What begins with two teens wearing the same red-and-white striped hat becomes a 60-year story of friendship, rebellion, and synchronicity. In this episode, Dr. Beitman reconnects with his best friend from high school, Robert Warner, to trace the strange parallels in their lives—from co-presidency and bonfires to resistance movements and life-changing coincidences. It’s a journey of shared purpose, mirrored actions, and the mysterious thread that keeps pulling them back together.Robert Warner is a retired reverend, longtime educator, and former political activist whose life took him from the student council presidency of a Delaware high school to the frontlines of antiwar resistance during the Vietnam era. A Princeton Theological Seminary graduate, Bob once burned down an ROTC building in protest and lived underground in Canada for three years, raising a family while evading the FBI. Later, he ran a successful chimney sweep business for 37 years. Bob’s enduring friendship with Bernie Beitman was forged through a chance synchronicity in high school—their matching red-and-white striped hats—and has grown stronger over more than six decades of parallel and intersecting journeys.Bernard D. Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has authored two books, Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. Through his Psychology Today blog, podcast, and public appearances, he has reached millions with his groundbreaking work in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.

What if your life was saved by a voice—and it wasn’t your own? In this episode, we meet Todd Bureau, a former Alaska tour guide turned consciousness explorer, who shares eerie, touching, and soul-stirring stories of unseen guidance, synchronicity, and what some call "library angels."

This episode was first released on YouTube on June 22 , 2025

Todd Bureau has lived a life of adventure—from guiding tourists through Alaskan wilderness to offering talks on psychedelics and consciousness in Tuscany. In this episode, Todd shares two uncanny stories: one of a teen girl halted by a mysterious force just before disaster, and another of a Texas airport worker whose late mother’s voice saved him from stepping into traffic. And then, in a strange twist of fate, Todd finds himself in the middle—bridging both stories on the same day.We explore synchronicity as more than chance: a dance of consciousness, a signpost from a universe that might be more playful and protective than we think. With warmth and curiosity, Todd and Bernie discuss how these experiences validate a deeper truth—that we are not alone, and something greater is in motion.Join us to rediscover your own connection to the mysterious, the meaningful, and the possibly divine.About Dr. Bernard Beitman:Dr. Bernard D. Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He served as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia and has authored two books, Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. Through his Psychology Today blog, podcast, and public appearances, he has reached millions with his groundbreaking work in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.