Dr. K on Addiction, Psychedelics, and Men's Mental Health Crisis

On today's episode Charlie from Charisma on Command interviews Alok Kanojia aka Healthy Gamer Dr. K is a Harvard trained Doctor, real life Monk and massive Twitch streamer who has helped millions of people improve their mental health. We talk the mental epidemic in the west, how to detect and resolve your mental issues and his perspective on the ultimate meaning of lifeThank you for listening!Subscribe to Healthy Gamer :https://www.youtube.com/c/HealthyGamerGGIf You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommand⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰0:00 Intro0:33 Dr. K’s Story: Video Game Addict to Harvard Researcher4:05 The Hidden Power of Alternative Medicine5:16 Meditation: A “Medical Impossibility”7:07 Why Are We Having a Mental Health Crisis?14:30 Technology’s Role in Mental Illness17:07 What Makes a Distraction Healthy vs Toxic?18:06 How Gamers Are Just Like Gamblers20:35 Why Are Young Men Struggling So Much?24:42 Dr. K on Red Pill: Should Men Be More Emotional?30:59 The Invisible Trauma Behind Toxic Ideologies35:53 Medicine vs Spirituality39:00 Stop Caring About What You “Should” Do42:26 How to Detach From the Expectations of Others45:30 What Makes Sociopaths Choose to Act Morally?47:30 What Makes You, You?51:22 Having Awareness Without Thinking57:06 Why Dr. K Is Grateful for Almost Failing College1:00:44 Nothing Is Objectively Good or Bad1:02:48 The Danger of Toxic Positivity1:05:08 The Steps to Becoming Enlightened1:10:20 Dr. K Is “Cautiously Optimistic” on Psychedelics1:16:10 How You Can See Into Your Past Lives1:17:59 Are Past Life Memories Actually Real?1:21:16 Your Parents Can Pass Down Memories to You1:24:45 How to Get Closer to Your Intuition1:28:46 Information vs Understanding 1:31:29 Dr. K’s Best Mindfulness Practices1:36:05 Why Chakras Are “100% Real and Mostly BS”1:43:40 The Fundamental Nature of Reality (In Five Minutes)1:50:05 What Is a Soul?1:52:50 OutroAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy