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HealthyGamerGG

Dr.K 578 episodes Nov 9, 2026

The podcast form of HealthyGamerGG, hosted by Dr. K. It provides weekly updates on mental health, wellness, and becoming a healthy gamer. The show offers insights from the YouTube channel and promotes resources like Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health and HG Coaching.

Episodes

How To ACTUALLY Break An Addiction
How To ACTUALLY Break An Addiction Nov 9, 2026 20:40 In this episode, Dr. K addresses the neuroscience and psychology of overcoming addiction, challenging the viral myth that recovery is as simple as waking up one day and deciding "enough is enough". Citing classic neuroscience experiments like the Libet study, he explains why internal brain rewiring occurs long before conscious results emerge, meaning months of effort without immediate yield should
What TV's Worst Bosses ACTUALLY Get Right
What TV's Worst Bosses ACTUALLY Get Right Nov 7, 2026 44:10 In this episode, Dr. K analyzes iconic fictional managers from TV and film to demonstrate how to navigate toxic workplace dynamics and manage difficult supervisors. He explains that highly narcissistic bosses prioritize optics and image over raw output, meaning career advancement often depends on helping your manager look good to their superiors. Dr. K details practical defensive strategies: disar
Why Your Hard Work Leads To Zero Credit
Why Your Hard Work Leads To Zero Credit Nov 2, 2026 25:55 In this episode, Dr. K explains why hard work alone rarely guarantees recognition, revealing that credit is not an automatic entitlement for effort but a perception assigned by an audience based on optics and narrative. He breaks down how ambiguity in team projects allows others to steal credit, making it essential to clearly delineate individual roles and maintain a documented track record from t
How Much Of Your Mental Health Is Physical?
How Much Of Your Mental Health Is Physical? Oct 31, 2026 29:25 In this episode, Dr. K explores why treating mental health shouldn't focus solely on the mind, explaining how leveraging simple physical habits can significantly lower the severity of psychiatric symptoms. He breaks down the bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental illness, highlighting how morning light exposure, targeted breathing practices like Nadi Shuddhi, and body-based movement l
Why "AI Replacing Developers" Won't Work
Why "AI Replacing Developers" Won't Work Oct 26, 2026 24:37 In this episode, Dr. K breaks down the psychological and professional reality of how AI is transforming software engineering, explaining why the technology is not making developers obsolete but creating a dramatic "feast or famine" job market. He details how retaining high-level project ownership, cultivating deep technical expertise beyond generic AI outputs, and treating AI as a junior assistant
How Gambling Devours Young Men
How Gambling Devours Young Men Oct 24, 2026 31:36 In this episode, Dr. K breaks down how sports betting, prediction markets, and crypto platforms exploit young men by legally framing their products as "prediction contracts" rather than traditional gambling. He exposes how this legal distinction feeds a dangerous "illusion of control," convincing users that statistical research guarantees success despite research showing that specialized knowledge
Please Stop Treating Creative Burnout Like Laziness (Free Membership Gift)
Please Stop Treating Creative Burnout Like Laziness (Free Membership Gift) Oct 19, 2026 1:35:16 In this episode, Dr. K reframes creative burnout and block, explaining that struggling to produce art or ideas is a cognitive and neural challenge rather than a lack of discipline or simple laziness. He breaks down how the frontal lobes govern the four essential pillars of creative output: cognitive flexibility, working memory, sustained attention, and judgment of context propriety. To overcome bl
Dr. K Fact Checks Ironic Mental Health Advice
Dr. K Fact Checks Ironic Mental Health Advice Oct 17, 2026 36:31 In this episode, Dr. K reacts to viral internet memes and joke mental health takes to unpack the clinical truths and misconceptions behind online advice. He breaks down how short-term coping mechanisms differ from addressing root causes, why viewing life purely as a "skill issue" dangerously ties self-worth to performance, and why forcing positive affirmations often leads to toxic positivity. Addi
Why Being the Most Reliable Person Is Ruining You
Why Being the Most Reliable Person Is Ruining You Oct 12, 2026 47:57 In this episode, Dr. K explores why default caregivers and hyper-dependable individuals suffer from chronic burnout, explaining that the root issue isn't just poor boundary setting but a deeply ingrained childhood schema. He details how early experiences like parentification or conditional affection train the nervous system to associate self-worth and safety with constant performance and self-sacr
What Comedians Get Right About Mental Health Trauma
What Comedians Get Right About Mental Health Trauma Oct 10, 2026 39:05 In this episode, Dr. K reacts to stand-up comedy clips to break down the psychiatric mechanisms behind jokes about mental illness, trauma, and therapy. He explains how severe trauma shatters personality along fault lines in Dissociative Identity Disorder, why off-label prescribing leads to mood stabilizers being used for hidden bipolarity, and how varying emotional intensity affects a person's abi
Why Planning Better Habits Fails ADHD
Why Planning Better Habits Fails ADHD Oct 5, 2026 16:52 In this episode, Dr. K explains why traditional habit frameworks fail for people with ADHD, as altered dopaminergic reward circuits and weaker frontal lobe planning make standard cues and rewards ineffective. However, because the brain's endocannabinoid habit circuitry remains intact, building automated "autopilot" behaviors can successfully shield neurodivergent minds from constant distraction on
Why ADHD Only Builds the Wrong Habits
Why ADHD Only Builds the Wrong Habits Oct 3, 2026 16:52 In this episode, Dr. K explains why standard habit frameworks fail for individuals with ADHD, attributing the challenge to impaired frontal lobe executive function and dysregulated dopamine reward circuitry that make everyday tasks feel unrewarding. However, because the brain's endocannabinoid habit circuitry remains relatively intact, establishing "autopilot" routines can successfully shield neur

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