the third and final night of Ayahuasca, the work had shifted. There was no war. No descent. No funerals. Grandmother wasn’t teaching anymore; she was integrating. Confirming. Blessing. What once felt overwhelming now appeared as memory, perspective, and clarity. The darkness was never removed; it was revealed as temporary. And for the first time, it became clear that both the darkness and the light were never happening to me. They were moving through me.
Day Five introduced San Pedro, Huachuma, the Medicine of the Heart. Where Ayahuasca turns you inward to meet your shadows, San Pedro moves you outward into connection, unity, empathy, and love. Under the guidance of Alcides, a man who doesn’t just tell stories but transmits truth, the group experienced something rare and unmistakable: collective heart coherence. Not symbolic. Not poetic. Physically real. Fourteen nervous systems beating as one.
This episode captures the final transmission of the Sacred Valley: connection isn’t something you create, it’s what remains when you remove the barriers. The heart has always been unified. It’s the ego that divides it. San Pedro didn’t give us anything new; it re…
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My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Four - The Mountains Became the Medicine - Episode 127
15 december 2025 · 15 min
The Ruins, the Return, and the Realignment Lees meer
After two intense nights with Ayahuasca, Day Five brought a different kind of teacher: the Sacred Valley itself. In the ancient terraces of Pisac and the colossal stones of Ollantaytambo, I found a quiet wisdom that didn’t speak in visions—but in presence, humility, and perspective. As I walked among mountain-carved ruins, burial sites, and engineering miracles we still can’t explain, I began to understand my own “deaths” from the ceremonies as returns—returns to trust, patience, and truth.
This unexpected excursion stirred a mix of sadness and gratitude as Thanksgiving approached and I felt the ache of being away from my family… while standing in the embrace of a new one. In this episode, I explore how ancient civilizations, unexpected emotions, and the right people at the right time can become medicine just as powerful as the plant itself—and how trust, not fear, becomes the compass for Night Three.
For more information on the Arkana Spiritual Center: www.arkanainternational.com
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Three - This too shall pass - Episode 126
8 december 2025 · 49 min
After the massive breakthrough of Night One—two funerals, the collapsing skyscraper, the dissolving of old fears—I walked into Night Two believing the work was done. I felt complete, emptied, reborn. I even considered not drinking at all. But Ayahuasca loves to laugh at certainty, and the shamans gently suggested a tiny “check-in” dose. Just a sip. Just enough to see if anything remained. Lees meer
Fifteen minutes later, the medicine hit me with the force of a spiritual hurricane.
What followed was not enlightenment. Not beauty. Not cosmic revelation. It was overstimulation on a scale I had never experienced—violent fractals, exploding geometry, unraveling mandalas, and the infamous Transformer-Mickey-Mouse-Jiffy-Pop-Clown-Show that appears when the mind begins to collapse under its own fear. My nervous system short-circuited. My breath vanished. My intention dissolved. Everything became too loud, too fast, too much.
And the only thing attacking me was my own resistance.
Guided to the “bad boys’ corner” of the maloca, I spent hours trapped in a visual and emotional hurricane, praying for release and finding none. No purge. No relief. No escape. Just chaos. Shame. Fear. A distorted carnival spinning out of control.
Until one quiet moment changed everything.
When I finally remembered the real question—the IRS question, the Dragon’s question:
Hmmm? What is actually happening here? What is this showing me?The answer landed like a whisper:
Time. Your forgotten ally. Your secret weapon. The truth that dissolves all suffering.
This too shall pass.The visuals didn’t stop. The nightmare didn’t soften. But my relationship to it changed. And the instant fear lost its authority, Grandmother stepped back in respect. She hadn’t been punishing me. She had been teaching me the one lesson I didn’t know I still needed:
Nothing permanent can harm you. Only fear convinces you otherwise.
Everything—anxiety, worry, panic, uncertainty—is just passing weather.In this episode, I take yo…
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My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Two - Night One With Grandmother - Episode 125
5 december 2025 · 37 min
My Ayahuasca Experience – Part Two: Night One With Grandmother Lees meer
There’s a moment before every first ceremony when fear tightens, identity resists, and truth begins to breathe. Night One starts long before the cup touches your lips, on the plane, in the tension between who you’ve been and who you’re afraid to become. By the time the sun drops behind the Andes and your name is called in the maloca, you realize there is no turning back.
In this episode, I take you into that moment… the doorway between the known and the unraveling.
Grandmother met me instantly, no warm welcome, no gentle reunion. My confidence was my mistake, and she humbled me with a cosmic slap that dragged me into the gravity of the real work. What followed was a war in space that was really a war inside myself: fear of loss, fear of failure, fear of collapse, fear of not being able to protect the people I love.
And just when the darkness felt overwhelming, support arrived in the form of white light, my wife’s essence, reminding me that even in the deepest battles, I’m not alone.
Then came the purge… the clearing… the release. And what unfolded next were two funerals.
One for the fear that my daughter needed saving.
One for the fear that money could crumble my life at any moment.Grandmother melted my illusions, literally, and showed me the quiet truth beneath survival:
Humans are here to love. Everything else is noise.Night One left me humbled, emptied, and changed. I wasn’t done healing… but something irreversible had shifted.
For more information on the Arkana Spiritual Center: www.arkanainternational.com
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My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part One - Dying to Know - Episode 124
4 december 2025 · 13 min
Episode 1 of 4 Part Series — Dying to Know: My Ayahuasca Experience Into the Sacred Valley of Peru Lees meer
This opening episode marks the true beginning of a five-part, raw, unfiltered account of my time working with plant medicine in the Sacred Valley of Peru at the Arkana Spiritual Center. Before any medicine was poured, before the visions or revelations, there was the quiet ache. The inner calling. The fear beneath the fear. The deep, restless sense that something in life still feels unfinished.
Most people don’t seek out Ayahuasca or Sapo because everything is perfect. They come because something inside them is dying to know, Who am I really? What is this life for? Did I miss something essential while trying to keep it all together? The paradox is that what we’re dying to know is not “out there” somewhere in a jungle or temple. It’s here, buried beneath layers of identity, protection, trauma, and roles that no longer serve us.
