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For decades, mental health treatment has followed the same loop: diagnose, prescribe, manage symptoms, repeat. But outcomes haven’t improved—and in many cases, they’ve worsened.In this episode of Decoded, Bizzie Gold sits down with Dr. Dave Rabin, board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and co-founder of Apollo Neuro, to confront why the system is failing and what actually heals trauma.Dr. Rabin breaks down what he witnessed firsthand while treating severe PTSD: why “gold-standard” medications often stabilize but don’t resolve trauma, how unresolved fear lives in the body, and why safety—not insight—is the real prerequisite for healing. The conversation moves through psychedelic-assisted therapy, vagus nerve modulation, spirituality, belief, and the conditions under which mental illness is not just manageable—but reversible.This episode challenges the chemical-imbalance narrative, exposes the risks of poorly screened psychedelic use, and explains how nervous-system regulation changes everything—from sleep and panic to long-term recovery. Watch closely. This is not a coping conversation. Links for Apollo Neuro & Dr. Dave RabinTo get ApolloNeuro $99 OFF use this link: https://apolloneuro.com/BGHEALWant to start with the Apollo Neuro app? It turns your phone into a device: https://gmm.one/ce806e05-a01a-491b-88aa-e242b74821d3To follow along with Dr. Dave Rabin's work: https://www.drdave.io/Links for Bizzie Gold & Brain Pattern Mapping🔗 Find out your Brain Pattern Type: https://predictivemind.io/🔗 Learn about Rapid Emotional Rewiring: https://breakmethod.com/🔗 Grab a Copy of Your Brain is a Filthy Liar: https://www.amazon.com/YOUR-BRAIN-FILTHY-LIAR-Self-Deception/dp/1967424284/ref=sr_1_1?crid=390FC0W304YNI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.I8_kpD55nc-N5yNG8B9OPQ.Q7fi8mscYcCo01FBkOKtQgnXw7exKMp_Qus3pkQiQDw&dib_tag=se&keywords=your+brain+is+a+filthy+liar&qid=1767306891&sprefix=your+brain+is+a%2Caps%2C212&sr=8-1🔗 My Peptide Supplier: https://elliemd.com/bizziegold🔗 The Only Sauna I Recommend: https://www.healingsauna.com/bizzie?rfsn=8731070.5183d1 (Use CODE: BGHEAL for $200 OFF + Free Shipping)

Gaslighting is one of the most misused psychological terms on social media — and most people don’t actually understand what it means.In this episode, we break down what gaslighting really is, why it’s often misidentified, and the uncomfortable reality most conversations avoid:Most gaslighting is not intentional manipulation. It’s self-deception and distorted perception.In this episode you’ll learn:The real definition of gaslighting vs how the term is used onlineThe difference between objective reality and subjective perceptionWhy projection is the most common cause of gaslightingHow brain patterns distort perception under stressThe difference between intentional gaslighting and unconscious behaviorEveryday examples of accidental gaslighting in relationships, families, and workHow childhood exposure to gaslighting affects adult behaviorWhy accusing someone of gaslighting often makes conflict worseWhat to say instead of “you’re gaslighting me”This episode explains how assumptions, emotional reactivity, and perception gaps create confusion and conflict — even between well-intentioned people. It also explains why labeling someone as a gaslighter rarely leads to resolution or accountability.If you’ve ever felt confused after a conversation, questioned your own memory, or wondered whether perception itself might be part of the problem — this episode will change how you see gaslighting.Brain Pattern Mapping identifies how your brain distorts reality under stress and helps you interrupt these patterns before they damage your relationships. Head to: www.predictivemind.ioOur Show SponsorsMy Trusted Peptide Supplier and products I'm taking: www.elliemd.com/bizziegoldMy favorite sauna - heats instantly, portable and low EMF use code: BGHEAL for $200 OFF: https://www.healingsauna.com/bizzie?rfsn=8731070.5183d1

