Episodes
Jan. 9, 2026
Why we're not happy yet - the power of presence - Episode 134
Why does happiness always feel one step away? This episode explores how chasing a better future often disconnects us from the only place happiness ever exists, the present moment.
Jan. 6, 2026
The Physics of Luck: Why You Keep Attracting the Same Problems (and How to Stop) - Episode 133
Why does life feel like a repetitive loop? If you are working harder than ever but still seeing the same mediocre results, the problem isn't your effort; it's your resonance . In Episode 133, Dr. JC Doornick breaks down the s...
Jan. 2, 2026
How to Turn Your Darkest Moment Into Your Greatest Strength | Interview with Ryan Hanley on the Finding Peak Podcast - Episode 132
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. JC Doornick, known as "The Dragon," for one of the most raw and powerful conversations I’ve ever had. JC doesn’t sugarcoat anything. He takes us through his "messed up to blessed up" journey, from a cocky, successful chiropractor to sitting in a therapist's chai…
Dec. 29, 2025
Unwrap the Present - The Gift of Now - Episode 131
What if the blessing you’re waiting for isn’t coming—because it’s already here? In this episode, Dr. JC explores illusion, meaning, and why fulfillment only becomes real when you stop treating the present moment as a hallway and start living in it.
Dec. 24, 2025
F_ck Fitting In - The end of Approval Seeking - Episode 130
Most people are living from an internal A.I., an Artificial Identity built to earn approval, fit in, and stay safe. In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick breaks down how approval-seeking hijacks authenticity, and how awareness, curiosity, and courage can shut down the program and bring you back home to …
Dec. 22, 2025
Facing Your Dragons: Interview with Dr. JC Doornick on Self-Mastery and Authentic Living - Episode 129
Dr. JC Doornick joins Anika Jackson on the Your Brand Amplified Podcast for a powerful conversation on self-mastery and authentic living, exploring how true success emerges when inner values align with outward action. Drawing from his own transformation and the Makes Sense framework, JC shares how …
Dec. 19, 2025
My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Five - The Finale - Episode 128
A powerful closing chapter from the Sacred Valley, exploring San Pedro, heart-centered connection, and the realization that plant medicine doesn’t change who you are—it reveals who you’ve always been once the masks fall away. The ceremony ends, the family is formed, and the journey home begins.
Dec. 15, 2025
My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Four - The Mountains Became the Medicine - Episode 127
Day Four offered a new teacher: the Sacred Valley itself. Among ancient terraces, burial cliffs, and a newfound family, I discovered that sadness and gratitude can coexist—and that sometimes the real medicine is trust, perspective, and the people your soul recognizes along the way.
Dec. 7, 2025
My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Three - This too shall pass - Episode 126
Night Two in the Maloca became the hardest night of my life—an overwhelming storm of fractals, fear, and ego-collapse that taught me the lesson I didn’t know I still needed: nothing is permanent, and everything, even our darkest moments, eventually passes. In this episode, I take you inside the cha…
Dec. 5, 2025
My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Two - Night One With Grandmother - Episode 125
Night One with Grandmother stripped away my confidence, confronted my deepest fears, and delivered two unexpected funerals, one for my fear of losing my daughter and one for my fear of financial collapse. What remained was the truth: we are here to love, and everything else is noise.
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…