Plant medicine doesn’t teach you new information; it excavates. It dismantles the inner tyrant who insists life must be predictable and safe. It burns off outdated versions of the self so a truer knowing can rise. Ego death isn’t your death; it’s the death of everything blocking your access to truth.
But the real challenge isn’t the ceremony, it’s integration. You can’t pour awakened clarity back into the shape of an old life. Integration is about becoming the version of you that the medicine revealed and staying awake in a world designed to pull you back to sleep.
This is why I came back to Peru, not for novelty or visions, but for the soul's quality control. To shed another layer, to die another small death, to remember something ancient living inside me. Something I had forgotten.
This is the moment before the beginning.
Where running stops.
Where remembering starts.
Where the real journey begins.For more information on the Arkana Spiritual Center: www.arkanainternational.com
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Flow Burglars - The Uninvited Guests that make you grow - Episode 123
24 november 2025 · 23 min
It’s no secret and plain to see what the true cause of disease and most of all the problems we face today comes from Emotional Mismanagement. Our inability to control the only thing we actually have control over. Our response to the inconvenient obstacle course of challenges life throws at us.. Lees meer
Today, we’re talking about one of the most critical skills in emotional self-mastery: protecting your peace by recognizing the people who quietly drain it. These people and their patterns show up so subtly that we often don’t notice our energy leaking until we’re already exhausted, frustrated, and combative. In essence, we all work hard to maintain consistency and reach the flow state where things start going our way. These people seemingly show up with the intention of stealing that flow.
Therefore, I call them Flow Burglars, and I’ve identified five predictable archetypes, each of which disrupts your flow in its own way.
During today’s playtime, we are going to learn how to recognize, disarm, and outsmart them BEFORE they drain your energy and burglarize your flow.
Here are the 5 Archetypes:
Comfort Clinger, who uses your support to avoid growth
Ungrateful Goblin, who absorbs your kindness without a hint of appreciation
Validation Vampire, who appears to want guidance but really wants your agreement
Narrative Ninja, who manipulates through emotional storytelling
Hard-Headed Hurricane, who chooses chaos again and again and invites you into it.
Each of these patterns drains your energy differently. However, the solution to all of them is the same: discernment, the power to see people clearly and consciously, read their intentions accurately, and choose your response from a place of wisdom rather than reflex.
Discernment protects your peace because it keeps you from stepping into roles you were never meant to play.
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The Paradox of Friendship - Episode 122
19 november 2025 · 29 min
This week, I want to explore something most people overlook: the paradox of friendship. I wrote a piece for a new podcast episode called “The Friendship Frequency” - The Paradox of Friendship: How Not Needing Friends Draws the Right Ones Closer Lees meer
Reflecting on the previous conversation on “Validation,” I see a strong correlation between seeking and obtaining friends and the desire for validation. This can get sticky as we find ourselves seeking friends for the wrong reasons, which means getting tethered to the wrong people who not only don’t serve you and your goals and dreams, but also cause conflict and unnecessary distraction. I interviewed an extraordinary guest on my podcast named Chris Bailey who has a crazy viral TED Talk on this topic
We’re taught to find good friends, to look for connection, to build community. But what if the real secret to attracting the right friends isn’t about seeking at all? What if it begins with becoming comfortable walking alone, and realizing that we were never truly alone to start with?
Here’s the paradox: the less we need friendship to feel whole, the more we attract friends who are whole themselves.
The person who doesn’t cling, doesn’t perform, and doesn’t chase — becomes magnetic. It’s the same principle that applies in business and leadership: the individual who leads with calm confidence, who doesn’t exude desperation for clients or approval, naturally draws people in.
So today’s conversation isn’t about loneliness — it’s about wholeness. It’s about understanding how self-friendship becomes the signal that draws in the right people, and how those relationships enrich our lives when they’re built on resonance rather than need.
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Are we living in a Simulation? with Guest Rizwan Virk - Episode 121
14 november 2025 · 44 min
In this insightful episode, we sit down with Rizwan Virk - MIT-trained computer scientist, video-game pioneer, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of The Simulation Hypothesis - to explore one of the most provocative ideas of our time: could our reality itself be a simulation? Lees meer
Rizwan brings a uniquely broad background to the table. At MIT and Stanford, he studied the fundamentals of computation and management, then went on to found and lead game- and VR-related ventures, incubate startups at MIT’s “Play Labs”, invest in emerging technology, and produce films. In his landmark book, he connects quantum physics, artificial intelligence, video-game evolution, and ancient mystical traditions to argue for the simulation hypothesis.
In our conversation, we go deep into:
What exactly the simulation hypothesis means — and why it’s more than sci-fi speculation.
How the evolution of video games and virtual reality helps illuminate the possibility of a simulated reality.
The philosophical and ethical implications of living inside a simulation (or treating our world as if we might).
Why this idea resonates not only with computer science, but with mysticism, consciousness studies, and quantum weirdness.
Practical takeaways: if reality is less “solid” than we assume, how might that change how we live, meaning-make, and design our lives?
Whether you’re a tech innovator, spiritual seeker, science enthusiast, or simply curious about what’s really “real,” this episode will challenge your assumptions, expand your thinking, and invite you to play at a higher level of awareness.
Tune in, question the system — and maybe you’ll never look at your life the same way again.
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- Interview from the Joe Rogan Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/031mtxfwvp01AsiZKtxjjc
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Imposter Syndrome and Procrastination - with Guest Nicholas Voge - Episode 120
11 november 2025 · 57 min
Great morning, world—welcome back to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick, where confusion dies and progress thrives. Lees meer
Today, I’m joined by someone who has changed the way thousands of people think about motivation, achievement, and the stories we tell ourselves about success—Nic Voge.
Nic is a Senior Lecturer at Princeton University and one of the foremost voices on Self-Worth Theory, a framework first developed by Dr. Martin Covington. His work brings this theory to life, helping students, professionals, and leaders understand how the drive to protect our self-worth often hides beneath patterns like procrastination, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome.
