Episodes
Dec. 3, 2025
My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part One - Dying to Know - Episode 124
A raw, unfiltered opening to my Sacred Valley plant-medicine journey, exploring the fear, longing, and inner calling that bring people to Ayahuasca—not to learn something new, but to remember who they really are. This is the beginning before the beginning, where running stops and awakening begins.
Nov. 24, 2025
Flow Burglars - The Uninvited Guests that make you grow - Episode 123
In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick exposes the hidden culprits behind emotional exhaustion—Flow Burglars. Learn how to spot, disarm, and protect your peace from the five archetypes that quietly drain your energy and steal your flow.
Nov. 19, 2025
The Paradox of Friendship - Episode 122
In this episode, we explore The Friendship Frequency — the paradox of friendship and how not needing friends actually draws the right ones closer. Building on our previous conversation about validation and featuring insights from viral TED speaker Chris Bailey, we unpack why true connection begins …
Nov. 14, 2025
Are we living in a Simulation? with Guest Rizwan Virk - Episode 121
In this mind-bending episode, Dr. JC Doornick sits down with MIT-trained computer scientist and bestselling author Rizwan Virk (The Simulation Hypothesis) to explore one of the most provocative questions of our time: what if reality itself is a simulation? Together, they bridge quantum physics, vid…
Nov. 11, 2025
Imposter Syndrome and Procrastination - with Guest Nicholas Voge - Episode 120
Dr. JC Doornick "The Dragon" sits down with Princeton educator and TED speaker Nic Voge to dissect the psychology of self-worth and uncover how our fear of failure shapes motivation, identity, and achievement.
Nov. 7, 2025
The Rise and Fall of AI? - Hmmm? - Episode 119
In this episode, I explore AI not as hero or villain, but as a mirror reflecting our own consciousness. Together, GPT-5 and I examine whether this technology will elevate human creativity—or quietly replace the act of thinking itself. Make Sense?
Nov. 3, 2025
Wanting Vs. Having - One from the Vault - Episode 118
In this One From The Vault episode, Dr. JC breaks down the powerful difference between wanting and having — revealing how belief, urgency, and alignment transform desire into reality. A quick yet potent shift in perspective to help you rise up and live from the state of “already having.”
Oct. 31, 2025
Right vs. Kind - What do you think people think about you? - Episode 117
Dr. JC shares the story of how one powerful question from his mentor — “What’s more important to you: to be right or to be kind?” — dismantled his ego and reshaped his entire approach to life, leadership, and love. Learn why choosing kindness over rightness is the key to freedom, connection, and gr…
Oct. 27, 2025
Noise Dissociation – The Cure for Imposter Syndrome - Episode 116
In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick explores how the modern world’s constant noise fuels Imposter Syndrome —that nagging voice whispering, “Who do you think you are?” —and introduces his concept of Noise Dissociation , a conscio...
Oct. 20, 2025
More Than You Bargained For - One from the Vault- Episode 115
Welcome to One From The Vault, where we bring back one of your favorite episodes from my very first podcast, Rise Up With Dragon. What does it mean when we get more than we bargained for? When we bargain, do we bargain for less or do we not see what’s possible?
Oct. 17, 2025
The Climb - The Personal Legend Story of Maddye Trew and Jeff McMahon - Episode 114
In this episode of Makes Sense with Dr. JC, we explore the climb behind the climb — the personal legend story of rising country artist Maddye Trew and her mentor Jeff McMahon. Through music, mentorship, and moments of vulnerability, their journey mirrors The Alchemist, revealing timeless lessons ab…
Oct. 13, 2025
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told - The Dream Daughter Story - Episode 113
A true story of love, destiny, and the mysterious frequency that turns coincidence into connection. Discover how awareness transforms random moments into miracles.
Oct. 9, 2025
What if life and reality were just one big game? Episode 112
It's called a GAME STATE REALITY. Many brilliant people believe we are living in a simulation. More specifically, some sort of video game. What's interesting is that we can't prove we are not, so the Dragon is all over that!!...
Oct. 7, 2025
Finding Superman - How did humanity get so fot? - Episode 111
This episode challenges the rise of comfort and conformity in modern life, exploring how society has tamed humanity’s inner strength—and what it takes to awaken the untamed, resilient “Superman” within. Through philosophy, personal story, and reflection, Dr. JC invites you to reclaim your will to p…
Oct. 3, 2025
Spotting and Capturing Windows of Opportunity - Makes Sense Episode 110
This episode explores how to recognize and act on life’s rare windows of opportunity—those fleeting moments that invite you to break free from comfort and step into a version of yourself you’ve never known before. Through personal stories and practical insights, Dr. JC "The Dragon" reveals the thre…
Sept. 30, 2025
One From The Vault - The Sandwich Generation - Episode 109
THE SANDWICH GENERATION: This is one from the vault of the Rise Up With Dragon Show. Caring for both your kids and your parents. Who’s taking care of you? Is the goal to train your kids by example to take on the role or burde...
Sept. 21, 2025
Making Sense of Metabolic Health - What are our symptoms trying to tell us? - Episode 108
We live in a culture obsessed with treating symptoms, weight gain, fatigue, high blood pressure, brain fog, poor sleep, as if each were an isolated problem. But what if these struggles aren’t the problem at all? What if they’...
Sept. 10, 2025
Making Sense of Focus in an Overstimulated World - With guest Chris Bailey - Episode 107
Our guest today is someone who doesn’t just write about productivity; he lives and experiments with it. Chris Bailey is the bestselling author behind The Productivity Project, Hyperfocus, and most recently, Calm Your Mind. Yo...
Sept. 8, 2025
One From The Vault - Bring Forth - My Experience with Ayahuasca - Episode 106
DAILY FOCUS: BRING FORTH: From my new book project "Bring Forth" that covers my full experience with Ayahuasca and DMT in the Amazon Jungle in Peru, one of my biggest takeaways was a beak-through i made with the relationship ...
Aug. 26, 2025
Making Sense of The Omen Frequency - Episode 105
Most of us go through life tuned into the station we were told to listen to—the one filled with survival, proving, and noise. But all along, another signal has been broadcasting, waiting for us to notice. I call it the Omen F...
Aug. 19, 2025
Making Sense of A Second Chance On Love with Jenny and Bryan Drollinger - Episode 104
Sometimes, life writes love stories so unexpected, you couldn’t make them up if you tried. Today’s guests, Jennie and Bryan Drollinger, know precisely what it means to become lost and then, against all odds, be found. Years a...
Aug. 13, 2025
One From The Vault - Natural Intelligence - Episode 103
This is one from the vault of killer perspectives from the previous Rise Up With Dragon podcast. Is there a similarity between that if ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE and that of the HUMAN INTELLIGENCE? Let's continue down the rabbit...
Aug. 11, 2025
Making Sense of Taxes with Shawn Finnegan from Taxhive
It's almost comical to recognize that in the Makes Sense Ecosystem, our cornerstone system that helps people reclaim control of their reality and learn to think for themselves in a world that is thinking for us, we inappropri...
Aug. 2, 2025
Making Sense of The Best Kept Secret - Eleusis and Ego Death - Episode 101
The Best Kept Secret In History An exploration of Eleusis, and the God Like superpower that awaits you on the other side of ego death and rebirth. There’s an old story buried in the soil of Eleusis. It’s not the kind of story...