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What’s the secret to getting yourself to do the stuff you really don’t want to do?

I’m an ADHD dentist / entrepreneur who has:

Started and grown the #1 rated dental podcast in the industry (Shared Practices)

Helped build a denture & implant group that scaled to dozens of locations

Now runs Next Level Fathers, helping 100+ dentists lose nearly 2,000 pounds and radically change their behavior

…and I still have to fight procrastination every single day.

This video is me unpacking the real reason we procrastinate and the specific skills I’m working on right now to build what I call frustration tolerance.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this video, you’ll learn:

1. Why procrastination is a skill problem, not a character flaw

I frame procrastination as:

“My current inability to tolerate frustration, boredom, anxiety, or tasks being forced on me.”

It usually shows up when:

- The task is unpleasant (anxiety, fear, conflict)

- The task is boring (not enough stimulation for an ADHD brain)

- The task is imposed (you didn’t choose it, but still “have to” do it)

- Seeing it as a skill gap gives you hope, because skills can be trained.

2. Frustration tolerance: “F your mood, run the play”

Borrowing Hormozi’s line:

“F your mood. Run the play.”

Meaning:

Your emotional state in the moment does not get to decide your behavior.

I talk about how this shows up for:

- Recording video and reels (still causes me anxiety)

- Writing dental notes and doing admin

- Giving hard feedback to team members

- Building systems we’re not naturally good at

The question becomes:

“How do I raise my tolerance for doing things that feel bad / boring / forced and do them anyway?”

3. The first skill: noticing the pull

You can’t change what you don’t notice.

- Where are you feeling resistance?

- Where are you suddenly pulled to:

Doom scroll

Dive into AI “projects” that don’t matter

Watch TV, play games, snack, or chase dopamine?

Often the pull gets stronger because something hard and unpleasant is waiting for you.

Step one: catch the pattern.

I even track it with a little “+” every time I notice myself reaching for distraction.

4. Creating space: mindfulness and “do nothing or do the thing”

Two practical tools I use:

- Micro‑mindfulness / grounding

30–60 seconds:

Feel your feet on the floor

Notice pressure points (butt, back, arms)

Watch your breath in and out

Brings you back into your body instead of living in your phone or head.

- Do nothing or do the thing

Put yourself in a room with no distractions:

No phone

No TV

No “productive procrastination”

Give yourself two options:

Do the unpleasant task

Or literally do nothing

After 5 minutes of real “nothing,” your brain will often choose:

“Fine. I’ll just do the thing.”

This leverages the fact that boredom lowers your dopamine floor and makes hard tasks relatively attractive.

5. Ed Mylett’s “one more” and how I use it

From The Power of One More:

- When you want to quit:

Do one more rep

Make one more call

Put one more thing away

Work one more minute

I use this everywhere:

Cleaning the house when I’m dead tired after clinic

Wrapping up work when my brain is screaming for escape

Starting scary tasks by breaking them into one tiny action and then “one more”

The big, heroic 40‑minute clean or 4‑hour deep work sprint freaks your brain out.

But “one more” is small enough to sneak past the resistance.

6. Why this is my current personal bottleneck

I’m turning 40 soon. I’ve fought these patterns my whole life.

And still:

I’m learning

I’m journaling

I’m experimenting with myself

And I’m sharing what actually works

Because if I’m struggling with this at my level of experience, you might be too.

The goal isn’t to never feel resistance or frustration.

It’s to build the skill of acting in spite of it.

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We just hit 500 subscribers on this channel.

That took:

- Less than a year

- A lot more work than launching a podcast

- And one very expensive mistake involving a $2,500 MacBook Pro and a full Tumblr of liquid

In this episode, I celebrate the 500‑sub milestone, answer YouTube comments, and give you a real behind‑the‑scenes update on:

- The dental hive mind I’m building with AI

- How I fried my laptop and lost a massive amount of work

- What’s happening with Next Level Fathers

- My Instagram + webinar focus

- And the LOI I just submitted on a new dental practice

If you’ve been following along or you’re new and want to see what I’m actually building, this is for you.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this video, I cover:

1. 500 subs & why YouTube is way harder than podcasting

- Shared Practices hit 500 average downloads in 2–3 months a decade ago.

- YouTube: ~500 subs in just under a year, with:

More scripting

More production

More editing

More emotional swings

I talk about what I’ve learned and why I’m committed to playing the long game here.

2. The dental hive mind project (and how I killed my Mac)

- Plan:

Download thousands of episodes from ~9 dental podcasts I respect most

Transcribe them locally on my Mac (DEXA‑level data for the dental brain)

Summarize each episode

Build a knowledge wiki on top using AI

- Reality:

Spent hundreds of dollars in AI credits and months of on‑and‑off processing

Ran Claude / ChatGPT at night, burnt through weekly tokens

Then… dumped a full Tumblr on my $2,500 M‑series MacBook Pro

Data recovery quote: ~$2,500 (on top of ~$1,700 to fix the machine)

Nothing was properly synced to GitHub; that folder wasn’t backed up

So I lost a huge amount of work. But I’m starting over smarter:

More cost‑efficient

Better structure

Asking permission from the podcasters (e.g. Bulletproof guys) and planning to give them their wikis back as a resource.

3. Thoughts on AI in dentistry (and why it’s not going away)

- Reacting to comments like:

“Dentists don’t work hard enough to need AI.”

“AI is the last thing insurance companies need.”

- My take:

AI will be weaponized by insurance to deny claims more efficiently.

But being AI‑fluent will become as normal as using:

Computers

The internet

Smartphones

I also share some of the wild frontier‑model stories (Claude Mythos, OpenAI sandbox exploits, China’s Kimi, etc.) and why the people building this stuff are both excited and scared.

4. Next Level Fathers, retreats, and Instagram

- Next Level Fathers:

~60 male dentists in the group right now

Daily non‑negotiables: fitness, nutrition, spiritual work, journaling, service

Planning:

September men’s retreat

November couples retreat (a few open spots)

Next year: 4 men’s retreats (one per quarter)

Instagram:

Around 27K+ followers

Had major traction, hit a rut recently

Plan: reboot consistency with 2+ reels/day, trial content, and deeper coaching hooks

Webinars:

Building a new webinar around this core idea:

You can be a completely different person in 3 months.

Spent 4 hours with a (non‑dental) coach to workshop the whole thing.

5. The LOI on my next dental practice

Just submitted an LOI on a larger practice with an impressive young seller.

Good bones:

Strong team

Solid patient base

Real growth potential

Even after multiple ownership rounds, it’s still:

Nerve‑wracking

A lot of debt

And exciting

I can’t share details yet (NDAs, everyone listens to everything), but once it’s closed, I’ll walk through the numbers, structure, and lessons.

Thank you for 500

If you’ve:

- Subscribed

- Dropped a comment

- DM’d me on Instagram

- Or just quietly watched in the background, thank you. This is the early, messy, fun part of the journey.

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I’m Dr. Richard Low, and in the last 18 months I’ve helped 100+ dentists lose a combined 1,500 pounds of fat and build real muscle through Next Level Fathers.

The biggest mistake I see?

Dentists obsessing over the scale and ignoring what actually matters:

body composition – how much of you is fat vs muscle.

In this video, I break down:

Why I recommend a DEXA scan to almost everyone

Why InBody and home scales can lie to you

And how to track fat loss accurately even if you can’t get a DEXA

What we cover

1. What a DEXA scan actually is (and why it’s so powerful)

- Think of DEXA as a panoramic X‑ray of your body composition:

Fat mass (total + regional)

Lean mass (muscle)

Bone density

Visceral fat

- Costs usually $120–$140 and takes a few minutes.

- Why I believe every dentist should get one at least yearly:

Actual body fat percentage (not a guess)

Exact lean mass (your metabolic engine)

Baseline data before any “transformation”

I share my own story:

5'10", looked “fine” in clothes after dental school

DEXA came back at 33% body fat → clinically obese, just “skinny fat”

That test changed how I viewed my health and training.

2. Why InBody and home scales aren’t enough (but still useful)

- InBody (bioimpedance) can be off by 2–3+% body fat.

- Home scales tell you:

Water weight

Glycogen swings

Sodium and gut content

…more than real fat changes.

Use them directionally, not as absolute truth.

3. Why recomposition (fat loss + muscle gain) is the real goal

- In 3–4 months, with:

Reasonable calorie deficit

Consistent training

Adequate protein

…most men can:

Lose 20+ lbs of fat

Gain 3–4 lbs of muscle

- Even in your 40s, 50s, 60s you can still add meaningful muscle and massively upgrade metabolic health.

