Dr. Nick Berry isn’t your typical pharmacist or whole health entrepreneur. After speeding through his doctoral studies, Nick invested a year to investigate different kinds of therapeutic options to strengthen his “holistic arsenal.”

In this episode, Paul talks to Nick about his journey, how he became a holistic pharmacist and the healing potential of essential oils and plant medicines.

Scroll to the bottom of the show notes for a special offer from Dr. Nick!

Show Notes

• When Paul met Nick, he thought he was meeting a Shaman, not a pharmacist. (2:03)
• A trip to Burning Man. (9:53)
• The world of terpenes and their therapeutic value in essential oils. (12:07)
• Nick learning as a teenager about the healing properties of psychotropic plants. (140:05)
• An organic certification doesn’t mean a product is necessarily better. (23:57)
• Crafting essential oils as a form of art. (27:07)
• The effect of sonic geometry. (31:47)
• The difference between a conventional pharmacist and a Shamanic pharmacist. (38:06)
• How essential oils work with your body. (43:10)
• Using oil of oregano to treat an upper respiratory infection. (47:15)
• Essential oils provoke emotions before the conscious mind is engaged. (55:38)
• Rose geranium supports the emotional centers, particularly around the heart. (1:00:34)
• Paul’s painful divorce. (1:09:43)
• How essential oils treat emotional pain. (1:12:21)
• Using essential oils with intention to heal. (1:14:10)
• Teaching people how to be their own doctor by using essential oils skillfully. (1:23:53)
• Can you talk to a plant? (1:26:46)
• Very young children should avoid most essential oils. (1:37:14)
• Essential oils that enhance sexual energy. (1:41:51)
• Treating premature ejaculation. (1:50:41)
• Ever had sex with a ghost? (1:56:31)
• Using essential oils for healing scars and wounds. (2:03:39)
• With essential oils, less is more. (2:15:40)
• A groin-burning reason to use caution when applying essential oils to sensitive areas of your body. (2:18:40)
• Need an adaptogen to handle stress better? (2:38:42)
• What’s the difference between a high - and low - quality essential oil? (2:41:57)

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Resources

• Dr. Nick Berry
• Essential Oil Wizardry
• Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
• Insights at the Edge: Tami Simon interviews Rick Doblin

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Nicole DeVaney has led many lives as a former single Mom, business owner with a degree in accounting, public speaker, Yogini, exotic dancer who opened the first pole dancing studio in Salt Lake City in 2005 and for several years as a CHEK Practitioner in private practice and instructor for the CHEK Institute.

Nicole talks about her long journey toward self-healing that included living with breast implants, then having them removed, helping women make better decisions about their health and the real meaning of beauty in this episode of Living 4D With Paul Chek.

Show Notes

• The physical and psychological problems women have with breast implants. (2:00)
• Nicole: We've lost our elders. (10:15)
• An international cover model, Yogini, exotic dancer and proprietor of the first pole dancing studio in Salt Lake City. (11:40)
• Having breast implants was a business decision for Nicole. (14:06)
• If a man had to wear his penis on his collar, he’d want a big one. (18:06)
• Boobs are an outward physical expression of a woman’s love and heart. (20:14)
• What is the feeling of attractiveness for a woman all about? (24:30)
• Women date too many average males. (26:46)
• What is the essence of attractiveness for a woman to a man? (29:04)
• Do women use breast implants to mask deeper, unhealed emotional wounds? (33:40)
• At a cellular level, do women need men to survive? (35:24)
• Men: Are you a second chakra lover? (38:47)
• Guess what’s in those saline breast implants? (42:58)
• Breast implants that move. (49:52)
• Feeling perfect and imperfect at the same time. (56:59)
• Are people “sculpting their bodies” to avoid a deeper spiritual understanding? (1:00:49)
• Testing for the MTHFR gene. (1:09:17)
• Having breast implants may prevent women from breastfeeding too. (1:12:48)
• Never say never… (1:15:36)
• Breakdancing can cause breast implants to explode! (1:21:35)
• Why Nicole had her breast implants removed. (1:25:52)
• Symptoms that may warn you about health problems with breast implants. (1:29:11)
• How does a woman minimize the dangers of having her breast implants removed? (1:35:50)
• Rebuilding breast tissue naturally after an implant removal. (1:42:05)
• It’s against a woman’s nature to fight. (1:46:36)
• It’s not healthy for a man to orgasm a lot… (1:49:38)
• Your liver stores anger. (1:56:31)
• Beauty is not a size or shape. (1:59:03)

Resources

• Nicole's websites: IronandSalt.com and NicoleDevaney.com
• The Female Brain by Dr. Louann Brizendine
• Hot vs. Beautiful on YouTube with Bret Weinstein
• The Bleeding Edge available on Netflix
• BreastImplantIllness.com

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Most fans who follow extreme sports and skateboarding are in awe of the athletic feats of daring -- amazing jumps over the Great Wall of China and out of a helicopter -- performed by the legendary Danny Way.

