Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick - Podcasts

01:07:23

Ex-Scientologist Reveals What Really Happens Inside...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/08/18

My guest today spent two decades inside Scientology — fourteen of those years inside the Sea Organization, the most demanding, most secretive inner circle the church has. She interviewed John Travolta. She watched up close how power moved around Tom Cruise. And then one day, she walked away from all of it, with nothing, and had to figure out how to become a person again. Today she's turned that story into a TikTok series that's exploded — not just with ex-Scientologists, but with anyone who's ever

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00:46:20

The Gratitude Trick That Rewires Your Brain by 9AM -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/08/14

Your brain already ran its program this morning — before your feet hit the floor. That's not a metaphor. Neuroscience shows your brain boots up yesterday's emotional patterns automatically, the same way an AI model repeats whatever it was trained on. So here's the real question: who's writing the code today — you, or the world? In the next few minutes, I'm going to show you why a two-word gratitude practice is the single most powerful override for your morning routine — and why it's not sentimental;

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00:46:31

He Went From Meth Addict to Millionaire's Therapist —...

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2026/08/12

What if the thing that finally stopped your addiction... wasn't willpower? Today I'm sitting down with Matt Grace — a man who went from Ritalin to crystal meth to arrests and overdoses, and is now, twenty years later, the guy that Manhattan's wealthiest families call when their kid is dying from the same thing he almost died from. He's about to tell you the one thing his own parents did that kept him sick for years — and why he says addiction never lies, but families do. This is not a sanitized

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00:55:09

A Second Chance On Love - The Real Chicken and Dragon...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/08/07

In this episode of Second Chances: The Best Parts Are on Side B, Dr. JC and Mieke share an extraordinary story of love after divorce, healing, manifestation, adoption, and second chances.Vote for Chicken And Dragon Here For America's Favorite Couple: https://americasfavcouple.org/2026/jean-claude-claude-doornick After seven years of dating disappointments, one final swipe brought them together. Then Mieke revealed she planned to adopt her late sister’s daughter—the same little girl Dr. JC had been

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00:58:49

We Summited Everest Together — Then Went Back to Work...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/08/04

"Imagine finishing your work week on Friday, flying to Nepal, summiting Mount Everest — and being back at your desk by the following Monday.Håkon and Hanne Hyttedalen are Norwegian consultants. They work full-time in corporate Oslo. And they have also won ultra trail races, run the UTMB around Mont Blanc, completed a 160-kilometer mountain race in a blizzard with a 77% DNF rate — and this May, they stood on the summit of the highest point on Earth. Together. As a married couple. Today we're

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00:45:39

Stop Setting Goals — Become the Person Who Wins - E192

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/08/01

Ninety-two percent of people who set a goal this year will abandon it before spring. Not from lack of motivation — because they tried to change what they do without deciding who they are first. Today, Dr. JC breaks down the identity-first mindset: how your habits, your routines, even how you respond to a diagnosis, are votes for who you've already decided to become. By the end of this episode, you'll stop asking what you want — and start asking who you're becoming.ollow Dr. JC Doornick and the

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00:50:04

He Spent 30 Years Failing Before Writing a Bestseller...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/07/28

What if the thing standing between you and the life you were meant to live… isn’t your circumstances, your resources, or your talent — but one invisible enemy inside your own mind?My guest today spent thirty years broke, overlooked, and grinding before the world ever heard his name. He drove trucks. He tended bars. He wrote scripts nobody bought. And then he sat down and wrote a book that redefined how artists, athletes, and entrepreneurs think about their own psychology. Steven Pressfield has one

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00:31:12

The Untouchable Flow: Why Control Is Killing Your...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/07/24

You will spend more energy this week trying to control things you have zero power over than on anything you can actually change. Zero. And it's exhausting you. There's a river that never fights the boulder in its path — it just flows around it. Today I'm showing you how to become that river. This is the Untouchable Flow — the mindset shift that took me from fearing my own diagnosis to finding more peace than I've ever had. If you've ever felt like life's chaos gets to decide your mood, your focus,

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00:56:59

He Was Homeless, Jailed, and Suicidal — Then Built an...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/07/21

What would you do if you had lost everything — your home, your freedom, your will to live — and the only thing you had left was a decision? My guest today hit every one of those walls. He was homeless. He sat behind bars. He tried to end his life. And then — somehow — he went on to build an 800% sales turnaround at a dealership most people had written off, become a national speaker spotlighted on ABC, NBC, and CBS, and raise nine kids along the way. Today Glenn Lundy is going to tell us exactly what

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00:34:18

Carelessly Unshakable and the Super Power of Silence...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/07/17

Great Morning, Humans, Great Morning, World. I am Dr. JC Doornick, AKA the Dragon. Welcome to the Makes Sense Podcast, and welcome to the Uprising of the sleepwalking masses.Here's a bold statement: 99% of the emotional pain you feel today isn't happening to you — it's happening to a costume you're wearing. Napoleon Hill called it indifference. I call it the Unshakable Mindset. And today, I'm going to show you the exact four-step system I am using — right now, in real time — to stay architecturally

