<p><strong>Episode Description</strong></p><p>This one&#39;s a free-flowing, honest conversation about what it actually means to show up for your health - and your life without being enslaved to outcomes or evidence. Jordan and Zak unpack why finding a hobby you genuinely love (bass, surfing, reading, painting = whatever it is) might be one of the most underrated health practices you can have. Dr. Happiness isn&#39;t a punchline; it might be the whole point.</p><p>They also get into the traps people fall into in both conventional and holistic health systems, the difference between accumulating knowledge and actually embodying it, and why being authentic enough to be hated by some people is a sign you&#39;re doing something right.</p><p>💫 <strong>Stay Connected</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://airtable.com/appHgmDRWwn73FY1B/shrhoU6KMxm9CtKRx">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jordandavey.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.skool.com/organicoptimisation/about?ref=59aab9aa7b9c4c129f56c4f1be984de4">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p>Instagram: </p><ul><li><strong>Jordan</strong>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jordan_davey">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><strong>Zak</strong>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coachzakgoold">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p><strong>🎧 Chapters</strong></p><li><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>0:00 — Intro: picking up bass, jamming instead of recording, and how it all started</p><p>4:20 — Devotion to the practice: flow state, hobbies, and getting out of your head</p><p>9:10 — Belief in yourself, high performers, and controlling intention not outcomes</p><p>14:00 — Breathwork, psychedelics, and surrendering control of what comes up</p><p>17:30 — Detaching from the evidence: why results always show up last</p><p>23:45 — Dr. Happiness, joy, and humor as lost health fundamentals</p><p>30:00 — Surrounding yourself with people who energise you vs. drain you</p><p>35:10 — Authenticity, projections, and why being liked by everyone is a red flag</p><p>41:00 — The quote: <em>&quot;It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you&#39;re not&quot;</em></p><p>44:30 — The comfort crisis: Uber Eats, AI, Ozempic and the Wally future</p><p>50:00 — Learning through embodiment, not accumulation — Gerry Pollack and water</p><p>54:30 — Simplicity vs. complexity in health: the Check system and getting back to foundations</p><p>58:00 — When to ask for help — and why it&#39;s a sign of integrity, not weakness</p><p>1:01:13 — Close</p></li>

Real Health Talk

Zak & Jordan

Episode 52: The Placebo Is You: Why Your Belief System Is Your Most Powerful Health Tool

MAR 23, 202661 MIN
Real Health Talk

Episode 52: The Placebo Is You: Why Your Belief System Is Your Most Powerful Health Tool

MAR 23, 202661 MIN

Description

<p><strong>Episode Description</strong></p><p>This one&#39;s a free-flowing, honest conversation about what it actually means to show up for your health - and your life without being enslaved to outcomes or evidence. Jordan and Zak unpack why finding a hobby you genuinely love (bass, surfing, reading, painting = whatever it is) might be one of the most underrated health practices you can have. Dr. Happiness isn&#39;t a punchline; it might be the whole point.</p><p>They also get into the traps people fall into in both conventional and holistic health systems, the difference between accumulating knowledge and actually embodying it, and why being authentic enough to be hated by some people is a sign you&#39;re doing something right.</p><p>💫 <strong>Stay Connected</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://airtable.com/appHgmDRWwn73FY1B/shrhoU6KMxm9CtKRx">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Zak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jordandavey.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.skool.com/organicoptimisation/about?ref=59aab9aa7b9c4c129f56c4f1be984de4">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Jordan’s Skool community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p>Instagram: </p><ul><li><strong>Jordan</strong>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jordan_davey">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jordan_davey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><strong>Zak</strong>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/coachzakgoold">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@coachzakgoold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p><strong>🎧 Chapters</strong></p><li><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>0:00 — Intro: picking up bass, jamming instead of recording, and how it all started</p><p>4:20 — Devotion to the practice: flow state, hobbies, and getting out of your head</p><p>9:10 — Belief in yourself, high performers, and controlling intention not outcomes</p><p>14:00 — Breathwork, psychedelics, and surrendering control of what comes up</p><p>17:30 — Detaching from the evidence: why results always show up last</p><p>23:45 — Dr. Happiness, joy, and humor as lost health fundamentals</p><p>30:00 — Surrounding yourself with people who energise you vs. drain you</p><p>35:10 — Authenticity, projections, and why being liked by everyone is a red flag</p><p>41:00 — The quote: <em>&quot;It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you&#39;re not&quot;</em></p><p>44:30 — The comfort crisis: Uber Eats, AI, Ozempic and the Wally future</p><p>50:00 — Learning through embodiment, not accumulation — Gerry Pollack and water</p><p>54:30 — Simplicity vs. complexity in health: the Check system and getting back to foundations</p><p>58:00 — When to ask for help — and why it&#39;s a sign of integrity, not weakness</p><p>1:01:13 — Close</p></li>