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I am so excited about this episode! Dr. Domenick Sportelli (Dr. Dom) is a Medical Doctor, Board Certified Adult and Child Psychiatrist. You might have seen him as a guest co-host of “The Doctors” on CBS, and as a frequent news media expert guest – DR. Sportelli is one of the nation’s go-to experts for Mental Healthcare. He’s also a dirt bike rider and a member of the Dirt Bike Channel Community. His insights into mental health, psychiatry, and overall happiness are so valuable in our day.
We’ll talk about how dirt bikes play such an important role in our lives and help us develop core principles that lead to happy, fulfilled, balanced lives both from the mental side and the physical side.
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Kyle – this is fantastic! Incredible guest. I was originally just going to listen for 15 or 20 minutes, but I'm doing the whole thing now! I agree with 100% of Doc's points.
My comment is a little late, watching this video 8 months after you posted it. Great clip, loved it. I am a father of two adult sons who have been into dirt bike riding. We are all serving members in the Australian Army, and enjoy riding dirt bikes as a hobby and great stress relief. We have experienced some incidents, broken bones in locations out of range of communication services and a long way from emergency services. At the 1:01 point in your video, Dr Domenick talks about the trust you need to have in those you ride with. I absolutely agree. Very similar to military service, when things go wrong you need to trust the people around you to make good decisions and help out. Just so happens that we often refer to drills in the military as Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), normally the first SOP is 101. Good timing Dr Domenick.
Just seeing this. Great addition Kyle. This really justifies and validates the energy we get from a hard ride. I'm 59, every ride I weigh what could happen on this ride to the benefit I get from the ride. I know it's possible I could go down hard enough that it takes riding out of my life, but it's worth the risk for me. But I come from a 32 yr military background, and I suppose a part of me misses the mental and physical challenges.
Incredible content. Just so spot on!
Its high level problem solving with dire consequences. Here is a good example. https://youtu.be/4HBHujoenik
This is great! With what my son and I have been through recently it’s been so good for us to be out on our bikes. When we are out ripping down the trails, it all goes away and we both come rolling back into the house excited and happy and just stoked. This sport came along at exactly the right time for us and has been so therapeutic. Kyle, your videos and your station are awesome!
I am looking forward to buy enduro dirt bike and listening this just confirms and makes me want it more! Thanks a lot!
Just what I needed to hear at the moment as I struggle with life. Booked in for a ride with my buddies to help me reset.
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Wow, does this video hit home. Jaw dropping and super great news. Wow!