In this special World Mental Health Day stream, Dr. K explores why mental illness continues to rise even as awareness, therapy, and neuroscience have advanced. He connects the dots between modern lifestyles, constant stimulation, and a growing disconnection from the body. Using insights from both Western psychiatry and Vedic psychology, Dr. K explains how anxiety, burnout, and attention issues are symptoms of a deeper imbalance. The conversation blends brain science with practical tools for rewiring habits and developing real resilience.
Topics include:
Why mental health is declining despite more treatment options
How technology and constant stimulation mimic ADHD symptoms
The role of panic, urgency, and emotional reactivity in shaping attention
Practical steps for retraining motivation through small, low-pressure actions
Understanding “phantom panic” and how to regulate the nervous system
The link between breath, CO₂ balance, and anxiety
How diet and the gut–brain connection influence mood
Combining therapy, medication, and mind–body practices
Meditation as a long-term way to build focus and emotional stability
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Broke and Almost Broken | Dr. K’s Best Realistic Advice
Dr. K responds to a listener on the edge facing eviction, job loss, and deep self-loathing with a grounded look at what it takes to rebuild when life falls apart. He explains how chronic stress hijacks the body and mind, making it impossible to think clearly or connect with others until basic stability is restored. Through a mix of neuroscience, compassion, and lived experience, Dr. K shows how to move from helplessness to small, concrete steps that restore control and dignity.
Topics include:
How survival stress blocks motivation and emotional regulation
Why material stability (food, sleep, shelter, income) must come before self-work
The “Housing First” principle and what it teaches us about recovery
Practical job-hunting tips: resume polish, in-person networking, showing up
How walking helps discharge anxiety and unlock mental clarity
Turning abstract negative thoughts into actionable, contextual steps
Why burnout makes empathy—and social connection—feel impossible
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Dr.K Explains Tylenol and Autism
Dr. K unpacks the growing debate around acetaminophen (Tylenol) and its possible link to autism while cutting through the noise of headlines, political statements, and online panic. He explains what the data actually shows, why correlation doesn’t equal causation, and how confounding variables like maternal illness, age, and chronic conditions can completely change how we interpret these studies.
Using his background as both a psychiatrist and medical researcher, Dr. K breaks down what autism really is—a neurodevelopmental spectrum shaped by thousands of subtle genetic and environmental factors. He dives into how modern healthcare has unintentionally increased autism diagnoses through both better detection and the survival of high-risk births. The episode also examines the role of SSRIs, infections, and chronic illness in influencing risk, and why oversimplifying the problem could lead to worse outcomes.
Topics include:
What autism actually is and why it’s a spectrum, not a single disorder
Why autism rates are rising with better diagnosis vs. real risk factors
The Tylenol connection: what studies really say about acetaminophen use in pregnancy
Confounding variables: how illness and infection skew the data
The role of maternal/paternal age, chronic illness, and environmental exposure
SSRIs, pregnancy, and how risk statistics are often misunderstood
Why demonizing one factor (like Tylenol) can cause more harm than good
This episode offers a calm, science-based perspective on a heated topic reminding us that complex conditions like autism rarely have a single cause, and that real understanding requires nuance, not fear.
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Dr.K Reacts To Collargate
Dr. K takes a grounded, psychological look at “Collargate,” the viral controversy surrounding Hasan Piker and his dog. Rather than judging individuals, he unpacks what the internet’s reaction reveals about collective psychology, why outrage spreads, how mentalization fails, and how online radicalization erodes empathy. The episode becomes less about one streamer and more about the state of digital discourse itself. Dr. K explores the neuroscience of emotional triggers, the human obsession with novelty and hypocrisy, and how resentment and projection fuel mob dynamics online.
Topics include:
Why internet outrage cycles (like “Collargate”) dominate attention and emotion
How emotional reactivity overrides critical thinking and creates echo chambers
The concept of mentalization—understanding others’ motives before judging
How failure of dialogue and empathy drives polarization and radicalization
The neuroscience of memes, emotional engagement, and belief formation
Projection, resentment, and the need to “see justice” when power feels unaccountable
The dangers of black-and-white thinking, selection bias, and narrative fixation
Dr. K’s reflections on empathy, dialogue, and how creators can respond to public backlash
This episode blends cultural commentary with deep psychological insight which turns a Twitch controversy into a lesson on human cognition, empathy, and the modern attention economy.
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The Underappreciated Overachiever ft. Chloe Shih
In this clip Dr.K talks with Chloe Shih about employees who work hard for a company yet are rarely seen or given what they ask for.
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