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Brain Shaman
Brain Shaman is a philosophical and scientific journey towards better brain health. Michael Waite discusses how you can change your brain state and overall nervous system via behavior, nutrition, nature, and technology. Mental illness, addiction, and low brain function are destroying so many people and societies. By becoming increasingly disconnected from our natural mind-body-world and plugged into the artificial ones, we are getting sicker, weaker, and less free. We must become more conscious of how the information that we consume (in the form of action, food, drugs, sensory input, media, etc.) affects our brain. This podcast teaches you how to reconnect with your primordial nature, reprogram your brain, regain your freedom, and redirect your life.
Brain Shaman
Dustin Dunbar: Breaking Free from the Alcohol Matrix and Finding Real Joy | Episode 131
In this episode, I talk with Dustin Dunbar, author of You're Doing Great! (And Other Lies Alcohol Told Me) and founder of Alcohol-Free Revolution.
We discuss the illusion that alcohol benefits us, how calling it what it truly is—ethanol—can reframe our perspective, and why quitting doesn’t have to be a lifelong struggle. Dustin shares the dream that changed his life, how trauma often underlies drinking, and what happens when you stop numbing and start feeling.
We also get into:
- The difference between the AA model and joyful alcohol-free living
- Alcohol as a blocker of consciousness and connection
- Why quitting can lead to more energy, libido, clarity, and weight loss
- How to socialize without alcohol and what to say when people ask why
- The link between drinking and childhood trauma
- Tools like meditation, nature, infrared therapy, and travel
- An alcohol-free bar experiment where people had even more fun
- The role of family and industry culture around drinking
- "Sober" vs. "alcohol-free": a shift in mindset
Dustin’s story is a powerful example of what’s possible on the other side of alcohol.
Connect and Learn More
📘Book: You're Doing Great! (And Other Lies Alcohol Told Me)
📸Instagram: @DustinDunbarUSA
📺YouTube: @DustinDunbarUSA
🌐Website: dustin-dunbar.com
🤝Non-profit: Alcohol-Free Revolution (AFR)
RESOURCES
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- This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
- The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober by Catherine Gray
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- Annie Grace
- Catherine Gray
- Coors Light Twins (Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski)
- James Swanick
- Janet Gourand
- Tony Robbins
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