#338 - Cortney McDermott: Give Yourself Permission, Changing Unconscious Beliefs, Urgent Vs. Important Things, Reclaiming Your Time, Laughing & Yawning, Email Hacks, Reticular Activating System, Becoming Lovable, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 655 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 117 minutes

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0:00.0	And we now know right through epigenetics that we have this signaling capability.
0:08.0	If I have certain things that are showing up that are recurring in my life, am I aware that there's a belief in a behavioral pattern that is reinforcing the experience that I'm having? Or does it just seem like it's happening to me?
0:23.9	The process of observation becomes this sort of game. You're still an active participant,
0:28.3	but from the mindset of I'm not that, and yet I'm all of it. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon
0:34.6	Biohacking podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the
0:39.1	secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your
0:45.0	existence and biohack your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing
0:51.5	medical advice and are not responsible for any outcomes you may
0:55.3	experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. So friends, are you ready to join me? Let's do
1:01.8	this. Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Friends, what a beautiful, inspiring,
1:12.9	incandescent conversation I had today with Courtney McDermott. I love how she bridges concepts,
1:18.6	which might seem a little bit, quote, woo-woo when it comes to attracting what you want in life,
1:23.7	fulfilling your life goals, all the things with clinical supportive science.
1:27.9	She is beyond brilliant and an incredible case study of how when you give yourself permission
1:33.4	to do some very certain things, you can truly manifest what you want in life.
1:37.9	In today's conversation, we talk about the difference between conscious versus unconscious
1:42.5	versus subconscious beliefs and how they're driving
1:45.6	your life, how to reclaim your time and distinguish between urgent versus important things,
1:50.8	the profound power of laughing and yawning, how to hack your email habits, why your reticular
1:57.4	activating system makes you only see what you want to see, the importance of becoming
2:02.7	lovable, and so much more. Definitely, do not hesitate and get her book, give yourself permission now.
2:09.4	Hi, friends, did you know that one of our largest sources of toxic exposure each and every day
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