You may know Nic from his viral TED Talk, where he reveals why high achievers often struggle the most—and how true confidence comes not from doing more, but from redefining where our sense of worth comes from.
This isn’t just a conversation about productivity—it’s about identity.
It’s about how we relate to failure, success, and the quiet belief that we are—or aren’t—enough.So take a deep breath.
Because today, we’re going to make sense of the stories that shape our self-worth—with Nic Voge.Contact Nic Voge
- Website: https://vogeacademy.com
- Insta: @vogeacademy
- YouTube Viral Video: https://youtu.be/52lZmIafep4?si=NSg6LbXFmfRJQ6X5Listen now to learn how to reclaim your will to power, rise above victimhood, and rediscover your inner Superman.
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, t…
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The Rise and Fall of AI? - Hmmm? - Episode 119
7 november 2025 · 43 min
In this episode, I explore the paradox of Artificial Intelligence, not as a hero or a villain, but as a mirror. What’s really rising or falling isn’t AI itself—it’s us, the humans holding the prompt. Together, GPT-5 and I unpack how this technology can awaken creativity or quietly erode it, depending on how consciously we engage with it. Make Sense? Lees meer
What you’re about to hear is not just a conversation between man and machine. It’s a collaboration between awareness and automation, a real-time experiment in creation itself.
Because here’s the question that keeps me up at night: What happens when the tools we built to extend human intelligence start to replace the act of thinking itself?
This episode isn’t about whether AI is good or bad. It’s about whether we, as humans, will rise with it—or fall asleep beneath it.
So, take a breath.
Let’s make sense… of the Rise and Fall of AI.
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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Wanting Vs. Having - One from the Vault - Episode 118
3 november 2025 · 10 min
Welcome to another One From The Vault episode of the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Podcast — where we revisit timeless insights from the original Rise Up With Dragon series. In this powerful throwback, Dragon explores the subtle yet life-changing difference between wanting something and having it. You’ll dive into the mechanics of motivation, belief, and urgency — and discover how most people stay stuck in the wanting phase because they never fully align their identity and actions with the state of having. This short, punchy session is the perfect mental recalibration to help you close the gap between desire and reality — and step into the mindset of already having what you seek. Lees meer
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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Right vs. Kind - What do you think people think about you? - Episode 117
31 oktober 2025 · 28 min
In this episode of Makes Sense with Dr. JC, we explore one of the most transformative questions ever asked: Lees meer
“What’s more important to you — to be right, or to be kind?”
Dr. JC shares the true story of the moment his mentor, Dr. Larry Markson, shattered his ego with that single question — a moment that became a turning point in his life and the foundation of the Interface Response System (IRS).
You’ll discover why the human brain is wired to defend its sense of rightness, how that instinct often masks a deeper need for validation, and what happens neurologically and emotionally when we flip the switch and choose kindness instead.
This isn’t about moral perfection — it’s about freedom. When you let go of the need to win and focus on understanding, you stop living in defense mode and start leading with awareness, compassion, and power.
Being right feeds the ego.
Being kind frees the soul.Make Sense?
Listen now to learn how to reclaim your will to power, rise above victimhood, and rediscover your inner Superman.
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MAKES SENSE PODCAST
Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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Noise Dissociation – The Cure for Impostor Syndrome - Episode 116
27 oktober 2025 · 30 min
In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick explores how the modern world’s constant noise fuels Imposter Syndrome—that nagging voice whispering, “Who do you think you are?”—and introduces his concept of Noise Dissociation, a conscious practice for stepping back from distraction, quieting self-doubt, and tuning back into the clear signal of who you really are. Lees meer
Alright... let’s make sense of Imposter Syndrome.
Listen now to learn how to reclaim your will to power, rise above victimhood, and rediscover your inner Superman.
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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More Than You Bargained For - One from the Vault- Episode 115
20 oktober 2025 · 8 min
Great Morning World, this is Dr. JC Doornick, a.k.a. The Dragon.
Welcome to One From The Vault, where we bring back one of your favorite episodes from my very first podcast, Rise Up With Dragon. Lees meerThese short, straight-to-the-point 10 to 15-minute sessions are designed to give you a snackable shift in perspective — the kind that helps you reclaim control of your thinking, align with your purpose, and turn a good morning into a great morning.
So sit back, breathe, and get ready to rise up, because this classic message still makes sense today.
Make Sense?
THIS IS BARGAINED FOR: What does it mean when we get more than we bargained for? When we bargain, do we bargain for less, or do we not see what’s possible?
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The Climb - The Personal Legend Story of Maddye Trew and Jeff McMahon - Episode 114
17 oktober 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Welcome back to *Makes Sense with Dr. JC Podcast. Where confusion dies and Progress thrives. Lees meer
Today, we’re making sense of the climb, the personal legend story of Maddye Trew. This is not a story of just her climb up the charts, but the climb every dreamer faces on the way to building their personal legend story.
My two very special guests are Miss Maddye Trew and Jeff McMahon.
Maddye Trew is an up-and-coming country recording artist whose latest single, “Single of the Year,” is quickly climbing the Country Breakout Chart. In this song, Maddye vulnerably shares her struggle with being single, and ironically, it’s her singleness that’s pushing her toward success on the very charts she’s climbing. Born in Memphis, Maddye has already performed on American Idol, appeared on CMT, taken the stage at The Bluebird Café, and opened for Big & Rich. Now she’s preparing to release her debut EP, Here Goes Nothin’.
Alongside her is her Alchemist, guide, and mentor, Jeff McMahon, a musician and industry veteran who spent 18 years touring with Tim McGraw, performed on six Billboard #1 singles, and was nominated for ACM Musician of the Year. Today, Jeff isn’t just playing keys; he’s guiding rising talent like Maddye, helping her navigate the unpredictable climb of the music business.
I first met them in Chicago, at a personal growth and creative self-mastery event that I am affiliated with. At first glance, when I heard Maddy’s beautiful voice and acoustic guitar strumming, alongside McMahon on the keys, I knew I was in for an outstanding musical performance.
