447: What science says about coincidences & interpersonal energy | Psychiatrist Bernard Beitman, M.D.

Bernard Beitman, M.D.: “It's a good idea to get lost every once in a while.”

Bernard, a psychiatrist and founder of the Coincidence Project, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to make sense of random coincidences, plus:

- How Bernard became an expert in coincidences (~01:18)

- What is a coincidence? (~03:04)

- How to identify synchronicity, seriality, and serendipity (~06:14)

- How to make meaning of coincidences (~12:57)

- How to find coincidences without overanalyzing them (~15:42)

- What drives random coincidences (~19:56)

- What sciences says about coincidences (~21:45)

- What type of person is more likely to see coincidences (~25:12)

- How animals can give us emotional signals (~30:26)

- How to communicate with plants (~32:39)

- What to do after you notice a coincidence (~39:00)

- How to make the most out of coincidences (~40:51)

- How to attract more coincidences in your life (~48:50)

- How to tap into your internal GPS (~51:23)

- The most awe-inspiring stories of synchronicity (~55:16)

- Why coincidences deserve more science (~01:01:01)

Referenced in the episode:

- Bernard's book, Meaningful Coincidences: How and Why Synchronicity and Serendipity Happen.

- Read Bernard's profile in the WSJ. 

- Learn more about the Coincidence Project.

- Take Bernard's coincidence survey.

- Check out Bernard's podcast, Connecting with Coincidence 2.0.

- mbg Podcast episode #301, with Jim Tucker, M.D.

- mbg Podcast episode #287, with Bruce Greyson, M.D.

- mbg Podcast episode #344, with Lisa Miller, Ph.D.

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