Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh Dr. K on Fixing Your Anxiety, Redpill Men Are Good, & Beating Cheap Dopamine
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Sep 24, 2025 
Dr. Alok Kanojia, known as Dr. K, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and founder of Healthy Gamer GG. In this engaging discussion, he reflects on his journey, including a midlife crisis and time spent pursuing monastic life. They delve into the roles of emotional baggage, diagnoses that miss the mark, and how men often transform sadness into anger. Dr. K shares insights on meditation and psychedelics, promoting body-based healing methods. The conversation is a candid exploration of male mental health and finding balance in emotional experiences.
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From College Failure To Monk Training
- Alok described a midlife crisis that led him from failure in college to studying at an ashram and almost becoming a monk.
- He later returned, finished medical training, married, and integrated spiritual practice into his life.
Ashram Initiation And Vaman Dhuti
- Alok recounted arriving at an ashram at 3am, witnessing vaman dhuti (mass vomiting) and feeling control for the first time.
- That visceral experience convinced him to pursue monk training and deeper spiritual practice.
Yogic Mind Map Enables Self-Work
- The yogic model splits mind into chitta, buddhi, manas and ahamkar to enable self-observation and self-work.
- This framework makes internal experiences actionable compared with Western psychology's external observation.
