Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD

Eben Alexander, MD, was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston. In 2008, he experienced a transcendental Near-Death Experience (NDE) during a week-long coma from an inexplicable brain infection that completely transformed his worldview. A pioneering scientist and modern thought leader in the emerging science that acknowledges the primacy of consciousness in the universe, he is the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Proof of Heaven, The Map of Heaven and Living in a Mindful Universe.https://ebenalexander.com/ websitehttps://ebenalexander.com/33days/ sign up for FREE online workshophttps://www.sacredacoustics.com/ sign up for FREE 20-minute sound meditationFB: Eben Alexander III MDTW: LifeBeyondDBluesky: EAlexanderMDInsta: EbenAlex3MDLinked: Eben Alexander III MDYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AllIsWellUnlimited/videos Books:Proof of Heaven: https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Heaven-Neurosurgeons-Journey-Afterlife/dp/1451695195/ The Map of Heaven: https://www.amazon.com/Map-Heaven-Religion-Ordinary-Afterlife/dp/1476766398/ Living in a Mindful Universe: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Mindful-Universe-Neurosurgeons-Consciousness/dp/1635650658/

Grief often opens us to moments that feel impossible to explain. In this episode, Dr. Bernard Beitman speaks with clinical psychologist and researcher Jennifer “Kim” Penberthy about the meaningful coincidences many people experience after loss. Together, they explore how these moments can be acknowledged without being pathologized, how to stay grounded while remaining open, and how coincidences may support healing, resilience, and continued connection during grief.Jennifer “Kim” Penberthy, Ph.D., ABPP is the Chester F. Carlson Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she conducts research, teaches, and provides clinical care. She is a Board Certified licensed clinical psychologist who has been practicing for over 20 years. She is President of the American Psychological Association’s Society of Clinical Psychology. She is on the advisory committee for the American Psychological Association Continuing Education Committee and a fellow in the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology. Dr. Penberthy’s research involves discovering the mechanisms of action of therapeutic and contemplative practices on human wellbeing, experiences, and performance. She also studies altered states of consciousness and the methods and impact of such, including meditation, psychedelic medicines, spontaneous experiences. She has published extensively and lectures internationally about wellness, resilience, extraordinary experiences, and psychotherapy. She has presented her work and research for the World Bank, the United Nations, the American Psychological Association, multiple national and regional health systems and physician groups as well as at international conferences. She has scores of publications in professional journals, books, and book chapters. Her most recent book is “Living Mindfully Across the Lifespan: An Intergenerational Guide,” which was co-authored with her daughter, Morgan.Some thoughtful questions for the viewer:What is a 3-step script for responding to a powerful coincidence: notice → name feelings/meaning → reality-test?What validating, non-pathologizing phrases can clinicians use when patients share a powerful coincidence?What reflective prompts can help patients metabolize a coincidence into values-aligned action?Bernard D. Beitman, MD is a Yale and Stanford educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He is a former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri Columbia and the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences. Dr. Beitman has spent decades researching how meaningful coincidences influence mental health, decision making, and personal growth. Through his clinical work, research, and the Connecting with Coincidence podcast, he brings scientific rigor to extraordinary human experiences and explores how synchronicity can help people feel more connected to themselves, others, and the world around them.

