Best Guru Viking Podcasts (2024)

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Ep257: Let Meditation Be Your Medicine - Dr Nida Chenagtsang 1:22:20

8h ago1:22:20

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In this interview I am once again joined by Dr Nida Chenagtsang, Buddhist teacher, doctor of Tibetan Medicine, and author of ‘Let Meditation Be Your Medicine: The Timeless Healing Wisdom of Tibet’.Dr Nida discusses his latest book, the practicality of the Yuthok Nyingthik meditation system, and why it is important to choose a meditation style that …

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Dopey Tuesday Patreon Teaser! Doug the Viking Guitar Player tells his story of how he was neglected and became a horrible alcoholic! 21:18

2h ago21:18

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On a very special Dopey Patreon Tuesday Teaser we finally hear from my dear friend Doug from the beach! Doug tells all about my surprise 50th birthday party, my weight gain and his development as a horrible alcoholic! PLUS we hear from Australian Dopey OG Gabbie! For the first time in 6 years!!!! Go to Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast…

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Dopey 479: Relapsing on Nitrous, Kava and Kratom in Sober Living and Cultivating Hope! Meth, Heroin, Recovery, Detox 1:58:35

4d ago1:58:35

1:58:35

This week on Dopey! Dove and Thuann are back! Dove relapses in sober living and shares her experience of what went wrong! We deep delve into Dove's relapse and what her plans are now to stay on the right path! PLUS Thuonn from Mountainside is back with a great talk on 'How to Cultivate Hope!' Plus a crazy voicemail about attempted sex wearing a dia…

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Dopey Patreon Teaser! Cormac's Chemical Corner! Psychedlics! LSD! MDMA! Toosie! Orange Sunshine! Recovery 23:08

3d ago23:08

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This week on Dopey! In a stupid teaser move we give away a free Cormac's Chemical Corner! Rejoice! As Cormac and I? take a semi deep dive into psychedelicas and the idiosyncrasies of the dopey nation! SummaryThe conversation covers a deep dive into the world of Dopey Reddit, chemical experiences, and the history of LSD. It also delves into personal…

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Dopey 478: How David Riggins Burned off his Leg While Super High on Fentanyl and Found Recovery and Other Dumb Sh!t, Ketamine, God, Xylazine, Coke, Healing 2:10:41

7d ago2:10:41

2:10:41

This week on Dopey! In a wicked fire doozy of a Dopey story - David Riggins comes to the show and tells his insane story. David did it all from weed to fentanyl and every drug under the sun in between!Starting as a drug dealer, joining the military and descending down a path to total insanity. David did it all from weed to fentanyl and every drug u…

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Ep256: Newar Buddhism - Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya 2 56:14

7d ago56:14

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In this interview I am once again joined by Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya, a tantric priest in a centuries old Newari Buddhist family lineage and master of the religious dance tradition of Charya Nritya.Prajwal Vajracharya explores the history of Newar Buddhism, a rich form of Varjayana practiced in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Prajwal Vajracharya re…

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Dopey Tuesday Teaser! Alan and Robbie! Mushrooms! Trouble for our 50th! Booze, Recovery 28:32

10d ago28:32

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This teaser is a classic moment where my childhood friend Robbie and I are recording at our friend Greg's house out East when trouble strikes! Plus my dad makes fun of Robbie for being too woo woo and more in this tiny teaser! For the full show join Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Help me get out of the Deli and sign up for Patreon!…

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Dopey 477: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic, Billy Jensen, Alcohol, Recovery, Chris Paulson 2:52:43

14d ago2:52:43

2:52:43

This Week on Dopey! We are joined byt author, true crime journalist, crime fighter and recovering alcoholic Billy Jensen! We hear all about the deaths of opiate addicted sex workers in Ohio and how Billy Jensen tried to help solve the crimes! Plus Billy's own recovery from alcoholism, and how he dealt with being 'cancelled'. PLUS my dad returns and…

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Ep255: Memory Secrets for Language Learning - Dr Anthony Metivier 1:07:42

14d ago1:07:42

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In this episode I am once again joined by Dr Anthony Metivier, author and internationally renowned memory expert who’s meditation practice is reciting sacred Sanskrit texts from memory.Anthony shares his own language learning journey, including his childhood struggles learning French, to later success with languages such as German, Mandarin, Latin,…

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Dopey Matisyahu Patreon Teaser! Weed! LSD! Sex! Reggae! Hip hop! Judaism! Religion! Brooklyn! Phish! 26:18

20d ago26:18

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The Big Dopey Tease! Reggae Superstar Matisyahu is the first guest to drink and smoke weed on the show! We hear all about his transformation from mild mannered suburban hippie kid into Reggae Legend Matisyahu! Hear about his love of Phish, the Grateful Dead and hippie culture! But this is only a short teaser! The full 2 plus hour episode is availab…