But what unfolded for the audience was something unexpected by everyone, including Maddye and Jeff. Let’s say that the keys on Jeff’s piano were not the only ones we experienced. Their story, coupled with their beautiful sounds and songs, began laying the foundation for an epic journey of personal growth, unlocking life lessons that opened doors to some of the most common struggles we face in this fast-paced, overstimulat…
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The Greatest Love Story Ever Told - The Dream Daughter Story - Episode 113
13 oktober 2025 · 32 min
Synchronicity – Love and Miracles
What if the people you meet, and even the dreams that visit you, aren’t coincidences at all? In this episode of Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick, The Dragon takes you inside a true story from his upcoming book Makes Sense, where fate, love, and the mysterious “Omen Frequency” converge in a moment that defies logic. Lees meerAfter seven years alone, JC meets the woman who will change everything, and discovers that the daughter he’s been dreaming of for years already exists in her life. Through this unbelievable encounter, he explores how life’s hidden patterns reveal themselves when we finally tune into the frequency beneath the noise.
This episode is a meditation on faith, timing, and the awareness that turns randomness into revelation. Because love and miracles aren’t found, they’re noticed.
Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses, where confusion dies and progress thrives.
Finding Superman: How Did Humanity Get So Soft?
Somewhere along the way, humanity traded its hunger for comfort—and in doing so, tamed the tiger within. In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick (The Dragon) takes you on a journey from the streets of post-earthquake Haiti to the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how society, culture, and convenience have softened our edge, silenced our will to power, and lulled us into complacency.
Through stories, philosophy, and reflection, you’ll rediscover Nietzsche’s concept of the Übermensch—the human who dares to rise above conformity, reclaim meaning, and say yes to life even in the storm. This is not about judgment. It’s about remembering who we are, what we’re capable of, and what it takes to awaken the untamed creator within.
Because the world doesn’t need more comfort, it requires more courage. The tiger’s still there—waiting for you to let it out of its cage.
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What if life and reality were just one big game? Episode 112
9 oktober 2025 · 14 min
It's called a GAME STATE REALITY. Many brilliant people believe we are living in a simulation. More specifically, some sort of video game. What's interesting is that we can't prove we are not, so the Dragon is all over that!!! Let's examine our game state reality. Lees meer
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Finding Superman - How did humanity get so soft? - Episode 111
7 oktober 2025 · 31 min
Finding Superman: How Did Humanity Get So Soft? Lees meer
Somewhere along the way, humanity traded its hunger for comfort—and in doing so, tamed the tiger within. In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick (The Dragon) takes you on a journey from the streets of post-earthquake Haiti to the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how society, culture, and convenience have softened our edge, silenced our will to power, and lulled us into complacency.
Through stories, philosophy, and reflection, you’ll rediscover Nietzsche’s concept of the Übermensch—the human who dares to rise above conformity, reclaim meaning, and say yes to life even in the storm. This is not about judgment. It’s about remembering who we are, what we’re capable of, and what it takes to awaken the untamed creator within.
Because the world doesn’t need more comfort, it requires more courage. The tiger’s still there—waiting for you to let it out of its cage.
Make Sense?
Listen now to learn how to reclaim your will to power, rise above victimhood, and rediscover your inner Superman.
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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Spotting and Capturing Windows of Opportunity - Makes Sense Episode 110
3 oktober 2025 · 38 min
You 3.0 – Breaking Free from the Illusion of Comfort - Spotting and Capturing Windows of Opportunity Lees meer
There are moments in life when the atmosphere shifts—when a diagnosis, a breakup, a failure, or even a quiet reflection stares you down with a choice: stay the same or step into something radically new. I call these moments windows of opportunity—temporary portals that invite you to rise into a version of yourself you’ve never met before.
In this episode, I share what I’ve learned about spotting these windows, what it takes to move through them before they close, and why You 3.0 is not just an upgrade—it’s a rebirth. Drawing on my own health journey and the wisdom of mentors like Dr. Pat Gentempo, I unpack the three phases of seizing a window:
The Spark of Opportunity – when motivation feels high and the timing seems perfect (but won’t last).
The Crux of Commitment – the struggle point where most quit, but where transformation truly begins.
Integration – the moment extraordinary habits fuse into identity, and the new you becomes non-negotiable.
Along the way, we’ll expose the “Little Liar” that whispers excuses, explore why comfort is the most seductive trap, and reflect on what it really takes to push past survival mode (You 1.0) and even beyond the illusion of “good enough” (You 2.0).
Because You 3.0 isn’t a goal. It’s a place you’ve never been—a new identity forged in decision, follow-through, and the courage to step through the window before it shuts.
Dragon Thoughts: Windows of opportunity aren’t random. They’re tests. They don’t ask if you want change—they demand to know if you’re ready to become it.
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One From The Vault - The Sandwich Generation - Episode 109
30 september 2025 · 8 min
THE SANDWICH GENERATION: This is one from the vault of the Rise Up With Dragon Show. Caring for both your kids and your parents. Who’s taking care of you? Is the goal to train your kids by example to take on the role or burden of being the sandwich? Or, is there value in self care. Lees meer
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Making Sense of Metabolic Health - What are our symptoms trying to tell us? - Episode 108
22 september 2025 · 31 min
We live in a culture obsessed with treating symptoms, weight gain, fatigue, high blood pressure, brain fog, poor sleep, as if each were an isolated problem. But what if these struggles aren’t the problem at all? What if they’re just the flashing check engine lights on the dashboard of your body, pointing to a deeper issue that’s been hiding in plain sight: Metabolic Disease. Lees meer
In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick pulls back the curtain on why nearly every chronic health crisis in America today — from obesity and Type 2 diabetes to heart disease, hypertension, and even dementia — can be traced back to metabolic dysfunction. He explains how the healthcare industry profits from keeping us stuck in a never-ending cycle of pills, injections, and quick fixes, rather than empowering us to address the root cause upstream.
You’ll also learn about Metabolic Synchronization — a practical, upstream approach that helps realign the body and mind through five key foundations:
Proper diet & nutrition
Proper movement & muscle development
Proper sleep
Proper education & mental detox
Proper community & support
This episode is a wake-up call: the lights are flashing, and the choice is yours. Will you keep patching symptoms downstream, or will you finally pop the hood and reclaim control of your health, your mind, and your future?
🔥 Make Sense?
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Making Sense of Focus in an Overstimulated World - With guest Chris Bailey - Episode 107
10 september 2025 · 49 min
Our guest today is someone who doesn’t just write about productivity; he lives and experiments with it. Chris Bailey is the bestselling author behind The Productivity Project, Hyperfocus, and most recently, Calm Your Mind. You may have seen Chris’s TED Talk called How to Get Your Brain to Focus, It went viral and has 18 million views. Through immersive self-experiments, research synthesis, and efficient insights, Chris has helped millions of people rethink how they use their time, attention, and energy. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, TED Talks, and beyond. He has a way of making the abstract concepts of focus and attention tangible, achievable, and relatable. Today, we’re diving deep into what it means to make sense of focus in a hyperstimulated world. Welcome to the show, Chris Bailey. Lees meer
On a personal note, what i love most about Chris is that he is a super cool guy that doesn't know he's famous. Like a guy you could have drinks with and make fun of people.
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TED TALK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4Yvq-g7_Y Website: https://chrisbailey.com IG: @chrisbaileyauth
Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.
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Join us as we unpack and make sense of the challenges of living in a comparative reality in this fast moving egocentric world.
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One From The Vault - Bring Forth - My Experience with Ayahuasca - Episode 106
8 september 2025 · 14 min
DAILY FOCUS: BRING FORTH: From my new book project "Bring Forth" that covers my full experience with Ayahuasca and DMT in the Amazon Jungle in Peru, one of my biggest takeaways was a beak-through i made with the relationship of sorrow and love. If you find yourself struggling with the residue left behind by unresolved childhood trauma, this one will help you see the light at the end of the tunnel. SOTD: I'm GOOD: https://open.spotify.com/track/4uUG5RXrOk84mYEfFvj3cK?si=a759e23f0f2d4645 Lees meer
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Making Sense of The Omen Frequency - Episode 105
27 augustus 2025 · 31 min
Most of us go through life tuned into the station we were told to listen to—the one filled with survival, proving, and noise. But all along, another signal has been broadcasting, waiting for us to notice. Lees meer
I call it the Omen Frequency.
It’s the hidden channel of life that speaks through synchronicities—those so-called coincidences, repeating numbers, chance encounters, or inner nudges. But here’s the key: synchronicities are just the signs. Omens are what happens when you interpret those signs as meaningful, when you realize they’re guiding you.
For me, that realization came in the Amazon jungle with plant medicine, when I suddenly saw that what looked like chaos was actually choreography. Life was always speaking—I had just been tuned to the wrong channel.
The work now is integration. Learning to stay tuned to that frequency in daily life, with tools like meditation, breathwork, and the Interface Response System.
So here’s my invitation: this week, notice the synchronicities. Ask yourself, what if this isn’t random? What omen might it be pointing me toward?
If you want to dive deeper, I’ve written the full piece on my free Substack. Come check it out, and let’s tune in together.
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Making Sense of A Second Chance On Love with Jenny and Bryan Drollinger - Episode 104
19 augustus 2025 · 45 min
Sometimes, life writes love stories so unexpected, you couldn’t make them up if you tried. Today’s guests, Jennie and Bryan Drollinger, know precisely what it means to become lost and then, against all odds, be found. Lees meer
Years ago, Bryan and Jennie were young, in love, and full of possibility. But like so many couples, life had other plans. At a time where dating was limited to in person communication and catching someone at the right time on a land line, a few simple misses turned into misunderstandings. Bryan followed his path as a devout Mormon, got married, raised a family of seven, and built a successful career. Jenny married and settled into a marriage that blessed her with two beautiful children, yet there was an absence of that loving feeling she once dreamed of. Life brought challenges for both of them, including failed expectations, and the deep struggle of holding it all together, especially when marriage is intertwined with faith, community, and awareness that their lives were being spent more on the worst side, for better or worse..
Then came the unthinkable. Bryan’s marriage ended, leaving him in one of the most challenging spaces of his life, financially, emotionally, and spiritually. Simultaneously, as fate would have it, Jenny’s marriage was ending as well, facing her own heartbreaks and growing pains.
And then, the universe intervened. A random reconnection occurred when Bryan, needing an attorney, found himself seeking a consultation with the firm's paralegal. Her name? Jenny.. Sparks fared, and a realization that both of their winding, messy, painful roads had prepared them for this: a second chance at the love they once shared.
Now, through their new podcast A Second Chance on Love, and upcoming book made for a movie, Bryan and Jennie are opening up about their journey, their lessons, and their hope for anyone who’s wondering if it’s too late to rewrite their love story.
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One From The Vault - Natural Intelligence - Episode 103
13 augustus 2025 · 17 min
This is one from the vault of killer perspectives from the previous Rise Up With Dragon podcast. Is there a similarity between that if ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE and that of the HUMAN INTELLIGENCE? Let's continue down the rabbit hole of consciousness and get the skinny on what it is and where it comes from. We might not be as cool as you thought. Lees meer
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Making Sense of Taxes with Shawn Finnegan from Taxhive
11 augustus 2025 · 46 min
It's almost comical to recognize that in the Makes Sense Ecosystem, our cornerstone system that helps people reclaim control of their reality and learn to think for themselves in a world that is thinking for us, we inappropriately call the IRS: Interface Response System. Lees meer
But when it comes to taxes, the relationship most people have with the other IRS is… complicated. We dread it. We avoid it. We joke about it. But rarely do we understand it. Today, we’re pulling back the curtain to explore how the tax system works, and more importantly, how to work with it instead of against it.
