Psychologist and professor Jordan Peterson discusses mental models of betrayal, processing hurt from others, regrets of an elderly man, finding peace in non-achievement, transcending fear of death. They also delve into the 'Blind Side' lawsuit, exploiting opportunities for personal gain, developing better instincts in tough choices, and innocent fearlessness in kids.

Doctor Orion Taraban is a clinical psychologist and owner of the PsycHacks Youtube channel. @psychacks    In this episode we discuss the psychology of dating, the behavioral economics of dating and how those two things make men and women have very different incentives and approachesThank you for listening!Subscribe to PsycHacks:https://www.youtube.com/@psychacksIf You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommandIf you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell :bell: TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:14 Why Women Go to Therapy 3 Times More Than Men03:27 Is Therapy Better Fit for Women?05:58 Men Find External Solutions to Internal Problems10:55 Why Modern Men Are Struggling in Dating13:30 Learning to Deal With Rejection15:50 The Romantic Ideal: Men Have Been Lied To20:53 Society’s Definition of Love Is Toxic23:22 Jesus: How Much Sacrifice Does Love Require?27:59 Loving Without Expecting Anything in Return30:23 "Love People Like Cats"32:29 Wounded People Recreate Their Traumatic Relationships35:05 The Crossroads: Where Decisions Really Matter37:14 How to Avoid Being Blinded by Emotions39:27 Stopping Negative Thought Cycles44:23 The Core of Mental Disorders: “Self-Focused Attention”45:34 The Surprising Power of Stepping Away From Alcohol47:22 The Black Pill: Young Men Giving Up on Life51:46 The Antidote to Hopelessness53:10 Being a Young Man Is Tough54:49 Should You “Grind Out” Your 20s?57:11 What It Means to Be a Man in 20231:01:19 The Changing Definitions of Masculinity and Femininity1:05:05 Masculinity: “To Have a Spine and to Have a Pair”1:07:40 Covid and Conformity1:09:56 Having a Healthy Level of Self-Doubt1:11:21 When Should You Stand Up Against the Crowd?1:13:54 Is “Masculinity/Femininity” a Productive Framework?1:17:30 Why Women Are Frustrated With Modern Dating1:20:26 “Women Are Still Waiting for the Offer”1:22:12 Why 99% of Women Will Be Disappointed1:26:23 Can Evolutionary Psychology Explain Dating?1:28:15 Forming Relationships: Can Compatibility Beat Status?1:30:24 Beauty Doesn’t Make a Happy Relationship1:32:04 “Find Your Ugly Duckling”1:33:26 The Dark Horse Strategy1:35:41 Debate: Do Looks/Finances Really Matter That Much?1:39:16 Personality Disorders = Childhood Coping Mechanisms1:41:39 Uncovering Internal Wounds Without Becoming a Victim1:47:33 Can You Take on Too Much Responsibility?1:48:59 You’re Not Always the Problem1:51:16 The Pros and Cons of Spirituality1:54:22 The Point of Religion: “A Felt Connection With the Divine”1:57:37 People Never Love Each Other Exactly the Same Amount2:00:05 Check Out PsycHacks on YouTube and oriontarabanpsyd.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's episode Charlie from Charisma on Command interviews Dr. Rob Henderson.Rob made it out of the chaos of poverty and foster care system to eventually receive his PHD from Yale We talk about the psychology of poverty, status games of the elites and class warfare. Thank you for listening!Subscribe to Rob Henderson's Newsletter:https://www.robkhenderson.com/Or check out his Twitter:https://twitter.com/robkhendersonIf You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommandIf you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell 🔔 ⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰0:00 INTRO0:12 Every Name Has a Story to Tell02:48 Becoming Successful Against All Odds07:39 Poverty Comes in Many Forms11:06 Why Young People Like Jordan Peterson15:00 Finding Meaning in Serving Others17:59 The Nuclear Family vs Community Parenting21:03 The West Has Lost Community25:30 Individualism and the Pursuit of “Happiness”28:41 The 1% Rule: People Who