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Dr Meghan Roekle is an ex clinical psychologist, now fulfillment teacher and meditation guide. Dr. Meghan has significant training in clinical psychology, energy psychology, embodiment meditation, and in the practical realization of our true nature as Oneness. She is passionate about coaching people to awaken, heal and find their unique fulfillment, and has redefined fulfillment to include awakening, teaching others how to live it in one on one and group coaching calls, and supervising other coaches and therapists.
Dr. Meg has dozens of free recorded meditations under the name Simple Being, as well as a free monthly community meditation on Zoom, every 3rd Sunday of the month, where she assists people in finding fulfillment by embodying their physical body and the One Body. She enjoys writing and recording videos on topics related to awakening, healing and the nature of reality.
Episode Highlights
Non-duality, psychology and fulfillmentUnderstanding non-duality and the illusion of the separate selfHealing trauma and anxiety through awarenessEmbodiment, fulfillment, and the journey beyond healingNavigating life choices and listening to your bodyExploring mental and emotional healing techniquesHealing through awareness, emotional expression and acceptanceUnderstanding and overcoming personal woundsThe role of perception in healingUnpacking layers of personal and collective healingExploring the mysteries of consciousness and realityEnvisioning a new earth: fulfillment and awakeningDr. Meghan Roekle’s Links
Website: www.meghanroekle.comWebsite: www.simplebeingmeditation.comInstagram: @megroekleFacebook: Meg Roekle, PsyDResources Mentioned in This Episode
Short Essay: For the Sake of Itself by Dr. Meghan RoekleShort Essay: The Strangest Pleasure by Dr. Meghan RoekleBook: Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power by Carolyn ElliottBook: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible by Charles EisensteinBook: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart TolleInterview: The Awakening Curriculum - 10 Fetters with Angelo DilulloByron Katie’s Four Questions -
Beana Bern is a creative, energetic, compassionate and evolving space holder, medicine guide, idea generator, imagination farmer, recovering executive, new paradigm business coach, psychonaut, eternal optimist, fire dragon, mental projector, artist and medicine woman.
Episode Highlights
Beana's journey from psychonaut to medicine guideBeana's early psychedelic experiencesThe profound impact of Beana's psychedelic experiences Beana's transition out of corporate America The essence of psychedelic medicineRootstock Retreats: creating a space for healing and transformationThe alchemy of holding spaceIntegrating psychedelic experiences: the role of time and natureBeana's connection to the landThe intensity of living close to natureHomesteading and the elemental realityFinding ground in a fast-paced worldThe power of radical authenticityA life of service and integrityThe role of medicine in personal and collective healingBuilding a new paradigm community at RootstockMicrodosing immersions: a journey through the seasonsBeana Bern’s Links
Website: www.rootstockretreat.comInstagram: @rootstock_retreatFacebook: Rootstock RetreatDISCOUNT: 33% off on Beana’s self-guided microdosing course, Microdosing Earth Medicine: Seasonal Practice in Whole Living with the coupon code “ENTELECHEY”Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Interdisciplinary Research Center: Wasiwaska Song: The Coast by Paul Simon -
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Seth Lorinczi is a Portland-based writer who focuses on psychedelics, music, and culture. His writing appears in The Guardian, DoubleBlind, Narratively (forthcoming) and elsewhere. His debut book, ‘Death Trip: A Post-Holocaust Psychedelic Memoir’ will be published in May, 2024 by Spiral Collective Press.
