Watch episodes & bonus content ad-free on https://bialikbreakdown.substack.com/ Sharon Stone has never shared a conversation quite like this. The Basic Instinct and Casino star, bestselling author of The Beauty of Living Twice, artist, producer, and humanitarian opens up on Mayim Bialik's Breakdown about the extraordinary experiences that completely transformed how she sees life, consciousness, death, love, and the universe. She reveals the near death experience she had after suffering a devastating stroke and coma, traveling through a brilliant light, sensing deceased loved ones, and communicating with mysterious orbs that spoke in what she describes as a digital language. Sharon explains why she believes the soul survives death, why we're not alone in the universe, why there are more than 3 dimensions, and why higher consciousness is something we can all access. She also recounts the mysterious physical attack that left her repeatedly struck in the chest over several days with absolutely no memory of what happened, being struck by lightning as a teenager, surviving an accident that nearly decapitated her while riding a horse, her thoughts on past lives, and why her father believed she was the reincarnation of an ancient pharaoh. Sharon shares why she believes high pattern recognition is a genuine form of psychic ability, how prayer feels like a vibrational frequency we can tune into, why energetic boundaries are essential, how she channels while painting, and how her stroke unexpectedly activated synesthesia and new parts of her brain. Sharon says she believes Mayim is her "soul contact" before giving her a spontaneous palm reading. She also tells the remarkable story of the famous psychic who once worked with Tina Turner and accurately predicted her career, life path, and that she would eventually meet the love of her life later in life. She opens up about her difficult recovery from her stroke after doctors believed she had less than 30 days to live, how she discovered that prognosis through a tabloid, the years she spent relearning how to read and rebuild motor skills, and why she refused to accept that her story was over. Sharon reflects on the role that made her a global icon—Basic Instinct—explaining how it helped her discover her authentic self while also opening the door to darker people entering her life. She discusses why she enjoys playing psychologically complex and dark characters, why some actors unfairly earn the label of being "difficult," and why Hollywood often struggles to understand people who grew up outside its world. She also shares what it was like growing up in rural America, why being a highly precocious child with an exceptionally high IQ shaped her life, how her mother's traumatic childhood affected their family, why gratitude is one of the most powerful healing forces we have, and why our standards of beauty desperately need to evolve. The conversation explores why she never understood the backlash she received for speaking about the George W. Bush presidency, her deep friendship with Willie Nelson and how he helped her through one of the hardest periods of her life, and what her dating life looks like today, including why she's chosen celibacy. Sharon reveals why she absolutely loved The Big Bang Theory, why she wanted to appear on the show, and how her lifelong fascination with physics connects to her deepest beliefs about reality itself. --- 00:00 - Intro 04:11 - Brains Behind Beauty 06:24 - Growing Up in a Small Town as a Gifted Child 10:18 - Family Origins & Trauma 15:52 - Is Pattern Recognition a Form of Psychic Ability? 18:52 - Gratitude & Higher Power 24:48 - Stroke Recovery 29:06 - Unexplained Attack 34:21 - Orbs & NDE 57:19 - Politics Backlash & Willie Nelson Friendship 1:22:55 - Basic Instinct Darkness 1:32:02 - "Difficult Actress" Myth 1:33:20 - Celibacy & Search for Love 1:34:40 - A Psychic Predicted Her Fame 1:38:21 - Sharon Gives Mayim a Soul Contact Reading --- For a limited time, get $250 off Cove Pure water filtration at http://www.covepure.com/breakdown Every self-made person started somewhere. Yours starts free at https://www.shopify.com/breakdown . --- Website: https://www.bialikbreakdown.com​​ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TgOe2poCdpZtQwKetQmU1 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mayim-bialiks-breakdown/id1546456269 IG: https://www.instagram.com/bialikbreakdown/ Find Mayim: https://mayimbialik.substack.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MissMayim https://www.twitter.com/MissMayim/​​​ https://www.instagram.com/MissMayim/​​​ https://www.tiktok.com/@bialikbreakdown Find Sharon Stone: IG: https://www.instagram.com/sharonstone Sharon Stone's Memoir, The Beauty of Living Twice: https://a.co/d/0gfKkR4D Sharon Stone's Art: https://sharonstonestudio.com/ If interested in partnerships please contact mbb.sponsor@impacttheory.com Theme Song Written, Produced, and Performed by Ed Robertson. Mixed by Kenny Luong.