Episodes
June 7, 2024
One From The Vault - The Evolution of Gratitude - Episode 28
One from the vault of the earlier Rise Up With Dragon Show. This short 5 minute episode exposes the secret to my Rise Up Great Morning Routine in capturing the sensitive and prescious moment when we wake up and move from unconscious to conscious and...
June 5, 2024
Making Sense of Men's Mental Health and PTSD? With Kevin Donaldson - Episode 27
Have you ever heard of Post Traumatic Success? How did we come to a place where there is such a powerful stigma attached to mental health and men? In this episode we Make Sense of Men's Mental Health and the Post Traumatic Stress associated with being...
June 3, 2024
Makes Sense Mondays - Shifting from I can't to I CAN - Episode 26
When it comes to calling your own shots and changing the way you look at things, how much say do you have? Well that will depend on your ability to allow yourself to be open and curious to all possibilities vs. tethered to your pre programmed mind....
May 31, 2024
One From The Vault - Mindset for financial success with Sharon Lechter - Episode 26
So grateful for the opportunity to spend time deep diving with the Nightingale of empowering humans to greatness in Mindset and Financial success. This podcast is available on both Spotify and Apple. Sharon Lechter is the Co-Author of the...
May 29, 2024
Making Sense of Yoga and the Simulation Hypothesis? With Rizwan Virk - Episode 24
What do Yoga, Meditation, Spirituality and Technology have in common? Lets Make Sense of Yoga and technology with best selling author of the Simulation Hypothesis, Simulation Multivers and his newest book Wisdom of a Yogi, Rizwan Virk. This Podcast...
May 27, 2024
Makes Sense Mondays - When Everything Falls Apart - Episode 23
What do we do when it appears that everything is falling apart? Lets make sense of our relationship with things and how we've been taught to gauge whether they are going well and happening in favor of our dreams and desires vs. falling apart and...
May 18, 2024
One From The Vault - MFTPSE - With Dr. Russel Fulmer - Episode 22
Dr. Russell Fulmer is an Associate Director at the Counseling Program at the prestigious Northwestern University. He has research interests in Artificial Intelligence and Psycho-dynamic Theory. He lived in the Caribbean for 5 years where he had a...
May 15, 2024
Making Sense of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? What does it mean for humanity? Episode 21
Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest in Dallas Clounch "THE AI SURFER". In this episode we will be Making Sense of Artificial Intelliegence and what it means for humanity? Our guest...
May 13, 2024
Makes Sense Mondays - You Were Born To Run - Episode 21
We were all born to BE who we were meant to be. So we go on a run towards that person. Somewhere along the way we got the idea that we were supposed to become someone and something else other than ourselves. Lets Makes Sense of the difference between...
May 10, 2024
One From The Vault - Plant Medicine with Jose Saenz - Episode 19
Are you feeling the curious calling to learn more about or experience working with plant medicine? Have you been researching Psilocybin or Ayahuasca and wondering what they are and if they are right for you? DISCLAIMER: I in no way shape or form make...
May 8, 2024
Making Sense of Mortality? With Jodi Wellman - Episode 18
Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest in Jodi Wellman. In this episode we will be Making Sense of Mortality and whether death is your friend or foe? Our guest is none other than Jodi...
May 6, 2024
Makes Sense Mondays - The Secret to Manifesting your goals and dreams - Episode 17
Lets make sense of this whole Manifestation thing. Ever since the book the Secret Came out, the world bought into the idea that you can manifest everythig you desire by focusing and AFFIRMING your desires into existence. If this were all there was to...
May 2, 2024
One From The Vault - A Case Against Reality with Donald Hoffman - Episode 16
In this episode of RISE UP WITH DRAGON, we have a very special interview in my opinion one of the most intelligent and intreaguing speakers and educators of our time. Professor Donald Hoffman, Author of A Case Against Reality and cognitive...
May 1, 2024
Makes Sense Mondays - Getting Out of your own way - Episode 15
I JUST NEED TO GET OUT OF MY OWN WAY? Sound familiar? What does it mean to be in your own way and why are you insistent on being there? We've all been programmed to believe we need to grow into someone different than we are. All the while failing to...
April 29, 2024
Making Sense of of the Death Penalty with Karen Conti, esq - Episode 14
Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest Karen Conti. In this episode we will be Making Sense of The Death Penalty as well as the idea of defending someone that the world perceives as a...
April 25, 2024
One From The Vault - Become Limitless with Jim Kwik - Episode 13
In this episode of RISE UP WITH DRAGON, we have a very special interview with a man that is impacting the world and teaching us all a Time tested system to LEARN. Imagine if you could learn how to read faster, retain and remember things at a much...
April 22, 2024
Making Sense of Optimal Health? With Dr. Steven Geanopolus - Episode 12
Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest. Making Sense of Optimal Health with Dr. Steven Geanopolus. What a great conversation about a topic that proves to be mostly confusing and for the most...
April 18, 2024
One From The Vault - Indistractable with Author Nir Ayal
Welcome to One from the Vault Thursdays, where the Makes Sense Podcast Pulls the most classic Rise Up With Dragon podcast episodes from the past. INDISTRACTABLE: Nir Eyal is an Israeli-born American author, lecturer and investor known for...
April 15, 2024
RESPOND - Step Four of the Interface Response System - Episode 10
Observe the three words. Interface - Response - System? Steps one through three have been acknowledging the Interface between you and the things you come across in life. Now armed and aware of your unconscious and automatic response system we...
April 8, 2024
ASSESS - Step Three of the Interface Response System - Episode 9
The goal is to change the way we look at things, so that the things we look at can begin to change. Welcome to Stpe Three of the Interface Response System - ASSESS - In this episode we learn how to execute on this arduous task of assessing the scene...
March 31, 2024
THE PAUSE - Step Two of the Interface Response System - Episode 8
Moving right along. Welcome to STEP TWO of the 4 step Interface Response System called PAUSE. This powerful tool teaches us how to place our often problematic, knee jerk perception and response on a temporary pause in order to allow ourselves to...
March 25, 2024
Brain Awareness Perception - Step One of the Interface Response System - Episode 7
I am very excited to present to you STEP ONE of the 4 step Interface Response System called PERCEPTION. This crucial step unveils the very reason we’d validate working on our perception and responses in acknowledging the vast capabilities your brain...
March 18, 2024
Sorting - Learning to Filter what stays and what goes? - Episode 6
Welcome to the MAKES SENSE podcast, where we apply the science, art and philosophy of sense making to the things that make you go Hmmm? Those most pressing thoughts and discussions going on in our minds today. The Makes Sense Podcast is an expense...
March 11, 2024
Handling Adversity With Grace - Episode 5
Welcome to the MAKES SENSE podcast, where we apply the science, art and philosophy of sense making to the things that make you go Hmmm? Those most pressing thoughts and discussions going on in our minds today. The Makes Sense Podcast is an expense...