Best Fightmaster MD Podcasts (2024)

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A Lit Match Away from Internal Combustion 6:32

5h ago6:32

6:32

Good days deceive. Bad days reveal. Thanks to my dad, I remembered the difference. ----more---- Essay link: https://fightmastermd.com/2024/05/02/a-lit-match-away-from-internal-combustion/ Get my free course Seven Days of Aliveness. Linked here: https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter/By Fightmaster MD

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The Betrayal, The Regret, The Wholeness: Deliverance by The Devil Wears Prada 4:42

7d ago4:42

4:42

The only way to live a life without regrets is to have regrets. Regret is where our story starts... as I came to understand this week by watching The Devil Wears Prada. ----more---- Article Link: https://fightmastermd.com/2024/04/25/the-betrayal-the-regret-the-wholeness-deliverance-by-the-devil-wears-prada/ Newsletter Sign-up: https://fightmastermd…

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Humbled by an Afternoon of Mystery 4:29

23d ago4:29

4:29

Sometimes, I just simply do not know what's best for me. ----more---- Join my weekly newsletter community here. Read today's essay on my website here.By Fightmaster MD

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Wield the Power of No 4:32

30d ago4:32

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I wasn't one for the jungle gym. I'm a kickball guy. I knew that once, it's just taken me awhile to remember it. ----more---- (Every Friday morning, I write an email of camaraderie, aimed at supporting you to build a life you love. If you'd like to join our community, you can sign up here and receive this week's email.) Essay Link: https://fightmas…

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The Cost of Admission 4:54

1M ago4:54

4:54

To play the game, the battle to figure out who we are, we have to pay the cost of admission. House rules. ----more---- Read this essay: https://fightmastermd.com/2024/03/21/before-i-learned-how-much-i-needed-to-change/ Visit my website: https://fightmastermd.com/ Join my newsletter: https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter/…

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Before I Learned How Much I Needed to Change 4:37

1M ago4:37

4:37

"Fighty, we're all on the road back to who we were in high school." ----more---- Along with the wrong lessons, I lived out a few of the right ones too. My first book is a summary of all 32 of those lessons, available now on Amazon.By Fightmaster MD

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Sensing, Before Seeing, the Destination 4:36

2M ago4:36

4:36

To get where I want to go, some things cannot be sacrificed, like the present. ----more---- Every Friday morning, I send an email from the trenches, where I'm working to build a life I love. If you'd like camaraderie on your own journey, follow this link to join our community.By Fightmaster MD

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Give Me Risk, or Give Me Death 3:17

2M ago3:17

3:17

The biscuit tastes like shit without a dash of risk. ----more---- Every Friday morning, I send out an email, seeking camaraderie on the trail to a life we love. If you’d like join me, sign up here.By Fightmaster MD

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Where the Story Starts 3:59

2M ago3:59

3:59

With a story at our back, we take a step into the dark and write our own. You can read the full text essay on my website, here. You can join my weekly newsletter community here.By Fightmaster MD

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'No Trespassing' 3:17

2M ago3:17

3:17

When you're no longer interested in looking back, it's time to stake something in the ground. Each Friday, I send a weekly email of support to those trying to build a life they love. If you want in our community, you can sign up here.By Fightmaster MD

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In the Truthful Places 5:09

3M ago5:09

5:09

Over nine years, I learned the implication of unrequited pride: in the truthful places. ... On Amazon and Kindle, get my first book for $2.99 (a limited-time sale). Thank you to everyone who's supported the book's launch. Let's keep livin' a life we love.By Fightmaster MD

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A Lesson in Astrocartography 7:34

3M ago7:34

7:34

There are some things, once compromised, that the health food store's promises can't even keep alive. _________________ Now available on Kindle, you can purchase my first book 32 Lessons from 8 Years Lost in Medicine. For all the support since its launch, I cannot thank everyone enough. Let's keep on livin' a life we love.…

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I'd Rather Be Tired Than Asleep 4:51

3M ago4:51

4:51

Snoozing is harmless. Everyone snoozes, I thought to myself, when I chose to snooze today. After all, it's only nine minutes. But nine minutes matters. Ask my throbbing ankle. ------------ My first book, 32 Lessons from 8 Years Lost in Medicine, just published on Amazon. If you’d like a copy of the e-book, here’s a link to purchase.…

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The Planet Fitness Portal Opens 4:46

