Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown is a quirky, informative, and interactive podcast breaking down the myths and misunderstandings about mental health and emotional well-being. Neuroscientist Mayim Bialik combines her academic background with vast personal experience to provide listeners with valuable practical advice focusing on removing the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging an understanding of the mind-body connection. Nothing is off limits as Mayim breaks it down with an amazing collection of guests.

Episodes

Re-Air: Howie Mandel: Never Too Late to Make A Change

October 17, 2025 • 67 mins

In honor of OCD Awareness Week, we are revisiting our conversation with Howie Mandel! Howie Mandel (America’s Got Talent, Deal or No Deal, Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast) opens up about his struggles with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and OCD. He discusses the rituals and intrusive thoughts that force him to hit the pause button on his life, why he finally decided to seek professional treatment, and how his diagnoses have affected...

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PART TWO: Secrets of the Universe: What Happened Before The Big Bang, Life Across the Galaxy, Surviving a Black Hole & How We’re All Made of Stars | Astrophysicist Janna Levin

October 15, 2025 • 57 mins

BLACK HOLES, THE BIG BANG & ALIEN LIFE: Astrophysicist Janna Levin Breaks Down the UniverseEver wondered what existed before the Big Bang? Or why all planets are different, and why Earth is so perfectly suited for life?In this mind-expanding episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, renowned astrophysicist and author of Black Hole Survival Guide, Janna Levin (Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University),...

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Secrets of the Universe: What Happened Before The Big Bang, Life Across the Galaxy, Surviving a Black Hole & How We’re All Made of Stars | Astrophysicist Janna Levin

October 14, 2025 • 65 mins

BLACK HOLES, THE BIG BANG & ALIEN LIFE: Astrophysicist Janna Levin Breaks Down the Universe Ever wondered what existed before the Big Bang? Or why all planets are different, and why Earth is so perfectly suited for life? In this mind-expanding episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, renowned astrophysicist and author of Black Hole Survival Guide, Janna Levin (Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia Univ...

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Re-Air: Jodie Sweetin: My ADHD is a Superpower

October 10, 2025 • 88 mins

In honor of ADHD Awareness Month, we are revisiting our conversation with Jodie Sweetin! Jodie Sweetin (Full House & Fuller House) discusses her work as “Stephanie Tanner” on Full House, living with ADHD and how she thinks it has helped her, and the importance of showing up as the parent you needed to have yourself. She explains how therapy and sobriety allow her to be a better parent and the importance of honesty in a parent-child...

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Re-Air: Bari Weiss: Age of Rising Conspiracy

October 9, 2025 • 60 mins

In celebration of Bari Weiss' new position as Editor-in-Chief at CBS News, we are revisiting our conversation from 2 years ago! Bari Weiss (founder and editor of The Free Press, host of the Honestly podcast) opens up about her very public resignation from The New York Times, how the polarized mainstream media and negative news cycle can impact our wellness as a society, and the importance of being able to have conversations with pe...

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Part Two: It’s Not Too Late to Transform Your Health! How to Improve Your Bone Strength, Supercharge Your Brain & Increase Longevity

October 8, 2025 • 54 mins

Age Backwards! Dr. Vonda Wright Reveals the SHOCKING Truths About Your Health, Longevity, Hormones & Bone Loss Is everything you thought you knew about aging completely wrong? In this eye-opening episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Vonda Wright (double-board certified orthopedic surgeon, internationally recognized authority on human performance, and author of UNBREAKABLE: A Woman’s Guide to Aging with Power) exposes the hid...

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It’s Not Too Late to Transform Your Health! How to Improve Your Bone Strength, Supercharge Your Brain & Increase Longevity

October 7, 2025 • 60 mins

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Are Transcendental Experiences Proof of God? Dr. James B. Glattfelder on Consciousness, Spiritually & The Amazing Intelligence of the Universe

October 3, 2025 • 103 mins

Are Aliens Just an Extension of Our Consciousness? Are psychedelics the only way to tap into a higher state of consciousness? Dr. James B. Glattfelder on the Transcendental Multiverse, Psychedelics, and the Fight for Meaning What if communicating with aliens isn’t “out there”, but deep within? In this mind-expanding episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. James B. Glattfelder, complexity scientist, metaphysical idealist, former...