But who is the man behind the elite athlete? In the conclusion of this two-part conversation, Danny talks about the “constant experiment” in his life called love, connecting with people on a spiritual level and introducing Paul to plant medicines.

Show Notes

• If love isn’t the pinnacle of everything, nothing else matters. (5:37)
• The differences between sex and love. (8:56)
• Love is a connection to God. (11:33)
• Danny introduced Paul to plant medicines. (14:36)
• Is the feeling deep love or the power of God just the product of a chemical or an authentic experience? (21:35)
• Understanding how to balance the masculine (yang) and feminine (yin) energies. (28:49)
• The different kinds of pain. (33:30)
• How does yin energy apply to skateboarding? (37:09)
• Getting into flow… (40:48)
• What real happiness means to Danny. (44:54)
• The diet of a world famous skateboarder. (46:00)

Resources

• Do Drugs Have Religious Import? by Huston Smith from The Journal of Philosophy, Sept. 17, 1964
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance by Steven Kotler
• Yin and Yang Theory from the Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation
• 4 Quadrant Coaching Mastery program
• CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coaching
• CHEK Practitioner
• The Last 4 Doctors You’ll Ever Need

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Ever wonder how elite athlete Danny Way could do the miraculous things he does with a skateboard, like jump across the Great Wall of China?

Despite his artistry, imagination and fierce drive and tenacity, all of those amazing things Danny does may never have happened given the injuries he suffered. How did he overcome them? What did he learn from them?

Check out this episode of Living 4D with Paul Chek...

Show Notes

• Danny’s physical problem no one could solve but Paul. (3:58)
• Why Danny stayed with skateboarding over other sports. (6:30)
• Jumping the Great Wall of China on a skateboard. (9:30)
• Jumping out of a helicopter 35 feet in the air on a skateboard… (13:50)
• Danny couldn’t walk away from a “what if.” (19:08)
• The medicinal effect of skateboarding for kids. (26:08)
• Tony Hawk, an empowering, challenging mentor. (30:00)
• Paul’s first movie role in Waiting For Lightning. (32:55)
• Facing fear in a boxing ring and life. (37:30)
• 24 surgeries. (39:56)
• Learning to be comfortable with uncertainty. (42:20)
• Falling is part of everything. (46:55)
• A rebirth from injury. (52:45)
• Danny learned to be a cat again. (59:24)
• Danny was one of the first professional skateboarders to use conditioning as a part of his training. (1:02:47)
• Skateboarding becomes an Olympic sport in 2020. (1:07:30)
• Witnessing the organic difference with cooked chicken. (1:11:32)

Resources

• Waiting For Lightning
• Jumping the Great Wall of China video (thanks ESPN!)

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JP Sears is a YouTube star, author and satirist whose Ultra Spiritual Life series of viral videos lampoons everything from Santa Claus, college football and the lunar landing to being a horrible life coach, vegan diets and going organic badly.

What you may not know is how Paul’s guidance and belief in JP was so strong and true that it transformed both of their lives for the better. And, that’s just scraping the surface of this deep chat between peers in this episode of Living 4D With Paul Chek.

Show Notes

• A pivotal moment in JP’s life was Paul believing in him. (4:25)
• Walking away from college to learning, then teaching at the C.H.E.K Institute. (11:30)
• The fear of leaving a great work situation. (14:20)
• JP is one of the few men to see Paul cry. ( 18:05)
• When you lend support to a friend or family member in deep pain, don’t try to fix or change them. (23:57)
• Saving people makes them weaker. (27:51)
• JP’s first comedic video on spiritual bypassing. (31:27)
• “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek...” (41:53)
• Bill Hicks is a comedian and, on a deeper level, a teacher. (46:12)
• The language of comedy can penetrate a person’s psychological defenses. (47:05)
• The transformative power of comedy. (51:10)
• Comedy as a form of distance healing. (53:35)
• Remember that lecture in London where six bald guys dressed like Paul were in the audience? (58:28)
• “The weight [of responsibility] usually comes when I start to think I am who other people think I am. That’s called losing myself.” (1:06:15)
• The unwritten Commandment: Amuse thy self. (1:08:05)
• A feeling of connection to our planet and everyone who lives here through out-of-body experiences. (1:12:15)
• “Healing is really slicing through the psychological scar tissue of us only being willing to accept who we think we should be.” (1:21:18)
• Most people don’t realize the ego construct is largely made up from other people’s ideas, starting with your family. (1:25:03)
• The wisdom of your soul is connected to the discomfort of depression. (1:30:46)
• God is a sphere whose center is everywhere and circumference is nowhere. (1:33:31)
• JP’s take on the #MeToo movement. (1:40:42)
• “The depth of purpose is often proportional to the amount of fear I have to go through in order to voice it.” (1:46:22)
• One of our missions in life is to recognize how myths affect the stories of our lives. (1:53:45)
• We’re living in a world of oneness, with a level of connectivity in union that’s never happened before. (1:56:13)
• What JP’s recent marriage to Amber means to him. (2:07:56)
• “If someone’s a comedian, they have the talent to speak deeper truths than [talking about] Kim Kardashian.” (2:14:11)
• Good alignment comes when I learn to want what my higher self wants. (2:25:35)
• “The ultimate failure is success without fulfillment.” Tony Robbins (2:27:28)
• The connection to family delivers something spe

