Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

What if the world’s most elite pilots and astronauts aren’t just highly trained, but perceptive in ways science still struggles to explain?

In this episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Iya Whiteley—Aviation & Space Psychologist and founder of Cosmic Baby Academy—reveals why the cognition of pilots and astronauts differs fundamentally, and what their mental wiring can teach us about intuition, creativity, consciousness, and extrasensory perception.

We explore why they’re often driven more by curiosity and creativity than fear or ambition—and why so many are artists or musicians. Dr. Whiteley explains how safety-critical environments sharpen awareness, yet make experts reluctant to share the intuitive or “non-rational” roots of their decisions.

From martial arts and embodied intelligence to the idea that intellect may live in the muscles (not just the brain), we unpack how heightened presence allows some to anticipate movement, energy, or events beyond the five senses. Could this explain why experts are studied to understand ESP, even when they can’t explain it?

Dr. Iya Whiteley breaks down:

- Reports of extrasensory perception in extreme situations

- Spherical awareness, synesthesia, psi abilities, and other heightened perception

- Why intuition becomes harder to access once we try to explain it

- How rigid rules suppress expertise, isolate experts, and block knowledge transfer

- Why fear of having our minds “read” may motivate us to clear negative thoughts (& what that says about thought’s power)

- Whether mindsets create change, or environments respond to mindset

- How internal organs & physiological responses differ in pilots & astronauts

- Family Constellation Therapy: what it is & how it works

- Childbirth visions & pre-birth communication during pregnancy & birth

- Synchronicity & meaningful coincidences: how they form lifelong patterns

The conversation extends into the UAP/extraterrestrial phenomenon, where Dr. Whiteley explains how her pilot and astronaut research applies to these encounters. Pilots report instruments switching on and off, unexplained objects in the sky, and real danger from distraction during critical flight moments—yet many fear reporting events due to stigma and professional risk. She shares a striking account of a helicopter pilot who encountered something mysterious while transporting a classified object, and introduces the “Astronaut’s Eye” phenomenon, showing why sharing anomalous experiences is essential to legitimizing them and advancing understanding.

This episode challenges the boundaries between science, intuition, embodiment, and consciousness—and asks: What becomes possible when we stop dismissing experiences that don’t fit existing models? If you’re interested in pilots, astronauts, ESP, UAPs, intuition, consciousness, or the future of human perception, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss!

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In Honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re revisiting what we think is our most comprehensive episode on relationships to date!

Relationship Experts Drs. John & Julie Gottman EXPOSE the SHOCKING REASON Why Relationships Fail.

94% Accurate Divorce Predictions: Discover the biggest predictors that guarantee which marriages will crumble and how to get the LOVE you WANT!

The Gottman duo are world leading relationship researchers that have been studying couples for over 40 years, publishing over 200 academic journal articles and 46 books. They are the co-founders of The Gottman Institute and Love Lab. Drs Gottman drop the ULTIMATE Relationship Bombshells, including the 4 Horsemen of Relationship Apocalypse (Spot these 4 predictors of relationship demise before they DESTROY your love life!), PLUS....learn the #1 skill for Connection and BETTER SEX!

Your relationship is either HELPING or HARMING you HEALTH, and is a big factor in how you fight disease.

The Gottmans also break down:

- The #1 Cause of CHEATING & how it can lead to PTSD

- Childhood Trauma’s Hidden Role in Relationships: How a lack of positive relationship role models can WRECK your marriage

- Ways to better support your partner’s trauma

- Why Addiction can spell disaster for even the strongest of relationships

- Phases of recovery from affairs & other forms of betrayal

- How to argue with your partner in a healthy way

- Why today’s culture seems to be afraid of long term commitment

- Codependency: Is it really as HORRIBLE as it sounds, or could it be the key to your marriage’s survival & your own longevity?

- Why Women Are UNHAPPY: The unsettling reason behind women’s relationship dissatisfaction and the FEARS they face daily

- Men’s Emotional Needs: How today’s involved dads are CHANGING EVERYTHING

- Social Media’s Role in Cheating: How it’s fueling nonmonogamy and screwing up your communication

- Effects of porn addiction on the other partner

- Key communication factors in healthy partnerships

- The Managerial Marriage: Why losing PLAYTIME is the nail in the coffin for happy marriages

- The Power of a 6-SECOND KISS: This simple act could SAVE your relationship!

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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!

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

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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/

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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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