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Part Two: Access Your Divine Intelligence! Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Provides a Mind-Expanding Explanation of Consciousness that Leads You to Higher Meaning

October 1, 2025 • 63 mins

Is Everything You Know About Reality…Wrong? What Is Consciousness & How Does It Shape Our Reality?? In this mind-expanding episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Bernardo Kastrup (Executive Director of the Essentia Foundation, CEO of AI company Euclyd B.V., and the leading voice behind the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism) explores the BIGGEST questions humans have ever asked, like: - What is the true nature of rea...

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Access Your Divine Intelligence! Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Provides a Mind-Expanding Explanation of Consciousness that Leads You to Higher Meaning

September 30, 2025 • 72 mins

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PART TWO: Why 3I/Atlas, an Approaching Comet, Could Carry Alien Technology, Why Your Spirituality Doesn’t Conflict with Extraterrestrials, & Why UAPs are A National Security Concern

September 28, 2025 • 62 mins

Aliens Incoming?! Harvard Scientist Dr. Avi Loeb reveals the astronomy behind why 3I/Atlas could cancel your Halloween plans… On October 29th, just two days before Halloween, a mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is set to make a highly unusual approach to our sun and it’s raising MAJOR red flags! Could this be a disguised alien mothership on a secret surveillance mission to Earth? The trajectory coincidences are so bizarre,...

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Why 3I/Atlas, an Approaching Comet, Could Carry Alien Technology, Why Your Spirituality Doesn’t Conflict with Extraterrestrials, & Why UAPs are A National Security Concern

September 26, 2025 • 65 mins

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Part Two: The Rise of Cancel Culture, Distrust in Science & Misinformation: Dr. Steven Pinker Reveals The Hidden Psychology That Threatens Society.

September 24, 2025 • 54 mins

The Rising Risks of Cancel Culture & The Psychology & Language That Built It! In this explosive episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Steven Pinker (renowned Harvard psychologist and author of When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows) joins Mayim Bialik and Jonathan Cohen for a no-holds-barred conversation that quickly turns into a fiery debate on the limits of science, belief, and human consciousness. From the hidden mecha...

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The Rise of Cancel Culture, Distrust in Science & Misinformation: Dr. Steven Pinker Reveals The Hidden Psychology That Threatens Society.

September 23, 2025 • 57 mins

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World-Renowned Animal Communicator on How She Discovered She Could Speak to Animals & How You Can Too

September 19, 2025 • 78 mins

Can You Really Talk to Animals and the Dead? Meet Telepath Ditte Young World-renowned animal communicator, telepath, therapist, and clairvoyant Ditte Young (as featured on the viral Telepathy Tapes podcast) reveals her jaw-dropping journey into the world of animal communication, animal telepathy, and intuitive healing—and trust us, you’ve NEVER heard stories like these. Ditte opens up about the exact moment she discovered she...

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Part Two: Former CIA Spies on America’s Decline, The Potential of WW3, & What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes in the US Government

September 17, 2025 • 51 mins

What’s REALLY Going On Behind the Scenes of the CIA, the Media, and the U.S. Government? On Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, former CIA agents and intelligence officers Andrew & Jihi Bustamante (creators of the EverydaySpy podcast, authors of Shadow Cell: An Insider Account of America’s New Spy War & popular guests on Diary of a CEO & The Joe Rogan Experience) pull back the curtain in this explosive, no-holds-barred conversation. Fr...

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Former CIA Spies on America’s Decline, The Potential of WW3, & What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes in the US Government

September 16, 2025 • 70 mins

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Re-Air: Kel Mitchell: No Mistakes, Just Lessons

September 12, 2025 • 83 mins

In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, we are revisiting our episode with Kel Mitchell. Kel Mitchell (All That, Kenan & Kel, Good Burger, author of Blessed Mode: 90 Days to Level Up Your Faith) joins us to discuss his early career as a 90’s Nickelodeon star and the major life events that shaped him into a youth pastor and the man of faith he is today. He details his class clown and theatre beginnings, finding his comedy...