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Elliott Hulse is an amazingly successful entrepreneur known for his inspirational videos on his Strength Camp YouTube channel.

How did Elliott become so amazingly prosperous merely by following his soul’s dreams? Elliott shares his journey which began with consulting a teacher specializing in astrology and cosmic consciousness in this episode of Living 4D With Paul Chek.

Show Notes

• What is Elliott’s soul dream? (5:05)
• Finding a mentor is critical to accomplish something greater than ourselves. (8:12)
• It’s cool to be intelligent… and muscular. (11:58)
• Modern society is missing initiations into manhood. (16:41)
• You’ve got to do something courageous or crazy that forces you to man up. (25:29)
• Life is a form of artistic expression. (34:02)
• Structure vs. anti-structure. (39:10)
• Our country has no values. (44:20)
• Can there be too many choices? (53:35)
• The origins of Paul’s 4 Doctors system start here. (55:20)
• The current myth of consumerism. (58:47)
• Living in a gender-confused world. (1:00:41)
• Why women choose to have babies via c-section. (1:04:10)
• The difference between ethics and morals. (1:09:57)
• The importance of love to the life process. (1:16:25)
• Love is walking with nature. (1:21:51)
• Visceral somatic inhibition blew Elliott’s mind. (1:23:37)
• Cool-down opportunities help men tap the intelligence of their feminine side. (1:28:25)
• The excessive masculinization of the mind. (1:33:50)
• Approaching 40, what’s it like to live “inside Elliott” every day? (1:39:45)
• Anger and fear are very powerful motivators. (1:40:45)
• The difference between life and death. (1:43:02)
• Elliott met Paul watching VHS tapes. (1:45:56)
• Elliott’s next big project: Strength Camp International. (1:49:26)

Resources

• Elliott Hulse
• Holistic Lifestyle Coaching
• The work of Rollo May
• Strength Camp
• The Puer/Puella Eternis or eternal child
• The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It by Dr. Warren Farrell and Dr. John Gray
• Dr. Dan Siegel’s attachment theory
• Iron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly
• The legacy of Mel Siff
• King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masc

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You may know personal development entrepreneur Sean Croxton as the world’s biggest nerd who blew up YouTube when he created one of the first health-based video channels (Underground Wellness) more than a decade ago.

Paul talks to Sean for his Living 4D With Paul Chek podcast about his journey that started and continues with a simple need to help people.

Show Notes

• Sean talks HLC 1. (1:29)
• Elliott Hulse is Sean’s Internet grandfather. (2:19)
• How do you learn to love yourself? (3:58)
• Sean: I just want to help people. (5:43)
• Loren Cordain’s article on grains and gluten intolerances is a badass piece of work. (7:57)
• Sean begins his podcasting career. (10:40)
• Sean’s transition to personal development. (12:42)
• How do you sell health? (15:40)
• Identifying your dream. (16:50)
• How much time can a client commit to their health without it becoming a burden they want to avoid? (20:06)
• Don’t give clients more than four action items. (26:14)
• How hard is it to change a habit? (27:44)
• What inspires you to change? (33:19)
• Do you believe in emotional addiction? (38:06)
• The questions any skilled Shaman asks her/his clients. (39:45)
• How do you create emotional fulfillment and a sense of connection to something greater than yourself? (41:12)
• When does a person become an adult? (49:50)
• Culture is a bunch of people doing the same things. (Arnold Mindell) (53:09)
• Is there something in our modern society that signifies initiation for men in our culture? (59:40)
• Paul’s definition of being an adult. (1:04:01)
• How many coaches and therapists are real adults? (1:05:04)
• The origins of Paul’s Holistic Lifestyle Coaching programs. (1:06:40)
• What it means to be truly authentic. (1:10:40)
• If humans don’t become adults, our species will be extinguished. (1:17:51)
• Is the reality we see just a reflection of the general consciousness split? (1:23:34)
• Is Donald Trump a Pain Teacher? (1:29:13)
• Always finding something good in every problem. (1:31:13)
• Do we need to respect more and different opinions due to the divisiveness in the world? (1:35:40)
• If we don’t protect the environment, how can we create safety and security for each other? (1:45:10)
• When you raise your own consciousness, you raise the consciousness of the whole. (1:47:22)
• Scientists have become modern prostitutes. (1:51:22)
• Our habits become our results in life. (1:55:30)
• Knowing that everyone has greatness in them is important. (1:57:14)

