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 accident — and why he thinks the Beatles were tapping into something most of us never access. Stay with me — this one will change how you see your own mind.

Connext With Steve

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IG: / @stevetaylorauthor

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MAKES SENSE PODCAST

Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

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0:00 - Teaser

0:16 - Intro

1:09 - Who Is Steve Taylor? Exploring Consciousness & Awakening

4:09 - What's it like to be Steve Taylor these Days

8:28 - What Is an Awakening?

12:02 - Why Curiosity Matters More Than Certainty

20:38 - Can Suffering Trigger Spiritual Awakening?

30:14 - What is actually happening when someone goes through a crisis?

39:40 - Why Time Slows Down During Life-Changing Moments

47:49 - What Made The Beatles So Extraordinary?

55:48 - What Are We Really Waking Up From?

56:54 - Final Advice, Meditation & Where to Find Steve Taylor

59:40 - Outro

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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 your whole life chasing. Buckle in. This one's going to change the way you see everything.

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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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Podcast Affiliates:

Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS:

• Operly - Take Back Control of your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95
• Blue Blinds Bakery - Hand Crafted with all-natural ingredients - www.blueblindsbakery.com

0:00 - Teaser

0:39 - Intro

1:31 - Great Morning

4:01 - Cancer Gave Me What Years of Therapy Couldn't

4:34 - America's Favorite Couple

8:24 - The Unsuspecting Teacher

9:55 - Stop Trying

10:53 - Don't wait for your situation to force your hand.

13:04 - What happens when the illusion of tomorrow suddenly disappears

13:24 - The Prison Of Trying

20:45 - Napoleon Hill

21:22 - Blue Blinds Bakery Sponsor

22:47 - The Compression of Mortality

26:19 - Denial

30:00 - Recovery Programs

32:36 - Cancer Didn't Give Me Gratitude

36:02 - Director of the Feature Film

37:49 - Closing

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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 is a life coach, a CBT and NLP-trained practitioner, and the founder of I AM TRIBE — and he's here to give you the most honest conversation about plant medicine you've probably ever heard. Stay with me.

Connext With Billy V

Website: www.arkanainternational.com

IG: b.venkatraman

I AM TRIBE: www.iamtribe.com

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MAKES SENSE PODCAST

Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec

Podcast Affiliates:

Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon

OUR SPONSORS:

• Operly - Take Back Control of your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly - https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95
• Blue Blinds Bakery - Hand Crafted with all-natural ingredients - www.blueblindsbakery.com

0:00 - Introduction – Is Plant Medicine the Future of Healing?

3:12 - Billy V's Journey Into Plant Medicine

13:21 - Who Are You Beyond Your Identity?

17:01 - How Can Plants Become Teachers?

22:06 - What Makes a True Maestro?

33:44 - Ayahuasca – Pulling Weeds & Planting Seeds

35:03 - What Bufo (5-MeO-DMT) Really Feels Like

39:55 - Which Plant Medicine Has the Biggest Impact?

48:29 - The Medicine Is Already Inside You

54:41 - The Vision Behind I AM Tribe

1:02:47 - Where to Find Billy V & Final Thoughts

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