Joining me is a new friend I originally met at the fast-growing and trendy Cre8tiveCon event. He is someone who has mastered the art of navigating this strange financial landscape: Shawn Finnegan is cofounder of new highly relevant company called Tax Hive. Shawn’s not only an accomplished entrepreneur and investor, he’s the guy who managed to pitch and sell to Kevin O’Leary, ‘Mr. Wonderful from Shark Tank, on becoming his business partner. Wait til you hear that story.
From being jobless during the 2008 recession to building a multimillion-dollar company, Shawn knows the highs, lows, and strategic moves it takes to succeed. Today, he’s an investor and partner in multiple ventures, including Tax Hive and The X Room, helping entrepreneurs protect their assets, minimize tax liabilities, and grow their wealth.
So, whether you’re someone who fears the IRS, ignores it, or wants to learn some great ways to keep more of what you earn, this conversation might just change the way you look at taxes forever."
On a personal note, what i love most about Shawn is that underneath his big thirst and drive to gow impactdriven companies, his most valuable asset is the time he spends with his three daughters.
Connect with Shawn Finnegan
- Taxhive Blueprint - IG: @finneganshawn
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Making Sense of The Best Kept Secret - Eleusis and Ego Death - Episode 101
2 augustus 2025 · 13 min
The Best Kept Secret In History An exploration of Eleusis, and the God Like superpower that awaits you on the other side of ego death and rebirth. Lees meer
There’s an old story buried in the soil of Eleusis.
It’s not the kind of story that fades over time, but the type that lingers, and seems to remind you as you remember it, an echo of hmmm, of ancient residue that’s still inside your bones. It speaks of mortals transforming into Gods and of a mysterious ceremony so powerful it was kept secret for nearly two thousand years.
At its heart, it exposes a different relationship with the concept of death.
Not in the physical sense. The symbolic kind. The kind you don’t walk away from as the same person.
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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One From The Vault - The Eye of the Storm - Episode 100
28 juli 2025 · 12 min
This is One From The Vault of the Old Rise Up With Dragon Podcast. They say you can dance in a hurricane, but only when you're standing in the eye. There is magic in the space between all of the chaos that exists in life. Let's spend some time learning to dance in the hurricane of your life by finding the Eye of the Storm. Lees meer
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Making Sense of the Alchemy of Forgiveness Episode 99
17 juli 2025 · 23 min
Welcome, friends. Today, I want to share a piece that I will be posting on my Makes Sense Substack, called the Alchemy of Forgiveness. This time, it's all about you. It originated from a mastermind topic I did for a plant medicine integration group I host monthly with the friends of Arkana. Feel free to reach out for more information on that. But I thought it would make for a great short form Podcast Episode to accompany it. As we approach this sensitive subject, please be aware of the following. I do not know what it is like to walk in your shoes, nor do I know your pain and circumstances. This process of forgiveness is a unique and individualized situation that will carry an acquired taste for some. What i do know is that your life experience can become extraordinary the moment you decide to stop carrying its weight on your shoulders and it will happen the moment you change the way you look at forgiveness, and this is the intention of this episode. In full transparency, I have come to termswith the fact that I will be working to release myself from its burden for the rest of my life. However, it is in my decision and intention to release it, that I have found my Freedom. Lees meer
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Making Sense of a Plant Free Diet - With Dr. Anthony Chafee - Episode 98
14 juli 2025 · 48 min
Welcome back to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick podcast, where we challenge conventional wisdom and explore bold ideas and perspectives that could transform your health and life. Today’s episode is not for the faint of heart, or the salad lovers among us. We’re diving headfirst into one of the most controversial topics in modern nutrition: Is everything we’ve been told about healthy eating wrong? Lees meer
Joining us is Dr. Anthony Chaffee, MD, a neurosurgical resident, former professional rugby player, and outspoken advocate for the Carnivore Diet. Dr. Chaffee doesn’t just suggest that meat is good for you, he claims it’s the *only* food humans are designed to thrive on. Even more provocatively, he argues that plants aren’t just unnecessary, they're actively trying to poison you.
If you’ve ever wondered whether that green smoothie is doing more harm than good, or if chronic disease could result from a species-inappropriate diet, this conversation will make you rethink everything.
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One From The Vault - A Momentary Grasp of Reason - Episode 97
7 juli 2025 · 18 min
This is One From The Vault of the previous Rise Up With Dragon show where Dragon in the process of coming up with many aspects of the Interface Response System out of thin air. The name says it all. The whole idea of reason and clarity and understanding is only good until your reality changes and a new reality sets in. The key is to remain aware of this and open to it. Lees meer
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Making Sense of Being a Man - Men's Mental Health Month Special - Episode 97
3 juli 2025 · 33 min
In recognition of Men’s Mental Health Month, I offer this not as a diagnosis but as a mirror—a reflection—of one man’s honest reckoning with what it really means to “be a man” in a world that rewards our silence and buries our truth. Lees meer
Every June, we remember the tragic loss of great men—Robin Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Anthony Bourdain. Men who made us laugh, think, feel… and then left us too soon. These weren’t weak men. They were men crushed by the quiet torment of expectations they could no longer uphold. And the silence that made it impossible to ask for help.
So let me say something that might cost me the stamp of being a “real man” in the eyes of some:
Hi. My name is JC Doornick, and I get scared about many things.
I know some will read that and think I’ve betrayed the code. That I've "outed the brotherhood." But I’m tired of pretending. I’m tired of losing men I love to silence. To pride. To pressure. To shame. And if sharing my truth helps even one man remove the mask, it's worth it.
Because here’s the truth: Being a man today is a zero-sum game.
Episode 97 Resources:
Under Saturns Shadow by James Hollis - https://amzn.to/3F4NvAP
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Making Sense of Domestic Violence with Lindsay Abernathy - Episode 95
23 juni 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Welcome to today's episode of Making Sense of Domestic Abuse. In the United States alone, over 10 million people experience domestic violence each year. These are not just statistics—they are real stories of pain, resilience, and, ultimately, hope. Lees meer
Today, we're joined by someone who has lived through the darkness and emerged with a mission to shine a light for others. Lindsay Abernathy is a mother of four, an accomplished actress, and the host of the podcast Bitch Is A Bad Word: A Domestic Abuse Survivors Guide. Through candid conversations and expert insights, Lindsay empowers survivors to recognize abuse, reclaim their voices, and rebuild their lives.
