High Energy Health Podcast

Dawson Church PhD

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Join Dr. Dawson Church, a best-selling science writer, to explore the leading edge of health and happiness, along with practical techniques to maximize your wellbeing.

Recent Episodes

OCT 1, 2026
Beyond Darwin: Bruce Lipton and Dawson Church in Conversation
Bruce Lipton is the author of the million-copy bestseller The Biology of Belief, as well as Beyond Darwin and other books. A former professor at Stanford University Medical School, he was one of the pioneering researchers in the field of epigenetics. His experiments showed that the environment around the cell, not just DNA itself, shapes gene expression. Here he and Dawson discuss: Moving beyond the belief that genes control our lives Bruce’s groundbreaking stem-cell research and how identical cells developed differently in different environments How the environment influences genetic expression and the chemistry of the body The connection between our beliefs, perceptions, brain chemistry, and cellular health The difference between growth mode and protection mode and how chronic stress affects the body How modern life creates prolonged stress and why humans were not designed for chronic protection Stepping outside existing systems and creating new possibilities for humanity Consciousness, spirituality, and the concept of an energy field influencing our experience The importance of mindfulness, meditation, grounding, nature, and reconnecting with something greater than ourselves The conscious mind as the creative mind and the subconscious mind as the programming and habit mind How childhood experiences and observation shape subconscious programs that can influence our lives Recognizing where we are living from old programming versus consciously creating the life we want Moving beyond the “matrix” of habitual programming through awareness, self-empowerment, and a new way of living Bruce's website is: https://www.brucelipton.com/ Connect with Dawson at: http://dawsongift.com/ To purchase Dawson the 20th Anniversary Edition of The Genie in Your Genes: https://www.amazon.com/Genie-Your-Genes-Epigenetic-Consciousness/dp/1604153202/ #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #biologyofbelief #beyonddarwin
75 MIN
SEP 17, 2026
Addiction, Friends and Families: Adriana Popescu and Dawson Church in Conversation
Adriana Popescu, PhD, is Chief Clinical Officer at Avery Lane recovery center in Novato, California, and the author of EFT for Addiction. As well as working directly with clients, she provides coaching and mentorship for the Avery Lane clinicians and leadership team. In her practice as a psychologist, she has treated a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain and grief. Research into Avery Lane’s results has shown that Adriana’s energy psychology methods produce much larger reductions in symptoms and relapse than traditional treatment programs. Here she and Dawson discuss: Energy Psychology Addiction as a family disease Why it is essential to include significant loved ones in the treatment plan The misperception that the client is the person with the problem Start with information about how families are a system Case history of the clients who drank together The difference between healthy support and enabling The neuroscience of stress and recovery Recognizing the slippery slope that leads to relapse How grief and trauma can often trigger old ways of coping How to produce sustained lifetime success at the end of treatment Find Adriana at: https://www.adrianapopescu.org/ Purchase EFT for Addiction at: https://www.amazon.com/EFT-Addiction-Adriana-Popescu-PhD/dp/1604153164/ Connect with Dawson at: http://dawsongift.com/ To purchase Dawson the 20th Anniversary Edition of The Genie in Your Genes: https://www.amazon.com/Genie-Your-Genes-Epigenetic-Consciousness/dp/1604153202/ #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #emotionalhealing #genieinyourgenes #trauma #addiction #eftforaddiction #energypsychology
46 MIN
SEP 3, 2026
Psychotherapy and Spirituality: Ruthie Smith and Dawson Church in Conversation
Ruthie Smith is a psychotherapist, musician, and meditation teacher. In her work, she explores the emerging field of energy psychotherapy, blending traditional talk therapy with practical energy-based techniques to help release trauma, fear, shame, and deeply ingrained emotional patterns. Drawing on insights from neuroscience, epigenetics, biology, quantum physics, and consciousness research, her work shows how healing the body-mind-energy system can foster emotional resilience, personal transformation, and expanded states of awareness in a rapidly changing world. She is the author of the acclaimed book Energy, Soul-Connecting and Awakening Consciousness: Psychotherapy in a New Paradigm. Here she and Dawson discuss: Ruthie's background Chanting and the power of vibrational frequency healing The Heart Sutra Energy psychotherapy Integrating psychotherapy and spirituality Trauma healing A new level of consciousness Humankind moving toward a more egalitarian world Tapping and chakra clearing to heal your triggers Meditation to drop from a busy mind into a peaceful heart Opening to high vibrational living Awareness as our greatest tool Focusing on gratitude, joy, peace Ruthie's Transforming Trauma and other trainings can be found at: https://energypsychotherapytraining.co.uk/ Her book, "Energy, Soul-Connecting and Awakening Consciousness: Psychotherapy in a New Paradigm" can be purchased at: https://www.karnacbooks.com/product/energy-soul-connecting-and-awakening-consciousness-psychotherapy-in-a-new-paradigm/97034/ Connect with host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/ To purchase Dawson the 20th Anniversary Edition of The Genie in Your Genes: https://www.amazon.com/Genie-Your-Genes-Epigenetic-Consciousness/dp/1604153202/ #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #genieinyourgenes #energypsychotherapy #neuroscience #epigenetics
48 MIN