3M ago4:46

4:46

I don't always know why I'm doing things. If it feels right, I try to trust the process. But on Monday, after an episode of inverse déjà vu, I knew precisely why I did what I'd done: 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨. ( I recently published my new book 32 Lessons from 8 Years Lost in Medicine. If you’d like to a copy, here’s a link to purchase the e-book.)…

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Hello... Happiness? Is that You? 3:22

4M ago3:22

3:22

I exercised. I slept. I hung out with friends. I meditated. And yes, I was happy. But something was missing. I always knew it. Last week, I published my new book 32 Lessons from 8 Years Lost in Medicine. If you’d like to a copy, here’s a link to purchase the e-book.By Fightmaster MD

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If It’s Reasonable, It’s A Lie 3:23

4M ago3:23

3:23

There comes a point where one must be unreasonable. You have no choice. This week, my new book 32 Lessons from 8 Years Lost in Medicine released on Amazon. If you'd like to buy a copy, here's a link. Link to this week's essay: https://fightmastermd.com/2024/01/11/if-its-reasonable-its-a-lie/By Fightmaster MD

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The Treacherous Trail to Asheville 7:02

4M ago7:02

7:02

People ask my wife and I why we moved to Asheville. Often, we haven’t had an explanation other than it felt right. Often, I've thought we’re kinda crazy. But last night, I felt a little less crazy and a little more alive, knowing that there in a shed while picking up furniture I couldn't wait to get to work on, my mountain biking stoke had survived…

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”Ryan, You Sure Have It All Figured Out, Huh? 6:00

4M ago6:00

6:00

It only took me eight years to figure out a back-handed compliment ----more---- Until December 31st, I’m sending free copies of my book to anyone who signs up for my newsletter. You can join my community here and get your book today.By Fightmaster MD

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My Reckoning With a Lost Decade 4:29

5M ago4:29

4:29

Don’t worry about me, I have no strip clubbing to purge from my system, no “legs and eggs” brunches calling my name; but I do own another desire, one I neglected a decade ago, that I reckon with now as I start a different career. Until December 31st, I’m sending free copies of my book to anyone who signs up for my newsletter. You can join my commun…

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Two Sides of the Same Delusion 4:42

5M ago4:42

4:42

Seriously, you’re trying to make $50 off a coffee table? You have $200,000 in student loans! Wake the hell up! This isn’t going anywhere! For a limited time, I’m sending free copies of my first book to anyone who signs up for my newsletter. You can join my community here, and get your book today.By Fightmaster MD

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One Night of Karaoke Deliverance 5:12

5M ago5:12

5:12

I don’t fashion myself a singer. But for this one night, last Wednesday night, I had to sing. Why? I have no idea, but I was compelled by something within that had to know. For a limited time, I’m sending free copies of my first book to anyone who signs up for my newsletter. You can join my community here, and get your book today.…

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Life in the Land of Consequence 4:49

6M ago4:49

4:49

If I had to guess, I'd be this is adulthood. ----more---- For a limited time, I’m sending free copies of my first book to anyone who signs up for my newsletter. You can join my community here, and get your book today.By Fightmaster MD

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How Can I Live If I’m Not ”Good At Everything”? 5:16

6M ago5:16

5:16

It’s an interesting season of life, this one. And often, I ask myself this question. Some days, I can bear myself with grace. Other days, I crucify myself for not being good enough, wondering if I should pull the pin and get back to something I’m better at. How I live out this question, in this season, will determine if I can the avoid the familiar…

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Escaping a Cold Prison of My Own Making 3:44

6M ago3:44

3:44

Sometimes, to learn a lesson, I deserve to get locked out of the house. On the coldest day of the year. For a limited time, I’m giving away free copies of my first book to anyone who signs up for my newsletter. You can join our community here, where we work to create a life we love waking up to, every day.…

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Lay With Gators to Live With Gravitas 4:21

6M ago4:21

4:21

Just this week, trekking on, I look down and see my boots are dry. No more cypresses, only pines, and trails fork in all directions. And all I see is meaningful work, swamped no more. This week I published my first book. For a limited time, I’m giving away free copies to anyone who signs up for my newsletter, here.…

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The Peril and Promise of a Rolled-Down Window 6:21

7M ago6:21

6:21

Life won't let you see what you're not ready to understand, until you can bear it. And this week, life gave me one of those views when I needed it most. This week I published my first book. For a limited time, I'm giving away free copies to anyone who signs up for my newsletter. Join here, and I'll email you a copy.…