Episode Highlights
Seth Lorinczi’s early psychedelic experiencesReconnecting with psychedelics in midlifeMDMA therapy: a turning point in Seth’s marriage and personal developmentA psychedelic-assisted exploration of marriage and healingUnraveling family history through a psychedelic lensSeth’s profound journey to Hungary to trace his family historyReflections on Jewish identity and survivalExploring personal and existential identity through psychedelicsThe impact of psychedelics on parenting and family dynamicsNavigating the paradoxes of psychedelic experiencesSocietal and personal implications of psychedelic useSeth Lorinczi’s Links
Website: www.sethlorinczi.comInstagram: @sethlorincziSubstack: Dispatches From the FringeResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: Death Trip: A Post-Holocaust Psychedelic Memoir by Seth Lorinczi (Coming in May 21, 2024)Movie: Jojo Rabbit (2019), directed by Taika Waititi -
Stefanie Cohen’s healing path began in an effort to heal herself from a decades-long struggle with anxiety and depression. After years of being on and off various psychotropic medications, she finally gave up and began seeking help from the natural world. She started working with herbal allies in a ceremonial context and experienced the deep healing and vast intelligence the natural world offers. Eventually, Stefanie returned to a state of peace and began a deep exploration into her own psyche and the true nature of consciousness.
Stefanie holds a Level 1 certification on various therapeutic modalities such as Hakomi and Internal Family Systems. She also looked to indigenous teachings: apprenticing to soul work through Vision Quests and land-based practices, learning shamanism with Rose Khalsa and sitting in deep meditation with the moon and the mountain. She has a certificate from the Synthesis Institute’s Psychedelic Practitioner Training, which offers a new paradigm for mental health care, and has completed the Rainbow Bridges School for Evolutionary Guides. Stefanie brings humility and humor, honesty and compassion, skill and curiosity to her work with clients as she considers it a great honor to be able to work with them in that way.
Episode Highlights
Exploring non-duality and the psychedelic pathStephanie's cliffhanger: adventures at an ibogaine clinic in MexicoFrom ego dissolution to non-dual realizationService and connection: finding purpose post-transformationThe non-dual path: navigating shame, patterns and your true naturePsychedelics as a gateway to self-exploration and healingExploring the depths of fear and authenticityThe dual nature of healing: shadow work and mystical experiencesThe profound impact of 5-MeO-DMT: ego death and unconditional loveThe non-dual experience: unity, love and the end of sufferingIntegrating non-duality into therapeutic work and daily lifeStefanie Cohen
Website: www.harveymountainhealing.comResources Mentioned in This Episode
Psychedelic Integration Coaching: Being True To You Book: The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self by Alice Miller Book: A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman -
Stefanie Cohen’s healing path began in an effort to heal herself from a decades-long struggle with anxiety and depression. After years of being on and off various psychotropic medications, she finally gave up and began seeking help from the natural world. She started working with herbal allies in a ceremonial context and experienced the deep healing and vast intelligence the natural world offers. Eventually, Stefanie returned to a state of peace and began a deep exploration into her own psyche and the true nature of consciousness.
Stefanie holds a Level 1 certification on various therapeutic modalities such as Hakomi and Internal Family Systems. She also looked to indigenous teachings: apprenticing to soul work through Vision Quests and land-based practices, learning shamanism with Rose Khalsa and sitting in deep meditation with the moon and the mountain. She has a certificate from the Synthesis Institute’s Psychedelic Practitioner Training, which offers a new paradigm for mental health care, and has completed the Rainbow Bridges School for Evolutionary Guides. Stefanie brings humility and humor, honesty and compassion, skill and curiosity to her work with clients as she considers it a great honor to be able to work with them in that way.
Episode Highlights
Opening up about personal experiences with psychedelicsStefanie’s struggle with depression and SSRIsHer first encounter with ayahuascaThe deep healing she received through her first ayahuasca experienceExploring consciousness with psychedelicsMichaela’s first psychedelic journeyReflections on the profundity of her insights and experience of self-loveChallenges with the Western medical modelThe mystery of intuitive healingThe transformational power of psychedelicsThe intensity of the psychedelic path … who should be on it?Stefanie’s journey to an Ibogaine clinic in TijuanaThe cliffhanger: to be continuedStefanie Cohen
Website: www.harveymountainhealing.comResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: Prozac Nation by Elizabeth WurtzelBook: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-ZinnBook: Awareness: Conversations with the Masters by Anthony De MelloDocumentary Series: Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth with Bill Moyers -
Frank Yang, a Taiwanese YouTube sensation, rose to fame through his captivating performance art and intense workout videos. However, his journey transcended mere physicality as he delved into the depths of spiritual exploration, overcoming personal battles with bipolar disorder and sex addiction. With the same precision and intensity he applied to fitness, piano, violin, and the arts, Frank pursued awakening, ultimately achieving full liberation and declaring the status of an arhat in Theravada Buddhism, signifying the highest level of enlightenment.