Lindsay Abernathy's journey is one of transformation. Known for her roles in productions like Fast Five, The Walking Dead, and Avengers Assemble! Lindsay's on-screen presence was a mask for her battle off-screen. As a survivor of domestic violence and abuse, she turned her mess into her message. As an advocate she has created a platform where survivors can find solidarity and strength. Her podcast, Bitch Is A Bad Word, is a testament to her commitment to breaking the silence and stigma surrounding domestic violence.
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One From The Vault - Dear Mr. Fantasy - Episode 94
17 juni 2025 · 16 min
This is One From The Vault of the previous Rise Up With Dragon show where Dragon was building his 15 Days to Discipline and made the powerful distinction that life as we know it is a fantasy created by ourselves. This is profound as it brings to light that we are all right. We are all right in that what we see is what we get, yet what we see is not necessarily what is. Just what we see. Learn to control this, and the world is your oyster. Lees meer
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Making Sense of Hard Times - The Middle Passage by James Hollis
9 juni 2025 · 27 min
Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Podcast, where confusion dies and progress thrives. Today, we’re diving into the dark tunnel many find themselves in around midlife. Lees meer
But before you turn away, let me tell you—this tunnel might just be the birthplace of your most powerful self. Explore how our breakdowns often lead to our most significant breakthroughs.
We’re talking about what author and Jungian analyst James Hollis calls The Middle Passage. It’s that confusing, destabilizing, often painful stretch of life where the identity you’ve built begins to crack under its weight.
And here’s the thing: that’s not failure. That’s your invitation. That’s your soul, banging on the walls of your ego, begging to be heard.
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The Middle Passage by James Hollis - https://amzn.to/3F4NvAP
Andrew Huberman Interview - https://amzn.to/4kcMdmd
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Making Sense of Generational Wealth with best selling author Jamil Frazier - Episode 92
30 mei 2025 · 52 min
Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Podcast. In this episode, we have the opportunity to interview a special friend and human I have had the privilege of seeing grow from messed-up to blessed-up. Lees meer
Jamil Frazier is a bestselling author, transformational speaker, private equity investor, and Think Life Is Different, Inc founder.
Join us as we Make Sense of Generational Wealth and learn about his breakthrough book, The Freedman and the Oak Tree.
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One From The Vault - Curve Ball - Episode 91
15 mei 2025 · 14 min
This is One From The Vault of the previous Rise Up With Dragon show at a time when we were still living in an apartment and navigating the pending move to South Africa to adopt our daughter. Life was as complicated and challenging as it was, but that doesn't mean the universe won't still throw you a curveball. Lees meer
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Making Sense of The Flow State - Episode 90
8 mei 2025 · 20 min
There’s a moment when everything clicks. Time dissolves, distractions vanish, and you become one with whatever you’re doing—whether it's writing, coding, competing, or creating. It feels effortless, but it’s far from accidental. Flow State is the pinnacle of human performance where focus, creativity, and productivity align in perfect harmony. Lees meer
We’ve all tasted it. Few know how to find it again. Even fewer understand how to control it.
For decades, scientists and peak performers have sought to demystify the concept of Flow, turning what was once seen as a rare gift into a repeatable process. But hidden beneath all the talk of peak performance lies a truth most people never hear:
The name of the game is struggle. Flow begins in Struggle. In other words, the task at hand must be challenging. If you are a skilled painter, writer, or public speaker and don’t test your skills with uncomfortable challenges, you diminish the odds of entering the flow state.
If you avoid or don’t know how to handle that struggle, you’ll never reach the state where your best work and self come alive.
Today, we will explore what legends like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Steven Kotler revealed about Flow. But more importantly, we’ll uncover how Dr. JC Doornick’s Interface Response System (IRS) could be the X-Factor. This conscious tool helps you navigate adversity, shift your perspective, and hack into Flow on demand.
Because once you understand how to change the way you look at struggle, the struggle becomes your gateway, and life starts to Make Sense.
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Making Sense of Validation - Summary of Caroline Flecks Validation
29 april 2025 · 15 min
Validation is a groundbreaking yet often misunderstood communication tool that we often run on autopilot. Once armed with its awareness, it redefines how we interact with ourselves and others by highlighting one of human connection’s most overlooked yet vital elements: the need to feel seen, heard, and understood. Author and PhD, Caroline Fleck, a psychologist and expert in emotional intelligence, walks readers through the science, psychology, and practical application of validation, not as a tool for agreement, but as a strategy for connection and emotional regulation. Lees meer
At its core, Validation teaches us that people don’t need to be right; they need to be real. And for that, they need a space safe enough to let their truth breathe.
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One From The Vault - Obtainment - Episode 88
21 april 2025 · 10 min
DAILY FOCUS: OBTAINMENT: There’s an automatic process going on in our brains directed by our egoic construct. It’s the ongoing desire to obtain. Obtainment by definition is the act of obtaining or acquiring something with voluntary action. Let's unpack and become aware of the fact that we are in full control of creating our current reality. Resources for today's Rise Up: The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz: https://a.co/d/9IqyFfD Lees meer
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Making Sense of Change - Who Moved My Cheese - Episode 87
21 april 2025 · 28 min
Making Sense of Change – A Book Summary of Who Moved My Cheese? Lees meer
If you’re someone who's been feeling like life is moving faster than you’re ready for, or maybe you’re facing a change that feels overwhelming, uncertain, or even unwanted, today’s episode is for you.
Today, we’ll be making sense of one of the most universal and challenging experiences in the human journey: Change.
To help guide the conversation, I’ll be unpacking some delicious takeaways from one of the most well-loved and deceptively simple books on this topic: Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr. Spencer Johnson.
