#77: The Power of Self Knowledge with Special Guest Dr. Daniel Hochman, MD
Please welcome our special guest - Dr. Daniel Hochman, MD! This will be the first of two interviews with Daniel! Daniel is a psychiatrist from Austin, TX where he mainly focuses on treating addiction cases. Daniel is a progressive thinker with a passion for understanding how the human mind works and helping people explore their true selves. Learn more about Daniel here ---> Podcast content: Addiction programs, accessibility, and statistics What is addiction Daniel's background How the human brain is wired Finding balance of structure and abstract and why they are important Finding your self through intentional experimentation (16:08) Why we hammer the inner child out of us (33:30) The importance of order/abstract, masculine/feminine, yin/yang How to integrate different parts of the psyche to thrive in our modern culture (40:02) The importance of widening our sense of self personally as well as the collective impact (45:22) The importance of self acceptance and self love (53:02) How to stop harmful self talk Medication and psychiatry (59:22) Holistic health principles and mental health (1:02:00) Creating intentional experiences for an altered state Connect with Daniel: https://www.selfrecovery.org/ https://www.instagram.com/selfrecoveryhealth/ Watch the video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/SQPAtCQZ2_0