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High On Healthy

Infusing the benefits of psychedelics and alternative medicine treatments, ranging from nutrition to supplementation, and personal development while pursuing the goal to live a healthy and abundant life! Host Richard Zwicky explores various treatments, regimens, and technology living a healthy and active lifestyle and a positive mindset.

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36:19

Unmasking the High Performer: Navigating...

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2026/04/25

Richard Zwicky interviews therapist Alyssa Allen to explore the often-misunderstood concept of high-functioning depression. Allen describes this condition as a "high-performance mask" where individuals appear successful and overflow with social and professional commitments while internally battling chronic stress, emotional numbness, and exhaustion.Drawing from her background in neurotheology and Chinese medicine, Allen emphasizes the importance of intrinsic self-worth and mental resilience,

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32:01

The Healing Touch vs. The Digital Brain: Navigating...

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2026/04/19

In this episode of High on Healthy, Richard Zwicky and Dr. Sulagna Misra explore the complex intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare. Dr. Misra highlights the tension between AI's potential for efficiency—such as robotic surgery and data collection—and the critical risks of losing the human relationship essential to healing. They delve into the dangers of AI "hallucinations" in psychiatric care, the necessity of physician-led guardrails, and the vital role of medical

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31:39

Why Addiction is an Adaptive Response, Not a Moral...

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2026/04/12

Richard Zwicky sits down with Dr. Adi Jaffe, a UCLA-affiliated specialist and author of Unhooked, to dismantle the traditional stigma surrounding addiction. Dr. Jaffe shares his powerful journey from a felony conviction to a PhD, arguing that addictive behaviors—ranging from substance abuse to workaholism and digital dependency—are actually adaptive coping mechanisms developed to survive emotional pain and trauma.

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34:48

Hunger as a Compass: Reclaiming Your Original...

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2026/04/05

High on Healthy explores the "gut-mind" connection with Shirley Billigmeier, the founder of Innergetics. Moving beyond the restrictive rules of traditional diet culture, Shirley discusses how we often lose the biological "eating boundaries" we were born with due to early childhood conditioning and emotional "food noise." She introduces the concept of the hunger scale as a tool for metacognition, teaching listeners how to distinguish genuine physical signals from the nervous

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29:20

Why Your Success is Taxing Your Nervous System

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2026/04/05

In this insightful episode of High and Healthy, host Richard Zwicky sits down with systemic coach and Breathing Flame founder, Oscar Trelles, to deconstruct the "slow roasting" of modern burnout. Oscar shares his personal journey from running a high-flying global market research firm to a total identity collapse during the pandemic, revealing how consumer culture trains our nervous systems to prioritize material accumulation over biological safety.

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28:49

When More Isn't Happier: Unpacking the Burnout in...

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2026/03/29

Richard Zwicky and licensed marriage and family therapist Zoe Spears, discuss the psychological cost of modern achievement and consumer culture. They explore how industrialism and capitalism have tied self-worth to productivity and monetary gain, leading many high achievers and perfectionists to struggle with anxiety, burnout, and chronic dissatisfaction. Spears notes that this pressure is often internalized, causing a fear of failure and an incessant drive to optimize. The conversation also

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30:26

Beyond Workload: How Narrow Thinking Kills Creativity...

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2026/03/29

Richard Zwicky interviews social psychologist Dr. Andre Walton, who proposes a provocative redefinition of burnout, asserting that it is primarily caused by how we think rather than simply by workload or being restricted to workplace stress. Dr. Walton explains that burnout stems from "thinking too narrowly," which suppresses the core human drive for creative thought. Adults, trained to be efficient, often default to analytical and convergent thinking, which is the opposite of the divergent

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30:25

The Hidden Cost of Success: Unmasking High...

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2026/03/22

Richard Zwicky talks with licensed professional counselor Hunter Cook examines "high functioning depression," a silent mental health challenge faced by successful professionals who appear accomplished but internally struggle with chronic stress, anxiety, and emotional disconnection. Cook explains that this non-clinical phenomenon is often rooted in conditional love, trauma, or societal expectations—especially for neurodivergent individuals—which forces them to suppress emotions as a survival

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37:23

The Second Brain: How Your Gut Controls Your Sleep,...

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2026/03/22

Dr. Todd Coleman, an associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, explores the profound and literal connection between the stomach and the brain, often referred to as the body's "second brain" due to the approximately 300 million neurons in the GI tract. Dr. Coleman explains that "gut feelings" are scientifically grounded in the concept of interosception—the sense of the body's internal state—which modulates cognition and decision-making. His research uses

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30:13

The Happiness Myth: Why Your Brain is Designed for...

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2026/03/15

Loretta Graziano Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, challenges the cultural myth of constant happiness. Drawing on her work examining how "happy chemicals"—dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins—evolved in animals, Breuning explains that our brains are naturally wired for emotional peaks and valleys, which serve the purpose of survival. She discusses how the pursuit of constant "jackpot dopamine" leads to unhealthy habits, and instead advocates for finding

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33:53

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Conditional Worth, and...

