Get the STUCK Out

Anxiety is one of the most common states of stuckness today, and COVID-19 hasn't made it any better. In this episode I interview psychiatrist Dimitrios Tsatiris about his area of expertise: anxiety. We talk about what the term means, how it manifests, and what to do about it. Dr. Tsatiris is full of wonderful insight about this highly prevalent state, so you don't want to miss this one! You can fi...

In this episode, I explore brain health with two physician scientists, Dr. Ayesha Sherzai and Dr. Dean Sherzai. It was one of my favorite conversations, filled with science, philosophy and psychology. We discuss the need for nuance and updated perspectives in scientific recommendations, the importance of listening to the community, and their powerful journey to becoming some of the leading brain h...

In this episode I speak with Psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Angela Reiersen about her recent publication in JAMA, "Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Clinical Deterioration in Outpatients With Symptomatic COVID-19." We discuss:  -How she stays focused and gets things done -Her research on fluvoxamine (an antidepressant) and COVID-19 -Why we need to go beyond the serotonin receptor in depression -What the...

In this episode of GTSO, I interview Wendy Wood, Ph. D. Wendy is a the Provost Professor of Psychology and Business at the University of Southern California and a prolific researcher in the field of habits. Her research addresses the ways that habits guide behavior—and why they are so difficult to break. She's one of the world's experts on habits, and shares some powerful wisdom on how to leverage...

In this short solo episode, I dissect the concept of plasticity and its role in enabling humans to be successful and adapt to changing environmental pressures. I discuss plasticity as it relates to our psychology, immune function and most notably, our brain function (neuroplasticity). I conclude by explaining why this is so relevant in the age of stress, fear and anxiety inducing content as well a...

In this information-packed episode, I speak with Dr. Casey Means, an MD with a passion for maximizing human potential and reversing the epidemic of preventable chronic disease through tech-enabled tools. We discuss her journey in the medical world and spend time digging into the details of glucose, insulin, and continuous glucose monitoring. I think you'll soon see that she brings a fresh and powe...

In this overview episode, I begin to dive into the ways that what we take as true can be distorted, fabricated, or otherwise replaced by fiction. Examples I cover include popular social myths, the way that our medical research can be flawed, and the way our psychological operating system tends to distort truth. 

In this episode, I continue to lay the groundwork for the series with an explanation of the importance of cycles of behavior and thought in our lives. I discuss what I believe to be the most damaging cycles today, as well as some basic strategies to escape their grasp. Finally, I cover the basic framework for creating new, healthy cycles. We'll be building on this idea throughout the podcast. 

All of us are trying to improve ourselves. Whether it's eating better, exercising, or calling our grandmothers on occasion, it's so much easier to say we're going to do something than make it happen. Case in point: New Year's resolutions usually fail. Our inability to change our behaviors is a stuck point in our lives, and it's time we address this with honest questioning. What works? What is just...