The Adversity Advantage with Doug Bopst

Dr. Yasmin Hurd is the Director of the Addiction Institute within the Mount Sinai Behavioral Health System as well as the Ward Coleman Chair of Translational Neuroscience and Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. Dr. Hurd is an internationally renowned neuroscientist whose translational research examines the neurobiology of drug abuse...

Shane Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street and the host of The Knowledge Project Podcast, where he focuses on turning timeless insights into action. Parrish’s popular online course, Decision by Design, has helped thousands of executives, leaders, and managers around the world learn the repeatable behaviors that improve results. Shane’s work has been featured in nearly...

Dr. Richard Miech is a co-Investigator of the NIDA-funded Monitoring the Future study. He received his Ph. D. degree in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a MPH degree from Johns Hopkins University. His work focuses on trends in substance use, with an emphasis on disentangling how these trends vary by age, historical period, and birth cohort membership. Since 1975 t...

Today's guest is BODi (formerly Beachbody) super trainer Autumn Calabrese. Today on the show we discuss: How she navigated A recent emotional and physical rock bottom, why done is better than perfect, simple shifts to transform your diet and health, mindset tips to help you reach your goals, how to recover after a bad day of eating, why being busy isn’t an excuse to stop focusing on your health an...

Dr. John Krystal is McNeil Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at Yale and Yale-New Haven Hospital. He studies the neurobiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders. He directs the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcohol, and Neuroscience Division of the National Center for PTSD. Today on the show we discuss: The biggest risks people are overloo...

Chris Voss is a former Lead FBI Negotiator and dynamic speaker who debunks the biggest myths of negotiation. Chris engages all groups with captivating stories, insights, and useful tips for business and everyday life. Chris has lectured on negotiation at business schools across the country and has been seen on ABC, CBS, CNN, and Fox News. Chris has also been featured in Forbes, Time, Fast Company,...

Dr. Anna Lembke is chief of the Stanford medicine, dual diagnosis clinic, and professor and medical director of addiction medicine at Stanford university's school of medicine. Dr. Lembke has testified before Congress and consulted with governors and senators from Kentucky to Missouri to Nevada. You may also recognize her from her appearance on the hit Netflix movie, “The Social Dilemma.” Aside fro...

James Sexton is a Divorce Attorney who’s been practicing family law for over twenty years and his expert legal skills and confidence helped place him in the top 1% of family law attorneys in New York. His diverse clientele includes entertainment personalities, Fortune 500 CEOs,” teachers, high end financial professionals, law enforcement professionals, stay-at-home moms and more. He’s also the bes...

Dr. Wilson M. Compton serves as the Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health. NIDA is the world’s largest funder of research on health aspects of drug use and addiction, including research related to preventing drug use, treating addiction and addressing the serious health consequences of drug use. In his current role, Dr. Compton’s respon...

Today’s guest is Sal Di Stefano and this is his 4th time on the podcast. Sal is a friend, personal trainer, and cohost of the highly popular Mind Pump podcast which I have also been a guest on. Last month I released an episode with Stan Efferding on fat loss and it was so well received that I wanted to bring Sal on as a follow up discussion. We discuss: the biggest weight loss mistakes people make...

Welcome to Episode One of the Cannabis Series! This eight-part series will release every Thursday over the next eight weeks, including today's solo episode. Starting next Thursday, I'll be joined by leading experts to dive into how cannabis, specifically marijuana and THC, impacts mental health, psychosis, the brain, children, addiction, recovery, and more. In today's solo episode, I'll share my m...

Dr. Julia DiGangi is a neuropsychologist, who completed her residency at Harvard Medical School, Boston University School of Medicine, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She has nearly two decades of experience studying the connection between our brains and our behavior. Dr. DiGangi has worked with leaders at The White House Press Office, global companies, international NGOs, and the US...