Resources

• Cereal Grains: Humanity’s Double-Edged Sword by Loren Cordain from Evolutionary Aspects of Nutrition and Health
• Elliott Hulse
• Arnold Mindell
• Rupert Sheldrake

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The Mind Pump Media foursome of Sal DiStefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews and Doug Egge was the first of the big podcasters to invite Paul for a podcast interview, way back in Spring 2017.

Nearly two years later, it’s Paul’s chance to turn the tables on this “mature pack of wolves” as he launches his Living 4D With Paul Chek podcast, using his 4 Doctors principles to reveal some personal challenges the Mind Pump Media crew faced along the way to success.

Show Notes

• The origin of the podcast title. (2:48)
• The beginnings of the Mind Pump Media podcast. (8:36)
• Respecting the level of alpha on a team to know when to shift to a feminine, receptive pole. (15:15)
• What does love really mean? (24:00)
• How important is having a dream? (28:40)
• What values Mind Pump Media uses to guide their podcasts. (30:20)
• What motivates people? (37:16)
• How do you balance work with unrational or unbound play? (51:07)
• How do you worship life? (54:10)
• Making bad decisions you never want to repeat. (1:04:10)
• Loving work more than people. (1:06:55)
• Joseph Campbell: The cave you fear to enter has the treasure you need the most… (1:14:57)
• You don’t have to work out every day to be healthy. (1:19:12)
• The 1-3 percent rule of working out. (1:21:40)
• How the Mind Pump Media guys create sustained happiness for themselves. (1:24:03)
• If things like pain have no meaning, you’d be on drugs all the time. (1:26:06)
• Happiness is an earned process that requires ownership. (1:28:00)
• Pain is a very powerful teacher. (1:29:23)
• Working on a team committed to common goals. (1:30:50)
• Having better relationships with others and spiritual growth are inside jobs. (1:35:50)
• Working in grows the person inside the skin suit. Working out grows the skin suit. (1:40:13)
• Your greatest strength may be your greatest weakness too. (1:47:06)
• If you had five minutes left on this planet, what would you want to say to people? (1:49:38)

Resources

• The Last 4 Doctors You’ll Ever Need
• Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy Seals and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Work by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal
• Master Fong Ha, Integral Ch’uan Institute
• The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work by Joseph Campbell and Phil Cousineau
• Olympic Coach Charlie Francis’ 1-3 percent rule

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After two years of being a guest on many podcasts -- including Mind Pump Media, Aubrey Marcus, Ben Greenfield Fitness, and Josh Trent’s Wellness Force -- Paul is now on the interviewing end with the debut of his weekly Living 4D With Paul Chek podcast.

Paul explains what and who inspired him to become part of the podcasting world as a way to fight against the movement toward unfulfilling fast food education that doesn’t help you live a dream-affirmative life.

Show Notes

• Paul’s vision for his podcast. (2:11)
• Inspiration from the Mind Pump Media guys. (5:28)
• No fast-food education here. (7:48)
• Healthy conflict brings more meaning and truth to conversations and relationships. (16:46)
• Why Paul calls his podcast Living 4D. (20:24)
• Most doctors and therapists are no healthier than their patients. (25:50)
• Learning how to improvise and adapt in life. (31:37)
• Question yourself and your ideas constantly. (34:00)
• When a culture loses its mythology, it’s not long for this world. (36:12)
• Children can hear the “truth buzzer.” (37:18)
• Spirituality helps us understand why we have more things in common than we do differences. (39:11)
• Future guests on Living 4D With Paul Chek. (41:15)
• Men would do a lot better if they would allow powerful women to do what they do best. (48:38)
• The cycle of fours that follow our lives. (49:00)
• The octave of our existence. (52:54)
• New Living 4D with Paul Chek podcasts debut on… (55:52)

Resources

How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy

The Last 4 Doctors You’ll Ever Need

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