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The Liz Moody Podcast

Manifest Like A Neurosurgeon: There IS Science Behind Manifestation (+ How To Use It To Get What You Want)

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, New York Times best-selling author, and Stanford professor Dr. James Doty discusses the neuroscience behind manifestation and mindfulness techniques to improve your life. The major problem with the manifestation techniques in The Secret  The exact manifestation techniques that Dr. Doty uses and the neuroscience behind why they work The one KEY piece most people miss when it comes to successful manifestation  Why we’re always manifesting from a neurological perspective—which is why it’s so important to be manifesting the life you want, versus accidentally manifesting a life you don’t want  The two types of happiness, and why most of us are focused on the wrong one Specific techniques to manifest meeting the love of your life, breaking habits that don’t serve you, finding a fulfilling career, getting richer, and having more friends And so much more For more from Dr. Doty, you can find him on Instagram at @jamesrdotymd or his website, www.jamesrdotymd.com where you can listen to his podcast Into The Magic Shop. His most recent book Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything is available where books are sold.   To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order my new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now!  This episode is sponsored by: AG1: visit drinkag1.com/lizmoody and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Cymbiotika: use code LIZMOODY on cymbiotika.com to get 15% off plus free shipping on subscription orders. Puori: go to puori.com/LIZMOODY and use promo code LIZMOODY for 20% sitewide. Seed: go to seed.com/lizmoody and use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first month. Great Lakes Wellness: use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first purchase at greatlakeswellness.com. Previous episodes referred to in this episode: Actress Joy Bryant On Forgiving Your Parents, Having The Best Sex of Your Life, & Being Childfree By Choice How To Identify & Deal with Narcissistic Parents, Romantic Partners, Coworkers/Bosses & More with Dr. Ramani Durvasula Secrets To Optimal Health: An Md’s Exact Plan For Inflammation, Supplements, Exercise, & Knowing What Actually Works The Secret To Happiness, From The World’s Longest Study with Dr. Robert Waldinger The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast.  This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello friends and welcome back to the Liz Moody podcast. I'm your host Liz Moody and I'm a

0:05.8

best-selling author and longtime journalist. This podcast is all about helping you live your

0:10.0

healthiest happiest life. Whether we're sitting down with actress Joy Bryant to hear how she

0:14.1

overcame hardship and forgave her parents, learning how to identify and deal with

0:18.6

narcissists, or discovering these secrets to optimal health from a top MD. And yes, those are all real

0:25.2

episodes and they are linked in the show notes if you would like to listen. I am obsessed

0:29.6

with this episode. It's all about how manifestation is very real and actually grounded in

0:34.3

neuroscience, but there are a few key things that we are all getting wrong about it on

0:38.2

a societal level due to pop science, just misinformation generally, books like

0:42.4

The Secret, which we talk about here.

0:45.0

Truly, I am one of the most skeptical people around and it was so helpful to hear the

0:50.0

neurological processes at play and how we can take advantage of our physiology and

0:55.1

our psychology to get what we want in our lives. My guest today is Dr James

1:00.6

Doherty, he is a neurosurgeon, he is a neuroscientist, he is a compassion researcher,

1:05.6

he is an entrepreneur, he is a New York Times best-selling author and philanthropist.

1:10.1

He is just an incredibly impressive human being.

1:12.8

He's a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine

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in the Neurosurgery Department,

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and he's the founder and director of the Stanford Center

1:20.5

for Compassion and Outruism, Research and Education.

1:24.0

His podcast is called Into the Magic Shop.

1:26.1

It aims to help listeners understand the nature of self-compassion

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