Especially as a dentist:

- More muscle = higher maintenance calories (you can eat more without gaining fat).

- Stronger back/core = less pain, longer career, fewer injuries from being hunched over patients.

4. The danger of fast weight loss & GLP‑1s without muscle focus

- Many GLP‑1 users end up in huge calorie deficits.

- The scale drops, but so does muscle, setting you up to:

Regain fat easily later

Be weaker, “smaller,” and less protected.

You want to protect and grow lean mass while losing fat, not sacrifice it.

5. The “Poor Man’s DEXA”: how to track progress if you can’t get a scan

If DEXA isn’t available or practical right now, here’s what I recommend:

- Daily weigh‑ins + 7‑day average

Weigh yourself every day under the same conditions.

Each week, calculate the average of the last 7 days.

Compare week‑to‑week averages (not individual days).

- Waist circumference at the belly button

Measure once a week, same spot, same tape, same time of day.

Even 0.5 cm/week down is real fat loss.

Your waist doesn’t lie: if it’s shrinking, you’re losing fat.

- Weekly photos

Front, side, back, same lighting and pose.

Over 4–12 weeks, you’ll see changes the scale won’t show.

Together, these three give you a solid proxy for “real” body comp change.

Key mindset shifts

- Detach:

What you eat today from what the scale says tomorrow

How much you burn today from how much you “deserve” to eat today

- Aim for:

~1–2 lbs/week of loss

Slow, sustainable fat loss + muscle gain

A 3–6 month recomposition that actually changes your body and life

- One well‑run 6‑month phase can completely change:

How you look

How you feel

How you practice

How your kids see you

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A dentist I spoke with last week is paying $4,500/month for “coaching.”

- No assigned coach.

- No one looking at his metrics.

- No clear plan.

- Locked into a contract.

Practice bank account: almost empty.

Personal bank account: almost empty.

I’m a HUGE fan of coaching. I’ve paid six figures+ into it over the years and gotten insane ROI from some programs… and almost nothing from others.

The problem isn’t “coaching is bad.”

The problem is dentists don’t know how to shop for coaching.

This video is a framework for choosing the right coach/mastermind for your dental practice—and avoiding expensive disappointments.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this video, you’ll learn:

1. Start with your bottleneck, not their brochure

Before you swipe your card, ask:

- Where am I now?

- Where do I actually want to go?

Work less?

Add docs and scale?

Drop PPOs and increase profit?

Make the office less chaotic and more systematized?

- What is the one thing blocking me next?

If you don’t know your bottleneck, you’ll buy generic coaching and hope they magically diagnose it for you. Sometimes they can, often they can’t.

- Use the shopping process itself as free coaching:

Talk to 2–3 coaches.

See if they can accurately tell you what your real constraint is after hearing your numbers and goals.

- If they can’t even do that on a sales call, they’re not going to do it once you’re paying them.

2. Understand the four levels of coaching

Most “dental coaches” are actually very different creatures. Roughly:

- Mindset / leadership / personal growth

Life‑coach meets leadership.

Helps you deal with fear, identity, communication, conflict.

- CEO / strategic advisor

Looks at your P&L, KPIs, capacity, capital deployment.

Helps you decide:

When to hire

When to add ops

How much to spend on marketing

Where to invest vs cut

- Management / team / systems coach

Works with your office manager, leads, and team.

Builds SOPs, huddles, accountability, training.

- Specialized implementation / trainers

Phone skills, case acceptance, insurance / AR, scheduling, etc.

Deep in one area; may not look at the big picture.

You need to know: which level do I actually need right now?

3. Key questions to ask any prospective coach

Use these on your discovery call:

- Is it 1:1 or group (or both)?

Where is the real value? Live calls? Courses? In‑office?

- Do you work with just me, or also with my team?

Do you help me implement, or just tell me what to do?

- Do you regularly review my numbers?

Are we looking at KPIs together, or just talking feelings and ideas?

- What type of issues are you BEST at solving?

Culture? Profit? Growth? Insurance? Stress?

- Tell me about 2–3 clients who were in a situation like mine.

Where were they? What did you do? Where are they now?

“Can I talk to one of them?”

- How do you deliver?

In‑person vs remote

Call frequency

Slack / text / email access between calls

- What’s the agreement?

Length, cancellation, guarantee, “trial” period.

If they can’t answer these clearly, that’s your answer.

4. How to get value even if you don’t hire them

Even a few consult calls can:

Clarify your goals

Reveal blind spots in your numbers

Show patterns (if 3 different coaches all say, “Your real problem is X,” pay attention)

Go into every conversation trying to be the best transformation that program has ever seen, even if you never join.

5. A few people I actually trust (no kickbacks)

Not sponsored, no referral fees, just people I’ve seen get real results for real docs:

- Paul Etchison – culture, vision, and getting your team to care deeply.

- Kiera Dent / Dental A‑Team – systems, team training, case acceptance, accountability.

- The Lifestyle Practice (Derek, Matt, etc.) – becoming a true owner, lifestyle + profit.

- Shared Practices Coaching (my old company; I’m no longer involved) – multi‑doc growth, metrics, owner + OM coaching.

These are just examples. The point is: find people whose content and clients ring true for the problem you actually have.

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Every dentist thinks a partnership will be:

More fun

Less lonely

Less risky

And “like being in it with my best friend”

Reality: business partnerships are harder than they look—and often harder to keep healthy than marriages.

I’ve been in multiple partnerships that didn’t last. They weren’t with bad people; our goals, seasons, and effort levels just changed. Exiting was painful, emotional, and avoidable in hindsight.

This video is for any dentist considering:

Buying into a practice

Partnering with a friend

Making a rockstar associate a partner

Or giving equity to an office manager

Before you sign anything, ask: “Why do I really want a partner?”

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this video, we cover:

1. When does a partnership actually make sense?

In general business, you partner when someone brings:

- Capital you don’t have

- Skills / experience / connections you don’t have

In dentistry:

- Banks will often fund a solo practice acquisition without a partner.

- You can often grow into ownership skills with coaching + a strong office manager, not necessarily a partner.

So many partnerships are built on:

“I want one, not that I need one.”

That’s fine but be honest about it.

2. Lifestyle reasons (and their risks)

Common emotional drivers:

- “I don’t want to own alone.”

- “I want flexibility around kids / family and someone to share the load.”

- “I like this person, we’d be great partners.”

Those are not bad reasons, but they are fragile if:

- Your visions diverge in 3–5–10 years

- One person carries more leadership / risk than the other

- One is more driven, more frugal, or more growth‑oriented

Someone will become the “alpha,” even if it’s 50/50 on paper.

3. Associate buying in vs just profit sharing

If you’re an associate considering buying in:

Be brutally honest:

- Do you want to be a true business partner…

- Or do you just want more upside (profit share, bonus, slightly higher comp)?

Those are different roles.

Red flags:

- Buying in without working there 1–2+ years

- Never having seen your future partner under stress

- Assuming 50/50 on paper = equal say in practice reality

Key questions:

- Is there real growth potential, or am I buying at the peak?

- Can we add ops / doctors / services, or is the practice maxed?

- Am I okay if, when it comes to a tie, it effectively goes the senior partner’s way?

4. Owner bringing on a partner

If you own the practice and are considering a partner:

- Are you doing it to retain a unicorn associate who is truly owner material?

- Or to solve loneliness / burnout / fear you could solve differently?

Consider:

How hard is it to recruit in your market?

- Super rural + good associate = more reason to partner

- Dense market with lots of talent = less reason to give away equity

Do you want to keep full control over:

- Spending / reinvestment

- Culture and hiring / firing

- Your own clinical days / schedule / involvement?

You can keep them long‑term with:

- Better pay

- Better culture

- Shared upside

…without automatically making them a full partner.

5. The “prenup”: how you’ll break up (before you start)

Whatever you decide, you MUST:

- Define the breakup mechanics up front in the operating agreement.

Examples (talk to an attorney):

- If I want out, I must first offer to buy you out at a defined price formula.

- If you decline, you then must either buy me out or allow me to sell my shares.

- Clear timelines, valuation method, and steps—so nobody is trapped, and you don’t immediately go nuclear with lawyers.

And character-wise?

You want partners who are honest and not greedy.

If you’ve already seen:

- Questionable judgement

- “Ends justify the means” money behavior

…that’s not going to get better once you’re tied together.

My honest take

If you can do it solo, do it solo.

- You can still get coaching, build a strong leadership team, and join masterminds so you’re not alone.

