What if everything you're suffering from... is just a story your mind is telling you?

In this episode of BeastVsZombie, host Dominique Muhammad sits down with mindset coach Zac Russell to break down why living in the present moment isn't just a feel-good phrase — it might be the key to real healing.

✅ Why childhood trauma rewires your brain for fight-or-flight

✅ The hidden link between stress, ego, and disease

✅ How to "put down the backpack" and let go of stories that don't serve you

✅ Why belief systems can quietly become a form of self-limitation

✅ The truth about motivation, purpose, and living unapologetically

This conversation will change how you see your past, your health, and who you really are.

🎙️Guest: Zac Russell

🎧Host: Dominique Muhammad

📺Channel: The Cancer Podcast: Beast VS Zombie

Chapters

0:00:00 Hook: Best Moments From This Episode

0:01:10 Intro: Living In The Present Moment

0:02:59 Beating Cancer & Learning To Stay Present

0:05:35 Letting Go: The Backpack Of Emotional Weight

0:06:42 Fight Or Flight: The Biology Of Suffering

0:10:10 How Childhood Conditioning Shapes The Mind

0:16:18 What If Society Became Aware?

0:23:40 Finding Your Gift & Adding Real Value

0:30:40 Breaking Free From Limiting Beliefs

0:41:40 Present Moment Play & Finding Your Vocation

0:45:10 There Is No Outside — Only Your Story

0:55:40 Ego, Winning & Losing In Competition

1:00:57 Awareness, Acceptance, Surrender: Best Advice

1:02:10 Pain Is Natural, Suffering Is A Choice

1:03:10 Where To Find Zac Russell (Outro)

🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations with real cancer survivors, inspiring stories, and life-changing perspectives.

📌 Follow Dominique Muhammad:

https://www.instagram.com/beastvszombie/

🛒 Shop & Support Cancer Research:

https://beastvszombie.com/collections

Shop merch at BeatVsZombie.com — 10% of all proceeds goes directly to cancer research

——————————————————————————

#BeastVsZombie #CancerSurvivor #MindsetCoach #LivePresent