We’re living in a validation economy—where attention is measurable, approval is public, and absence feels loud. In that system, power stops being informational and starts being personal. That’s where fixation begins.This episode continues last week’s conversation on power + projection, and takes it one layer deeper: how people accidentally turn leaders, mentors, communities, and “access” into idols—and why it almost always ends the same way: admiration → entitlement → rupture → villain.We break down the neuroscience behind why social platforms (and modern business culture) amplify childhood wounds through intermittent reinforcement, and how that reward schedule trains your nervous system to scan, chase, and attach. Then we unpack the psychological mechanics that drive the spiral:Salience assignment (one person becomes “outsized” in your mind)Relief coupling (their attention lowers your tension; their absence spikes it)Meaning inflation (neutral signals become threatening)You’ll also learn what I call idolatry without consent—when your expectations were never agreed to, but your nervous system acts like a contract exists anyway. That’s when disappointment hardens into moral certainty, and the idol becomes the abuser overnight.I’m also giving you:5 signs you’re slipping into fixationELI questions to expose the blind spot before it costs you relationships, identity, or credibility (click HERE to download the PDF)5 ways leaders can buffer damage early (roles, expectations, boundaries, and direct correction)If you’re chasing proximity, visibility, or approval to feel safe—this episode will confront you. If you’ve been on the receiving end of someone else’s fixation—this episode will protect you.Because eventually, idolatry requires a villain. So stop building pedestals you’ll later want to burn down.Want to find out your Brain Pattern Type? Go to www.predictivemind.ioWant to learn more about Rapid Emotional Repatternig with Break Method? Go to www.breakmethod.comMy Peptide Supplier: www.elliemd.com/bizziegoldMy favorite sauna click HERE and use code: BGHEAL for $200 OFF and free shipping

Explore how power reveals childhood wounds rather than corrupting individuals. Discover metacognition’s role in high performance and how distorted relationships with authority create toxic environments. Learn about the Brain Pattern Spectrum, distinguishing between abandonment and rejection attention styles. Unpack the dynamics of co-regulation versus self-regulation in workplace settings. Understand how feedback triggers projection and how personal responsibility can transform reactions to authority. Embrace complexity to foster growth and avoid victim narratives.

Menopause isn’t the downfall we've been led to believe. It’s actually a woman's brain’s remodel opportunity.In this episode, Bizzie talks with Dr. Mindy Pelz, New York Times bestselling author of Fast Like a Girl, Eat Like a Girl, and Age Like a Girl, about what really happens to the female brain after 40. PenguinRandomhouse.com+1They break down how declining estrogen rewires your brain, why people-pleasing suddenly stops feeling “sticky,” what’s behind the spike in divorces initiated by women after 40, and how to treat midlife as a biologically-timed chance to restore who you were always meant to be.If you’re between 40–55 (or love someone who is), this conversation will change how you see mood swings, boundary shifts, and the story you’ve been told about aging.In this episode, we cover:The “Midlife Brain Remodel” and why menopause is actually a brain and identity reset, not just a hormonal crashHow estrogen shaped your relational, people-pleasing brain in puberty – and what changes when it declines after 40Why the brain becomes less interested in pleasing everyone and more wired for clarity, boundaries, and leadershipThe role of culture and parenting styles in creating self-sacrificing women vs self-centered, highly boundaried womenHow this rewirement pulls both extremes back toward centerThe oxytocin shift in midlife and what that means for attachment, connection, and codependencyWhy 70–90% of divorces after 40–50 are initiated by women, and how to use this phase to renegotiate, not just burn it all down Sunday Paper PLUSThe dark side: increased suicide risk for women 45–55 and the massive neurotransmitter changes happening under the surface Dr. Mindy PelzMidlife as a restoration window: returning to your original design before conditioning, religion, culture, and family wiringHow Dr. Mindy personally rewired her relationship to rest, work, and even surfing – and what that looked like in real timeHow Age Like a Girl reframes menopause as your chance to come home to yourself and step into your most honest, powerful season yet PenguinRandomhouse.com+1Age Like a Girl (preorder / order): via major retailers and independent bookstores Dr. Mindy PelzThe Resetter Podcast Decoded PodcastBreak Method & Brain Pattern Mapping🔗 Connect with me (Bizzie Gold )Instagram: @bizziegold

 What if immortality isn’t the next frontier — it’s the next illusion?In this episode of Decoded, Bizzie Gold sits down with biohacker and longevity insider Dylan Gemelli for a raw, unfiltered look at the truth behind anti-aging science, peptide therapy, and the spiritual limits of human life.From his time in prison to building a multimillion-view platform in the biohacking world, Dylan’s story exposes the underbelly of the “forever” industry — where science, marketing, and morality collide.Bizzie and Dylan pull back the curtain on:The real science (and misinformation) behind peptidesWhy God built a stop sequence into human lifespanHow the body’s design proves intelligent creationThe link between distorted perception and physical diseaseThe future of anti-aging medicine (and where Big Pharma can’t go)If you’ve ever chased longevity, this conversation might stop you in your tracks — in the best possible way.🔗 Subscribe to Decoded for new episodes exploring the intersection of neuroscience, behavior, and belief. 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple: decodedpodcast.com 🧠 Learn more about emotional rewiring at breakmethod.com#Biohacking #Longevity #Peptides #AntiAging #FaithAndScience #BizzieGold #DecodedPodcastBizzie GoldFor Bizzie Gold's Peptide Stack Click HEREBrain Pattern Mapping with Break MethodDylan GemelliFollow on InstagramFollow on YouTubeDylanGemelli.com

