Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

What if everything you’ve been told about spirituality and mental health is wrong?

In this powerful episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Anna Yusim—Clinical Assistant Professor at Yale Medical School, co-founder of the Yale Mental Health & Spirituality Program, and author of Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life—reveals the biggest misconception about spirituality and why it’s not about religion, “good vibes,” or blind belief…it’s about science, psychology, and lived experience.

Dr. Yusim explains how connection to a higher power can measurably improve mental and physical health, how to have authentic spiritual experiences without religion, and the two ways to manifest—including which one actually works (and which one most people get wrong).

Dr. Yusim also breaks down:

- How spirituality, meditation, and manifestation can change your physiology, mood, & nervous system

- What it really means to raise your frequency & how to do it in real life

- Unconscious reprogramming: what it is and how to use it to break old patterns

- Why surrender opens the door to creative solutions

- How to overcome victim mentality while balancing personal responsibility & external circumstances

- Breaking intergenerational cycles of self-sabotage using family constellation therapy

- How to tell when family conflict can be healed, and when boundaries are necessary

- How to protect yourself from energy vampires

Dr. Yusim also explores the mystical edges of psychology, and where science draws the line:

- 3 types of intuition and 4 intuitive pathways for receiving extrasensory information

- Similarities and differences between psychics and schizophrenia, and how information is received in each case

- Whether telepathy is heightened intuition, if anyone can access it (& whether they should)

- Where spiritual practices fit inside a Western psychiatric model

- How she clinically distinguishes between healthy intuitive experiences & serious mental health conditions that require treatment

We also discuss:

- How after-death communication through psychic mediums can help people process grief (and when it becomes unhealthy)

- Crown Reading vs Third Eye Reading

- Whether everyone has spirit guides or guardian angels, and how to navigate conflicting messages

- Dr. Yusim’s personal journey with claircognizance and the psychic reading that shifted her life path

- Karmic patterns and the soul’s repeating lessons

- How to tap into your Higher Self

- 3 universal truths found across all spiritual and religious traditions

- How psychedelics help process trauma from a psychiatric perspective

- Why the Law of Attraction may not be working for you

- Why some people can train themselves to hold their breath for extraordinary lengths of time

This episode is the bread & butter of MBB, bridging psychiatry, spirituality, intuition, trauma, and healing, without bypassing science or mental health!

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Dr. Anna Yusim’s book, Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life: https://annayusim.com/book/

Learn more about Dr. Yusim’s psychiatry & coaching sessions: https://annayusim.com/

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What if the things you do every single day are quietly making you sick… and you don’t even realize it?

Harvard psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer, author of The Mindful Body, reveals the shocking ways our minds shape our health, aging, stress levels, and even how long we live—often without us noticing.

In this mind-expanding of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Langer explains why self-agency and making your own decisions can literally extend your lifespan, how expectations and beliefs shape disease progression, and why the real meaning of mindfulness has almost nothing to do with meditation.

Dr. Langer breaks down:

- Small, everyday habits that are secretly harming your health

- Why stress is the #1 cause of illness (and not for the reason you think)

- Whether healing timelines are based on real time or perceived time

- Surprising benefits of positive thinking, even with terminal illness

- Danger of labels, including words like “try” and “remission”

- Why spontaneous remissions exist & why they’re so hard to study

- Simple ways to become more mindful right now, even if you’ve never meditated once in your life

- Can we train ourselves to not need eyeglasses?

- The real power of the placebo effect

- Can the mind cure the common cold?

- Psychological treatments for chronic illness

- Who is more likely to get sick & why

- How color influences our biology more than we think

- Why spirituality requires presence and mindfulness

- How to reframe negative circumstances into positive ones, and the health benefits of doing so

- How her mother’s battle with cancer inspired her groundbreaking research

This episode will change how you think about healing, stress, aging, illness, and the true power of your mind over your body!

You may never see health, sickness, or “reality” the same way again.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Your God Is Too Small & The Truth About Alien “Pets”

What if humanity is just a 1% DNA shift away from being an alien science project?

In this earth-shattering episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, world-renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of StarTalk) joins us to deconstruct the greatest mysteries of existence. From simulation theory and the multiverse to near-death experiences (NDEs) and the Atheist vs. Spiritual debate, Neil goes unfiltered on why our current understanding of reality might be fundamentally limited by our own biology. Are we smart enough to understand the universe? We might be smarter after this conversation.