When life lines up in impossible ways, is it just chance, or are we moving through a real “field of coincidence”? In this episode, Dr. Bernie Beitman and researcher Anna Taranova explore how synchronicity might be mapped, measured, and understood as part of a deeper pattern in reality.In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Dr. Bernard Beitman talks with artist, writer, and researcher Anna Taranova about her pioneering work on the Ψ model, also known as the field of coincidence. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, art, and physics, Anna is developing a formal framework that treats synchronicities, intuition, and altered states of consciousness as patterns that can be described, modeled, and tested empirically.Anna shares how a childhood of deep curiosity, an early existential crisis, and later training in art and psychology led her to search for a language that could hold both inner experience and outer science. That search eventually crystallized into the Ψ model, a way of thinking in terms of “streams” that meet in time and space. She explains how these converging streams can be seen in the body through respiration and electrodermal activity, in relationships, in Jungian ideas of anima and animus, and even in astrophysical events like gravitational waves and magnetic storms.Anna Taranova is an artist, writer, and interdisciplinary researcher educated at Central Saint Martins, London. With training in psychology and philosophy, she develops the Ψ-model (the field of coincidence) as a formal framework for human perception. Her work unifies fragmented approaches to synchronicities, intuition, and altered states of consciousness into a coherent structure that can be tested empirically. Having lived in ten countries and studied more than seventy cultural contexts, she investigates how language, sensitivity, and environment shape cognition. Publications are available on Zenodo, projects on GitHub, and professional background on LinkedIn.https://psi-model.github.io/psi-model-by-anna-taranova/?fbclid=PAdGRleANGO0pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp7TV4-yza5sUxDOq5RlDjsHPHLqsb3OjUGOeObf_9H6htz9iKTEG7L8

Can self awareness, connection, and synchronicity change the direction of our collective future? This conversation says yes.In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Dr. Bernard Beitman speaks with Jeffrey Dunne, President of the International Consciousness Research Laboratories, about how synchronicity helps shape the future we are creating together. Jeff explains how life unfolds like a story, complete with foreshadowing, hidden clues, and the freedom to choose how the next chapter is written.They explore how self awareness can shift the direction of our personal and collective lives, how our interpretations become edits to the future, and why connection may be the real driver behind humanity’s next stage of growth. The conversation opens a window into a new myth for our species, one where each of us plays an active part in crafting what comes next.Guest Links:ICRL: https://www.icrl.orgNexus: https://icrl.org/book/nexus.Jeff’s Work: https://www.jeffdunne.orgAbout Dr. Bernard Beitman:Dr. Bernard Beitman is a psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. His work explores how meaningful coincidences can help us better understand ourselves and each other. He is the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences and is a leading voice in the study of synchronicity.

What if the “Second Coming” is not a single savior, but a collective rebirth unfolding through us right now? Neuroscientist Ben Sheeler joins Bernie to map the hero’s journey onto today’s world and shows how synchronicity, archetypes, and hard science can point to a shared awakening.In this episode, Bernie Beitman, MD, talks with neuroscientist and writer Ben Sheeler about a bold idea: the Second Coming as a collective rebirth. Ben recounts a real-life hero’s journey that began in graduate school, where his research on belief bias collided with a cascade of synchronicities, archetypes, and a personal “rebirth” experience. Together they explore how language can obscure meaning, how signs interweave into a living story, and why the next myth for humanity may be one we write together.About Ben SheelerBen holds a degree in neuroscience from the University of Michigan and pursued a PhD in cognitive neuroscience at Florida International University. In his third year, he underwent a profound “rebirth” experience that aligned with classic hero myth patterns. He has written two books about the experience and the insights that followed.If this conversation resonates, share it with someone who is searching for the next chapter in our shared story.Ben’s linksBooks (free): https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...X: https://x.com/ShelerBenAbout Dr. Bernard Beitman, MDBernard Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He is the host of Connecting with Coincidence, a podcast and movement exploring the patterns that link mind, meaning, and mystery. Dr. Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to systematize the study of coincidences. His books Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences have reached readers worldwide, bridging science and spirituality to help people recognize how synchronicity can guide personal and collective transformation.Ask