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01:00:25

The Psychologist Who Proved Trauma Can Trigger...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/07/14

What if the most transformative experiences of your life — crisis, loss, near-death — aren’t things that happen TO you… But things that can permanently wake you UP? My guest today has spent two decades collecting the evidence. He’s a psychology lecturer, a bestselling author in over 20 languages, and someone Eckhart Tolle called a vital voice for the shift in human consciousness. Today we’re going into the psychology of awakening, why he believes the ego isn’t your true self but an evolutionary

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00:38:33

Cancer Gave Me What Years of Therapy Couldn't - E-186

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/07/10

Here's something nobody tells you about a cancer diagnosis: it might be the most clarifying moment of your entire life. Studies show that up to 70% of cancer survivors report what psychologists call post-traumatic growth — not just surviving, but becoming. Today we're going somewhere most podcasts are too afraid to go. We're asking whether a terminal diagnosis could actually be a spiritual breakthrough — a forced consciousness shift that delivers the radical authenticity and flow state you've spent

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01:06:22

He's Guided Thousands Through Ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT &...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/07/07

What if the most powerful therapy available right now isn't in a clinic? Is it in a jungle? My guest today has sat in a ceremony with hundreds of people. He's guided them through Ayahuasca in the Amazon, through the full-force blast of 5-MeO-DMT from Bufo toad venom, through peyote, San Pedro, and mushrooms, and he has seen people fall apart and put themselves back together in a single weekend. But he's also seen how it could go wrong. And that's exactly what we need to talk about. Billy Venkatraman

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00:36:25

Want Nothing, Fear Nothing: The Power of Indifference...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/07/03

Here's a question that might sting a little — who has power over you right now? Because if you're honest... it's anyone whose approval you need. Research shows that the human brain is wired to treat social rejection the same way it treats a physical threat. Your nervous system literally cannot tell the difference. But what if the most radical act of personal power wasn't fighting harder — it was wanting less? Today we're talking about strategic indifference: the IRS Process principle that the

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00:44:20

She Lowered Cortisol 43% in Minutes — The Tapping...

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2026/06/30

What if the anxiety you've been trying to think your way out of can't be solved by thinking at all? My guest today has helped over two and a half million people worldwide discover that the body keeps the score — and more importantly, that the body holds the reset button. She's a New York Times bestselling author, the co-founder of The Tapping Solution, and she's going to show us exactly how tapping on your own face and body can drop your cortisol levels by 43% in under ten minutes. We're talking

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00:39:09

Guess Who Has Cancer - Pull the Weeds Before You...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/06/26

The night in the ER that changed everything. After being diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer, Dr. JC Doornick found himself overwhelmed by fear, uncertainty, and an endless stream of advice from well-meaning people. But instead of asking only how to fight the cancer, he began asking a different question: What allowed it to grow in the first place? In this deeply personal episode, Dr. JC shares the story of his diagnosis for the first time and introduces a powerful mindset shift inspired by his

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00:39:09

17,000 Skydives Taught Him This 1 Trick to Stop...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/06/23

Today, we’re talking to a man who has mastered the art of the 'controlled fall.' With 17,000 jumps and thousands of hours in the cockpit, Steven is revealing the OODA Loop, a battle-tested survival framework for snapping out of negative energy and instantly rewriting your reality. Pay close attention to his 'Frequency Hack' at the halfway mark; it’s the difference between staying stuck and finally flying. Contact Steven Linton: Website: https://stevelinton.net Books:

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00:28:51

The Prison of Certainty - Why Curiosity is the New...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/06/19

This episode is the cornerstone of our new "Stay Curious" brand campaign. It addresses a profound human paradox: we claim to want growth and enlightenment, but we remain "Prisoners of Certainty." We’ll explore why our biology pushes us toward the "safety" of knowing, and why that "knowing" is actually a mental wall blocking us from our next breakthrough. We’re moving the conversation from "Try and try again" to "Stay open and see what else

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00:58:04

Are You Too Sensitive? This One Truth Changes...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/06/16

Do you constantly feel overwhelmed by loud noises, big crowds, or other people’s negative energy? You aren't fragile—you might just be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). In this episode of the Makes Sense podcast, Dr. JC Doornick breaks down the life-changing insights from Elaine Aron’s ground-breaking book, The Highly Sensitive Person. Learn how to stop treating your deep feelings as a flaw and start using them as your greatest emotional asset. Discover simple, daily habits to protect your energy,

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00:41:05

The War Within- How to Beat Resistance and Step Into...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2026/06/12

Ninety-three percent of people die with their calling still inside them. Not because they didn't dream. Not because they weren't talented. But because the moment they stepped toward the arena of play, the moment real opportunity showed up, they short-circuited. The voltage was too high for the identity they were still running on. Today, we're not just talking about stepping in. We're talking about the identity transformation required to stay in, without burning out, selling out, or tapping out

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