Post Online Are Weird36:06 Being “High Class” Is More Than Being Wealthy39:33 Why Should You Care About Your Social Class?41:48 “Status Is at Least as Important as Money”44:37 Should You Pursue Status?49:20 How the Classes Think About Wealth Differently55:05 Luxury Beliefs: The New Way to Show Status59:56 The Real Consequences of “Defund the Police”1:05:47 The Hypocrisy of the Covid Lockdowns1:09:08 The Dark Side of Promoting Promiscuity1:15:34 The Elites Are Setting a Bad Example for Society1:21:04 The Truth About “Class Warfare”1:25:40 What Can We Do to Bring People Together?1:27:57 Is It Worth It to Work in Politics?1:30:26 Check Out Rob on SubstackAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's podcast Charlie from Charisma On Command talks about the 5 Personality Patterns, Anima Projection and Oprah's Book "What Happened to You?"Thanks for listening!If You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommand If you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell 🔔⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰0:00 The 5 Personality Patterns1:06 #1: Leaving2:05 #2: Merging5:34 #3: Enduring10:40 #4: Aggressive13:06 Your Personality Pattern Isn’t Always the Same14:32 The Downside of Each Personality Pattern18:00 #5: Rigid21:12 How the Personality Patterns Interact25:42 Touching Your Core: Knowing What You Really Want30:07 You’re Not Just One Pattern 30:50 The Subtle Art of Finding the Dose You Need35:57 The Dark Side of the Subconscious Mind38:59 “What Happened to You?”41:56 Anima/Animus Projection: “Much of What We Call Love”46:08 The Problem With Saying “You Complete Me”Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's podcast Charlie from Charisma On Command talks about Robert Bly's book "Iron John", masculinity and why young men look up to YouTube prankstersThanks for listening!If You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommand If you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell 🔔⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰0:00 The Tension Between Feminism and Masculinity1:01 Iron John: A Story of Becoming a Man4:54 The History of “Toxic Masculinity”7:44 Male Role Models Have Disappeared 10:30 Why Young Men Look Up to YouTube Pranksters13:15 Shame: Society’s Greatest Control Mechanism16:43 Seeking Love Instead of Validation17:57 James Franco and Redefining Addiction21:49 You’re Blind to the Blessings in Your Life24:19 It’s Scary to Fulfill Your Unique DestinyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's episode Charlie from Charisma on Command interviews Andrew Henderson aka Nomad CapitalistHis company Nomad Capitalist helps people relocate, lower their tax burden and upgrade their lifestyleWe talk about why he feels the U.S. is offering a bad deal to its taxpayers, the ethics of trying to reduce or even eliminate your taxes and how Andrew's own childhood struggles shaped his philosophy of going where you are treated best.Thank you for listening!Subscribe to Nomad Capitalist:https://www.youtube.com/@nomadcapitalistIf You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast:http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommandIf you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell 🔔⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰0:00 Intro0:19 Becoming Successful Isn’t What You Expect3:31 Can You Take Too Much Responsibility?6:14 Working Through Codependency8:11 Running a Business Shows You Your Weaknesses11:24 What Matters to You as You Become Highly Successful?14:49 The Most Important Part of Being an Entrepreneur18:10 Social Media Crushes Self-Confidence21:55 The Underrated Power of Vulnerability on the Internet24:55 The Philosophy of “Go Where You’re Treated Best”27:56 Do Any Industries Play Fair?31:32 Your Hometown Might Not Be the Best Place for You34:48 The US Has the Best Branding37:56 How Much Do People Deserve to Be Taxed?42:04 Is the West Falling Behind?44:51 Forced Entrepreneurship: “The World Is Becoming a Competitive Place”48:00 Nomad