You tried to parent the opposite of how you were raised. Fair. But the pendulum swing often recreates the same harm with softer packaging. In this episode, we unpack 12 common “conscious” or “gentle” moves that destabilize a child’s brain and identity—and what to do instead. We cover momentum over remorse, input → output, discipline that targets motive (not mess), and how to build structure that still leaves room for spontaneity and independent thinking.What you’ll learnWhy opposite-of-your-parents often equals same harm with new symptomsThe first fail: being the “chill” parent and how it breeds Abandoned–Hold-It-All-TogetherStructure vs. spontaneity: the middle path that actually builds trustAge-appropriate truth and real ownership that rewires patterns fastDiscipline that addresses why the behavior happened, not just what happenedSchool and skill pressure: how to set expectations without breaking the kidBedtime boundaries, quitting rules, and consequence design tied to true motivationThe attention-for-sickness loop and how to end itStep-parent integration timing that prevents resentmentThe 8 Break Parenting Keystones to anchor your homeTools & frameworks mentionedACB Pathway and pattern reflexesInput → Output lens for every parenting choiceThe 8 Break Parenting Keystones (age-appropriate truth, consistency, self-measurement, more)Try this tonightAsk your child to “grade” your attention from 1–10 at day’s end for one week. Adjust live.Pick one chore they complete entirely solo; give specific feedback after, then raise the bar.Define one clear, measurable school expectation and a runway to get there.Want to transform your family dynamic and set your kids up for success as adults? Learn about our Break Method Family Program HERE

In this episode of Decoded, Bizzie Gold expands on last week’s conversation—taking the concept of healing beyond the personal and into the global.She explores how the micro mimics the macro, and how both individuals and societies fall into the trap of pendulum swings—overcorrecting from one extreme to another instead of finding sustainable equilibrium.Bizzie dives into:The repeating structures of healing from the individual to the collectiveHow progressivism vs. fundamentalism mirror unhealed internal dynamicsWhy pendulum swings aren’t pattern opposition—they’re dysfunction in disguiseThe decline in resilience across generationsHow emotional rewiring and data-driven self-accountability can stop the chaosShe ends with a challenge: Who are we really—and what do we want humanity to become? 👉 Learn more about emotional rewiring at www.breakmethod.com#DecodedPodcast #BizzieGold #Healing #SelfDeception #EmotionalRewiring #Consciousness #HumanBehavior

What does healed actually look like? In this free-flow episode, Bizzie Gold breaks down the difference between healing and being healed — and how surrender, honesty, and behavioral evidence define progress.From panic attacks and sweat lodges to airplane turbulence and parenting, this is an unfiltered look at how emotional rewiring really happens — season by season, not all at once.👉 Follow for part two next week, where Bizzie dives into the macro scale of healing and how this impacts culture and civilization as a whole. In this episode, Bizzie breaks down:The difference between healing and being healed — and why most people confuse the twoHow to identify real evidence of progress (not just awareness)The concept of Controlled Surrender and how it rewires fearA raw personal story about overcoming panic, claustrophobia, and controlWhy perfectionism kills growth — and what “being healed” actually looks likeHow to recognize when you’re in a new season of refinementThe truth about relapse moments and why they don’t make you a fraudWhat it means to give yourself and others grace while staying accountableTo learn about Break Method click HERE.To start your Peptide Journey, click HERE.To get $200 OFF Healing Sauna use code: BGHEAL, click HERE.

Can women actually have it all — motherhood, ambition, and intimacy — without losing themselves? Bizzie Gold and Cait Scudder (founder of The Millionaire Mother) tear down the tradwife vs boss-babe binary and show what a well-resourced woman really looks like.Episode Topics:Ambition and motherhood without burnoutPolarity and intimacy when you’re the breadwinnerMoney taboos, manifestation vs hustle, and true sustainabilityBuilding a business designed for motherhoodListen to learn why it’s not “go big or go home.” It’s go big and go home. Start Your Peptide Journey with EllieMD CLICK HERE