- You can always add profit sharing, phantom equity, or minority stakes later if it truly makes sense.

If, after all that, you still want a partnership:

- Go in eyes wide open

- Get a good lawyer

- Don’t skip the prenup

- Make sure you’ve seen each other in the hard seasons first

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If I lost everything and had to start over as a dentist…

What exact practice would I buy (or build) today?

I get asked “startup vs acquisition?” all the time, and I’m actively looking at practices right now, talking to brokers, networking, and running the math all over again with way more experience than I had the first time.

In this video, I walk through:

- Why I’m still acquisition‑biased

- The exact size and type of practice I’d be hunting for

- And how your personality should drive your choice, not Instagram

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Why I lean acquisition over startup (for me)

- Startups = 1,000+ decisions:

: Location, design, ops, vendors, equipment, branding, marketing, hiring, etc.

- Acquisitions = one giant decision:

: “Did I buy the right business?”

- I’m a perfectionist / over‑researcher who procrastinated a 3‑op remodel for 6 months because of all the micro‑decisions. That personality is a terrible fit for a ground‑up startup.

2. The real risk of startups

If you’re a first‑time owner, a startup usually ends in one of two ways:

- You crush it

: Figure out marketing, systems, team, retention

: Hit your cap and wish you’d built bigger

- You struggle hard

: Misjudge demographics, hiring, insurance, your own leadership

: Now you’ve got a big loan and a practice that never quite hits stride

Startups can absolutely work, but they’re a high‑variance bet and require a specific type of founder and risk tolerance.

3. What I’d actually buy today

For me right now, the “dream” acquisition is:

- 8–12 operatories, with:

: Room for 2–3+ doctors

: Hygienists at proper ratios

- Rural Indiana, but:

:Within 30–45 minutes of somewhere an associate would actually live (Indy, Lafayette, Bloomington, Fort Wayne)

- Ideally:

: A former 2‑doctor practice that’s now 1 doctor

: Hygienists booked solid, lots of overdue patients

: Doctor slowing down, referring out procedures I can keep in‑house

: Some combination of real estate + practice, with room to expand further if we want 4–5 docs down the road

If I were earlier in my career and wanted a solo practice:

- 5–7 ops minimum, with:

: At least 2 full‑time hygiene chairs

: 2 doctor chairs (plus emergency space)

- Only consider 6+ ops if I know I can sustainably check 3 hygiene columns and still do 2 columns of dentistry.

Your ops count hard‑caps your growth. You can’t out‑hustle chair count.

4. How to think about your own “ideal practice”

Ask yourself:

- Do I want to be a solo doc, a super GP, or build a multi‑doc group?

- How comfortable am I with:

: Ambiguity

: Endless micro‑decisions

: Marketing from zero

: Leading people from scratch vs evolving an existing culture?

- What procedures do I actually want to do all day?

- How big do I eventually want to go?

Only after that do you decide:

: Startup vs acquisition

: 5 ops vs 8 vs 12+

: Urban vs rural vs “rural but near a real city”

5. Due diligence and the ugly truths

Check:

: % hygiene vs doctor production

: Crowns vs 3‑surface fillings

: What’s referred out vs kept in‑house (and what you’re comfortable with)

: EBITDA, overhead, owner comp, add‑backs

Beware:

: 80% doctor / 20% hygiene practices with aggressive diag

: Locations where other owners have already failed or left

Even after 10+ years of looking at practices, I still send numbers to people I trust so I don’t fall in love and invent a fake opportunity.

Why this matters even if you’ve already bought once

- Sometimes your first office was your learner office.

Your second (or third) can be where you:

: Make the real financial difference

: Build the practice you actually wanted

: Align size, ops, patients, and procedures with who you are now

That’s where I’m at: Round 3, no DSO dreams, just a great cash‑flowing practice that fits my life and skills.

What next?

Have questions on:

- Startup vs acquisition?

- Ops counts?

- Rural vs urban?

- Practice #2 or #3?

Drop them in the comments or DM me on Instagram. I’ll use them to shape future episodes and share more as I go through my own acquisition search.

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - Claude Code for Dentists: Building a Dental Hive Mind: https://youtu.be/S-gvSC0i5L0

▶️ Part 2 - The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice: https://youtu.be/yn24e3BUa5M

▶️ Part 3 - Claude Code for Dentists: I Built an AI That Runs My Life: https://youtu.be/gx9wce8xFHI

▶️ Part 4 - Start Your Personal AI OS With One File: https://youtu.be/lvvmkn7VKaY

▶️ Part 5 - My Opera‑Singer Sister Starts Claude Code (The EXACT Step By Step): https://youtu.be/VPayuoYPStE

▶️ Part 6 - Claude Code for Dentists: Build Real Systems Without Coding: https://youtu.be/AIwZT_XWZVc

Most dentists think of “investing” as buying single‑family rentals or random commercial real estate.

In this episode of Claude Code, DMD, I walk through how I’m using Claude Code to scout off‑market dental practice acquisitions as an investment – and why I’d rather own an 8–12 op rural practice throwing off EBITDA than manage a handful of rentals I can’t really improve.

I’m not a programmer. I’m just using AI to do the heavy, boring list‑building work so I can spend my time on relationships and deals.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

What we cover:

1. Why I Chose a Dental Practice Over Random Real Estate

- I know how to grow and de‑risk a practice; I don’t know how to do that with 10 random rentals.

- I’d look for:

8–12 ops (room for 2–3 docs)

Rural Indiana 30–45 minutes from a city an associate would live in (Indy, Lafayette, Bloomington, Fort Wayne)

Something that can be run as an investment, not my main job.

2. Step 1: Use AI to build the right target list

- Instead of clicking around broker sites hoping something perfect appears, I had Claude Code:

Pull Indiana dentist license data (via the state licensing board / bulk file).

Sort licenses roughly by age (oldest license numbers = older docs).

Filter by geography (drive‑time radiuses around specific hubs).

Cross‑reference with Google Maps / practice presence.

- End result: a call / mail / email list of likely retirement‑age owners in the exact radius bands I care about.

3. Step 2: Surround the targets with the right “nodes”

- Claude Code then pulled and organized, by region:

Practice brokers

Supply reps & implant reps

Labs

Dental‑specific bankers, CPAs, and attorneys

- Those people know who is thinking about selling before it’s public.

4. Step 3: What humans still have to do (the important part)

AI can:

Generate the lists

Help draft outreach emails and letters

Suggest follow‑up sequences

But I still have to:

Mail handwritten, personal letters (with a family photo) in real envelopes

Call each doctor (twice)

Email each doctor (twice)

Reach out to brokers, reps, labs, and advisors and build real relationships

The point is: Claude Code compresses 10–15 hours of grunt work down to minutes so I can spend that time on conversations and due diligence.

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Most dentists secretly want what Dr. Shane has built:

Bought a 7‑op practice + building in a small town

Grew from $1.2M to $3.7M in 4 years

Expanded to 3 doctors & ~18 team members

Tripled new patients (25–30 → ~90/month)

And at the same time… fixed his body, stress, and leadership.

In this joint episode of Next Level Dentist, I sit down with Dr. Shane Wingler and Gary Bird to unpack both sides of that growth:

The practice systems, hiring, marketing, and AI that drove collections

The personal transformation that kept Shane from burning out or blowing up his team and family.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

We cover:

1. The acquisition & growth path

- Buying a long‑standing 7‑op practice + real estate (all‑in around $2M).

- Why buying the whole building (and upstairs) created future growth instead of a trap.

- Going from 7 ops partially used → fully optimized ops & added doctor days.

2. Culture, turnover, and building a real team

- Going from 7 to ~18 team members (with 0 OGs left).

- Changing a “coast & complacent” culture into a growth‑minded, drama‑free one.

- Why Shane now protects culture at all costs and has the team, not him, judge new hires.

3. Masterminds, books, and learning leadership

- How 3D Dentists (Tarun & Sully) helped him realize he was a bad leader and fix it.

- Book stack that actually changed his ops:

Extreme Ownership

The Coaching Habit

Traction (EOS)

- Running a book club with other dentists and implementing the ideas (not just reading them).

4. Capacity → demand → capacity again

- The reality: most practices are supply constrained, not demand constrained.

- Hiring a second associate early, then a third, and using hygiene capacity as the real limiter.

- Tweaking hygiene scheduling, slowing down for better exams, and immediately seeing growth before paid marketing.

5. Marketing with Gary: from 25–30 to ~90 new patients/month

- Why Shane finally decided to spend real money on marketing.

