Dr. David M. L. Rabin MD, PhD
Leading the evolution of medicine, mental health, and consciousness
Dr. Dave’s Mission:
Curing Mental illness with technology, empathy, and natural medicine.
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Comprehensive, personalized, and holistic mental health care
Dr. David M. L. Rabin, MD, PhD, is a translational neuroscientist, psychiatrist, entrepreneur & inventor on a mission to cure mental illness. He has been studying the impact of chronic stress in humans for over 20 years, focusing on trauma, addiction, and human performance. Dr. Rabin is a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder at Apollo Neuroscience, the Executive Director of The Board of Medicine nonprofit medical board, and the Medical Director of The Apollo Clinic. Dr. Rabin is also the author of A Simple Guide to Being Alive (2026). In addition to hosting The Psychedelic Report and Your Brain Explained podcasts, Dr. Rabin regularly serves as an expert for news outlets such as The New York Times, Vogue, CBS News, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, dancing, volleyball, sailing, and hikes with his wife Kathryn, and their son Sammy.
At the Apollo Clinic, Dr. Rabin and his team collaborate with clients and patients, empowering them to take control of their mental and physical health by tapping into the natural ability for the body to adapt and heal itself. In addition to focusing on integration therapy, plant and natural medicines, couples therapy, and medicine-assisted psychotherapy, and technology-based therapeutics, Dr. Rabin specializes in treatment-resistant mental illnesses including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosomatic disorders, personality disorders, chronic pain disorders, insomnia, and substance use disorders using minimal and non-invasive treatment strategies.
We built the smartest machines in history, and we programmed them to make us feel inadequate.
A Simple Guide to Being Alive is a bold, playful, profound science-backed manual for anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the modern world and wondered if there was a simpler, saner way to live.
This is no ordinary book. It is a life-changing software update for your nervous system disguised as something you can read on a plane. You’ll discover why anxiety isn’t your enemy, but a signal, what psychedelics teach us about how your nervous system shapes every moment of your existence, and why the simplest things, like a deep breath, a shared laugh, or a 20-second hug, can change your life more than any optimization hack ever could.
Dr. Rabin combines cutting-edge medicine with ancient wisdom to show that safety, not productivity, is the foundation of performance, joy, and longevity. Drawing from his work as a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, A Simple Guide blends the scientific method with unapologetic humor, inviting you to return home to your breath, your body, and your beautifully human self.
What is “Translational Neuroscience”?
Did you know? On average, it takes over 10 years to get new medical discoveries out of the lab and into the real world, including to your doctor’s office.
Translational Neuroscience bridges the gap between neuroscience research and the real world, accelerating the development of new treatments and therapies for diseases. It involves the translation of findings from lab experiments and clinical trials into clinical practice and the development of new therapeutic strategies.
Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Special Case Consulting
Psychotherapy
Disruptive Tech entrepreneur
Dr. Rabin invented the Apollo technology, the first scientifically validated performance and recovery enhancing tool to improve heart rate variability, mood, sleep, focus, and quality of life, just by wearing it or holding it near your body.
Apollo’s patented vibratory rhythms tunes vagus nerve activity by delivering soothing vibrational songs to the skin that feel like soothing touch, like a wearable soundtrack for our lives. Under Dr. Rabin’s leadership, Apollo vibrations have been demonstrated to improve core metrics of health in over 2000 research subjects across 17 clinical trials. This an example of Dr. Rabin’s passion for making for making health both fun and easy for everyone.
Apollo is available as a wearable for both iPhone and Android users and as a free trial on iPhone.
