Doc Park's Brutal Optimist Podcast

Fight Nihilism. Reject Apathy. Love Your Neighbor. Here's my rant against nothingness. p.s. You can listen to the podcast or watch the video.  It doesn't matter ;) Peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA6oNI87_8U&t=16s

I told someone recently that I was born with a prozac generator in my brain. Which is just another way to say that I'm kind of laid back.  Mellow. It comes naturally. But what would you expect from a Dudeist priest? There is definitely an art to it and although I haven't completely mastered it, I've got some ideas. Keep reading and I will tell you 5 ways to being less stressed. 1. Keep it simple Don't overcomplicate things. If your life is full of worry and stress, try to pick one small thing and release all your anxiety about it. It doesn't have to be spectacular.  Anything will do. Sounds easy right? You start with something small so that later, the bigger stuff won't seem so daunting. An example could be: wear the same thing to work every day.  And then there's one less thing to worry about. I have a basic uniform for work: blue jeans, boots, button down shirt.  My shirt is either black, gray, or navy.  I follow this 90% of the time. And since this is my uniform, all I have to do is figure out w

Do these 6 things if you want more out of life   http://www.doctorchrispark.com

Ever been to Haiti?  It's an interesting and beautiful place. Also....what's your favorite of the Ten Commandments? Listen to the podcast and you can hear my take on a few things. Thanks for listening. Peace.

On living a life that matters. And knowing just enough to know that you don't know anything. A 3 Part story... http://www.doctorchrispark.com  

Nihilism is the philosophy that there is no purpose to life and that life is meaningless. It leads to dark corners in a person's mind. There's this thing called the "High Place Phenomenon" or "Call of the Void". It's when you're standing on a ledge and you have this weird feeling that you should jump. Sometimes the call of the void is internal as well as external.  And it affects more people than you might think. In this podcast, I discuss my thoughts on Nihilism. You can agree or disagree. It doesn't matter. Because nothing matters. Just kidding. Things matter. And I'm going to tell you why Nihilism is wrong. p.s. If you want to read more of my thoughts on a better answer to Nihilism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gPrD3cTZuM  

This is a rough draft/outline of a talk I was preparing. I recorded it to check the time and make sure it was flowing. The actual talk turned out different, better I think.  But I didn't record it.  So I thought I'd put this up as a podcast for anyone wanting to listen. But don't judge it too harshly ;) This is the story of why I became an addiction doctor. Feel free to check out my book here: https://amzn.to/2SuEH9W my website: http://www.doctorchrispark.com

A podcast based on a previous post. And a picture of me when I still had a little hair left. Original blog post

Website: DOCTORCHRISPARK.COM Instagram: doc_chris_park Twitter: Chrispark97 Facebook This episode is based off my recent blog post: How to Know Everything is Going to be Okay.   Awake, O sleeper and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." ---Ephesians 5:14  

Life is impermanent. Life is beautiful. Stop trying to be perfect. Stop trying to be happy. This was supposed to be a follow up to last weeks episode on negative visualization. But I had to delete that one.  It was horrible. Not sure if this is any better. Oh well, it could have been worse. Thanks for listening. p.s. If you need help with addiction, depression, or anxiety: DOCTORCHRISPARK.COM  

We all have a tendency to live inside our heads. It's the space we create inside and the actions we take that make the difference. In this episode, I share the stoic practice of negative visualization and how it might help you.  (And I talk a little about jiu jitsu) Life isn't always easy, but maybe there's a way to plan ahead. Don't let fear and anxiety run your life.      

There's a lot that can be learned from the stories of others. Thanks for listening.

What's holding you back? And what can you do about it? This is my follow up to the previous article. A better way to use iF Hope you enjoy. Music: Stop Being Quiet by Decreek

All truths are bloody truths" ---Nietzsche My retelling of the Nietzsche Metamorphosis from Thus Spake Zarathustra. Music: www.bensound.com

"Coyote is always out there waiting, and coyote is always hungry" ---Navajo saying   If you struggle with addiction, then you understand the concept of "hell" on earth. In this podcast, I'll discuss my thoughts on Hell. And how to get out.  

How do you define success? Whether you believe you can or you can't....YOU'RE RIGHT. In this podcast I discuss how one patient had to change her definition of success. If you want to know how to be successful with medication assisted therapy for opiate addiction, then this is a MUST LISTEN!