Alisa Gracheva is a licensed mental health counselor and spiritual integration specialist who has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between traditional therapy and ancient healing wisdom. 

In a world where mental health crises are reaching epidemic proportions and conventional treatments often fall short, how do we address the deeper spiritual disconnection that underlies many psychological struggles? This conversation with Alisa explores how she is revolutionizing mental health treatment by helping individuals reconnect with their Higher and Authentic Self through the integration of therapy, sacred plant medicine, sound healing, and energy work.

Expect to learn why traditional therapy alone often fails to create lasting transformation for those dealing with trauma and substance abuse, how sacred plant medicine and alternative healing modalities can unlock profound psychological breakthroughs when used responsibly, what role sound healing therapy and energy work play in addressing mental health disorders at their energetic root, why reconnecting with one's spiritual essence is often the missing piece in achieving true mental wellness, how individuals can safely explore alternative healing paths while maintaining grounding in evidence-based practices, what practical tools anyone can use immediately to begin their journey toward spiritual and psychological integration, and how a shift from purely symptom-focused treatment to holistic soul-centered healing might be the key to addressing the mental health crisis in our disconnected modern world.

Connect with Alisa: 

Website: https://caringtherapistsofbroward.com/staff/alisa-gracheva

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alisa_art/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alisagracheva89/

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

Dr. Ran Anbar is a pediatric pulmonologist and hypnosis expert who has helped over 8,000 children harness their inner power to overcome mental and physical health challenges. 

In a generation facing unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and social media-driven isolation, how do we empower teenagers to take ownership of their own wellness and tap into their inherent resilience? This conversation with Dr. Anbar explores how he is revolutionizing teen awareness, guidance, and mental health by teaching young people to become their own healers rather than simply prescribing solutions for them.

Expect to learn why today's teenagers are more likely to be lonely, depressed, and stressed than any previous generation, how the power of positive self-talk and mental imagery can transform a teen's relationship with anxiety and pain, what role hypnosis and mind-body techniques play in helping young people overcome everything from asthma to academic pressure, why teaching teens to listen to their inner wisdom is more effective than solving their problems for them, how parents can support their teenagers' journey toward independence while maintaining connection, what practical tools teens can use immediately to improve sleep, manage relationships, and make tough decisions, and how a shift from external fixes to internal empowerment might be the key to raising healthier, more confident young adults in our rapidly changing world.

Connect with Dr. Anbar: 

Website: https://www.centerpointmedicine.com/provider/ran-d-anbar-md-faap

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randanbarmd/

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

Arik Brueckner is the CEO of Choice, a pioneering global online booking platform for paid companionship and intimacy.

In a world grappling with what his company calls "the global pandemic of loneliness," how do we address the growing disconnect between technology's promise of connection and our deepest human needs? This conversation explores how one entrepreneur is attempting to de-stigmatize paid companionship while increasing safety for everyone involved.

Expect to learn how technology is revolutionizing an industry that extends far beyond sex work, why traditional approaches to combating loneliness may be failing, what ethical frameworks look like when building platforms for vulnerable populations, how identity verification and safety technology can transform intimate services, why the stigma around paid companionship might be more harmful than the practice itself, what the intersection of business and basic human needs reveals about our society, and how we might redefine what healthy connection looks like in the digital age.

Find Arik: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arikbrueckner/

Website: choice.ch

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

Sally Raymond is a mother, speaker, and the author of The Son I Knew Too Late, a raw and deeply personal account of losing her son to suicide.

What happens when a parent realizes too late what their child was silently enduring? In a world where mental health is discussed more than ever, it’s still rare to hear such unfiltered truth from the inside of grief, regret, and love.

Expect to learn what signs often go unnoticed, why good intentions aren’t always enough, how boys are silently suffering under the weight of emotional isolation, why vulnerability must start at home, what conversations can save a life, how to make space for pain without fixing it, and why it’s time to redefine what it means to truly know someone and love them well.

Find Sally: 

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Son-Knew-Too-Late-Survive-ebook/dp/B086HWN3KY

Website: https://sallyaraymond.com

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This is episode 140 of the Ayush Prakash Podcast. 

Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

This is episode 139 of the Ayush Prakash Podcast. 

John M. O’Brien, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, professional speaker, and executive coach.

Find John: 

Rudeness Rehab book: https://www.amazon.com/Rudeness-Rehab-Reclaiming-Civility-Workplace/dp/1957651911

Website: https://rudenessrehab.com

Timestamps:

0:00 Incivility and rudeness

10:11 Is rudeness learned behaviour?

