Dr. Dan Stickler
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard Nov 2024
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They eat a poor diet, so we need to change their diet and put them on an insulin-lowering drug. Well, what if their socioeconomic status makes it so that they can only afford these foods? What if they just have a lifestyle that they're following that they think is healthy and And we can educate them on these changes that can be made.
What if they don't have access to safe nature space and they can't get out and walk for the day? I mean we've got to look at all these things that can intervene before the medications and make it work for them.
The approach that I have taken with that, that really changed my world, I was the atheist scientist. I mean, that was me. Psychedelic experience helped to open up possibilities for me. Because I started looking at things and I was saying, well, what if? Instead of like, oh, there is no proof of that. And the other thing was, okay, if that were true, how could we prove it?
And so I started looking at things from a whole different perspective of, okay, what if this is something that is out there? I mean, you know, the fact that we know nothing. We just need to accept that and be comfortable with uncertainty. That's the key. And just say, wow, maybe there's something to this. I mean, there's an electromagnetic spectrum out there that is massive.
that we have no idea what's going on in it. We have no idea if there's some people that have special perceptions of it. And you can say, well, they can't prove it, but can't they? I mean, I've seen some stuff that has been very consistent. But we don't have the measuring tools because we don't know what frequency it is or what part of the electromagnetic spectrum is occurring.
But you hear about these things. And so you say, well, what if? It's just like placebo effect. People talk about that like it's just placebo effect. And I'm like, are you kidding me? That's the coolest thing that I have seen in so long. I mean, what is the magic of the placebo effect that it's so effective?
Yeah. I mean, I was trained to be closed minded for sure.
It's getting comfortable with uncertainty, I think is truly the best way to put it. Accepting the fact that there's nothing we know for sure, and even reality itself is not real. But for me, that getting comfortable with uncertainty was the hardest part. I mean, I was just like, oh, but I am certain about this. And then I realized I'm not certain about anything.
And so I can be comfortable with being uncertain, but that also opens up possibilities for everything when you're like that. I mean, when you think about a complex adaptive system, it thrives on the edge of chaos. I mean, you think about the measures we use like heart rate variability. What is heart rate variability? It's basically chaos. It's on the edge of chaos.
It's the interval between heartbeats, that timing that is just so different. And the wider that gets, the healthier the system is. They've also proven that in breath rate variability and gait rate variability that the healthiest systems have the greatest variability.
And so, wow, a healthy complex adaptive system thrives on the edge of chaos, not being metronomic and regular, which is what most people try to focus on. And so that was mind-blowing to me.
My favorite philosopher was Nietzsche. And in his book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, he was talking about man was given two options. He could be the Ubermensch, where he would experience the highest of highs, but also experience the lowest of lows going through life. Or he could make the choice to be what they call the last man, which was choosing the greatest comfort with the least pain.
And he was so disappointed that everybody chose to be the last man. When he saw the Ubermensch as this person that really lived life, that life of excellence, because, you know, you can't experience those highest highs if you don't experience the lowest lows. And that full spectrum human experience is what makes life grand.
Yeah, I mean, some of the stuff we talked about this weekend in relationships. I mean, that is something that is not talked about And we were with couples that have the most spectacular relationships. I mean, truly transcendent relationships with their partners. And if that could be taught and bottled, I mean, wow, that would change the world.
Yeah, and the co-creative couple. I mean, we see that in you guys. We have it as well. And that is such an exponential transformer in life. And not enough couples are entering that co-creative dance. Yeah.
I love that.
And we wouldn't proclaim. I mean, that was important for us because we believe in the... the ultimate reality of we do love eternally. But change happens and, you know, a commitment is worth the words and that's about it as we've seen in most of the commitments that are made on a daily basis throughout the world. So, you know, we just, we want to show through actions our commitment in each moment.
No formula.
Most of my stuff is LinkedIn and a little bit of Instagram. And our clinic is the Appear On Center here in Austin. And we also have a nationwide tele-wellness program that is all about optimization called Clotho Wellness.
Wonderful.
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