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2026/03/15

Richard Zwicky speaks with Dr. Jenna Budreau-Roman, a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Love and Theory, explores the paradox of highly successful people who struggle with imposter syndrome and a sense of conditional self-worth. Dr. Budreau-Roman explains that this often stems from a childhood where identity becomes synonymous with achievement, making worth conditional on performance. The discussion covers the addictive and isolating cycle of constantly pushing through pain, which can

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35:16

The Gaslit Brain: Unmasking Systemic Abuse and the...

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2026/03/08

Dr. Jennifer Fraser and Richard Zwicky focus on the subliminal and socially acceptable forms of abuse, such as gaslighting, which many people—including high-achieving professionals—fail to recognize due to a lack of sophisticated vocabulary. The discussion broadens to systemic bullying embedded in culture and politics, analyzing the dangerous "DARVO" (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) cycle that leaders use to protect aggressors and their own complicity. To address both individual

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26:02

Data Science, Personal Connection, and the Future of...

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2026/03/08

Richard Zwickey interviews Naveen Khalfan, a licensed family therapist and mental health professional at Headspace. The discussion explores the "data gap" in mental health, examining why progress is harder to measure than physical healing and how traditional self-reporting tools often fail to capture the nuances of internal growth. Khalfan shares insights on the rising role of AI in mental health, emphasizing that while technology can provide valuable biometric data and accessibility, it

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31:53

Neuroscience, the Habenula, and the Future of Mental...

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2026/03/08

Richard Zwicky speaks with physician and behavioral change designer Kyra Bobinet to explore why traditional willpower models consistently fail. ]Dr. Bobinet highlights the "data gap" in mental health, arguing that subjective questionnaires fall short of the precision offered by modern brain science.The conversation centers on the habenula—the brain’s "anti-reward" pathway—which can trigger failure loops and kill motivation when we face setbacks.

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30:06

Bullying as a Brain Injury: Why a Medical Lens is...

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2026/03/01

Dr. Jennifer Fraser and Richard Zwicky introduce the concept of bullying and abuse not as merely a moral or behavioral issue, but as a brain-altering experience and a verifiable physical injury. Dr. Fraser details how extensive neuroscientific research shows that repeated exposure to abuse can cause physical damage, including the demyelination of the corpus callosum, the shrinking of the hippocampus due to high cortisol levels, and an enlarged amygdala, the brain’s threat-detection center. The

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29:14

The Data Gap: Why Neuroscience and Radical Humanism...

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2026/03/01

In this episode of High on Healthy, host Richard Zwicky sits down with Dr. Justin Jacques, founder of the Human Theory Group, to explore the critical need for objective data in mental health treatment. Dr. Jack highlights the limitations of traditional self-reporting—which is often inconsistent and subject to personal bias—and discusses how advanced tools like neurofeedback (qEEG) and natural language processing can provide a more precise "map" of the brain. However, as a "radical

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37:08

Biohacking Your Genes: Why DNA is a Blueprint, Not a...

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2026/03/01

Dr. Sharad Paul, author of Biohacking Your Genes, discusses the core principle of epigenetics: that while genes are a blueprint, they are not destiny, and we can influence them through personal actions. He advocates for optimizing health span—or performance in the present—over extreme, unproven longevity interventions. Dr. Paul highlights the most overlooked health principles as personal responsibility and the profound impact of diet and non-constant exercise, such as changing your running routes or

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27:53

The Animal-Human Connection: Unlocking Presence,...

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2026/02/23

Dr. Jeff Feinman, a veterinarian, molecular biologist, and founder of Holistic Actions, joins Richard Zwicky to explore the profound, often unarticulated connection between animals, human mental health, and consciousness. Dr. Feinman reveals that his deep understanding of this interrelationship came not from his scientific training but from a half-century of observation, leading him to recognize how relationships with animals are directly tied to the balance of life processes, a concept overlooked

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29:43

Exploring Eleusis, the World's First Legal Luxury...

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2026/02/23

Charles Patti is Chief of Growth at Eleusis, a groundbreaking venture described as the world’s first legal luxury psychedelic research immersion retreat/resort. Eleusis is scheduled to open its first public immersion retreats on March 18th and March 25th on the island of Beckway in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). This location was chosen because the organization secured a rare government license to utilize all psychedelic compounds for research purposes. The Eleusis model is a luxury,

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25:28

Bridging Worlds: Where Western Medicine Meets...

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2026/02/16

In this episode of High on Healthy, host Richard Zwicky sits down with Dr. Sandra Bailey, a registered nurse and holistic practitioner who navigates the intersection of conventional healthcare and ancient shamanic traditions. Dr. Bailey discusses her unique approach to treating depression, anxiety, and trauma by scanning the body for energetic "roots" and addressing spiritual concerns such as soul retrieval, past-life vows, and auric attachments. While she maintains a background in clinical

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