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The Truth in A Thousand Yard Stare 5:12

7M ago5:12

5:12

I recently devoured The House of God. What a book, outlining the fictional intern year of Dr. Roy G. Basch, which makes one think about the empty promises of medicine. It makes one wonder if it was worth it. ----more---- From a life I was not, I learned who I was and learned 32 lessons I’ll never forget. Get my free e-book outlining each lesson, HE…

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If No One Sees the Leaves Drop, Is It Really Fall? 4:45

7M ago4:45

4:45

Third year of medical school, on internal medicine, in October, I peered from a window and knew I was no longer a part of things. I wanted fall to be over, so I could find some future salvation where I’d once again know the seasons. By being 𝘪𝘯 the season. This week, I tell of my life now, through another window, back in the middle of fall, wanting…

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Home Is Where The Dark Is 5:50

7M ago5:50

5:50

But there, sipping my coffee as I watched the still early morning saltwater, I realized every single second was meaningful. Orange County was never dead. I was never dead. If anything, the place brought me back to life. From eight years of inauthenticity, I learned 32 lessons I’ll never forget. Get the whole list today by joining my weekly newslett…

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Get the Fork Out of the Garbage Disposal 8:50

8M ago8:50

8:50

It's really not complicated. When you sacrifice who you are... you lose what you love. House rules. Here's how I got 𝙞𝙩 back. ----more---- From eight years of inauthenticity, I learned 32 lessons I’ll never forget. Get the whole list today by joining my weekly newsletter, HERE.By Fightmaster MD

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The Only Thing Better Than Sex (Maybe) 5:29

8M ago5:29

5:29

I expected victory—sure, we’re the University of Oklahoma—but existential questions I did not expect. Then, I watched this epiphanizing play. Link to the full article ----more---- From eight years of inauthenticity, I learned 32 lessons I’ll never forget. Get the whole list today by joining my weekly newsletter, HERE.…

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Surviving a 12 Round Backyard Fight to the Death 6:59

8M ago6:59

6:59

A younger me would have picked up compromise's call. Today, I called bullshit, letting it ring off the hook. ... From eight years of inauthenticity, I learned 32 lessons I’ll never forget. Get the whole list today by joining my weekly newsletter, HERE.By Fightmaster MD

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You Can Take the Man Out of Medicine 4:34

8M ago4:34

4:34

But it takes time to take the medicine out of the man. Joy wasn't found in leaving. Joy wasn't found a year after leaving. Joy was found in choosing. If we let past conditioning own our lives, it'll never let go. But this week, a window opened, and I chose my way out. ... From eight years of inauthenticity, I learned 32 lessons I’ll never forget. G…

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The Secret Sauce Of A Great Burger 5:19

8M ago5:19

5:19

“You can always leave,” Bryce said, piercing eyes shifting from players to me, “because man, life’s too short to get stuck doing shit you hate.” ... From eight years of inauthenticity, I learned 32 lessons I'll never forget. Get the whole list today by joining my weekly newsletter, here.By Fightmaster MD

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What’s Your Life Built Upon? (It Kinda Matters) 5:27

9M ago5:27

5:27

I once owned a good-looking home, constructed with attention and dedication, but the foundation was questionable, and it sunk right into the hole from which it came. Join my weekly newsletter and receive my list of "32 Truths Earned on the Path to Wholeness" (https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter/)By Fightmaster MD

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Fighting for the Most Sacred Thing We Have 5:56

9M ago5:56

5:56

I meditated more. I was "present" more. I kept a gratitude list. And none of it helped, until I restored what mattered most. What was I really missing all those years? Join my free weekly newsletter for advice at building a life you love (https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter/)By Fightmaster MD

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The ”Best of Both Worlds” Is No World For Me 5:13

9M ago5:13

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To be tempted by the “best of both worlds” makes us human. To give it up makes us who we are. Working part-time, in the chillest job of all-time, finally spelled my exit from medicine (and sparked my deliverance). Sign up for my weekly newsletter for perspective on owning a life you love (Https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter/)…

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This Is Harder Than I Thought (Thankfully) 5:07

9M ago5:07

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When I left medicine, it was only the beginning. Get my list of '32 Truths' by joining my free weekly newsletter: https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter/By Fightmaster MD

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Five Hard Lessons in Two Cross-Country Moves (This Year) 8:03