Today, Frank is revered not only for his artistic talents but also for his role as a non-dual teacher. He teaches meditation and guides others in awakening to nonduality and their true nature, offering transformative insights and profound wisdom through his videos and coaching. With pure clarity, Frank illuminates the path of self-realization and liberation for countless seekers around the world.
Episode Highlights
Exploring the potential of psychedelics for awakeningWhat is non-duality?The paradox of suffering and awakeningFrank’s story: from mania to enlightenmentCan psychedelics help in deepening self-realization?The role of suffering on the path to enlightenmentThe process of ‘unbinding’How psychedelics dissolve conditioningUnderstanding the physicality of the awakening processThe end of suffering The role of love on the path to enlightenmentThe experience of relationships after awakeningThe luminous nature of existenceThe illusion of progress and the commentator in your head!Letting go of attachments and expectationsThe illusion of control and the nature of conditioningThe holographic nature of existenceUnderstanding desire and cravingThe paradox of existence and non-existenceThe impact of social conditioning on the egoMore on the potential role of psychedelics in awakeningThe end of the journey: embracing the simplicity of existenceFrank Yang’s Links
Website: www.frankyang.wtfInstagram: @being_frank_yangYouTube: Frank YangResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley -
Maria Camille is a nomad entrepreneur and citizen of the world. As an author, publisher, independent TV producer, and extreme sports world champion, Maria’s mosaic life has taken her to all corners of the world. Her newsletter, ‘Masters, Misfits and Mentors’, follows her amazing early years as the wife of a mafia gangster and the lessons she learned to start over, reinvent herself, and find her personal power.
Maria currently lives in San Miguel de Allende, in Mexico, where she hosts psilocybin retreats for middle-aged entrepreneurs who are reinventing their future.
Episode Highlights
Maria's early life and marriage to a mafia gangsterExperiences and challenges as a mafia wifeThe tragic loss of Maria's son and its aftermathMaria's courageous escape and new beginningExtreme sports adventures and achievementsMaria's first encounter with psychedelicsMaria's journey of healing and self-discoveryEntrepreneurial ventures and global travelsDiscovering the need for healing in middle-ageImpact of COVID-19 on Maria’s business and personal lifeMoving to Mexico and starting a new chapterChallenges and triumphs of starting overThe power of the psychedelic therapy Maria offersChallenges and rewards of serving othersBreath and meditation in healingThe critical importance of psychedelic integrationThe power of psychedelics in uncovering hidden traumasThe importance of self-care in serving othersA vision for the future: documenting the psychedelic journey of people in later lifeThe potential of psychedelics in helping to reorient life directionMaria Camille’s Links
Website: www.mariacamille.comSubstack: Masters, Misfits and MentorsResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda -
Talia Eisenberg, MBA, is a serial entrepreneur who lives in Mexico with her husband, Tom, cofounder of Beond, and their sons. She received an undergrad degree from New School in NYC and earned an MBA from Presidio Graduate School in SF. Talia is a person in long term recovery from harmful mind-altering drugs and substances. Her passion for supporting others in healing through Ibogaine is personal, as it was the treatment that catalyzed her recovery in 2009.
Episode Highlights
Understanding ibogaine and its originsThe discovery of ibogaine's healing propertiesTalia's recovery storyThe birth of Beond, an ibogaine clinic Talia co-founded in CancunIbogaine’s impact on Talia's personal journeyUnderstanding the root cause: trauma and addictionBeond’s missionThe role of trauma in healing and recoveryThe power of ibogaine in addressing traumaPreparation and arrival at BeondOn-site programming and complementary therapies offered at BeondThe treatment process and experiencePost-treatment and integrationIbogaine for optimization and neurodegenerative disordersThe future of ibogaine treatment and researchPsychedelics and parentingHope for those strugglingTalia Eisenberg’s Links
Website: www.beondibogaine.comInstagram: @beond.usResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark WolynnBook: A Course in Miracles by Foundation for Inner PeaceIbogaine Study: Ibogaine-Magnesium: the Stanford Traumatic Injury to the CNS (MISTIC) Protocol – A Pilot Study in Special Operations Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries -
A mystic at heart, psychotherapist by trade, entrepreneur by calling and a psychonaut in spirit. Kevin Cannella is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Thank You Life, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that exists to expand access to psychedelic therapy by eliminating financial barriers to treatment. By providing grants for people who would otherwise not have access to treatment, Thank You Life is on a mission to revolutionize mental healthcare and participate in helping the world to heal.
Kevin spent his 20s searching for truth, purpose, and methods to alleviate suffering. After many years of deep inquiry and spiritual practice, he returned to the world and entered into graduate school at Naropa University in Boulder, CO to study Mindfulness-based Transpersonal Counseling. Kevin has been working in private practice as a psychotherapist since 2018, specializing in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
Episode Highlights
Discussing the mission of 'Thank You Life'Understanding the true cost of psychedelic therapiesExploring the legal aspects of ketamineThe therapeutic approach to ketamineThe benefits and potential risks of ketamineComparing ketamine to other psychedelicsPersonal experiences and reflections on ketamineThe power of compassion in psychedelic facilitationKevin’s journey to self-discovery and spiritual awakeningOvercoming personal challenges and embracing his life's purposeThe role of psychedelics in personal transformationUnpacking core wounds and healing through psychedelicsThe birth of 'Thank You Life' and its missionImpressive results from Thank You Life’s psychedelic offeringsPromoting health equity and expanding access to psychedelic treatmentsThe future of 'Thank You Life' and how to support its missionKevin Cannella’s Links
Website: www.thankyoulife.orgInstagram: @thankyoulife_fundFacebook: Thank You LifeResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: A Dose of Hope: A Story of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy by Dr. Dan EngleTransformational Coaching & Training: Being True To YouKetamine Assisted Psychotherapy: Polaris Insight CenterNonprofit Community: Psychedelic Research and Training Institute (PRATI)Oregon-based Psychedelic Training & Education Program: Alma Institute -
Jemmita Gawned walks a Sacred Shamanic Path as Medicine Woman, Healer and Ceremonialist offering deep transformational work globally. Initiated into the Sacred Ancestral Medicines by her Maestros in the Andes and adopted into their lineage in 2012, she is deeply honored to share the profound Medicine and teachings of the Andes Cosmovision, woven in with well over 20 years of wisdom and experience from walking her own Spiritual path of Awakening.
Her path of service through ‘Anchoring the Light’ is to guide and empower others to remember their own true divine nature, power and innate Magic. Weaving Ancient Ritual and Ceremony with Wisdom for the Path to Awakening - offering tools and modalities to heal, empower, liberate and transform.
Through her online Ceremonial work and trainings such as the 3 month Wilka Suyu Shamanic Cacao Ceremonialist Apprenticeship and the 12 month Hampiq Ńust’a apprenticeship - the Path of the Modern Medicine Woman, taught alongside her Andean Maestro Puma Fredi Quispe Singona, Jemmita is now able to reach many more of our Global Family, building a much needed sense of community and camaraderie as we move collectively through this profound time of transformation as one family.
