In this episode of Healing Horizons, we sit down with Dr. Jonathan Locust,also known as Dr. J, a scholar and consciousness explorer who walked away from a six figure academic career after a brutal health wake up call and deep burnout.
He shares how being told he would need lifelong medication and risk complications with future children pushed him into a 24 day water fast, daily meditation and a radical investigation of consciousness, faith and resilience.
We unpack why outward success can be built on an inner collapse, how adversity exposes misalignment, and why raising consciousness is often the missing layer in modern wellness, leadership and mental health. This is a direct, grounded conversation on healing, integrity and building a life that is actually in alignment, not just impressive on paper.
About the Guest:
Dr. Jonathan Locust is a scholar, consciousness practitioner and founder of ConsciRise, a platform created to bring integrity, structure and safety into the personal growth and healing space. After earning his PhD and climbing the academic ladder toward a university presidency, a serious health diagnosis forced him to rethink everything he believed about success, medicine and purpose. Through intentional fasting, expanded states of awareness and hard earned resilience, he healed physically, left his six figure role, moved states with his two children and committed to consciousness based leadership, community building and vetted support for people in transition.
Key Takeaways :
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Outward success can mask an inner collapse. You can be hitting every external metric yet quietly crumble emotionally, physically and spiritually while nobody sees the cost.
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A health crisis or burnout moment often exposes misalignment. Being told he would need medication for life and risk complications with future children became Dr. J’s trigger to question everything.
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His 24 day water fast was not a stunt. It was an intentional, faith driven protocol to understand the lesson behind his illness, meet his own willpower and participate in his healing.
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After day three of fasting, he describes a sharp drop in hunger and a heightened sense of connection to nature, the universe and a higher state of consciousness.
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For Dr. J, consciousness is lived awareness, intuition, resilience and faith in motion, not an abstract idea or a purely philosophical debate.
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He sees adversity as a precision teacher. Hard seasons refine character and become monuments of growth when we integrate the lesson instead of bypassing the pain.
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Leaving a secure six figure academic job with two children and moving to another state was one of his scariest choices, yet it aligned his life more than any title or paycheck.
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The healing and coaching space is vulnerable to exploitation. His platform focuses on vetting, background checks and multi step screening so seekers are not harmed when they are most open.
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Conscious practice can be simple. Intentional breathing, small fasts and daily reflection help release what no longer serves and anchor a more conscious, grounded way of living and leading.
How Listeners Can Connect With Dr. Jonathan Locust :
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Website: https://www.conscirise.com/ LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube
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Learn more about ConsciRise and join the community for conscious seekers and practitioners.
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Disclaimer. This video is for educational and informational purposes
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