Doctor Mike
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Podcast Appearances
And some of the greatest figures in Hollywood look like they were crushing it.
They were at the top of their game.
They were doing so well.
And yet there was this darkness inside of them that no one really understood.
So maybe being that kid in Scarsdale, maybe because everything was so safe, I would have developed some other trauma, a drug habit young that then I had to overcome that would have made me a good counselor for those struggling with drug addiction.
Yeah, that's why that community is so important.
I think back to a random episode of comedians and cars getting coffee with Seinfeld and Chris Rock when they were in like some fancy car and they were like, do you like this car?
And he's like, yeah, I like this car, but we could have fun in a broke down like crap car.
And that's the reality that even in your show, you travel to all these nations.
It's who they're with that matters more than what their surroundings are.
And I feel that quite often in being someone that grew up quite poor on welfare and now having financial success on my own, that it really doesn't matter having fancy objects or things or experiences unless you're doing it with people who are meaningful to you and you're sharing some sort of connection with them, not communication.
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I even think about my time going out in my early 20s and seeing how I didn't like going out in New York City much because going out didn't mean going and hanging out at a bar where everyone's together and chatting and having a good time or even dancing together.
It was like you had to buy a table where you're segregated from everyone else.
And I made you cool because you're VIP and now you're alone.
And it's not fun.
Yeah.
And you're like, Oh, I guess I look cool.