Capitalist on Peter Zeihan’s Predictions51:49 How Do Americans Avoid Taxes?55:54 The Puerto Rico Loophole: Will It Be Closed?58:58 How Will Crypto Change the Future?1:02:31 Crypto Has Major Problems1:03:25 There Are Plenty of Countries to Move To1:04:20 The Crisis of Privacy in the West1:05:45 Overcoming the “If I Get This, I’ll Be Happy” Mindset1:08:31 The Importance of Enjoying the Fruits of Your Labor1:10:02 A New Content Strategy for Nomad Capitalist1:13:50 More Views Doesn’t Equal More Value1:19:37 Where You Can Find Nomad CapitalistAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's Dropping In Podcast Charlie from Charisma On Command interviews Steven Bonnell, aka Destiny. Destiny is an internet personality and progressive political commentator. Destiny explains his thoughts on Jordan Peterson, dating in 2023, debating Milo Yiannopoulos and much more!Thank you for listening.SUBSCRIBE To Destiny:https://www.youtube.com/@destinyIf You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommand If you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell 🔔⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰0:00 How Destiny Crushed Milo Yiannopoulos 3:21 How to Respond to Insults Without Being Rude4:16 The Cheapest Debate Tactic: “How Dare You”5:58 Winning a Debate Is More Than Having Better Logic10:51 The Danger of Being Locked Into an Ideology 13:00 Why Destiny Believes Andrew Tate Is Guilty14:17 How to Change Your Mind Without Embarrassing Yourself19:47 Destiny’s Best Tactic Against Red Pillers21:29 Destiny: “F*ck Everybody That’s Ever Told Me This”22:24 The Unfair Advantage of Having High Conviction25:12 Jordan Peterson: The Benefit of Going Against the Grain28:37 What’s the Antidote to the Red Pill?33:14 Destiny’s Dating Philosophy37:08 The Real Reason Destiny Is So Good at Talking to Girls41:12 It’s Really Hard to Be a Young Man Nowadays45:10 Make Politics Local Again48:26 How Social Media Influences Politics49:48 “Your Brain Is Not Built for Truth”52:43 How Important Is Pursuing the Truth?54:03 The Secret to Destiny’s Recent Success56:36 The Underrated Advantage of Being More Feminine1:02:05 Destiny Is Changing His Image1:05:10 The Universal Appeal of Drama1:06:13 Destiny on Becoming More Disciplined1:08:09 What Motivates Destiny to Strive for More1:09:50 How Destiny Made the Most Active Community in the World1:11:22 How Destiny Deals With Losing Friends1:15:00 Destiny on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Student Loans1:16:45 What’s Next for Destiny?1:17:14 Why the Red Pill Is Crumbling1:20:00 Destiny on Trump vs Desantis1:22:59 How Trump Built a Cult Following1:25:33 What Makes Destiny’s Content Strategy Unique1:29:44 Role Models for Young Men Have Vanished1:37:07 Is Destiny a Role Model?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's episode Charlie from Charisma on Command interviews Alok Kanojia aka Healthy Gamer Dr. K is a Harvard trained Doctor, real life Monk and massive Twitch streamer who has helped millions of people improve their mental health. We talk the mental epidemic in the west, how to detect and resolve your mental issues and his perspective on the ultimate meaning of lifeThank you for listening!Subscribe to Healthy Gamer :https://www.youtube.com/c/HealthyGamerGGIf You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommand⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰0:00 Intro0:33 Dr. K’s Story: Video Game Addict to Harvard Researcher4:05 The Hidden Power of Alternative Medicine5:16 Meditation: A “Medical Impossibility”7:07 Why Are We Having a Mental Health Crisis?14:30 Technology’s Role in Mental Illness17:07 What Makes a Distraction Healthy vs Toxic?18:06 How Gamers Are Just Like Gamblers20:35 Why Are Young Men Struggling So Much?24:42 Dr. K on Red Pill: Should Men Be More Emotional?30:59 The Invisible Trauma Behind Toxic Ideologies35:53 Medicine vs Spirituality39:00 Stop Caring About What You “Should” Do42:26 How to Detach From the Expectations of Others45:30 What Makes Sociopaths Choose