- Using percentage of collections (not raw dollars) to make marketing math sane.

- Working with Gary’s team to:

Fix call answer and conversion

Shorten time‑to‑appointment

Shift focus based on constraints (hygiene full → pivot towards implants/emergencies).

6. AI & patient financing in the real world

- Hiring “Allie” – an AI phone agent to catch missed calls and book new patients (often after hours).

- How patients and team have actually reacted (not theory).

- Presenting patient financing to every patient, not just as a last‑ditch “save,” and seeing a 30%+ bump in collections.

7. Shane’s personal transformation: from sharp, stressed owner to 3:50 AM beast

- Carrying all the emotional weight of growth home and getting sharp with his team.

- His associate calling him out: “If you talked to me like that…”

- Joining Next Level Fathers not just for a six‑pack, but for:

Spiritual realignment

Journaling & reflection

Being present at home

Getting out of the numb‑out cycle

- Waking up at 3:50 AM daily, winning the morning with:

Workout

Nutrition planning

Spiritual work

Journaling

- How that became his identity and the foundation for everything else.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

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:: ALSO ::

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - Claude Code for Dentists: Building a Dental Hive Mind: https://youtu.be/S-gvSC0i5L0

▶️ Part 2 - The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice: https://youtu.be/yn24e3BUa5M

▶️ Part 3 - Claude Code for Dentists: I Built an AI That Runs My Life: https://youtu.be/gx9wce8xFHI

▶️ Part 4 - Start Your Personal AI OS With One File: https://youtu.be/lvvmkn7VKaY

▶️ Part 5 - My Opera‑Singer Sister Starts Claude Code (The EXACT Step By Step): https://youtu.be/VPayuoYPStE

Most dentists are drowning in tools:

Notion, Airtable, Slack, Zapier, project boards, “AI hacks,” and a dozen logins.

Very few have real systems.

In this AI Leverage episode of the Next Level Dentist podcast, I sit down with Sam Sutton – the ops brain behind Tom Youngs’ Scale 20 mastermind – the guy who first dragged me into the Claude Code “matrix.”

Neither of us are developers. Neither of us sell apps.

But we both use Claude Code every day to run real businesses.

This conversation is about how non‑technical dentists can think about AI the right way:

- Systems first

- Leverage second

- Tools last

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, we cover:

1. Sam’s journey: from almost-teacher to AI ops guy in Switzerland

- Dropping out of a teaching track (math & English)

- Failing around in a marketing agency

- Mandatory Swiss military service

- Running ops for an AI sales assistant software

- Ending up building systems and AI workflows with Tom Youngs

2. Why you don’t need 100 AI tools

- The trap of “5 new AI tools a week” vs actually getting work done

- Why Zapier, Notion, Airtable, Slack, etc. are enough when used well

- How they decided to build their own app only where it beat the Frankenstein stack

3. Claude vs ChatGPT vs everything else

- ChatGPT + Claude are all most small business owners need

- Claude Code vs Codex (desktop “operator” vs browser “chat buddy”)

- Why we both lean Claude for thinking, honesty, and projects

4. The real play: systems before AI

- Deciding: “Do we buy a 3rd‑party tool or build simple, specific workflows on top of Claude Code?”

- Examples:

Internal check-in system for clients

Custom dashboards built on top of Airtable/Notion instead of 5 different views

When NOT to replace rock-solid tools like Notion or Slack

5. Getting over the “first weekend” with Claude Code

- Installing the desktop app, Homebrew, Git, plugin marketplace

- Why the first 48 hours feel overwhelming… and then it suddenly becomes normal

- How to use Claude itself to fix Claude’s install problems (screenshot → “help me, what now?”)

6. Future‑proofing yourself as a dentist

- Stop embedding your life in tools that won’t integrate with AI

- Start building markdown (.md) context files about you, your practice, and your systems

- Why solving your own real problems is the best way to learn Claude Code

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

Connect with me

📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

👉 Grab it here: https://nextlevelfathers.kit.com/5b66c35d89

:: ALSO ::

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - Claude Code for Dentists: Building a Dental Hive Mind: https://youtu.be/S-gvSC0i5L0

▶️ Part 2 - The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice: https://youtu.be/yn24e3BUa5M

▶️ Part 3 - Claude Code for Dentists: I Built an AI That Runs My Life: https://youtu.be/gx9wce8xFHI

▶️ Part 4 - Start Your Personal AI OS With One File: https://youtu.be/lvvmkn7VKaY

If you’ve been telling yourself, “I’m not technical enough for Claude Code,” this episode is for you.

In Claude Code, DMD – Episode 5, I bring on my sister Anna, an opera singer with zero coding background, and walk her live through:

- Installing Claude Code on a 2020 MacBook Air

- Surviving Terminal, Homebrew, and Git

- Creating her first me.md profile file

- Installing the watch skill so Claude can watch YouTube/CE for her

- If she can do it, any dentist can.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll see (warts and all):

1. Installing Claude Code the real way (with the actual gotchas)

- Updating macOS so Claude will even install

- Downloading the desktop app and understanding Chat vs CoWork vs Code

- Opus / Sonnet / Haiku and why they matter (compute cost vs power)

2. Using Claude to fix Claude’s own install problems

- Installing Homebrew and Git via Terminal (without knowing what they are)

- Screenshotting errors, pasting them back into Claude, and letting it debug itself

- Wiring your Claude Code project folder correctly so everything lives in one place

3. Building your first AI profile: me.md + claude.md

- Using my starter prompt to have Claude ask you 10–15 questions about:

Who you are (dentist / practice owner / goals)

How your practice is set up

What you want AI to help you with first

Boundaries (no PHI, where to ask permission, etc.)

- Auto‑generating me.md and wiring claude.md to load it every time Claude Code starts

4. Installing and using the WATCH skill

- Connecting the plugin marketplace correctly (through the older CLI version)

- Finally seeing /watch show up as a command

- Having Claude Code watch Brad Bonanno’s videos about building a self‑improving AI wiki and an AI life manager

- Getting summaries + screenshots and deciding whether they’re worth your time

5. How this becomes an AI “wiki” for your life and practice

- Why markdown (.md) files are the perfect dumb format AI loves

How I’m building wikis for:

My own life and business (Next Level Fathers)

My mentors and masterminds

Eventually: all my dental podcasts and CE

- How Anna could do the same for opera programs, auditions, and teaching

Get the exact starter prompt & links we used

- Claude Code download link

- me.md starter prompt

- Watch skill link + notes

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

Connect with me

📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - Claude Code for Dentists: Building a Dental Hive Mind: https://youtu.be/S-gvSC0i5L0

▶️ Part 2 - The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice: https://youtu.be/yn24e3BUa5M

▶️ Part 3 - Claude Code for Dentists: I Built an AI That Runs My Life: https://youtu.be/gx9wce8xFHI

If you’ve only used ChatGPT or Claude in the browser, you’ve basically been talking to a smart friend in a sandbox. Helpful… but it can’t actually do anything for you.

In this episode of Claude Code, DMD, I show you how to turn Claude Code (or Codex) into the start of your personal AI operating system as a dentist, starting with a single file: me.md.

Once AI knows who you are, what your practice looks like, what you care about, and what you’re building, it stops being a generic advice bot and starts becoming an operator that can act on your behalf (with guardrails).

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Chat vs Operator: Why the desktop app matters

- The difference between claude.ai in the browser and Claude Code on your computer

- Why having it run locally (with your files, calendar, email) gives you control and privacy

- When Codex (ChatGPT’s desktop equivalent) is an option and how it compares

2. What Claude Code can actually do for you

- The “watch” skill: auto‑download, transcribe, screenshot, and summarize any YouTube or webinar

- Daily checks on your favorite creators (Brad Bonanno, Hormozi, etc.), with recommendations on which videos are worth your time

- Pulling in meeting transcripts (Granola), your calendar, and email, then turning them into concrete tasks

3. Why you must give AI boundaries and context

- Permission modes: Plan Mode, Ask, Auto, and why “Bypass” is a terrible idea for most people

- What info you should and shouldn’t connect as a dentist (no PHI, be smart about sensitivity)

4. The first file: me.md – your AI user manual

- Why markdown (.md) is the perfect dumb, portable format AI loves

- How a single me.md file (who you are, your practice, your goals, your constraints) lets any future AI tool instantly know you

- How I use this concept to build full “brains” out of mentors, podcasts, and CE that I can query on demand

Get the me.md starter prompt

📄 I’ve written a prompt that walks you through ~15 targeted questions and then generates your me.md file automatically.

