We’ve been conditioned to believe that healing means fixing what’s broken. But what if you were never broken? What if the anxiety, the chaos, the struggle—they aren’t proof of your flaws, but signals that you’ve been disconnected from who you truly are?

In this episode of UNLEARNING, we dismantle the conventional narrative of mental health. We’ll uncover why most healing methods only scratch the surface—and why true transformation isn’t about patching up pieces, but about reconnecting with the parts of you that were never meant to be silenced.

In this episode:

• Why “fixing” isn’t healing—it’s just hiding the symptoms.

• How disconnection, not dysfunction, is at the root of anxiety and depression.

• Why traditional therapy often falls short of real transformation.

• The myth of being broken—and the power of reclaiming your wholeness.

• A path back to yourself that doesn’t require you to be “fixed.”

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:12 Why You Feel Disconnected (And What to Do About It)

4:58 7 Signs You’re Disconnected from Your Life

9:35 Symptoms Are Messengers, Not Problems

13:42 Why Trying to “Fix” Yourself is Survival Mode

18:27 Anxiety, Depression, and the Lie of Dysfunction

23:15 Why Traditional Therapy Keeps You Stuck

28:44 Unlearning the Belief That You’re Broken

33:18 Reclaiming Your Wholeness Without Needing to Be Fixed

37:49 How Psychedelics Fast-Track Healing

41:33 Ketamine Therapy: The Breakthrough No One Talks About

47:56 The Power of Perspective Shifts in Healing

52:10 Near-Death Experiences That Reframe Your Life

56:27 Why Healing Isn’t Linear (and Never Was)

1:01:18 How Gratitude Rewires Your Brain

1:05:44 Building Mental Resilience (Without Burnout)

1:12:38 Moving from Surviving to Thriving

1:16:22 The Path Back to Yourself: A Roadmap

1:20:10 Final Reflections: You Were Never Broken

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Episode Resources:

www.instagram.com/derek.duchesne

www.instagram.com/betterucare

www.betterucare.com

www.betterucare.com/services

www.morganmercerofficial.com

www.instagram.com/themorganrmercer

www.instagram.com/unlearningofficial

www.youtube.com/@UNLEARNINGOfficial

www.unlearning.world

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