So stick around because I’m also going to show you how this powerful little story aligns perfectly with the IRS. The Interface Response System, and I’ll show you how it can help you do more than just survive and navigate change, but move through it with more awareness, agency, and peace. Sound good to you?
Let’s dive in.
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Making Sense of your Zone of Genius - with Gay Hendricks - Episode 86
1 april 2025 · 49 min
Today, we have a guest who has spent decades helping people transcend their limitations, break free from self-imposed ceilings, and step into their full potential—Dr. Gay Hendricks. Lees meer
Gay is a bestselling author, a visionary psychologist, and the mind behind transformative books like The Big Leap (which sits in my all-time top 5 most impactful books), The Genius Zone, and Conscious Loving. His work explores how we can shift from fear to creativity, from self-doubt to limitless possibility, and from ordinary to extraordinary. His teachings have helped millions step into their Zone of Genius and embrace a life of conscious luck and lasting fulfillment.
In this conversation, we’ll be making sense of the principles that have defined his work—how to recognize and dismantle our Upper Limit Problem, how to cultivate conscious luck, and how to step fully into a life of purpose and expansion.
So, if you’re ready to shift your perspective, unlock your genius, and take the big leap into a more extraordinary life, stick around—because this is some good shift.
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.
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One From The Vault - BUTT POWER? Episode 85
31 maart 2025 · 14 min
This is One From the Vault of the Rise Up With Dragon Podcast and one of the very first podcast Episodes the Dragon ever did. You will hear the voice difference. :) Lees meer
Enjoy this unique Rise Up and Go Down the Rabbit hole of how humans spend more time unconsciously living vs. consciously. Butt Power refers to our challenge of sitting in one place and focusing on one thing at a time. By learning how to hack this we can create a new normal today and make the unconscious mind work for us rather than against us.
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Making Sense of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - Episode 84
28 maart 2025 · 26 min
Let’s Make Sense of Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius. Written nearly 2,000 years ago, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius remains one of the most profound and practical guides for self-mastery, emotional resilience, and personal growth. Originally penned as private journal entries, this timeless work invites us into the inner thoughts of a Roman Emperor who faced war, betrayal, illness, and loss—yet continuously returned to clarity, humility, and duty. Lees meer
At the heart of Meditations lies the Stoic philosophy, a school of thought born in ancient Greece and adopted by the Romans. Stoicism teaches that while we can’t control external events, we can control our reactions. In today’s chaotic world of uncertainty, distraction, and overstimulation, Marcus’s calm and centered voice feels more relevant than ever.
Whether you’re integrating deep spiritual insights, navigating post-breakthrough emotional storms, or simply looking to become more grounded, Stoicism offers a toolkit for aligning with your highest self, even in the face of suffering.
Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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Making Sense of Whole Brain Living? With Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor - Episode 83
14 maart 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
Every once in a while, a story comes along that fundamentally shifts how we understand the human mind. Imagine losing all sense of past and future, stripped of language, logic, and identity. Imagine drifting into a state where the endless mental chatter disappears, and all that remains is the raw, undeniable presence of the present moment." Hmmm? Sounds nice no Lees meer
This is exactly what happened to Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, best-selling author, and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. At just 37 years old, a catastrophic stroke shut down the left hemisphere of her brain, forcing her into an extraordinary journey of survival, recovery, and insight. As a scientist, she had the rare opportunity to study her brain from the inside out, providing an unparalleled perspective on consciousness itself." This perspective is Dr. Jill’s gift to the world.
But Dr. Taylor’s story isn’t just about survival, it’s about transformation. Over the course of eight years, she not only regained her cognitive abilities but emerged with a new understanding of the brain and how we engage with it. Her book, My Stroke of Insight, became a global phenomenon, and her famous TED Talk remains one of the most viewed of all time, forever changing how we think about left-brain and right-brain dynamics.
Today, she continues to push the boundaries of neuroscience with her book Whole Brain Living, where she introduces the revolutionary concept of the Four Characters, distinct neural networks within our left and right hemispheres that influence the way we think, feel, and behave. Pertinent to our show and my work with the IRS (Interface Response System), she presents the Brain Huddle, a practice designed to help us understand, embrace and integrate all four characters in real-time, allowing us to consciously choose our preferred response to life’s challenges rather than being ruled by programmed and conditioned reactions.
Beyond her research, Dr. …
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One From The Vault - Bargained for - Episode 82
14 maart 2025 · 9 min
BARGAINED FOR: What does it mean when we get more than we bargained for? When we bargain, do we bargain for less, or do we not see what’s possible? RESOURCES: Idistractable Book by Nir Ayal https://amzn.to/41S9iTC Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. Makes Sense Mondays is LIVE STREAMED weekly on Mondays at 8am est on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube Lees meer
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Making Sense of Resistance - Summary of Steven Pressfield's War of Art - Episode 81
26 februari 2025 · 28 min
Every single day, there is a force working against you. You wake up with an idea, a vision, a calling, but somehow, something always gets in the way. You put it off. You tell yourself you’ll start tomorrow. Fear creeps in. Distractions take over. And just like that, another day passes without progress. Lees meer
Steven Pressfield calls this force Resistance. It’s invisible, but it’s real. It’s universal. And if you’ve ever felt blocked, unmotivated, or sabotaged by your thoughts, you’ve met it firsthand."
But what if Resistance wasn’t the enemy? What if it was proof that you’re on the right path? What if every time you felt fear, self-doubt, or hesitation, it was a signal to push forward instead of pull back?
Our guest today is Steven Pressfield and we’re diving into one of my all-time favorite books, The War of Art, exploring its powerful insights on overcoming Resistance, showing up like a pro, and doing the work that matters. We’ll also explore how this fits into the Interface Response System, how we can use steps one through three, perception, pause, and process to break free from the mental traps that keep us from creating.
If you’ve ever struggled to start, stay consistent, or break through the invisible walls keeping you from your true potential, this episode is for you.
Let’s go to war with Resistance!
Resources:
Alan Watts: For When You Need To Stop Thinking
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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast: This podcast covers topics that expand human consciousness and performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works and that perception is a subjective and acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.
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