👉 Grab the prompt here (in addition to my whole AI vault): https://nextlevelfathers.kit.com/5b66c35d89

Use it inside Claude Code (or Codex) to:

- Create your first me.md file

- Store it in your Claude Code project folder

- Reuse it with any AI system going forward

What’s next:

- In the next Claude Code, DMD episode, I’ll do this live from a blank session so you can see exactly how I answer, what the file looks like, and how to start layering more context (practice data, mentors, CE, etc.) on top.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

Connect with me

📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - Claude Code for Dentists: Building a Dental Hive Mind: https://youtu.be/S-gvSC0i5L0

▶️ Part 2 - The EXACT 5 Steps to Get AI to Recommend Your Dental Practice: https://youtu.be/yn24e3BUa5M

I've potentially saved thousands of dollars and added millions to my retirement this week by getting Claude Code to manage my email, tasks, and money for me.

In this episode of Claude Code, DMD, I zoom out and show how I’m actually using AI day‑to‑day as a dentist and business owner, not as a toy, but as a personal operating system.

You don’t need 100 AI tools.

Right now, you really only need ChatGPT + Claude and if you’re willing to go a bit deeper, Claude Code becomes like JARVIS for your life.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll see:

1. The only 2 AI tools you really need right now

- When to use ChatGPT (images + some general stuff)

- Why I prefer Claude for thinking, projects, and code

- What Claude Code unlocks that normal chat never will

2. How I built a GTD system inside Claude Code

- Using David Allen’s Getting Things Done ideas

- Daily sync: Claude pulls my calendar, email, project files, and brain dump, then tells me what actually matters today

- Evening sync: capturing what got done, what didn’t, and updating projects

- “Capture session” command: saving whatever rabbit hole I just went down so I can safely stop and return later

3. Letting Claude Code clean my inbox and budget

- Connecting to email to surface what truly needs me, then nuking the noise (unsubscribes, promos, updates)

- Plugging into Monarch, redesigning my budget categories with AI, and finally having a plan my wife and I can actually use

- Modeling multiple retirement and savings strategies in a single Sunday session

4. The 2 Claude Code skills I’d start with as a dentist

- Email connection: get AI to help you triage, tag, and clear your inbox

- “Watch” skill for YouTube/CE: automatically downloading, transcribing, summarizing, and extracting action items from long videos then building your own searchable CE/knowledge wiki

Brad's "Watch Skill" Video: https://youtu.be/QZMljuD10sU?si=_OhFme9WW1luCXi-

Once those are in place, every week gets easier. The more context Claude has about you and your world, the more leverage you get.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

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Most dentists hit a point where the people around them get scared of their growth:

- You lose 30–40+ pounds and family starts asking if you have cancer.

- You push your fitness, your faith, your career, or your content and people say, “You’re going too far.”

- You talk about starting a practice, selling a practice, moving cities, or posting your real opinions… and everyone tells you not to.

In this video, I share why you have to learn to keep going anyway – even when people don’t understand or validate what you’re doing.

I talk about:

- Going “AWOL” on Army house‑hunting leave to take my family to Italy

- Dentists in my group whose aunts thought they had cancer because they were finally getting shredded

- Spouses, friends, and colleagues pushing back when you change your habits

- My best friend running a 40‑mile ultra with “NMW” (No Matter What) written on his shoes

- Posting hot takes on Instagram and getting used to other dentists not agreeing

- Living your faith in a world that wants you to keep it quiet

The skill is the same: being solid in who you are and what you’re building, even when other people don’t get it.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why growth often looks “wrong” in the middle

The awkward in‑between where you’re no longer who you were, but not yet the final version (weight loss, career, faith, content).

- How to handle pushback from family, friends, and spouses

Understanding what’s actually behind their comments and how to stay kind but firm in your path.

- Why you must narrow whose opinions really count

Emmet Scott’s idea: be humble enough to learn from many at first… then ruthlessly narrow down whose voices you let steer your life.

- How to use “no matter what” goals properly

When it makes sense to write NMW on your shoes and finish the race, even if you have to crawl.

- Why you need a tribe for this

Doing hard, “crazy” things alone is almost impossible. Doing it with other men walking the same path is 10x easier.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

Connect with me

📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - Claude Code for Dentists: Building a Dental Hive Mind: https://youtu.be/S-gvSC0i5L0

Patients are already asking Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools:

“Who’s the best dentist near me?”

The question is: does AI recommend YOU… or your competitor?

In this episode of Claude Code, DMD, I walk through:

- How AI search actually picks dentists to recommend

- How I used Claude Code + a webinar from Dr. Anissa Holmes to build an “Is AI Recommending Your Practice?” framework

- And how you can audit your own practice in a few minutes using AI

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll see:

- How AI search really works for dentists

How Claude / ChatGPT answer “best dentist in [area]” and what signals they’re using.

- The “AI Recommendation Audit” I ran on a friend’s endo practice

Why his practice kept getting picked:

Strong Google Business Profile

Bing Places / Apple Business Connect

Third‑party mentions: AAE, ADA Find‑a‑Doctor, Healthgrades, local media, etc.

Clear procedure‑specific content on his site

- The 3 tiers of fixes (from easiest to more involved)

Tier 1: Quick wins like claiming profiles, cleaning up listings, and fixing your Google Business Profile (with step‑by‑step actions).

Tier 2 & 3: Deeper authority / content plays you can layer in over time.

- How I use Claude Code’s “watch” skill to digest long webinars

Automatically downloading, transcribing, summarizing, and extracting action steps from 1–2 hour marketing trainings… so you don’t have to sit through them all again.

- Future uses: building your own CE / clinical knowledge wiki

Why I’m excited about using this same “watch + wiki” system to store and review your CE, then quiz yourself so you actually remember and use it.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

Connect with me

📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

👉 Free training for burnt‑out dentists who want to get in the best shape of their life and lead at home: https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

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AI is about to become the highest‑leverage assistant in your dental career… if you know how to use it.

In this first episode of Claude Code, DMD, I walk through how I’m using Claude Code to build a dental hive mind from more than 4,600 podcast episodes and over 2,400 hours of content from top dental educators and operators – then turning that into an AI “council” dentists can actually use.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll see:

- Why I’m shifting from ChatGPT to Claude (and specifically, Claude Code)

What makes it better for building tools, automations, and multi‑agent “councils.”

- How the “Claude Council” works – and how I adapted it for dentistry

Multiple AI advisors with different roles (contrarian, first principles, expansionist, outsider, executor), peer‑reviewing each other, and then a “chairman” synthesizing one clear verdict.

- Turning 4,600+ dental podcast episodes into a Dental Hive Mind

Pulling in Shared Practices, Bulletproof, Kiera Dent, Bruce Baird, Paul Etchison, Sandy Pardue, Scott Luna, Alex Hormozi’s material, and more – transcribing and indexing all of it so you can query the collective wisdom like a mastermind on demand.

- Why “parlor trick” AI is a waste – and what real leverage looks like

Focusing on tools that save hours, improve leadership, and give you better decisions as an owner, instead of just burning nights “playing with AI.”

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

Connect with me

📸 Instagram (daily content & behind the scenes): instagram.com/dr.richard.low/

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8

▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE

▶️ Part 3 - Stress Isn’t The Problem For Dentists - It's How We Cope as Dentist: https://youtu.be/bsglt-a3Wlc

▶️ Part 4 - You Can’t Be A Happy Dentist In An Unhealthy Body: https://youtu.be/NXhRkWWQsno

▶️ Part 5 - How Dentists Take Back Control Without Selling The Practice: https://youtu.be/BMk7_9c6CGw

▶️ Part 6 - Why The Dentists Who Make It Feel The Worst: https://youtu.be/xxNDuLFOqBk

This is the “bonus” episode of The Unhappiest Dentist – where we zoom out and ask:

“I did the thing. I became a dentist, built the practice, traded my life for dentistry…

Why am I still not happy?”

We all bought the same lie:

Dental school → Practice ownership → Money → Automatic happiness and fulfillment.

Something in that pipeline is broken.

In this video, I tie together the whole series:

- People (relationships, conflict, isolation)

- Stress and how you cope

- Your body and health

- Control vs feeling trapped

- Purpose and where your life is actually aimed

…and show you how to find the single biggest bottleneck that’s blocking your return on life, not just your return on money.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why “more money” stopped moving the needle

How you can be winning on paper and still feel empty, anxious, or numb.

- The real leverage in your life

How fixing one constraint (people, stress, control, or purpose) can unlock everything else.

- How I think about bottlenecks in practices vs life

The same way you diagnose supply vs demand in a practice, you can diagnose the constraint in your happiness.

Then you can focus on the one choke point that, if fixed, changes everything.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8

▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE

▶️ Part 3 - Stress Isn’t The Problem For Dentists - It's How We Cope as Dentist: https://youtu.be/bsglt-a3Wlc

▶️ Part 4 - You Can’t Be A Happy Dentist In An Unhealthy Body: https://youtu.be/NXhRkWWQsno

▶️ Part 5 - How Dentists Take Back Control Without Selling The Practice: https://youtu.be/BMk7_9c6CGw

This is Part 6 of The Unhappiest Dentist – the final episode in this series about how I went from “successful but miserable” to genuinely fulfilled.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth:

As dentists, we’re trained to be the main character. Dental school, residency, CE, practice ownership, income, status… everything orbits us.

For a while, that works.

Then one day, even with the house, cars, practice, and respect… you feel empty, trapped, and wonder, “What’s the point?”

In this episode, I talk about the shift that actually makes dentists happy again: getting your purpose outside yourself. Family, patients, team, faith, service – making your life about something bigger than your own survival and comfort.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why “main character energy” backfires for dentists

How making everything about your income, image, and comfort slowly destroys joy.

- What really makes a man

How I went from “he makes a million dollars” as my answer… to a very different definition based on service and responsibility.

- The surprising research on purpose

Why serving others beats endless self‑focus, journaling, and “self-care” when it comes to depression, anxiety, and meaning.

- Your hidden ripple effect as a dentist

How your spouse, kids, team, and 2,000+ patients connect you to tens of thousands of lives – and what happens when you start living like that matters.

- How to build outward purpose into daily life

Simple ways to:

- Show up for your family with intention

- Serve your team and patients beyond the bare minimum

- Tie your work back to your faith and a bigger story

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8

▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE

▶️ Part 3 - Stress Isn’t The Problem For Dentists - It's How We Cope as Dentist: https://youtu.be/bsglt-a3Wlc

▶️ Part 4 - The First Step Out of Dental Burnout: The Immediate Reboot: https://youtu.be/NXhRkWWQsno

This is Part 5 of The Unhappiest Dentist – a 6‑part series where I walk through how I went from “perfect on paper but miserable”… to actually feeling in control and fulfilled.

In this episode we talk about feeling trapped by dentistry:

- Trapped by your practice, overhead, staff, lifestyle, spouse’s expectations, kids, family, your dental school friends, and the “successful dentist” image.

- Trapped by the belief that you can’t walk away, can’t sell, can’t change, because dentistry is the safest thing you could ever do.

- Trapped by an external locus of control: “I’ll be happy when circumstances change.”

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

I show you why that’s a lie – and how to move to an internal locus of control so you can feel in control today, without burning everything down.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why you’re less trapped than you think

The reality that you could sell, move, start over… and how simply admitting that breaks the mental prison.

- External vs internal locus of control

How shifting from “life is happening to me” to “I own my inputs” instantly changes your experience, even if nothing outside changes yet.

- The “daily game” that put me back in the driver’s seat

How tracking wins across:

Body (movement & nutrition)

Soul (spiritual time or meditation)

Heart (service / connection)

Mind (journaling, therapy, apps like Rosebud / ChatGPT)

gave me a score I could control every single day.

- How to separate real constraints from stories

Questions to ask:

Where do I feel most trapped?

What “option” am I refusing to even consider because it feels too painful?

What are the small, controllable things I’m still not owning?

When you win the mind, body, soul, and heart game daily, lawsuits, Delta Dental, team drama, and money stress stop owning you. You stop waiting for perfect circumstances to be okay.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8

▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE

▶️ Part 3 - Stress Isn’t The Problem For Dentists - It's How We Cope as Dentist: https://youtu.be/bsglt-a3Wlc

This is Part 4 of The Unhappiest Dentist – a 6‑part series where I walk through how I went from burned out, overweight, and miserable… to the most fulfilled I’ve ever been.

In this episode we talk about the part most dentists ignore:

Your body is the handpiece you don’t trust.

When you’ve gained 30–50 lbs, sleep 3–5 hours, live on caffeine and meds, and cope by sitting and scrolling… your body can’t buffer stress.

Every complication, every upset patient, every team issue feels like it might tip you over the edge.

I share how fixing my physical health – before I had my life “figured out” – became the turning point for my stress, marriage, addictions, and sense of control. And how I now help other dentists do the same.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why energy is created, not found

How movement, food, and sleep actually increase your capacity for stress instead of draining it.

- When you need “rehab” vs gradual change

The difference between a “check yourself into rehab” season (big intervention, intense accountability) and simply experimenting with small, sustainable tweaks.

- The 3 levers to start with: movement, food, sleep

How to:

Set a floor, not a heroic goal (e.g., 10 minutes of movement or 100 reps per day).

Use tools like Alarmy and Opal to protect sleep and mornings.

Identify the worst daily food decision and replace it with something slightly better.

- Why “never miss” beats “go hard”

The mistake of extreme challenges (150 miles in 6 weeks, 20k steps a day) vs picking a level you can keep for 6+ months.

- How physical momentum bleeds into everything else

Once you trust your body again, you handle stress better, feel more in control, and have hope that bigger life changes are actually possible.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8

▶️ Part 2 - People Can't Empathize with Successful (or Unsuccessful) Dentists - How to Overcome This: https://youtu.be/VIddgMf82xE

This is Part 3 of The Unhappiest Dentist – a 6‑part series about how I went from seemingly “successful” but miserable… to the happiest and most fulfilled I’ve ever been.

Every dentist I know is stressed. The happiest and the most miserable both have a lot of stress.

The difference isn’t stress itself – it’s how we cope with it.

In this episode, I break down the stress → numb → shame loop that keeps dentists stuck in burnout: late‑night gaming, porn, food, alcohol, doom‑scrolling, and other “frictionless dopamine” escapes that quietly wreck your capacity to handle real life.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why stress isn’t going away (even if you make more money or retire)

And why your relationship to stress is what actually determines your happiness.

- The stress–numb–shame spiral

How cheap dopamine (phones, food, gaming, Zyn, alcohol, porn) makes normal life feel unbearable, and why shame keeps you repeating it.

- How to break the loop at the easiest point: shame

Why bringing struggles into the light (with the right people) instantly reduces their power.

- Why you must replace, not just remove, bad coping

Using friction, harder but healthier behaviors, and doing things with people instead of alone.

- The 7‑Day Stress Audit

A simple exercise: track your biggest stressors and what you do to cope for 7 days, then decide what you’re okay with and what needs to be swapped out.

I also briefly show how I use a mental toughness / behavior change framework to treat coping as an experiment instead of a character flaw, so you can get better at stress over time instead of burning out.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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▶️ Part 1 - People Are Harder Than Teeth - the Unhappiest Dentist Part 1: https://youtu.be/YaQ2u11XwK8

This is Part 2 of The Unhappiest Dentist – a 6‑part series where I unpack how I went from deeply unhappy and trapped to the most fulfilled I’ve ever been.

In this episode we talk about isolation in dentistry:

- You hit a certain level of clinical and financial success and suddenly no one around you really gets

- Your problems.

- Your team looks to you for answers.

- Your spouse can’t feel the weight of a complication, a lawsuit threat, or a key team member quitting.

- Your old friends see the cars, house, vacations… not the anxiety, bad coping, or numb evenings on the couch.

You start thinking:

“Everyone else is doing fine. I must be the only one whose marriage feels like roommates, who’s gaining weight, drinking more, scrolling more, and quietly panicking about money and retirement.”

You’re not. And it’s fixable.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Why dentists feel alone the more “successful” they get

How complex problems, social media bragging, and surface‑level friendships create a fake reality.

2. The hidden ways we cope with isolation

Late‑night gaming, alcohol, porn, food, doom‑scrolling – and why they make the loneliness worse.

3. Why your spouse and team can’t be your mastermind

The limits of venting at home or to staff, and why it backfires.

4. A simple test for real friendship

“Who would I text if everything blew up?” – and what to do if that list is very short.

5. How tribe changes everything

Real examples from dentists in my group who went from isolated and ashamed to connected, fitter, more confident, and respected at home.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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This is Part 1 of The Unhappiest Dentist – a 6‑part series where I unpack how I went from deeply unhappy and trapped in dentistry to the most fulfilled I’ve ever been.

My thesis is simple:

Most of our happiness or unhappiness as dentists comes down to three things:

1. People – relationships, conflict, expectations, and “what if they…?”

2. Stress response – how we react when things go wrong.

3. Control & purpose – whether we feel trapped or directed.

In this first episode, we go deep on people:

- The hundreds of micro‑interactions every day with team, patients, spouse, kids

- Why most dentists either avoid hard conversations or blow them up

- How expectations from others (lifestyle, income, practice, family) quietly make you feel trapped

- And how much anxiety comes from “what if” scenarios you can’t control

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. The 3 biggest people traps for dentists

Difficult conversations, expectations, and “what if” anxiety.

2. A simple framework for hard conversations

- What’s the dream outcome for them and for me?

- What story am I telling myself?

- How do I show I genuinely care about this person while being direct?

3. How expectations are keeping you stuck

Lifestyle, income, and “successful dentist” images that are quietly killing your joy.

4. Why walking away isn’t failure

Closing an office, selling a practice, or changing paths can be the start of happiness, not the end.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

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:: Resources mentioned ::

▶️ Alex Hormozi’s original mental toughness talk (highly recommended): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avp3xh3Y1Ic&t=168s

:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 – Hormozi’s Mental Toughness Framework Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrtElAIqnv4

▶️ Part 2 – Hormozi’s Mental Toughness Map To Break Any Bad Habit (Without Starting Over Monday): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4TJN4W6clY&t=190s

▶️ Part 3 – Change Any Habit By Changing Your Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltV54Z-XoxU

In Part 4 of this series, we take Alex Hormozi’s mental toughness framework and turn it into a full system for behavior change using 7 levers:

- Personal motivation

- Personal ability

- Social motivation

- Social ability

- Structural motivation

- Structural ability

- And, for me, divine help as the foundation

I show you how to plug these levers into tolerance, containment, and recovery speed so you stop relying on willpower alone and start engineering change around food, porn, alcohol, your phone, gaming, anger, and more.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. The 7 levers of habit change

How personal, social, and structural forces each affect whether you break, how far you fall, and how fast you bounce back.

2. Why motivation alone isn’t enough

And how simple skills and environment tweaks (like changing how you eat cereal, or removing triggers from your house) quietly do more work than “trying harder.”

3. How to use people and structure as force multipliers

Coaches, peers, accountability, gamification, rules, and tech that remove decisions and make the right thing the easy thing.

4. How faith fits into this framework

Why, for me, divine help is the amplifier underneath every other lever.

5. How to run a 30‑day experiment on your #1 problem behavior

Using this map plus journaling / ChatGPT prompts to do a post‑op on every slip and keep upgrading your plan.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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🧠 Try the personal change reflection / strategy tool (built with ChatGPT): (DM me on IG if you want this. I'll make it if one person really wants it)

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:: Resources mentioned ::

▶️ Alex Hormozi’s original mental toughness talk (highly recommended): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avp3xh3Y1Ic&t=168s

:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 – Hormozi’s Mental Toughness Framework Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrtElAIqnv4

▶️ Part 2 – Hormozi’s Mental Toughness Map To Break Any Bad Habit (Without Starting Over Monday): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4TJN4W6clY&t=190s

In Part 3 of this series, we take Alex Hormozi’s mental toughness framework and add the most powerful layer yet: the stories you tell yourself.

I break down how your internal narrative in each phase of the framework (tolerance, containment, recovery speed, adaptability) either:

- Gives you permission to binge, hide, and start over Monday, or

- Helps you drop shame, realign fast, and actually change long‑standing habits around food, phone, porn, alcohol, anger, and more.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Why your story matters more than your willpower

How the meanings you attach to slip‑ups (“I always do this,” “I suck at this”) quietly drive your behavior.

2. The narrative running through each phase of the toughness map

- Tolerance: “This is hard” vs “This is easy and I’m capable.”

- Containment: “I blew it, might as well go all‑in” vs “This is my chance to practice stopping.”

- Recovery speed: “I’ll fix it tomorrow” vs “I can realign right now.”

- Adaptability: “I’m broken” vs “This is data I can learn from.”

3. How shame keeps you stuck

Why secrecy and self‑judgment feed the spiral, and how confession, accountability, and honesty with others break it.

4. A simple reflection process to rewrite your story

How to look back on a bad day, identify the lies you believed, and create a new narrative you can actually live out.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

🧠 Use the personal change reflection tool I’m building with ChatGPT: (DM me on IG. If just one person DM's me, I'll make it)

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:: Resources mentioned ::

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:: Continue the series ::

▶️ Part 1 – Hormozi’s Mental Toughness Framework Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avp3xh3Y1Ic&t=168s

In Part 2 of this series, we take Alex Hormozi’s mental toughness framework and turn it into a practical map for breaking bad habits: binge eating, late‑night cereal, doom‑scrolling, gaming, alcohol, porn, anger, and more.

I show you how to use the 4 parts of your stress response (tolerance, containment, recovery speed, adaptability) to stop the “I messed up, so I might as well start over Monday” spiral and actually build a different identity over time.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. How to apply Hormozi’s mental toughness map to any bad habit

Using the same graph from Part 1, but now focused on binges, slips, and “old you” behavior.

2. The 4 levers of change (without perfectionism or shame)

- Tolerance: what it takes to break you

- Containment: how bad the binge gets

- Recovery speed: how fast you realign

- Adaptability: how to actually learn from each slip instead of quitting

3. Why all‑or‑nothing thinking destroys your progress

And how to reframe every “mess‑up” as a rep to practice containment and recovery.

4. Real examples from my own life and the dentists I coach

Honeycomb at 11pm, donuts on the counter, TikTok doom‑scrolling, and the simple environment changes that make willpower almost irrelevant.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

https://youtu.be/cYhvSAeAbJs

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:: Resources mentioned ::

▶️ Alex Hormozi’s original mental toughness talk (highly recommended): If You Have a Hard Life, Watch This

Most people think “mental toughness” is about trying harder.

Alex Hormozi gave us a better map: how you respond to stress, how fast you recover, and whether you come back weaker, the same, or stronger.

In this video, I break down Hormozi’s mental toughness framework and refine the language so you can actually use it for real behavior change in your life: food, alcohol, phone, porn, work, and how you show up for your family.

I also share my own story:

1. Dentist and former CEO of 35 dental practices
2. Built the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry
3. Burned out hard… and rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness
4. Now I coach male practice‑owner dentists to become Next Level Fathers: fitter, calmer, more present leaders at home and at work

In this episode, you’ll learn:

The 4 parts of your stress response

1. Tolerance: what it actually takes to break you
2. Containment: how bad things get when you do break
3. Recovery speed: how fast you get back to baseline
4. Adaptability: whether you come back weaker, the same, or stronger

How this explains burnout and trauma

Why repeated stress without adaptation makes you more fragile over time.

How to use the framework for personal change

So you can stop “starting over Monday” and actually build a different identity day by day.

Real examples from the dentists I coach:

Guys giving up alcohol, losing weight, fixing their marriages, and leading their families with more patience and presence.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned out dentist,

🚀 Watch the full Next Level Fathers Framework:

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Dentistry doesn’t ruin marriages, unchecked egos do.

When your entire office revolves around YOU, it’s easy to start expecting your marriage to work the same way, and it just doesn’t.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife to talk honestly about what we see over and over again in dentistry:

• Why dentists get validated at work and resentful at home

• How “being the provider” quietly turns into entitlement

• Why resentment is the real gateway drug to affairs

• How dead bedrooms usually start long before sex stops

• The warning signs you’re crossing boundaries you’ll later regret

• What actually helps prevent resentment, affairs, and emotional withdrawal

We also get into uncomfortable but necessary ideas like:

- why your spouse sees the real you (and why that’s so threatening)

- how avoidance and numbing destroy intimacy

- why marriage is supposed to confront you, not comfort you

- and how high-achieving men can grow up instead of blowing up their lives

This isn’t about blaming dentistry.

It’s about taking responsibility before your marriage becomes collateral damage.

If you’re a dentist who:

- feels disconnected at home

- brings your best self to work and your leftovers to your spouse

- or knows something needs to change but isn’t sure what

This conversation is for you.

https://nextlevelfathers.kit.com/d0909c28eb

Dentists are constantly moving the goalpost of success & happiness. If I can just push through this season, everything will be better.

Even worse is the assumption that more = better. More practices, more procedures, more collections.

Are you actually living the life you want to live? Or just playing the game of dentistry mindlessly because it's your default?

0:00 Introduction and Personal Story

00:16 The Hidden Struggles of Success

00:57 The Cost of More 01:59 Redefining Success

04:00 The Right Game and Leverage

05:50 Surrounding Yourself with the Right People

09:01 Taking an Honest Audit

10:10 Final Thoughts and Next Steps

Topic: Healing after suicide—grief that’s angry, guilty, complicated…and hopeful.

I bring back Steven Kalas to walk us through what survivors actually face. We talk about the implicit family pact—we don’t give up—and how suicide shatters that, why guilt can feel “safer” than helplessness, how to forgive the right person for the right thing, and how to turn a broken heart into service without sentimentalizing the truth.

You’ll learn:

Why suicide grief is uniquely complicated (anger + guilt, both valid)

How to separate real ownership from false guilt

What honest, non-sentimental compassion sounds like

Practical ways to forgive, remember, and move forward

How vulnerability and community interrupt isolation

Need help or want to talk?

• Steven Kalas: stevenkalas57@gmail.com | (702) 845-7993

• DM me on IG @DrRichardLow

• Join our FB community: Next Level Dentist: Rising Beyond Burnout (anonymous posting available)

We can’t change the past, but we can change how we live, how we show up for each other, and how we break isolation—today.

This conversation contains strong language and detailed discussion of suicide, depression, faith, and trauma experienced by first responders. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or thinking about suicide, call or text 988 (U.S. & Canada) or visit 988lifeline.org for free, confidential support.

In this deeply raw episode, Dr. Richard Low sits down with his mentor and friend Kyle Carnahan—founder of Superhuman Fathers and a former firefighter who has witnessed hundreds of deaths—to talk about suicide, identity, faith, and redemption.

Kyle and Richard go all-in on what it really means to walk through darkness as a man, husband, and father. They discuss:

• What firefighters really see when suicide hits close to home

• Why so many high-performing men—especially dentists—feel trapped in success

• How Kyle helped Richard out of the darkest season of his life

• The link between authenticity, discipline, and spiritual transformation

• What to say (and not say) when someone you know is suicidal

• How Jesus and radical honesty can reframe even the darkest story

This is not a polished conversation. It’s real, unfiltered, and meant for men ready to stop hiding, start healing, and lead with courage.

00:00 Trigger Warning and Introduction

00:56 Meet Kyle Carnahan

01:38 Joining Superhuman Fathers

02:34 Personal Transformations and Struggles

06:13 The Dark Side of Dentistry

06:37 Kyle's Unfiltered Perspective

08:26 The Journey to Authenticity

13:18 Kyle's Personal Story

25:55 The Birth of Superhuman Fathers

34:46 Addressing Suicidal Thoughts with Tough Love

36:09 The Importance of Responsibility and Purpose

37:55 The Power of Christianity in Overcoming Darkness

38:31 Reframing Negative Stories Through Faith

40:56 The Unique Struggles of Dentists

44:28 The Role of Authenticity in Healing

46:17 The Concept of Unworthiness and Redemption

49:26 Personal Struggles and the Path to Transformation

51:35 The Power of Vulnerability and Support

55:13 Intervening in Suicidal Situations

01:02:11 Embracing Trials and Trusting in God

01:07:33 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

You’ll learn

The exact phrasing to turn vague comments into a real conversation (“Are you going to kill yourself tonight?”)

How to quickly gauge plan, means, and intent—and what to do at each level

Scripts for setting loving boundaries (“I can’t carry this alone; your spouse has to know by Sunday”)

What not to do (no promises of secrecy, no graphic method talk)

How dentists can act as gatekeepers for colleagues and team members under pressure

If you’re in crisis or supporting someone who is:

U.S.: Call or text 988 (24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)

Canada: Call or text 988 (24/7)

UK & ROI: Samaritans 116 123 (24/7)

Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7)

If you’re elsewhere, search your country’s suicide/crisis hotline. If someone is in immediate danger, call local emergency services now.

Disclaimer: This content is for education and support. It’s not medical, psychological, or legal advice. Seek professional care when needed.

Guest: Steven Kalas — counselor, author, spiritual leader

Host: Richard Low, DDS — Next Level Dentist

In this episode of the Next Level Dentist Podcast, host Richard welcomes Steven Kalas, a seasoned couples counselor who has profoundly impacted Richard's own marriage. Steven shares insights from his extensive work with couples and his experience as an ordained Episcopal priest. The conversation delves into critical and heavy topics, including tackling suicide within the field of dentistry. Steven discusses the overlap between spirituality and depth psychology and his personal background in suicidology, an area that has deeply affected his family. They also touch on prevention, intervention, and postvention strategies for dealing with suicidality. This episode seeks to shed light on the importance of addressing mental health in high-stress professions and fostering meaningful conversations around difficult issues.

Join our private community, "Next Level Dentist: Rising Beyond Burnout" on Facebook.

If you or someone you know is struggling or thinking about ending their life, please reach out for help. In the U.S., you can dial or text 988 to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you’re outside the U.S., please look up the local crisis hotline in your country. You don’t have to go through this alone.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome

01:04 Steven's Background and Spiritual Framework

01:06 Exploring Suicide in Dentistry

02:03 Depth Psychology and Spirituality

03:54 Steven's Journey into Suicidology

05:02 Understanding Suicide Prevention and Postvention

06:55 Systems Theory and Suicide

11:14 The Pain of Ambiguity and Guilt

19:42 Personal Stories and Reflections

26:01 The Great Wallendas: A Family of Daredevils

27:17 The Thrill and Danger of High-Risk Entertainment

27:59 Subintentional Suicide: The Hidden Desire for Death

29:46 Victim Precipitated Homicide: Death by Cop

31:35 The High Suicide Rates Among Dentists

39:31 The Gender Differences in Suicide Methods

41:56 The Reality of Hardcore Suicide

48:34 The Importance of Suicide Prevention and Support

00:00 Ep2 - Suicide in Dentistry: Navigating Shadows Through Counseling w Steven Kalas - Pt 1

Join us in Next Level Dentist: Rising Beyond Burnout if you want a community where you're safe to talk about your struggles.

If you or someone you know is struggling or having thoughts of suicide, please reach out for help. In the U.S., you can dial or text 988 to connect with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you’re outside the U.S., please look up the local crisis hotline in your country. You don’t have to go through this alone.

In the first episode of 'Next Level Dentist' podcast, host Richard Low explores the heavy and important topic of suicide within the field of dentistry. He interviews Michiye Harper, who shares her journey following the passing of her husband, Mike Harper, by suicide in early 2024. The conversation delves into the pressures and mental health struggles that many dentists face, examining Mike's experiences with anxiety, career changes, and the feeling of losing one's identity. Chiye provides insights into coping with grief, the importance of community support, the challenges of continuing to manage a dental practice, and emphasizes the need to confront and accept pain rather than resist it. The episode aims to shed light on the mental health issues prevalent in the dental profession and highlights the significance of authentic connections and support systems.

00:00 Introduction to Next Level Dentist

00:22 Understanding Suicide in Dentistry

01:24 Interview with Michiye Harper

03:43 Chiye Harper's Journey in Dentistry

05:52 Challenges and Growth in Practice

08:17 Military Service and Mental Health

11:40 Transition to Civilian Life

32:52 COVID-19 and Personal Struggles

38:44 Coping with Loss and Moving Forward

39:24 Faith and Identity in Dentistry

41:36 Coping with Loss and Community Support

47:37 Understanding and Forgiveness

59:41 The Pressure of Growth in Dentistry

01:11:37 Embracing Pain and Moving Forward

01:18:48 The Power of Connection and Sharing

Welcome to the first episode of the Next Level Dentist Podcast, hosted by Dr. Richard Low. Dr. Low, founder of the Shared Practices Podcast, shifts focus from dental practice ownership to the challenges stemming from success in dentistry. This episode delves into important topics like burnout, mental health, and the alarming rate of suicide in the dental profession. Upcoming episodes will feature personal stories and professional insights, addressing the hard questions successful dentists face, such as whether to open another practice, sell to a DSO, or dive into real estate. Additionally, Dr. Low introduces his men's group, Next Level Fathers, aimed at enhancing personal fitness and accountability. Tune in as we explore these complex issues and more, offering valuable insights for everyone in the dental field.

00:00 Introduction to the Next Level Dentist Podcast

00:37 The Problem with Success in Dentistry

01:18 Addressing Mental Health and Burnout

02:46 Themes and Future Episodes

03:52 Next Level Fathers: A Side Project

04:38 Conclusion and Stay Tuned