The Defense Challenge.

Why You Stop Yourself

The Wealth. The Love. The Freedom. The Meaningful Work. The Passion.

Most people stop themselves. They get in their own way. They put up blocks, resistance, fear, obstacles — they empower the inner critic.

One of the most natural go-to ways we stop ourselves is by kicking in one of our defenses. I created this Challenge to help you move past your defenses.

This Defense Challenge has helped countless entrepreneurs, CEOs, celebrities, friends, and family to finally stop getting in their own way.

And now I want to help you better your life.

Don't Worry. I Got You.

I'm Dr. Reef Karim.

Humanistic Psychiatrist. Transformational Scientist. Master Communicator.

We are all in a battle.

In one corner, survival and comfort. In the other corner, meaning, passion, and inspiration.

Without prioritizing survival and comfort, we could die. Without prioritizing meaning, passion, and inspiration, we could lead an empty life. As you see, we need both.

And we are psychologically wired to protect ourselves against uncomfortable feelings — i.e., our defenses.

But when we live in a stable environment and we aren't fighting for our life, we need to learn to shift our direction, our decisions, our psychological make-up, toward meaning, inspiration, productivity, and risk-taking.

And to do that, we need to learn to bust through our natural protective defenses, which put blocks, resistance, and limitations on us.

I have spent my entire life helping people better their human experience. And I can't think of anything more important than learning to move past our defenses.

By diminishing your go-to patterns, you'll open up space for new opportunities, new people, new business, new ideas, and a more expansive life. You'll also come across more human, more vulnerable, more relatable — because you're not spending much of your time protecting yourself from uncomfortable feelings.

This is the secret of success.

I learned long ago that my level of success was directly correlated to my ability to handle uncomfortable feelings and uncomfortable conversations. You have to build up your skill and resilience — and it all starts with understanding your defenses.

In this 7-Day Defense Challenge, I share some elements of my personal development and personal discovery platform, Master The Madness, to enable you to move forward and stop any resistance that's been holding you back.

You ready? Let's go.

Reef Karim is the rare blend of scientist, healer, and communicator who packages existential psychology, neuroscience, holistic healing, and Emotion Exchange™ to deepen our understanding of ourselves, heighten our connections, and better the human experience.

Reef is a humanistic psychiatrist and academic clinical researcher who served over a decade as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience. He has published on mental health, addictions, and the human condition in prestigious peer-reviewed journals.

He has been interviewed by Oprah, Deepak Chopra, Larry King, Anderson Cooper, Dr. Oz, and many others — and his work has been profiled in TIME, Forbes, and Business Insider.

“Dr. Reef Karim has worked with a who's who of A-listers, Fortune 500 CEOs, politicians, royalty, and professional athletes.”

— Forbes