In this episode of Second Chances: The Best Parts Are on Side B, Dr. JC and Mieke share an extraordinary story of love after divorce, healing, manifestation, adoption, and second chances.

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After seven years of dating disappointments, one final swipe brought them together. Then Mieke revealed she planned to adopt her late sister’s daughter—the same little girl Dr. JC had been dreaming about for years. Through grief, financial hardship, therapy, and the challenges of adoption during COVID, they learned how honesty, communication, resilience, and authentic love can carry a relationship through adversity.

A powerful reminder that the love—and family—you have been searching for may arrive in a way you never expected.

Takeaways:

• The power of manifestation and law of attraction in love
• Healing from past ruptures and divorce to find true love
• The role of self-love and authenticity in attracting a partner
• Unbelievable signs and synchronicities that guided their journey
• The importance of trust and surrender in relationships
• How shared values and purpose strengthen their bond
• The impact of adversity and resilience on love
• The unique story of adopting Lexi and blending families

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"Imagine finishing your work week on Friday, flying to Nepal, summiting Mount Everest — and being back at your desk by the following Monday.

Håkon and Hanne Hyttedalen are Norwegian consultants. They work full-time in corporate Oslo. And they have also won ultra trail races, run the UTMB around Mont Blanc, completed a 160-kilometer mountain race in a blizzard with a 77% DNF rate — and this May, they stood on the summit of the highest point on Earth. Together. As a married couple.

Today we're getting into exactly how they do it — how they train two hours a day without burning out, what it feels like to nearly not make it off a mountain, and whether any of this is actually accessible to the rest of us. Stay with me."

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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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00:00- Intro: “The World Is Thinking for You”
01:33- What Does It Feel Like to Stand on Everest
02:19- Taking the Most Dangerous Route to the Top
04:14- The Risk of Going First
06:51- The Moment They Made It On Top of the World
09:22- Survive the Descent
12:09- The Passion That Brought Them Together
15:02- 15:40 The Cost of Everest
16:00- Everest Permit System
18:02- One Summit Is Enough
19:10- The Climb That Led to Love
23:33- Mindset to Keep Going
35:16- Everest Is a Mental Game
43:16- Off-Season Routine
46:18- Shared Struggles, Stronger Love/ Training Builds Connection
52:30- Addicted to the Challenge/ Passion With Purpose

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Ninety-two percent of people who set a goal this year will abandon it before spring. Not from lack of motivation — because they tried to change what they do without deciding who they are first. Today, Dr. JC breaks down the identity-first mindset: how your habits, your routines, even how you respond to a diagnosis, are votes for who you've already decided to become. By the end of this episode, you'll stop asking what you want — and start asking who you're becoming.

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Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.

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0:00 - Intro

1:30 - Embracing the Suck of Cancer Therapy

4:47 - Great Morning

6:32 - I think we all have a diagnosis

11:14 - Jim Kwik's Limitless Daily Book

13:35 - Life Asked Me this!!!!

16:15 - Becoming vs. Negotiating

18:56 - Phase One of Medicine Symptoms

20:37 - BE DO HAVE

23:59 - The Circle of Control

24:05 - Second Check-in on Meds

29:13 - The Flow of the River

32:33 - Tension

37:04 - Let's see if all this stuff you speak about is true.

38:38 - Medication Side Effect Check-In

42:14 - Victor Frankl

43:50 - In Closing - If I Die Tomorrow

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