to Act Morally?47:30 What Makes You, You?51:22 Having Awareness Without Thinking57:06 Why Dr. K Is Grateful for Almost Failing College1:00:44 Nothing Is Objectively Good or Bad1:02:48 The Danger of Toxic Positivity1:05:08 The Steps to Becoming Enlightened1:10:20 Dr. K Is “Cautiously Optimistic” on Psychedelics1:16:10 How You Can See Into Your Past Lives1:17:59 Are Past Life Memories Actually Real?1:21:16 Your Parents Can Pass Down Memories to You1:24:45 How to Get Closer to Your Intuition1:28:46 Information vs Understanding 1:31:29 Dr. K’s Best Mindfulness Practices1:36:05 Why Chakras Are “100% Real and Mostly BS”1:43:40 The Fundamental Nature of Reality (In Five Minutes)1:50:05 What Is a Soul?1:52:50 OutroAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's podcast Charlie from Charisma On Command talks about the state of men today, How Cultural Norms Shape Our Sexual Development and The Ancient Wisdom of Samurai Culture.Thanks for listening!If You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommand If you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell 🔔 ⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰00:00 The Subtle Suppression of Male Sexuality05:13 What Can We Learn From the Indian Chakras?07:23 How We Fear Fully Embodied Experience10:14 A Simple Way to Reconnect With Your Sexuality11:53 The Pros and Cons of NoFap13:12 You’re Probably One Loss Away From Catastrophe17:40 How Cultural Norms Shape Our Sexual Development19:38 Why Are Certain Body Parts Seen as “Disgusting?”20:28 The Problem With Western Religion23:22 The Power of Finding God Within Yourself26:01 The Exhausting Life of Trying to Change Reality28:42 The Ancient Wisdom of Samurai Culture30:02 The Paradox of Japanese Honor36:23 Nikola Jokic Won the NBA Finals, Doesn’t Care40:58 The Submersible: Do You Really Want to Be a Billionaire?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today's episode Charlie from Charisma on Command interviews @GrowingUpInScientologyAaron Smith-Levin was a Scientology member for 29 years.  We discuss what it was like growing up inside Scientology, how he lost nearly everything when he left, and the psychology behind our deepest beliefs.Thank you for listening!Subscribe to Growing Up In Scientology:https://www.youtube.com/@GrowingUpInScientologyIf You’d Like To Help Support The Podcast: http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommandIf you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell :bell:TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro0:30 What Attracts People to Scientology?3:31 Dropping Out of School to Work for Scientology6:40 Childhood Doesn’t Exist in Scientology13:15 The Disturbing Truth of Auditing Sessions16:38 What Exactly Is Auditing?24:03 Aaron’s “Fond” Memories of Scientology25:22 His Brother’s Rocky Escape From Scientology28:50 Scientology’s $100k Contracts for Children31:33 His Brother’s Death Didn’t Shake His Loyalty35:48 How People Are Coerced Into Accepting Their Abuse39:12 The Only Way to Escape the “Billion-Year Contract”40:55 Why Can’t Members Be Pregnant?42:27 The Articles That Changed Everything: “The Truth Rundown”47:49 Aaron Was Exposed by His Own… 54:24 What Does It Feel Like to Be Attacked by Scientology?58:23 You Can’t Even Contact the Dog of a “Suppressive Person”1:01:50 Why Don’t Celebrities Talk About Scientology Anymore?1:07:18 Scientology’s Exploitation of the Hyper-Successful1:13:05 Danny Masterson: Why Is Scientology Involved in R*pe Case?1:20:27 The “Real Tragedy” of Scientology1:24:00 Scientology Is Smaller Than It Seems1:27:59 What’s Aaron Doing Now?Watch the last episode here:https://youtu.be/imM_Y97lJW8JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedroppinginpodcast 🎵TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@droppinginpodcast 🎬Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_H62fEyYYxYl3jf4obP4w Or if you want to see our personal stuff: Instagram: @CharlieHoupert Instagram: @Hank_daddyAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy