The best doctor is a sick doctor! A doctor so sick that she couldn’t fix her issues herself and had to go to seek out another doctor. A doctor so sick that she got bounced off from that doctor to another, a specialist. Then another. Then another… all the while she got sicker and sicker. Her life felt like groundhog day type loops of being referred to a new specialist, doing every conceivable test under the sun, then repeatedly being told, “Your blood work is fine… Your labs are all within range… There’s nothing wrong with you.” To add insult to injury, she knew what the doctor-gods, sitting behind their doctor-god desks, where she used to sit, are thinking. It was what she used to think when she sent what in doctor-talk they called ‘difficult’ and ‘supratentorial’ patients bouncing out the door—that it’s all in her crazy head and that what she really needed was a shrink and antidepressants to chase the delusions out of that head, shaking their (clearly) superior, clever heads, a little annoyed and relieved to be rid of her so that they could get on with their pill-dispensing to the next patient, just like they were taught in medical school. Who’s a good boy? (Wag, wag!) After years of being bed-bound and unable to work, imagine how hopeless and depressed she must have been that she resorted to desperate measures, like (gasp!) changing her nutrition, meditation, acupuncture, doing Qigong and entertaining medical psychic friends--all things that she thought were infinitely unfounded placebo-candy for those silly, gullible souls who were too dumb to worship science… only to find that shockingly, step by step, she was feeling better and better. Attention, energy and serendipity flow hand-in-hand. Next thing she knew, she was discovering things like natural medicine and functional medicine doctors who actually treat the root cause of disease and never say things like, “You’ll need blood thinners or statins or insulin (or whatever other pharmaceutical drug) for the rest of your life.” And so she discovers holistic healing, first healing herself, then others, from the root cause up. Realizing that there is a very different way to practice medicine and wellness is a really hard, jagged pill to swallow for many an allopathic doctor, but she gets over it and lives life with a fullness, richness and satisfaction that she has never felt before. If this story intrigues you watch it right over here! This is probably one of my favorite interviews and outlines the story of the lady above, Dr. Cynthia Li. The podcast host Dr. Mark Hyman also shares parts of his own journey, one that is quite similar to hers, where he had no other choice but to make a change unimaginable to their medical training to literally survive. I can’t get enough of their shock and delight as they recount their journeys of how they pulled themselves out of “incurable” autoimmune diseases and severe illnesses, mostly naturally, have tapered off medicines they had been using for decades and are now not just surviving but also thriving. And this is why the best doctors are sick doctors! I loved Dr. Cynthia Li’s story SO much that I bought her book Brave New Medicine and have read it twice, taking notes and recommendations throughout. I really hope this video inspires you and makes you realize that there are many different ways to heal! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VZrY2vSbws&t=3649s

Super ninja chart whisperer in the house! He did say he stays away from making predictions but, wow, CK’s questions teased SO MUCH information out of him that you can *almost* listen and be able to decipher the future of bitcoin, USD, and the world even, your very own self. Excellent questions as always CK! And thanks Willy Woo for so generously sharing the solid gold parts of the years of wisdom you have accrued as well as the deeper parts of your life in part 1. Always love CK’s personal deep-dives!

Love it as well! So different!

Everything lies on the other side of courage—freedom, joy, adventure, success, satisfaction, expansion and, most importantly, your life purpose! So many nuggets here for any entrepreneur or trader or just us humble plebs. I also always wonder what kind of buffer people have for crisis times and how to handle those situations. Also loved getting glimpses into your own thoughts and habits CK. Excellent interview and excellent questions, as always!!

Hellooo to Kenya!

And we had yet another wonderful #Chatoshi event last time! We were from Turkey, USA, Canada, El Salvador, the UK, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Spain. James fired up the grill, we played with the #Bitchat app, the young teens and kiddos played with each other, we all played with the doggies who had come along with their humans, Dr. Dora shared her wild travel stories and also her app (https://pay.cool/home), Brent brought us ‘proof of work’ from his farm (check here: https://www.youtube.com/@FincaAmaviora) and Cameron, who’d told us a few months ago he was going to propose to his girl and move her here from the States, came by with his beautiful new bride, which made us all smile! He also brought along a massive barrel of a grill to cook things his way and so his presence left us wonderfully inspired on how you can just do things! We also had the camera-shy, people-shy, the happy, the lonely, the anarchists, the statists, the non-conformists, the maxis, the alt-coiners, the religious and the atheists all sharing their wildly different views with peace and civility. What a beautiful bouquet. Aren’t humans just lovely? Come by today hunnies, especially if you are far away from your comfort zone and a tad unsettled—nature heals, community heals. Bianca & Indie ♡ Chatoshi Telegram group: https://t.me/+kuSNHG4Ctfk3Z Location inside the park (Google Maps): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Vp3ooMrewU1rKUgy7 Parking location main entrance (Waze): https://ul.waze.com/ul?ll=13.69441865%2C-89.25057364&navigate=yes&zoom=16&utm_campaign=default&utm_source=waze_website&utm_medium=lm_share_location