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Dopey 476: Geoff Rickly Trips Ibogaine to get off of Heroin! Boofing! Oxys! Withdrawal! Fentanyl DMT! Recovery! 2:22:19

21d ago2:22:19

2:22:19

This Week on Dopey! We are super excited to be joined by legendary Geoff Rickly the lead singer of THURSDAY! Geoff takes us on his incredible rise to meteoric fame as the front man for Thursday and then the horrible decent into oxy and ultimately heroin addiction. And the unlikely turn of events when Geoff decided to take a chance at recovery throu…

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Ep254: Adventures in Vajrayana - Jason Miller 2 1:28:14

22d ago1:28:14

1:28:14

In this episode I am joined by Jason Miller, occultist, author, and teacher of magick.Jason shares his explorations in Tibetan Buddhism, including life changing encounters with Lama Vajranatha and famed ngakpa Kunzang Dorje Rinpoche. Jason recalls his months spent in Nepal during which he received esoteric empowerments, conducted cave and charnel g…

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Dopey Raytreon - Hatreon - Teaser! Heroin! Cum! Recovery! SEX WORK! Meth! Coke! Ray! 26:54

23d ago26:54

26:54

RAYTREON TEASER with Special guest! PLUS SUPER DOPEY VOICE MAIL FROM MIKE 'MICK' 'MR.' POHAM! Go to https://www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast for the super dopey special with a super special guest!!!!!By Dave & Chris

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Dopey 475: Dopey Tuesday: Even Guru's Get the Blues or How to Stop Being Depressed with Dopey Guru Thuann Nguyen, Addiction, Meth, Recovery, Depression 48:31

24d ago48:31

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This week on Dopey! In a radical new twist we do a show all about overcoming depression with Mountainside Director of Mind, Body and Spirit, Thuann Nguyen. Thuann tells us all about a shaky period he recently went through and how he got out of it! Plus Dopey emails and much more on this super inspirational episode of your favorite podcast all about…

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Dopey 474: The Great Opiate Capers of Matt Lieb, Boofing Dilaudid, Homemade Rigs, Stealing Prescription Pad, TRAUMA, Recovery 2:06:44

28d ago2:06:44

2:06:44

This Week on Dopey! We are joined by Comedian, Podcaster and Satirist, Matt Lieb! Matt comes on and brings the serious Dopey - starting with his first opiate experience at 8! His complex trauma and how his addiction blossomed into full blown opiate dependency! PLUS interning at the needle exchange and so much more! PLUS super Dopey voicemails and e…

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Ep253: The Buddhist Path - Leigh Brasington 1:23:15

30d ago1:23:15

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In this episode I am once again joined by Leigh Brasington, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of ‘Right Concentration, A Practical Guide to the Jhanas’.Leigh discusses his latest book, ‘Gradual Training: The Buddha’s Step-by-Step Guide for Awakening’, in which Leigh lays a 13 step training which culminates in enlightenment.Leigh explains the s…

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Dopey Tuesday - BABY REINDEER DEEP DIVE/ASK ERIN TEASER!!!!! Heroin, GHB, Crack! Recovery! 18:49

1M ago18:49

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This week on Dopey Tuesday! THIS IS A TEASER - The real thing is up on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast However I play one of the most emotional voicemail's i've ever heard on this TEASER! Erin Khar is Back!!! Someone has a crush on someone else in the Dopey Nation and writes an Ask Erin question about it! Plus a look inside our familie…

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Dopey 473: How I Smuggled Dope from India in a Dildo Made of Heroin with Louie M! The Ultimate Gay Drug Smuggler Episode! MDMA! Bolivian Cocaine! Surviving HIV! Long Term Recovery! 2:03:41

1M ago2:03:41

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This week on Dopey! In a super special new Dopey! We are joined by one of the greatest Dopey storytellers in the history of the show! Louie Mandrapillias - the gay weed kingpin of Houston tells a Dopey story unlike all Dopey stories which starts innocently enough in Shreveport Louisiana and winds up in India smuggling heroin back to New York City u…

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Ep252: Religion & Psychiatry - Dr Chencho Dorji & Dr Caroline Van Damme 1:36:48

1M ago1:36:48

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In this episode I host a dialogue between Dr Chencho Dorji, Bhutan’s first psychiatrist and the Professor of Psychiatry at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences, and Dr Caroline Van Damme, an adult psychiatrist and family and systemic psychotherapist specialising in chronic psychotic disorders.Drs Dorji and Van Damme dialogue about their exp…

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Dopey 472: Dopey Tuesday: The Return of Amy Dresner! Surviving Depression in Recovery! Shooting Meth! F#cking in the Laundry Room! Sober Dating! 1:00:14

