{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F4c850bca-21c7-42b1-9fa1-12c3577ef4be","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"From Crypto Collapse to Zen Stillness: Dean A. Patrick on God, Money & Masculinity\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/4c850bca-21c7-42b1-9fa1-12c3577ef4be\"></iframe>","title":"From Crypto Collapse to Zen Stillness: Dean A. Patrick on God, Money & Masculinity","description":"In this gripping episode of Sacred Harmony, Dean A. Patrick shares his extraordinary journey from a crypto hedge fund founder and Stanford graduate to a Zen practitioner who found peace after addiction. Dean opens up about the cost of blind ambition, the allure of material success, and the profound shifts that began during silent retreats and deep recovery. His memoir God Money is a reflection of a soul navigating extremes\u2014from drug addiction and financial highs to spiritual awakening. We explore whether ambition can be spiritual, how men are redefining purpose, and why stillness may hold the answers modern life refuses to ask.\n\nAbout the Guest:Dean A. Patrick is a former cryptocurrency hedge fund founder who left Wall Street ambitions behind for monastic silence and Zen practice. His memoir God Money is a raw, introspective account of addiction, ambition, and the spiritual void at the heart of modern masculinity. Now, Dean guides others toward balance by sharing the uncomfortable truths behind success and stillness.\nKey Takeaways:\n\n\nSpiritual growth often begins when ambition fails to deliver meaning.\n\n\nRecovery isn\u2019t just physical\u2014it can be a profound spiritual rebirth.\n\n\nStillness doesn\u2019t dull ambition; it reshapes it into conscious creation.\n\n\nMasculinity in the digital age demands new models of success\u2014less about power, more about presence.\n\n\nYou don\u2019t have to abandon your gifts to grow spiritually\u2014you evolve how you use them.\n\n\nConnect with Dean A. Patrick:Find more about Dean and his book God Money at https://www.deanpatrickauthor.com/\nWant to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?DM on PodMatch: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik\nTune to all our 15 podcasts:https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/healthymindbyavik\nSubscribe To Newsletter:https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/\nJoin Community:https://nas.io/healthymind\nStay Tuned And Follow Us!\u2022 YouTube \u2013 https://www.youtube.com/@healthymind-healthylife\u2022 Instagram \u2013 https://www.instagram.com/healthyminds.pod\u2022 Threads \u2013 https://www.threads.net/@healthyminds.pod\u2022 Facebook \u2013 https://www.facebook.com/podcast.healthymind\u2022 LinkedIn \u2013 https://www.linkedin.com/in/reemachatterjee/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/avikchakrabortypodcaster\n#podmatch #healthymind #healthymindbyavik #wellness","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4c0c5dfa-f74e-4465-b2d0-2b06d90a2acd/mjcwzc5qcgc.jpg"}