498: Why You’re Still Stuck Even After Years of Therapy (Powerful Tools to Heal the Mind) | Michael Sapiro, PsyD

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Dr. Michael Sapiro is a clinical psychologist, ordained Zen Buddhist monk, and the author of Truth Medicine, a powerful new book exploring the healing potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy, presence, and inner transformation.

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0:22.6	New season now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
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0:29.6	What up team?
0:30.6	It's episode 498 of the Genius Life.
0:34.6	Let's go.
0:35.6	Yes, Genius. A Let's go. What up everybody? I'm your host, Max Lugavir, and welcome back to The Genius Life, a show where we explore the science and soul of how to live better, longer, and more vibrantly. This is actually a very special episode. It's the final recording from the current Genius Life studio as we build out a brand new one, and I could not be more psyched.
1:12.6	I've been itching to get back to releasing two episodes a week, and our new studio is going to be
1:18.0	the very beginning of that chapter. So thank you for being here and stay tuned for more.
1:22.8	Today's guest is Dr. Michael Sapiro. He's a clinical psychologist, former Zen Buddhist monk, musician,
1:30.3	and a leading voice in the world of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. On this episode, we dig
1:35.7	deep into a topic that's everywhere right now, psychedelics, ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin. Are these
1:42.3	just the next hype wave? Or do they actually hold potential to heal?
1:45.9	And more importantly, how do we make sure that we're using them with integrity?
1:50.0	Dr. Sabiro offers a grounded no BS approach.
1:53.4	He works with first responders, combat veterans, and people at the edge of life and death.
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