1M ago1:00:14

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This week on Dopey Tuesday! Amy Dresner is Back!!!! And fills us in on her experiences with loss, medical problems, and mental health challenges while maintaining her recovery. She shares her journey with epilepsy, including the triggers and treatments she has encountered. Amy also opens up about her struggles with depression and suicidal ideation,…

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Dopey 471: From Boofing Heroin to Redemption! Drinking Mouthwash! Hearing Demons! Brittany Jade is a Sober Super Star! PLUS Todd Shot part 4! TikTok! Parenting! Recovery! 3:00:51

1M ago3:00:51

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This week on Dopey! We are joined by content creator and recovery advocate - Brittany Jade and hear a super crazy Dopey story of debauchery, recovery and redemption! It's all here! From punching walls and going to the drunk tank! To suboxone, meth and heroin! Plus how Brittany recovered her family and the crazy supernatural revelation on the way! P…

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Ep251: Taoist Inner Alchemy - Mattias Daly 2 1:18:50

1M ago1:18:50

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In this episode I am once again joined by Mattias Daly, Taoist practitioner and translator of ‘Taoist Inner Alchemy’, published by Shambala.Mattias recounts the unusual circumstances that saw him travel to a remote monastery to meet Abbess Liu Yuanhui, under whom he would begin intensive training in meditation.Mattias discusses Taoist meditation an…

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DOPEY TUESDAY - The 420 Special with Jeremy Live in Los Angeles Patreon Teaser! Weed! Heroin! Todd Shot! 16:55

2M ago16:55

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FIRST PATREON TEASER! Me and Jeremy talk 420! Remembering Todd! PLUS a brand new Voicemail! If you wanna hear the whole thing listen here (it gets better:)): https://www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastBy Dave & Chris

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Dopey 470: Farm to Table Meth and the Nasal Spray combining Fentanyl, Xanax, Cocaine and Ketamine all that and more on The Perfectly Dopey Dopey with Kimber King! Trauma Bonding! Recovery! 2:45:50

2M ago2:45:50

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This week on an extra Special new Dopey! We are reunited with 'The Call's' Kimber King! Kimber brings the Dopey like very few guests have brought the Dopey. Kimber has been through the mill and now she is here to represent for all the serious Dopes out there in Dopeyland! PLUS! 2 NEW VOICEMAILS! Candyflipping, 2 shitting in pants stories and much m…

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Ep250: When Meditation Goes Wrong - Dr Willoughby Britton 1:16:46

2M ago1:16:46

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In this interview I am joined by Dr Willoughby Britton, an Associate Professor at Brown University, the Director of Brown’s Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, and founder of Cheetah House which provides support to those experiencing meditation-related difficulties.Dr Britton recounts her unusual childhood interest in consciousness, why…

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Dopey 469: Dopey Tuesday: John Bukaty Returns! The Wooks vs. The Hippies! Smuggling Drugs for Van Halen! WEED, Sugar, Cocaine, Sleep, Recovery, Stoicism and drinking cum 57:42

2M ago57:42

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This week on a brand new episode of Dopey Tuesday we are joined by our friend, and brilliant painter, and budding author John 'Sugar Bear' Bukaty! We hear all about his weed smuggling days with Van Halen. His love for sugar and 'booger sugar' how he learned to sleep getting sober and so much more! Plus my favorite new bit in years! All that and mor…

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Dopey 468: Hank Azaria's Epic Return! On Recovery! Matthew Perry! Celebrity Deaths! Trauma!, Codependency! Overdose! WEED! Psychedlics! 2:11:17

2M ago2:11:17

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This week on Dopey! American actor, comedian, and producer Hank Azaria is back! And brings some recovery for a nice change of pace on this week's Dopey! We hear all about his friendship with Matthew Perry an what his loss meant as well as the impact of celebrity deaths in general. PLUS way way more on possibly an even better than the first appearan…

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Ep249: Kalachakra Tantra - Lama Glenn Mullin 1:16:57

2M ago1:16:57

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In this interview I am once again joined by Lama Glenn Mullin, spiritual teacher, Tibetologist, and author of over 30 books on Buddhism.Glenn discusses the mysterious Kālacakra ‘Wheel of Time’ Tantra, exploring its history, and uncovers its unique esoteric characteristics,Glenn recounts his own connection to the Kālacakra tantra, including his memo…

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Dopey 467: Dopey Tuesday: Getting Clean in Prison with Doug Bopst,, Oxycontin, Percocet, Weed, Trauma, Fitness, My Dad! 2:18:31

2M ago2:18:31

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This week on Dopey Tuesday! We are joined by fitness guru, my friend and friend of the show and host of The Adversity Advantage - Doug Bopst! Doug tells his crazy story and how going to prison might just have saved his life! PLUS: BONUS WITH MY DAD! And Emails! Doug's Highlights include: - throwing a party while his mom was in the hospital - going …