What if forgetting isn’t the end of the story? In this episode, transpersonal gerontologist Bettina Wichers joins Dr. Bernard Beitman to explore dementia as more than decline, but also as a doorway to transformation. Together they examine how ego dissolution, trauma, and aging might open us to deeper forms of awareness and connection.Bettina Wichers is a Transpersonal gerontologist experiencing a radical spiritual transformative process in which she found answers on my professional questions about my professional topic: What is dementia and how does it develop? Her research focuses on possible phenomenological parallels between dementia and spiritually transformative experiences or the experience of spiritual awakening: the experience of the dissolution of the self. Her professional experience as a clinical supervisor in the field of dementia, her own process following a spiritually transformative experience, and insights from interviews with relatives of people with dementia, as well as with people who have had spiritually transformative experiences, all feed into this research. Her interest is in the altered state of consciousness that comes with dementia resembling the ego death in NDEs, many psychedelic experiences and in smaller ways, the connection between mind and environment suggested by synchronicities that loosens our sense of self. https://www.bettinawichers.de/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/forschung-... https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/betti... Newest work: presentation at the Science of Consciousness Conference, Barcelona: https://www.bettinawichers.de/forschu... About Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD:Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, founder of The Coincidence Project, and host of Connecting with Coincidence. He is the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences, bridging science and spirituality to help people recognize the patterns that connect us all.00:00 - 02:35 Welcome and Introductions02:35 - 09:55 A Radical Awakening09:55 - 16:45 Rethinking Dementia16:45 - 26:45 The Self That Forgets26:45 - 37:00 The Terror of Remembering37:00 - 47:15 Spiritual Identity and Suffering47:15 - 1:01:34 A New Way to Car

Have you ever experienced a coincidence so striking it changed the way you see life? In this solo episode, our very own psychiatrist and synchronicity researcher Dr. Bernard Beitman shares stories from his new book Life Changing Synchronicities. Through deeply personal moments, from his childhood dog mysteriously reappearing at just the right time, to precognitive flashes on the football field, to the uncanny experience of feeling his father’s death from 3,000 miles away, Bernie illustrates how synchronicity is woven into the fabric of our lives.He explains how the psychology of noticing coincidences can change the way we think, how synchronicity reveals our connection to each other and to the Earth, and how phenomena like simulpathity—feeling at a distance with loved ones—open our awareness to unseen bonds. These experiences show why synchronicity often arrives as a guide, encouraging us to open new doors in life. Dr. Beitman invites you to begin your own coincidence diary, a practice that can help reveal the hidden patterns shaping your journey.Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD, is a Yale- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, founder of The Coincidence Project, and host of Connecting with Coincidence. He has authored multiple books including Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences, and is a pioneer in the emerging field of Coincidence Studies.Please feel free to check out Dr. Beitman's new book "Life Changing Synchronicities: A Doctor's Journey of Coincidence & Synchronicity" available now! #coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity 00:00 - 02:15 Precognition on the Field02:15 - 09:00 What Synchronicity Really Means09:00 - 13:45 Coincidences as Guidance and Telepathy13:45 - 20:30 The Snapper Story: Love and Inner GPS20:30 - 27:00 School Lessons and Sports Serendipities27:00 - 36:00 Simulpathity and My Father’s Passing36:00 - 51:00 Opening Doors: Books, Hippies, and New Paths

What if education wasn’t just about information, but transformation? In this episode, Dr. Bernard Beitman speaks with Adi Vickers, a consciousness educator whose work spans continents, cultures, and classrooms. Together, they explore how spiritual awakening, embodied presence, and compassion can reimagine what it means both teach and learn.Adi Vickers is an educator, counselor, and co-founder of Asana International School in County Kerry, Ireland, where she has championed holistic and transformative education since 1993. With over three decades of teaching experience across Ireland, Italy, Spain, Laos, and India, Adi integrates Rogerian counseling, NLP, and hypnotherapy into her approach to consciousness-based education.She co-founded A Place For Us, an educational NGO in India that supports marginalized youth through integrative, heart-centered learning. Her work includes pioneering teacher training programs with the NGO Food For Life, and leading Ireland's first consciousness education initiative with the Alef Trust.Adi is currently pursuing a PhD focused on transpersonal approaches to secondary education and continues to explore how presence, mindfulness, and storytelling can transform the classroom into a space of shared growth and healing.Dr. Bernard Beitman 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 pioneering work in the field of Coincidence Studies.

