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Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Dr. JC Doornick "The Dragon"

Hello and welcome to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick. We discuss the things that make you go "Hmm?" — the most pressing topics of contemplation in your mind as you interface with the reality of your day-to-day life. Are you open, curious, and ready to solve the mysteries of why stuff happens? Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.

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00:06:48

Naked Awareness - One from the Vault - Episode 135

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/01/13

In this One From the Vault episode of Rise Up with Dragon, Dragon revisits a timeless reflection on naked awareness, gratitude, and the paradox of focus. Through simple metaphors and grounded wisdom, this classic reminds us that while focus can drive success, the most meaningful breakthroughs often arrive from what we’re not looking directly at, if we’re quiet enough to notice.Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: ► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ►

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00:33:54

Why we're not happy yet - the power of presence -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/01/09

Why I’m Not Happy Yet — The Power of Presence | Makes Sense with Dr. JCWhy do so many people feel unhappy even while doing everything “right”—setting goals, visualizing the future, and chasing improvement? In this episode of Makes Sense with Dr. JC, Dr. JC explores the overlooked downside of personal growth culture: living for a better future while unconsciously rejecting the present moment. Through philosophical reflection, lived experience, and insights inspired by thinkers like Alan Watts, this

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00:31:13

The Physics of Luck: Why You Keep Attracting the Same...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/01/06

Why does life feel like a repetitive loop? If you are working harder than ever but still seeing the same mediocre results, the problem isn't your effort; it's your resonance.In Episode 133, Dr. JC Doornick breaks down the science of the Interface Response System (IRS) to explain why life doesn't respond to your wants, but to your consistent output. Moving beyond basic "Law of Attraction" cliches, this episode dives into the physics of frequency and nervous system patterns. In this

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01:14:56

How to Turn Your Darkest Moment Into Your Greatest...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/01/02

What does it take to go from wanting to end your life to helping over 300,000 people transform theirs?In this episode, I sit down with Dr. JC Doornick, known as "The Dragon," for one of the most raw and powerful conversations I’ve ever had. JC doesn’t sugarcoat anything. He takes us through his "messed up to blessed up" journey—from a cocky, successful chiropractor to sitting in a therapist's chair, unwashed for 15 days, contemplating suicide. But that moment became the greatest

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00:29:38

Unwrap the Present - The Gift of Now - Episode 131

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/29

In this episode of Makes Sense with Dr. JC, we explore a quiet but unsettling observation: as AI advances and digital content explodes, many of us are feeling less connected, less nourished, and less sure about what’s real. This isn’t a complaint; it’s a moment of awareness. A Hmmm?From social media illusions and synthetic meaning to ancient wisdom traditions that warned us about Maya, the illusion of “not now,” this episode invites you to question a deeply ingrained belief: that life’s blessings

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00:36:04

F_ck Fitting In - The end of Approval Seeking -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/24

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.Through sharp insight, cultural

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00:46:43

Facing Your Dragons: Interview with Dr. JC Doornick...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/22

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. Check out Anika's Podcast below! 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

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00:28:55

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Five - The Finale -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/19

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.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

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00:14:47

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Four - The Mountains...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/15

The Ruins, the Return, and the Realignment 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

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00:49:12

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Three - This too...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/08

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.Fifteen minutes later, the medicine hit me with the force of a spiritual hurricane. What followed was not

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00:37:12

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Two - Night One With...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/05

My Ayahuasca Experience – Part Two: Night One With GrandmotherThere’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

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00:12:51

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part One - Dying to Know...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/04

Episode 1 of 4 Part Series — Dying to Know: My Ayahuasca Experience Into the Sacred Valley of Peru 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

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00:23:01

Flow Burglars - The Uninvited Guests that make you...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/24

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..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

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00:28:48

The Paradox of Friendship - Episode 122

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/19

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 CloserReflecting 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

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00:44:13

Are we living in a Simulation? with Guest Rizwan Virk...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/14

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?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

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00:57:14

Imposter Syndrome and Procrastination - with Guest...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/11

Great morning, world—welcome back to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick, where confusion dies and progress thrives. 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,

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00:42:48

The Rise and Fall of AI? - Hmmm? - Episode 119

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/07

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?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

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00:10:12

Wanting Vs. Having - One from the Vault - Episode 118

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/03

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

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00:28:00

Right vs. Kind - What do you think people think about...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/31

In this episode of Makes Sense with Dr. JC, we explore one of the most transformative questions ever asked:“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

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00:29:31

Noise Dissociation – The Cure for Impostor Syndrome -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/27

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. 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

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