Season 1

July 9, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - Don't Believe the Hype - Episode 38

The human brain have the adaptive capacity to be programmed over time with consistency and repetition to become tethered to and believe certain things that often have no validity to them. With that acknowledged, lets take a …
June 28, 2024

One From The Vault - The End of Struggle - Episode 37

Are you struggling? What does that even mean? To Struggle? What is your current relationship with struggle? Enjoy this pivotal moment from the vault when the Dragon opens up a can of whoop ass on the man made illusion and la…
June 26, 2024

Making Sense of of the Carnivore DIet with Dr. Robert Kiltz

Making Sense of the Carnivore Diet? Is the carnivore and animal based diet all sizzle and no steak? Join me as i interview Dr. Robert Kiltz to make sense of the carnivore diet. This episode is available on the and Platform…
June 24, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - Science? Fact or Fiction - Episode 35

What lies in the balance of you creating a belief in something then allowing that belief to solidify in your mind as a Fact? What are the factors that have persuaded you to know what you know to be so? Religion? Politics? Cu…
June 21, 2024

One From The Vault - Embracing Pain to avoid suffering - with Drian Bogert

"Embrace Pain to Avoid Suffering" - An interview with Brian Bogert. Brian Bogert is a passionate performance coach, motivational speaker, business strategist, top sales professional and philanthropic leader who believes in h…
June 19, 2024

Making Sense of Narcissism with Nadine Macaluso (Ex Wife of Jordan Belfort "Wolf of Wall Street" - Episode 33

HAVE YOU SEEN THE WOLF OF WALL STREET?   Had the honor of spending time with the real ex wife of the infamous Jordan Belfort "The Wolf of Wall Street" the amazing Nadine Macaluso - What an amazing story and what an amazing…
June 17, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - The Strive for Relevance - Episode 32

It is a hidden force that drives most human behavior and is the root cause of your suffering. Your strive for Relevance. Lets make sense of Relevance and equip ourselves to become the dominant force in ur life. This Podcast …
June 14, 2024

One From The Vault - Your Virtual Reality Suit - Episode 31

Your Virtual Reality Suit: We are what we consume and we get to choose and what we consume becomes our VIRTUAL REALITY. Let's make sense of the Brain and Body and 6 senses that make up our Virtual Reality Suit and determine …
June 12, 2024

Making Sense of Plant Medicine Retreats - with Billy Venkatraman

Have you ever been curious to know more about what goes on at these plant medicine retreats. What is Ayahuasca, Psilicybin, San Pedro, Peyote and the infmaous Bufo Frog? Is it safe, is it for you? How would i go about figuri…
June 10, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - The Timeless Dimension - Detaching from Want and Desire - Episode 29

Have you ever taken note that both wanting and desire are two powerful occupants of your mind and body that prevent you from enjoying the present moment you are in now? Lets make sense of the power in detaching from WANT and…
June 7, 2024

One From The Vault - The Evolution of Gratitude - Episode 28

One from the vault of the earlier Rise Up With Dragon Show. This short 5 minute episode exposes the secret to my Rise Up Great Morning Routine in capturing the sensitive and prescious moment when we wake up and move from unc…
June 5, 2024

Making Sense of Men's Mental Health and PTSD? With Kevin Donaldson - Episode 27

Have you ever heard of Post Traumatic Success? How did we come to a place where there is such a powerful stigma attached to mental health and men? In this episode we Make Sense of Men's Mental Health and the Post Traumatic S…
June 3, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - Shifting from I can't to I CAN - Episode 26

When it comes to calling your own shots and changing the way you look at things, how much say do you have? Well that will depend on your ability to allow yourself to be open and curious to all possibilities vs. tethered to y…
May 31, 2024

One From The Vault - Mindset for financial success with Sharon Lechter - Episode 26

So grateful for the opportunity to spend time deep diving with the Nightingale of empowering humans to greatness in Mindset and Financial success. This podcast is available on both Spotify and Apple. Sharon Lechter is the Co…
May 29, 2024

Making Sense of Yoga and the Simulation Hypothesis? With Rizwan Virk - Episode 24

What do Yoga, Meditation, Spirituality and Technology have in common? Lets Make Sense of Yoga and technology with best selling author of the Simulation Hypothesis, Simulation Multivers and his newest book Wisdom of a Yogi, R…
May 27, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - When Everything Falls Apart - Episode 23

What do we do when it appears that everything is falling apart? Lets make sense of our relationship with things and how we've been taught to gauge whether they are going well and happening in favor of our dreams and desires …
May 18, 2024

One From The Vault - MFTPSE - With Dr. Russel Fulmer - Episode 22

Dr. Russell Fulmer is an Associate Director at the Counseling Program at the prestigious Northwestern University. He has research interests in Artificial Intelligence and Psycho-dynamic Theory. He lived in the Caribbean for …
May 15, 2024

Making Sense of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? What does it mean for humanity? Episode 21

Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest in Dallas Clounch "THE AI SURFER". In this episode we will be Making Sense of Artificial Intelliegence and what it means for…
May 13, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - You Were Born To Run - Episode 21

We were all born to BE who we were meant to be. So we go on a run towards that person. Somewhere along the way we got the idea that we were supposed to become someone and something else other than ourselves. Lets Makes Sense…
May 10, 2024

One From The Vault - Plant Medicine with Jose Saenz - Episode 19

Are you feeling the curious calling to learn more about or experience working with plant medicine? Have you been researching Psilocybin or Ayahuasca and wondering what they are and if they are right for you? DISCLAIMER: I in…
May 8, 2024

Making Sense of Mortality? With Jodi Wellman - Episode 18

Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest in Jodi Wellman. In this episode we will be Making Sense of Mortality and whether death is your friend or foe?  Our guest is…
May 6, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - The Secret to Manifesting your goals and dreams - Episode 17

Lets make sense of this whole Manifestation thing. Ever since the book the Secret Came out, the world bought into the idea that you can manifest everythig you desire by focusing and AFFIRMING your desires into existence. If …
May 2, 2024

One From The Vault - A Case Against Reality with Donald Hoffman - Episode 16

In this episode of RISE UP WITH DRAGON, we have a very special interview in my opinion one of the most intelligent and intreaguing speakers and educators of our time. Professor Donald Hoffman, Author of A Case Against Realit…
May 1, 2024

Makes Sense Mondays - Getting Out of your own way - Episode 15

I JUST NEED TO GET OUT OF MY OWN WAY? Sound familiar? What does it mean to be in your own way and why are you insistent on being there? We've all been programmed to believe we need to grow into someone different than we are.…