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Top Neuroscientist's New Research on After Death Communication: Dr. Tara Swart’s Exploration of Consciousness, Intuition & Extra-Sensory Abilities

September 9, 2025 • 101 mins

Can You REALLY Talk to the Dead? MIT Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart Says Yes—And Brings the Science to Prove It What happens when one of the world’s leading MIT neuroscientists, Dr. Tara Swart (Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan and author of THE SIGNS: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts) loses her husband and begins receiving undeniable messages from the beyond? In this groundbreaking episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, D...

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Top 5 Ways to Thrive Not Survive! How Meditation, Somatic Work & Building Interpersonal Trust Can Dramatically Improve How You Feel Each Day w/ Dan Harris

September 5, 2025 • 52 mins

Exclusive Substack Release! We originally posted this episode to our Substack Breakers ONLY and we thought it was time we shared with YOU! Subscribe at bialikbreakdown.substack.com for more exclusive content like this and more! We sat down with our friend Dan Harris (author of 10% Happier, journalist, and meditation teacher) for a raw, unscripted conversation about anxiety, meditation, and what it really means to live with more...

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Episodes

.css-14f5ked{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:2;overflow:hidden;}Re-Air: Howie Mandel: Never Too Late to Make A Change

Secrets of the Universe: What Happened Before The Big Bang, Life Across the Galaxy, Surviving a Black Hole & How We’re All Made of Stars | Astrophysicist Janna Levin

Re-Air: Jodie Sweetin: My ADHD is a Superpower

Re-Air: Bari Weiss: Age of Rising Conspiracy

Part Two: It’s Not Too Late to Transform Your Health! How to Improve Your Bone Strength, Supercharge Your Brain & Increase Longevity

It’s Not Too Late to Transform Your Health! How to Improve Your Bone Strength, Supercharge Your Brain & Increase Longevity

Are Transcendental Experiences Proof of God? Dr. James B. Glattfelder on Consciousness, Spiritually & The Amazing Intelligence of the Universe

Part Two: Access Your Divine Intelligence! Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Provides a Mind-Expanding Explanation of Consciousness that Leads You to Higher Meaning

Access Your Divine Intelligence! Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Provides a Mind-Expanding Explanation of Consciousness that Leads You to Higher Meaning

PART TWO: Why 3I/Atlas, an Approaching Comet, Could Carry Alien Technology, Why Your Spirituality Doesn’t Conflict with Extraterrestrials, & Why UAPs are A National Security Concern

Why 3I/Atlas, an Approaching Comet, Could Carry Alien Technology, Why Your Spirituality Doesn’t Conflict with Extraterrestrials, & Why UAPs are A National Security Concern

Part Two: The Rise of Cancel Culture, Distrust in Science & Misinformation: Dr. Steven Pinker Reveals The Hidden Psychology That Threatens Society.

The Rise of Cancel Culture, Distrust in Science & Misinformation: Dr. Steven Pinker Reveals The Hidden Psychology That Threatens Society.

World-Renowned Animal Communicator on How She Discovered She Could Speak to Animals & How You Can Too

Part Two: Former CIA Spies on America’s Decline, The Potential of WW3, & What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes in the US Government

Former CIA Spies on America’s Decline, The Potential of WW3, & What’s Really Happening Behind the Scenes in the US Government

Re-Air: Kel Mitchell: No Mistakes, Just Lessons

Top Neuroscientist's New Research on After Death Communication: Dr. Tara Swart’s Exploration of Consciousness, Intuition & Extra-Sensory Abilities

Top 5 Ways to Thrive Not Survive! How Meditation, Somatic Work & Building Interpersonal Trust Can Dramatically Improve How You Feel Each Day w/ Dan Harris

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Re-Air: Howie Mandel: Never Too Late to Make A Change