A 12 Step Guide to Breaking America’s Addiction to Fear with Mark McDonald, M.D.
The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk
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🗓️ 30 August 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Charlie welcomes back to the show, Mark McDonald, M.D., author of the new book, "Freedom from Fear: A 12 Step Guide to Personal and National Recovery" for a fascinating look at America's addiction to fear exposed most poignantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. A clinical psychiatrist, McDonald explains that America, much like an alcoholic or a drug addict, has become a slave to an addiction that holds it in a vice grip, robbing it of its potential to thrive. Much like the famous AA 12 step process to recovery, McDonald walks through all 12 steps that apply equally to the country as a whole, as well as to each and every individual who has fallen prey to the "dealers" and "pushers" of fear. A wholly novel mind virus to the traditional American psyche, Dr. McDonald gives tangible as well as psychological advice that each can apply to their own lives and communities to help rid the country of its addiction to fear.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. Dr. Mark McDonald, who is the author of Freedom from Fear, joins us. |
| 0:04.6 | So terrific conversation. The 12 steps to heal yourself from the addiction of fear, very |
| 0:08.9 | informative and important conversation. You can email me directly freedom at charliecork.com |
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| 0:28.0 | Email me your thoughts as always freedom at charliecork.com. Buckle up everybody here. We go. |
| 0:33.7 | Charlie, what you've done is incredible here. Maybe charliecork is on the college campus. |
| 0:37.6 | I want you to know we are lucky to have charliecork. Charliecork is running the White House folks. |
| 0:44.4 | I want to thank charlie's an incredible guy. His spirit, his love of this country. He's done an |
| 0:48.8 | amazing job building one of the most powerful youth organizations ever created Turning Point USA. |
| 0:54.7 | We will not embrace the ideas that have destroyed countries, destroyed lives and we are going to fight |
| 1:01.0 | for freedom on campuses across the country. That's why we are here. Brought to you by the |
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| 1:12.5 | There's a phenomenal book out and I mean to read it I've just had a very busy last week and |
| 1:19.9 | a half. Freedom from fear for one of my favorite guests we have on this program. He's very thoughtful |
| 1:25.3 | and he gets it. It's Dr. Mark Mcdonald, a 12 step guide to personal and national recovery. |
| 1:34.1 | I don't think 12 is a number of mistakes. Kind of mirrors alcoholics anonymous and I'm |
| 1:40.7 | playing to ask about it. Dr. Mcdonald joins us now. Welcome back to the program. |
| 1:44.9 | Thank you. It's so great to be back and yes you are correct. I was inspired by it. I did model |
| 1:49.3 | the book after the 12 step program of AA and also in a more nuanced and subtle way but I think one |
| 1:56.0 | that would appeal to your listeners because they tend to follow him a lot is Jordan B. Peter |
| 2:00.2 | since 12 rules for life. Yeah, that number 12 is very powerful. It's enough to get your point |
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