Step into a conversation where science meets the mystical. Daniel Bourke and Dr. Bernard Beitman explore telepathic connections across time, meaningful coincidences, and how the mind may reach beyond what we think is possible. Drawing from his book Telepathic Tales of Precognition and Clairvoyance in Legend and Literature, Daniel explores uncanny coincidences, stories across cultures, and why collecting “anecdotes” reveals more than chance. It opens a window into the mystery of consciousness!Daniel Bourke is an author, poet, and songwriter. He has a background in the natural sciences, the arts, and the video game industry. He has previously been published in the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, New Dawn Magazine, and the journal Darklore. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. https://www.amazon.com/Telepathic-Tales-Precognition-Clairvoyance-Legend/dp/B0DH3KCYYW?https://x.com/Near_Death_FE

What if the Earth isn’t just a backdrop to human life, but a living, conscious being in conversation with us? In this episode of Connecting with Coincidence, Dr. Bernard Beitman welcomes Nick Mather—philosopher, religious studies scholar, and host of Rebel Spirit Radio. Nick shares his journey of developing relationships with landscapes, animals, and even rattlesnakes, uncovering wisdom hidden in the natural world. Together, they explore eco-spirituality, synchronicity in nature, and how ancient traditions remind us of humanity’s sacred bond with the living Earth.Nick Mather, PhD. has spent the past twenty years teaching Philosophy and Religious Studies courses for a number of community colleges in Southern California, and more recently Regis University in Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. His academic research focuses on ecospirituality, environmental virtue ethics, comparative religion and mysticism, and the history of religions. He produces and hosts the Rebel Spirit Radio podcast, where he engages in conversation with writers, artists, educators and spiritual leaders to explore topics in spirituality, consciousness, the esoteric and humanity’s sacred relationship to a living earth.Dr. Bernard 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. 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 happens when a fierce advocate for health and wellness meets a psychiatrist who studies meaningful coincidences? Sparks fly! In this powerful conversation, veteran radio host Frankie Boyer joins Dr. Bernard Beitman to explore the link between trauma, transformation, and the uncanny events that shape our lives.Frankie Boyer is a seasoned radio host, author, speaker, and advocate for health and wellness. Her passion for helping others live a healthier life is evident through her long-running Holistic Health Show, which has been a fixture on WCRN 830 AM for many years.http://www.frankieboyer.com/Dr. Bernard D. Beitman, MD is a Yale- and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He was the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to systematize the study of coincidences. Former Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri–Columbia, Dr. Beitman is the author of Connecting with Coincidence and Meaningful Coincidences, as well as the host of the Connecting with Coincidence podcast. His work helps people notice and use synchronicities in their everyday lives to deepen connection and purpose.

What happens when a physician, psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and spiritual teacher are all the same person? Dr. Richard Petty returns to explore how synchronicity, healing, and bioenergetic awareness might hold the keys to medicine’s future. This episode dives into spontaneous diagnoses, energy sensitivity, and what it truly means to feel your way into knowing.Richard Petty graduated in medicine from the Royal London Hospital Medical College, University of London. While a student, developed a deep and abiding interest in the work of Carl Jung and spent two years training in psychotherapy. After graduation, he also obtained a Master’s Degree in Biochemistry, a doctorate in cell biology and trained in acupuncture and qigong in England and then in China and the USA.He practiced, researched and taught internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolic medicine for 14 years, before psychiatric training at the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospitals, London and a research Fellowship in Neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University Medical School, BaltimoreSeven years on the Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and has been a visiting Professor, Guest Lecturer, Keynote Speaker and workshop leader on every continent. Except Antarctica; teaching wellbeing, healthy aging, spirituality and methods for increasing energy and resilience.richardpettymd.com Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD is a Yale and Stanford-educated psychiatrist and the founder of The Coincidence Project. He is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to systematize the study of coincidences. 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, Dr. Beitman brings together science and mystery to deepen our understanding of synchronicity.https://www.coincider.com/https://thecoincidenceproject.net/#coincidence #serendipity #synchronicity