Hacking the Self

Hacking the Self


Latest Episodes

#54: Bringing Relationship back into Mindfulness with Amaranatho
May 15, 2020

In my second conversation with Amaranatho, we talk about how to bring mindfulness more meaningfully into our lives and, specifically, []

#53: Coming back to Awareness with Amaranatho
May 06, 2020

This week I speak with Amaranatho, who was a Buddhist monk for 15 years under the guidance of a very []

#52: The Paleo Way with Paleo Robbie Co-Founder Erik Verspui
March 07, 2019

I sat down with the co-founder of Bangkok based Paleo Robbie, a company that provides high quality wild caught fish […]

#51: Reducing Stress with Chinese Herbalism: a conversation with Roger Drummer Part 2
January 25, 2019

This is the second half of my conversation on Chinese Herbalism with Roger Drummer. Roger is the founder of Herb […]

#50: Reducing Stress with Chinese Herbalism: a conversation with Roger Drummer Part 1
January 09, 2019

This is the first of a two part conversation on Chinese Herbalism with Roger Drummer. Roger is the founder of […]

#49: What’s the difference between Classical Chinese Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)?
January 04, 2019

In my fourth and final conversation with acupuncturist Ben Elan we learn about the differences between Classical Chinese Medicine and […]

#48: Crash Course in Yin Yang & The 5 Elements with Ben Elan
December 21, 2018

In my third conversation with Ben Elan, Ben gives us a glimpse into two foundational pieces of Daoism and Classical Chinese Medicine: the concepts of Yin Yang & 5 Element Theory. Guest Bio: Benjamin Elan, Dip.

#47: Chinese vs Western Medicine with Ben Elan
December 04, 2018

In the second conversation in our series on Ancient Chinese Medicine with acupuncturist Ben Elan, we cover the following topics: fundamental differences in approach between Chinese & Western medicine the pros and cons of each methodology what kinds of ...

#46: What is Chinese Medicine? with Ben Elan
November 22, 2018

This conversation is the first in a series on Chinese Medicine. I’m tinkering with a new format for the show in which I do a series of shorter (20-30 minute) conversation with one guest where we unpack one theme or topic over a number of shorter episod...

#45: Biohacking Light & Sleep with Dayne Barkley
October 22, 2018

In this episode I sit down for another conversation with Dayne Barkley who shares helpful suggestions for biohacking light and []