In this episode, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down:

- The Big Bang Theory Reunion: Neil shares behind-the-scenes stories from his cameos, his “beef” with Raj Koothrappali, and what it was like seeing “his people” represented on a hit sitcom

- Alien “Zoo Hypothesis”: Why advanced civilizations might view humans as “toddlers” or keep us in a galactic aquarium

- Simulation Theory: Why it is mathematically difficult to argue against the idea that we live in a computer-generated reality

- “Small God” Problem: Why Neil believes modern religion doesn’t account for the true scale of the cosmos

- 95% of Reality is Missing: Understanding the dark matter and dark energy mysteries that drive the universe

- Can We Explain the Soul? Why physics is actually “easier” to solve than the human mind, body, and spirit

- Limits of Intelligence: Neil’s fear that humans may not be “neurologically smart enough” to ever truly figure out the universe

- NDEs & Psychedelics: A scientific look at what happens to the brain during mystical encounters

- Quantum Physics & The Multiverse: Why parallel universes with different laws of physics are scientifically plausible and where we fit in the “Many-Worlds” theory

- Spirituality vs. Science: Why Neil refuses to deny anyone’s spiritual experiences, even while offering a different scientific explanation for them

- The Ultimate Mysteries: Specific questions about the cosmos that Neil deGrasse Tyson most wants to solve before he dies

Are we alone? Are we simulated? Or are we just too small to see the truth? Watch this masterclass in the cosmic perspective and decide for yourself.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Your God Is Too Small & The Truth About Alien “Pets”

What if humanity is just a 1% DNA shift away from being an alien science project?

In this earth-shattering episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, world-renowned astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of StarTalk) joins us to deconstruct the greatest mysteries of existence. From simulation theory and the multiverse to near-death experiences (NDEs) and the Atheist vs. Spiritual debate, Neil goes unfiltered on why our current understanding of reality might be fundamentally limited by our own biology. Are we smart enough to understand the universe? We might be smarter after this conversation.

In this episode, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down:

- The Big Bang Theory Reunion: Neil shares behind-the-scenes stories from his cameos, his “beef” with Raj Koothrappali, and what it was like seeing “his people” represented on a hit sitcom

- Alien “Zoo Hypothesis”: Why advanced civilizations might view humans as “toddlers” or keep us in a galactic aquarium

- Simulation Theory: Why it is mathematically difficult to argue against the idea that we live in a computer-generated reality

- “Small God” Problem: Why Neil believes modern religion doesn’t account for the true scale of the cosmos

- 95% of Reality is Missing: Understanding the dark matter and dark energy mysteries that drive the universe

- Can We Explain the Soul? Why physics is actually “easier” to solve than the human mind, body, and spirit

- Limits of Intelligence: Neil’s fear that humans may not be “neurologically smart enough” to ever truly figure out the universe

- NDEs & Psychedelics: A scientific look at what happens to the brain during mystical encounters

- Quantum Physics & The Multiverse: Why parallel universes with different laws of physics are scientifically plausible and where we fit in the “Many-Worlds” theory

- Spirituality vs. Science: Why Neil refuses to deny anyone’s spiritual experiences, even while offering a different scientific explanation for them

- The Ultimate Mysteries: Specific questions about the cosmos that Neil deGrasse Tyson most wants to solve before he dies

Are we alone? Are we simulated? Or are we just too small to see the truth? Watch this masterclass in the cosmic perspective and decide for yourself.

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To wrap up this January, we’re revisiting our inspiring conversation with the woman you’ve heard a thousand times but don’t know it: Voice Actor Tara Strong!

Tara Strong opens up about her struggles with body image, why she believes magic is real, her manifestation process for attracting positivity, her connection to non-human beings and star planets, and what she thinks we can all learn from cartoons.

In this magical episode, Tara also reveals the secrets behind creating some of the most iconic characters in animation! (POWER PUFF GIRLS’ “Bubbles”, THE FAIRLY ODD PARENTS’ “Timmy Turner”, “Harley Quinn”....and MANY more!)

From discovering her voice acting gift at an early age to discussing her favorite roles, we explore Tara’s unique connection with “the characters that live in her head”, her advice for aspiring voice actors, and her insights into the power of positivity and resilience.

PLUS Mayim discusses her own animated voiceover acting career, the “emotional freedom” technique, and how tapping acupressure points can help you through stressful situations.

Discover the science behind manifestation, self-fulfilling prophecies, the laws of attraction, and the ties between resilience and positive thinking.

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