Life Lessons From a Hospice Doctor: You Have It Completely Backwards
The Mel Robbins Podcast with Dr. Zach Bush
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This one episode will change how you think about your entire life – and what comes after life ends.
You are going to learn how to let death, the regrets of the dying, and near death experiences shape your life.
Joining Mel today in this deeply profound and moving episode is Dr. Zach Bush, MD.
Dr. Zach is a triple board certified physician specializing in hospice care, internal medicine, and endocrinology. He is one of the most compelling medical minds currently working to improve our understanding of human and environmental health.
He is here today to share his wisdom and insights from his extensive experience working with people near death and being with them during the dying process as a hospice physician.
Dr. Zach is also going to share what he calls the “science of the soul” and the powerful lessons you can learn from near death experiences. He even reveals for the first time ever, his own powerful near death experience and how that has shaped his life.
What you learn today will forever change you.
If you liked this profound and science-backed episode, you’ll love listening to this episode next with Harvard’s Dr. Robert Waldinger: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study on Happiness
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In this episode:
- 8:59: Dr. Zach shares his near-death experience for the very first time.
- 20:17: Why Dr. Zach believes the universe needed to bring him near-death.
- 24:01: This is what YOU can bring into your life from Dr. Zach’s experiences.
- 29:01: Mel describes an experience that made her feel more present in life.
- 34:22: This is how Mel learned to accept death and how you can too.
- 45:58: Dr. Zach wants you to take this advice with you through life.
Resources:
Dr. Zach Bush:
- Dr. Zach’s resources on death and rebirth.
- Dr. Zach’s regenerative farming documentary.
- Dr. Zach’s website.
- Dr. Zach’s Instagram.
- Dr. Zach’s YouTube.
Additional Resources:
- Get Mel’s book, High 5 Habit.
- Listen to this eye opening episode next, Trust Your Gut: The Science and Spirit of Intuitive Decision-Making
- Harvard University: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife
- National Library of Medicine: Near-Death , The Mind-Body Debate & the Nature of Reality
- National Library of Medicine: Getting Comfortable With Near Death Experiences: Out of One’s Mind or Beyond the Brain?
- Yale Scientific: The brink of death: a new perspective
- The Guardian: The new science of death
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