14:05 Cultural relativism

20:41 Rudeness on social media

39:27 Communication styles

43:27 Anger

50:50 John's beginnings

53:19 Social dynamics

56:50 Health factors

59:09 Advice for rudeness

1:03:59 Magic wand

1:06:33 Hope

1:07:50 Find John

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

This is episode 137 of the Ayush Prakash Podcast.

Dr. Zabina Bhasin (or Dr. Zee) is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and the visionary founder of Listen to the Kidz.

Connect with Dr. Zee:

Website: https://www.dr-zee.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrZee_md

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drzee_md

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drzee_md/

Timestamps: 

0:00 Adults dismissing Gen Z

4:00 Misreading and entitlement

9:32 Intimidation

11:56 Listening skills

14:37 Listen to the Kidz

22:52 Unfairness

30:11 Conversations with Gen Z

35:30 Technology

47:00 Apolitical cancel culture

55:48 Dr. Zee’s purpose

1:00:42 Advice

1:02:16 The most successful ending question

1:04:17 Magic wand

1:05:46 Hope

1:05:55 Find Dr. Zee

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Info: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhGApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37WConnect: Website: https://ayushprakash.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficialBooks: AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

This is episode 138 of the Ayush Prakash Podcast. 

Amy Love is the author of the forthcoming book Raising Entrepreneurs: Preparing Kids for Success in the Age of AI. In this new book, she explores how to foster entrepreneurial mindsets in children to help them thrive in a rapidly evolving world.

Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3LWHNJJ/

Connect with Amy: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amydlove/

X: https://x.com/amydlove/

Timestamps:

0:00 AI in 2025

4:44 Parenting with AI

21:50 Community

41:40 AI and social media 

52:19 Automation

58:19 Advice

1:03:52 Magic wand

1:04:27 Hope

1:05:54 Find Amy

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

This is episode 136 of the (rebranded) Ayush Prakash Podcast.

G. Scott Graham works as an existential handyman — fixing what’s broken, realigning what’s off-kilter, and helping others rebuild their lives with meaning, purpose, and a bit of duct tape when needed. He’s also an author, a career coach, a business coach, and a psychedelic support coach in Boston, Massachusetts.

Connect with Scott: 

Website: https://gscottgraham.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grahamgscott/

X: https://x.com/grahamgscott/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bostoncareercoach/

Timestamps:

0:00 True Azimuth

5:07 Grief

18:24 Superficiality with love

31:51 Meta-commitment

35:57 Meditation

39:57 Western destruction of Eastern concepts

46:05 The Soul

50:19 Critiques of LGBT community

56:15 Psychedelics

1:07:13 Against Cannabis legalization

1:16:28 Magic wand

1:17:29 Hope

1:20:05 Google Stalk Scott

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

This is episode 135 of the Gen Z Diplomat Podcast.

Dr. Ran Anbar is a leader in clinical hypnosis, and his 20 years of experience have allowed him to successfully treat over 5,000 children. He also served as a professor of pediatrics and medicine and the director of pediatric pulmonology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, for 21 years.

Connect with Dr. Anbar: 

Website: https://www.centerpointmedicine.com/provider/ran-d-anbar-md-faap

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randanbarmd/

Timestamps:

0:00 Subconscious mind

6:34 The Self

11:15 Paranormal vs supernatural vs hallucination

13:51 Cultural hesitancy and receivers

18:40 Openness

31:47 Pharmaceutical companies

37:12 Signal vs noise

40:59 Flow

46:01 Incorporating into daily life

50:33 The Devil

52:45 The human condition 

59:19 Hypnosis in Western society

1:03:31 Magic wand for the subconscious mind

1:08:31 Consciousness

1:10:23 Hope

1:13:06 Find Dr. Anbar

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135

This is episode 134 of the Gen Z Diplomat Podcast. 

Joshua Shea is a certified pornography addiction and betrayal trauma coach, author, and speaker who specializes in helping individuals and couples affected by pornography addiction and related trauma.

Connect with Joshua: 

Website: thatcorncoach.com

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatcorncoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-shea-7b9932194/

Timestamps: 

0:00 Does porn addiction really exist? 

2:47 What's happening in the brain? 

10:09 Effect on young people

17:10 Exposure

22:59 Male vs female usage

27:05 Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction

33:01 Emotional component

37:09 Sexual violence and consent

44:12 Healthy use

49:32 Magic wand

50:59 Hope

53:48 Find Joshua

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Info: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ILhje5HSua1FEOlTyFAhG

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3qXL37W

Connect: 

Website: https://ayushprakash.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakash-ayush/ 

Instagram: instagram.com/ayushprakashofficial

Books: 

AI for Gen Z: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0981182135