Sabrina Zohar is a dating coach and a dynamic figure in the world of entrepreneurship and media. Sabrina is notably known for being the creative mind behind the highly acclaimed podcast, “Do The Work.” In just 7 short months, the podcast has soared to the top 0.5% globally, accumulating over 1.5 Million downloads and earning a remarkable 4.9-star rating on Spotify and Apple. Today on the show we d...

Nick Bare is the founder of BPN nutrition, a US Army Veteran, hybrid athlete, YouTuber, author and host of the Nick Bare Podcast.  Today on the show we discuss: how the undisciplined can become disciplined, why this past year has been the hardest year of Nick’s life, how Nick has learned to enjoy the process and not become distracted by outcomes, how someone can begin to train like a hybrid athlet...

Amanda Kloots is an actor, co-host of CBS’s The Talk, NYT Best Selling author, and a survivor. Tragically, during the pandemic, Amanda lost her husband Nick, leaving her heartbroken and in the depths of despair. Refusing to let that situation define her and determined to create the best life for her son moving forward, Amanda embraced the grieving process, turning those trials into triumphs while...

Stan Efferding is a IFBB pro bodybuilder and has his bachelor of science in psychology and exercise science from the University of Oregon. Stan is a multiple all -time world record holding powerlifter and has been training high school, Collegiate, and Professional athletes for over 25 years. He has conducted over 200 seminars in 14 countries and in all 50 states. Today we discuss: how to lose body...

Neha Sangwan, MD, CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, is an internal medicine physician, international speaker and corporate communication expert. Her private practice and corporate consulting focuses on empowering individuals, organizational leaders, and their teams with the tools for clear, effective communication. She addresses the root causes of stress, miscommunication, and interperson...

Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on health, well-being, and sustainable excellence. He is the bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and co-author of "Peak Performance." Stulberg regularly contributes to the New York Times, and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and the Atlantic, among many other publications. He is on faculty at the University of Michig...

Avi Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University, the longest-serving chair of Harvard’s Department of Astronomy, founding director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative, and director of the Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC) within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He also chairs the Advisory Committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, an...

Hadley Vlahos, RN, is a hospice registered nurse, mother, and wife. Her husband also works in the medical field as a doctor of physical therapy. Vlahos started her career as a registered nurse at twenty-two. As a hospice nurse, she now visits people at their home while also educating and sharing stories about hospice care on social media, where she has more than a million followers.   Today on the...

Today is a very special solo episode and I will be sharing in depth the top five most profound lessons that I learned from my cellmate Eric when I was behind bars. These lessons have transformed my life forever and I am confident that they will resonate with you as well.   Thanks to today’s sponsor: Caldera Lab: https://www.calderalab.com/ Use Promo code "Doug" at checkout to receive 20% off your...

Danielle Robay is a TV host and journalist, currently the host of E!’s While You Were Streaming. She is creator of the video podcast PRETTYSMART, and the best selling card game QUESTION EVERYTHING: 52 Cards For Deep(er) Conversation, noted by Forbes as a “game changer”. Previously, you may have seen Danielle on IMDb, NBC, E!, EXTRA, Entertainment Tonight Online, HLN’s Dr. Drew, The Steve Harvey Sh...

Ryan Dusick is an associate marriage therapist and counselor and the founding drummer of one of the world’s most popular bands, Maroon 5. He started the band which was originally called Kara’s Flowers in 1994 with his best friends Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael and Mickey Madden. After changing the name of the band to Maroon 5, they went on to have their first viral record “Songs About Jane,” selli...

Dr. Gladys McGarey is 102 years old and is recognized as a pioneer of the allopathic and holistic medical movements. She is also a founding diplomat of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, the cofounder and past president of the American Holistic Medical Association and the cofounder of the Academy of Parapsychology and Medicine and more.   Today on the show we discuss the six longevity secret...

Michael Oher is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League for eight seasons, primarily with the Baltimore Ravens. He is perhaps best known as the subject of Michael Lewis’s bestselling book The Blind Side. He is the founder of the Oher Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to empowering kids to break the cycle of poverty and achieve their d...