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Dopey 466: Jesse & Cassidy; The Most Unlikely Dopey Love Story or Selling Your Ass for Oxys! Trans Love, Gang Life, Heroin, Crips, Trauma, Sex Work, Porn, Cocaine, Recovery 2:50:05

2M ago2:50:05

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This week on Dopey! We are joined by inspirational content creator, fitness instructor, adult film star and ex plumber, Jesse Shwenker. Jesse drops a super hard core Dopey tale on us starting with his traumatic and violent Suffolk County upbringing with 1% motorcycle gangs, dealing pills and his time in the crips. Hear all about his insane journey …

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Ep248: Esoterica & Academia - Dr Justin Sledge 1:19:24

2M ago1:19:24

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In this episode I am joined by Dr James Justin Sledge, a professor of philosophy and religion specialising in the Western Esoteric tradition and founder of the popular Esoterica Youtube channel.Dr Sledge recounts how his working class upbringing profoundly influenced both his view of academia and his work ethic within it. He recounts his early fasc…

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Dopey 465: Dopey Tuesday: DOPEY SECRETS REVEALED! Is Nitrous a Relapse? or What is Your Problem with Feeling Uncomfortable? Erin Khar Returns! Ice Cream, Sopranos, Heroin, Recovery! 1:04:44

2M ago1:04:44

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This week on Dopey Tuesday! Strung Out Author, Unlicensed Advise Columnist and Elite Equestrian Erin Khar is back! This week we kick it around old school and read emails, and talk TV, Ice Cream and much more on this Tuesday hang out with Erin! PLUS Ask Erin and the revealing of Dopey secrets! On this weeks new episode of that good old Dopey Tuesday…

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Dopey 464: Finding Recovery after Heroin, Acid, Meth, Weed, Hippies, Nazis and Punks! with Truanon's Brace Belden, and Dina LaFonte! 2:31:12

2M ago2:31:12

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This week on Dopey! We are reunited with Brace Belden and Dina LaFonte - but separately! First Brace comes back on and is hilarious! He tells of an old school Acid romp and why he hates hippies and so much more! Plus Dina LaFonte returns and gives some straight up recovery advice and how she helps addicts in recovery! PLUS emails, a voicemail from …

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Ep247: A Life in Reading - Steve Donoghue 1:48:13

2M ago1:48:13

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In this episode I am join by Steve Donoghue, writer, nationally published book critic, and popular Youtuber. Steve details his remarkable daily routine in which he sleeps 90 minutes a night and devotes vast amounts of time to reading and writing. He recalls his Jesuit education and reveals the intellectual doctrines at the heart of the religious or…

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Dopey 463: Dopey Tuesday! How Margaret Cho Avoided Getting Beaten Up by Mariah Carey and nearly became a Weed Billionaire, Snoop Dogg, Benzos, Lean, Kratom, Recovery 1:19:34

2M ago1:19:34

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This Tuesday on Dopey! We are reunited with comedy and dopey legend, author, actor, singer/songwriter, playwrite and all around amazing dope-of-all-trade and super friend of the show! Margaret Cho! Margaret had me over at her house and we kicked the dopey around - from lean to kratom to hobnobbing with the rich and famous and almost starting a weed…

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Dopey 462: Kimber Shot Fentanyl in her Neck called a Hotline and Died. Stephen Brought her Back to Life. Anatomy of an Overdose. Mass overdose helpline, Recovery, Harm Reduction, Crack, Dope, Fentanyl 3:03:55

3M ago3:03:55

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This week on a very special, very long new episode of Dopey! We take a super deep dive exploring the This American Life episode 'The Call' all about the Mass Overdose Prevention Hotline and Never Use Alone. All about the story of Kimber and Stephen her near fatal overdose - and how he saved her life! PLUS Stephen's journey to recovery - Kimber's cr…

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Ep246: Subtle Art of a Cat - John Maki Evans 2 1:22:52

3M ago1:22:52

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In this interview I am once again joined by John Maki Evans, teacher of Japanese swordsmanship and several esoteric spiritual disciplines, and author of ‘Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent’.John discusses his time at Oxford University, his depression as a student, and why it took him years in a monastery and extensive training in Japan to undo the…

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Dopey 461: Dopey Tuesday: How to Not Brawl in the Street and How to Write a Book! Loz of Brutal Recovery, All about Dissociation, Mindfulness, Jealousy, Phone Addiction, Recovery, Social Media 1:16:49

3M ago1:16:49

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This week on Dopey! We have a super fun catch up with LOZ of Brutal Recovery! We talk all about Loz's 6 year sober anniversary, and learn how she copes with social media addiction and stays mindful! Plus how to avoid jealousy and how to write a book and so much more! PLUS Dopey emails and a brand NEW Song by Brer Brian! More About Dopey: Dopey Podc…

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