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Dr.K
The Podcast form of HealthyGamerGG! Tune in for weekly updates from the channel to learn more about mental health, wellness, and how to become a Healthy Gamer!
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Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health: https://bit.ly/47zrIfH
HG Coaching : https://bit.ly/46bIkdo
HealthyGamer.GG: https://bit.ly/3ZOopgQ
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Feb 23, 2026 • 2h 19min
Attachment Styles Deep Dive (Valentines Members Gift)
A clear, science-backed breakdown of why people form anxious, avoidant, or secure attachment patterns. Short explanations of how attraction can trap partners in chase-and-withdraw dynamics. A look at ancient Greek love types mapped to modern behavior. Practical paths toward developing security through mentalization and healthier relationship habits.

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Feb 21, 2026 • 28min
Your Soulmate Isn’t On Hinge
A dive into why dating apps favor compatibility over the lightning-quick intimacy that creates romantic chemistry. A breakdown of different love types and the neuroscience behind eros and craving. An explanation of the Rate of Intimacy model and how rapid closeness sparks passion. Discussion of dopamine burnout from screens and how self-expansion helps partners grow into a lasting relationship.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 2h 7min
Trying to Understand QiGong with @HoldenQiGong
Lee Holden, Qigong master who teaches practical routines for energy and sleep. He demonstrates short power-up and grounding practices. They explore whether qi is a life force or describable physiology. Conversations cover emotional protection, focus techniques for brain fog, and why slow, habitual movement can improve sleep and resilience.

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Feb 14, 2026 • 12min
Why You Should Stop Watching YouTube (Yes even this Podcast)
A critique of endless self-help scrolling and why watching more content often yields no real change. Exploration of how the brain uses “productive” videos as guilt-free distraction. Examination of why creators optimize for algorithms over effectiveness. A call to make improvement an active, targeted practice where practice comes before watching.

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Feb 9, 2026 • 18min
You’re Setting Goals That Quietly Work Against You
A breakdown of why most New Year’s resolutions collapse and how behavioral science can make change stick. Learn why outsourcing accountability often backfires and why limited, timed support works better. Hear why repeated failures are normal and how SMART, approach-focused goals plus concrete implementation details boost readiness.

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Feb 7, 2026 • 1h 58min
Your Problems Aren't A Personality
A look at how making suffering your identity can block growth and why forcing willpower often backfires. Discussion of rumination, trauma becoming a fixed self-story, and how to shift toward responsibility. Practical communication moves for handling criticism and accepting praise. A critical take on why academic cheating spreads and how systems reward shortcuts over deep learning.

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Feb 2, 2026 • 39min
Procrastination Holds You Back
A psychologist reframes procrastination as manipulation by a primitive, feral mind and not a simple willpower failure. The conversation covers treating thoughts as activities to observe rather than identify with. Practical tactics include training the mind like an animal, doing 'not enough' tasks to prove control, and using effortful, low-reward practices to rebuild attention and reduce resistance.

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Jan 31, 2026 • 16min
How High Performers Get Ahead
Dr. K examines the psychological profiles of billionaires, CEOs, and elite creators to reveal that their success often stems from being "broken in the right way". He challenges the idea that high performance is just about financial advantage, focusing instead on the internal insecurities and psychological pressures that drive exceptional people to outwork everyone else.What to expect in this episode:• The Performance Trap: How growing up with conditional love creates a lifelong insecurity that can only be quieted by achieving at a very high level.• Healthy Entitlement: Why elite achievers have the agency to leave toxic situations and the confidence to ask for help rather than complaining about the world's unfairness.• The Contentment Debuff: Why the biggest difference between high and low performers is the refusal to feel satisfied after finishing a simple taskHG Coaching : https://bit.ly/46bIkdo Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health: https://bit.ly/44z3SztHG Memberships : https://bit.ly/3TNoMVf Products & Services : https://bit.ly/44kz7x0 HealthyGamer.GG: https://bit.ly/3ZOopgQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jan 26, 2026 • 1h 23min
The Problem After Puer Aeternus
BSJ, former Dota pro and analyst Banana Slam Jamma, shares a concise bio as a top player turned creator. He talks about how moving past commitment-phobia is just the start. Perfectionism’s childhood roots, the draining habit of self-punishment, and the loneliness that follows personal growth are explored in short, candid reflections.

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Jan 24, 2026 • 3h 4min
The Optimizer: Productive, But Miserable
A dive into why relentless productivity can mask deeper life crises and how fixing root mental patterns can resolve many diagnoses. Exploration of why people with ADHD often fold hobbies into their identity and how to keep passions sustainable. A nuanced look at when sharing negative feelings helps or harms relationships and why certain online gendered personas can signal emotional risk.