10M ago8:03

8:03

This move was objectively harder. Longer. More expensive. But that’s the difference; when you want it, you can suffer more. Join my weekly, free newsletter for perspective on how to own a life you love waking up to each day (https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter/)By Fightmaster MD

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A Headhunter’s Offer (And Chicken Exit for the Soul) 5:00

10M ago5:00

5:00

Good morning Dr. Fightmaster. My name is XXXXX, the provider recruiter for Napa County. I wanted to connect to see if you’d be interested in a position. Please give me a call/text back to discuss. One week ago, I reflexively snoozed my alarm but before my pillow fused back to my head, this message snared me. I opened the text and scanned with inter…

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What I Must Never Forget (And Why It’s Tattooed on My Forearm) 6:24

12M ago6:24

6:24

When I went to medical school, it’s not that I’d chosen death; I’d chosen nothing. I thought I could ride the fence and have it all: acceptance, accomplishment, and happiness. Only, I failed to understand that the absence of choice is still choice. Because the clock ain’t stopping. At the end of residency, I knew it was true and hoped to never forg…

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Why I Became A Psychiatrist (Really) 5:59

1y ago5:59

5:59

In the process of becoming a therapist, treating depression and anxiety, and learning how to manage psychosis, that would have to iron out my shit. 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩? ---- Join my newsletter (https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter) and get my FREE '32 Truths Earned on the Road to Wholeness after Medicine'. ABOUT RYAN FIGHTMASTER MD: I'm a board-certified psychia…

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To Leave California, I Had to Love It First 7:24

1y ago7:24

7:24

Can’t find the exact quote but Matthew McConaughey wrote something in Greenlights along these lines: you can only leave a place once you’ve known you can live there forever. I’ll fess up, not sure I got that far with California, but I got close. Receive my '32 Truths Earned on the Road to Wholeness' today when you join my newsletter (https://fightm…

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Why I Stopped Being Vegan (Because I Wanted to Be Myself) 13:12

1y ago13:12

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I adopted a vegan diet in the spring of 2013. I was twenty-four years old and needed it, for many reasons. It was a five-year, cherished season that defined my identity, until it stood between me and myself—all told, me and life after medicine. If you’re already poking fun at the gravity in my tone and readying your vegan jokes, get your popcorn re…

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Life Begins When You Get Off the Treadmill 3:59

1y ago3:59

3:59

As I stared out across a medicine career, I saw the same scenery; a never-ending gauntlet of patient care, charting, and billing, without change, which for me, was not what I wanted. Something was clear: this treadmill will run forever and only stop, if I get off. I am the only person who can stop it. Join my newsletter (https://fightmastermd.com/n…

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If I Never Wanted to Be a Doctor, What Did (Do) I Want? 3:38

1y ago3:38

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Knowing I never wanted to be a doctor—eight years of evidence in the rearview—I must have wanted something, instead. It’s Newtonian; every action creates an equal and opposition reaction. Something pressed against medicine... what was it? Join my newsletter (https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter) and get my FREE '32 Truths Earned on the Road to Whol…

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Who Am I Doing This For? 3:32

1y ago3:32

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I do it for those haunted by a daring dream, who believe there’s more to life than making money and building a reputation. Join my newsletter (https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter) and get my FREE 'Fractured to Whole: 32 Truths I've Come to Know' while building a life love after medicine.By Fightmaster MD

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”Everyone Deserves A Chance To Do What They Want” 5:34

1y ago5:34

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But to really seize that chance, I've learned you how to earn your wants. Join my newsletter (https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter) and get my FREE 'Fractured to Whole: 32 Truths I've Come to Know'.By Fightmaster MD

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One Year to the Day, I Reflect on the Morning My Life Changed 5:06

1y ago5:06

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One year ago today, I began. It wasn’t this website, but it was something, anything. I had to do something. Tired of the charade and sick of waiting, life or death hinged on March 20th, 2022’s actions. Dramatic? Certainly. Necessary? Beyond. Join my newsletter (https://fightmastermd.com/newsletter) and get my FREE 'Fractured to Whole: 32 Truths I'v…

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How To Choose Happiness When It’s Not What You’ve Lived 4:23

1y ago4:23

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Life was war these last eight years. Acceptance to medical school, grinding through exams, and graduating from residency were all proxy conflicts; the true battle pitted me against fear. The territory in question was wholeness. When I resigned from medicine, I figured the war would be over, that fear would surrender and providence would be mine. Ho…

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