Mayim Bialik's Breakdown
Mayim Bialik
Consciousness. Spontaneous healing. UAPs. Near Death Experiences. Manifestation. Psychic phenomena. Angels. Nothing is off limits if it can be approached with curiosity and rigor.
MBB started as a conversation about mental health — and quickly became something much bigger. Because the deeper you go into what it means to be human, the faster you run into questions science hasn’t fully answered yet.
Hosted by neuroscientist and cultural icon Mayim Bialik and spiritual explorer Jonathan Cohen, MBB is a multi-award-winning podcast where science and spirituality meet. Together they break down the assumptions, the misperceptions, and the boundaries between disciplines — and every breakdown is a breakthrough. This is where the biggest questions get taken seriously — and where you realize you’ve never been alone in asking them.
Can the mind actually heal the body? Can quantum physics explain psychic phenomena? What do Near Death Experiences reveal about the nature of consciousness and the seat of the human soul? What if the only thing separating you from your own intuition - or even God - is the assumption that it’s out of reach? And if governments are publicly acknowledging the existence of UFOs, what does that mean for the future of humanity?
These are the questions Mayim Bialik's Breakdown asks every week.
Subscribe on Substack for ad-free episodes and bonus content, and check us out on YouTube (@MayimBialik) for video versions of our episodes!
MBB started as a conversation about mental health — and quickly became something much bigger. Because the deeper you go into what it means to be human, the faster you run into questions science hasn’t fully answered yet.
Hosted by neuroscientist and cultural icon Mayim Bialik and spiritual explorer Jonathan Cohen, MBB is a multi-award-winning podcast where science and spirituality meet. Together they break down the assumptions, the misperceptions, and the boundaries between disciplines — and every breakdown is a breakthrough. This is where the biggest questions get taken seriously — and where you realize you’ve never been alone in asking them.
Can the mind actually heal the body? Can quantum physics explain psychic phenomena? What do Near Death Experiences reveal about the nature of consciousness and the seat of the human soul? What if the only thing separating you from your own intuition - or even God - is the assumption that it’s out of reach? And if governments are publicly acknowledging the existence of UFOs, what does that mean for the future of humanity?
These are the questions Mayim Bialik's Breakdown asks every week.
Subscribe on Substack for ad-free episodes and bonus content, and check us out on YouTube (@MayimBialik) for video versions of our episodes!
Episodes
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Mar 10, 2026 • 55min
Tufts Biologist: AI Breakthroughs In Cancer & Limb Regeneration — And What They Reveal About Alien Intelligence & Human Biology | Dr. Michael Levin
Dr. Michael Levin, Vannevar Bush Distinguished Professor at Tufts and director of the Allen Discovery Center, studies bioelectricity, regeneration, and basal cognition. He discusses cancer as a breakdown in cellular communication, how bioelectric networks guide form and healing, the possibility of regrowing limbs, reading and writing voltage patterns in tissues, and what nonhuman intelligence might look like.
11 snips
Mar 6, 2026 • 40min
Are You a Wounded Healer or Empath? 10 Signs Your Childhood Pain Became Your Greatest Superpower
They unpack the wounded healer archetype and the Chiron myth. Childhood patterns, hypervigilance, and why caretaking feels safer than being loved are explored. Neuroscience of empathy, mirror neurons, and nervous system entrainment come up. They cover why empaths burn out, attract needy people, and practical tools for boundaries, regulation, and learning to receive.
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Mar 4, 2026 • 58min
Part Two: I Spent 9 Years Inside Scientology: The Shared Occult Origins of the Nazi Party and Scientology — and What It Means Today | Jon Atack
Jon Atack, former Scientologist and longtime investigator of authoritarian cults, offers a riveting tour of occult roots, hypnotic techniques, and how manipulative practices migrated into modern movements. He maps links between Nazi occultism and Scientology. Short, sharp takes explore recruitment tactics, meditation’s risks, online radicalization, and how to spot harmful power dynamics.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 2min
I Spent 9 Years Inside Scientology: The Shared Occult Origins of the Nazi Party and Scientology — and What It Means Today | Jon Atack
Jon Atack, former Scientologist and long-time investigator of authoritarian cults, shares his nine-year inside story and decades of research. He traces occult links between Nazi ideology and Scientology. The conversation covers hypnotic techniques repackaged as science, recruitment tactics, hidden harms inside movements, and how modern wellness and online outreach amplify these dangers.
12 snips
Feb 28, 2026 • 43min
Substack Live Re-Air: Can The Mind Access Information Beyond Itself?
They try remote viewing and wrestle with whether minds can access information beyond the senses. A scientist’s revelation about mysterious childhood testing and redacted records sparks questions about hidden histories. The conversation turns to men numbing out via games, porn, and AI companions and how that affects emotional development and relationships.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 59min
Re-Air: Alanis Morissette: Self-Care is No Longer a Luxury
Alanis Morissette, singer-songwriter known for Jagged Little Pill and candid emotional songs, talks meditation, anger, disordered eating, and her meditation album The Storm Before the Calm. She explores alternatives to silent meditation, music as a restorative portal, naming felt states in guided tracks, the role of anger in change, and how cultural pressures shaped disordered eating.
7 snips
Feb 25, 2026 • 1h 16min
Part Two: Stanford PhD: The Instant Spiritual Awakening That Healed Her Trauma (Science Can’t Explain) & How Humanity Wakes Up | Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, a global spiritual leader and bestselling author, shares her radical awakening that shattered identity and healed deep trauma. She recounts dissolving anger through river ritual, how therapy and yogic practice intersect, the role of sacred places, and why awakening is available to everyone willing to let go.
16 snips
Feb 24, 2026 • 1h 19min
Stanford PhD: The Instant Spiritual Awakening That Healed Her Trauma (Science Can’t Explain) & How Humanity Wakes Up | Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, a PhD-trained psychologist turned Himalayan spiritual leader and author. She recounts a sudden, boundary-shattering awakening on the Ganges. Topics include the bodily sensations of divine presence, how identity and attachment collapse, healing trauma and codependency, reconciling science with mysticism, and the consequences of awakening for relationships and service.
22 snips
Feb 22, 2026 • 32min
"I Can Handle This!" The Neuroscience Behind The Mantra (A Live From The Breaker Community on Substack)
A live conversation breaks down a simple mantra—"I can handle this"—and how it reshapes our stories and physiology. They tackle spiritual highs versus everyday residue, resisting reality, and spotting when to grit or shift course. Topics include deconstructing fear, using language to alter body and brain, and practical steps to stay available to life’s beauty.
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Feb 21, 2026 • 58min
Part Two: Are You Ignoring Your Higher Self? NEUROSCIENTIST on Intuition, Synchronicities & Soul Messages | Dr. Marjorie Woollacott
Dr. Marjorie Woollacott, neuroscientist and consciousness researcher, blends science and spiritual awakening in a candid conversation. She explores near-death experiences, nonlocal consciousness, telekinesis and psi, and how meditation reopens dream and NDE memory. She also discusses synchronicity, remote healing, energetic boundaries, and practical steps for quieting the mind and staying open to hidden signals.