Her in person programs, including yearly Pilgrimages to the Andes Peru, and the Global Reset and Rise Retreats and Ceremonies are designed to take you deep into Remembering your Divinity.
In respectfully and generously sharing her wisdom through Ceremony and Mentorship, her wish is to assist others to become creators of their own reality and transform their own lives, in the way it has profoundly transformed her own.
Episode Highlights
Jemma's path into shamanic healingThe power of ceremonial cacao in healingThe role of ancestral medicine in awakeningJemma's journey to the AndesThe role of plant medicine in Jemma's personal transformationSuperfoods and spiritual healingThe vision that led to the creation of Jemma’s raw food business, Naked TreatiesThe Andean Cosmovision and its influence on Jemma’s workThe importance of creating sacred space in ceremoniesThe role of San Pedro/Huachuma in spiritual awakeningThe three worlds in the Andean CosmovisionThe wisdom of the high mountainsThe healing power of humility and simplicityHolding space for energy transformationGenerosity in serviceThe importance of respecting ancestral spiritsThe journey of soul retrievalThe healing power of black tobaccoJemma Gawned’s Links
Website: www.anchoringthelight.comInstagram: @anchoringthelight -
For over 15 years, Dr. Ben Sessa has been at the forefront of psychedelic and cannabis research and clinical medicine in the UK through his affiliations with Imperial College London. Ben qualified as a medical doctor from UCL in 1997 and went on to specialize in psychiatry. For 25 years he has worked as a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist with young people and adult patients in the field of addictions and trauma-related psychiatry.
Ben started studying psychedelics as a junior doctor and has taken part in research projects at Bristol University, Cardiff University and Imperial College London with LSD, psilocybin, DMT, ketamine and MDMA – receiving and/or administering all of these compounds in legal research settings.
One of the first doctors to develop the field of contemporary psychedelic research in the UK, he was the former co-founder, former CEO, and subsequently the former Head of Psychedelic Medicine at Awakn Life Sciences, a Bio-Tech company carrying out psychedelic research into addictions. Awakn opened four clinical centers in the U.K. and Europe, providing psychedelic psychotherapy with ketamine, for a wide range of psychiatric indications, as well as an extensive R&D psychedelic research program.
Ben was one of the first Medical Cannabis psychiatric prescribers in the UK and is a trained MDMA, ketamine and psilocybin therapist. He has led research into MDMA-assisted therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder and is published widely in the academic and medical press. Dr. Sessa is the co-founder and past president of the Breaking Convention conference. He is the author of The Psychedelic Renaissance (2012/2017), the novel To Fathom Hell or Soar Angelic (2015) and Altered States (2021).
Episode Highlights
Understanding MDMA and its potential in psychiatryExploring the mechanism of MDMAFirst MDMA study outside of MAPS: focus on addictionsThe role of psychotherapy in sustaining long-term behavioral and mood changesUnexpected psychedelic experiences with MDMAThe intersection of Dr. Ben’s personal experience and professional interest in psychedelicsThe importance of holistic approach in mental health treatmentThe impact of early attachment on mental healthUnderstanding intergenerational trauma Exploring the use of psychedelics for personal growthPsychedelics and trauma healing: a new perspectiveThe flaws of categorical diagnoses in psychiatryThe role of trauma in mental disordersThe potential of psychedelics for treating psychosisThe current and future state of psychedelic researchThe economic implications of psychedelic therapyThe need for a shift in mental health care paradigmThe role of politics and racism in drug policyThe case for regulated market for drugsDr. Ben Sessa
Website: www.drsessa.comStefanie Cohen
Website: www.harveymountainhealing.comResources Mentioned in This Episode
TED Talk: Is MDMA psychiatry’s antibiotic? with Dr. Ben Sessa -
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MDMA 101: properties and historyThe rising interest in MDMA within the psychotherapy worldThe therapeutic potential of MDMAThe unique qualities of MDMAThe history of MDMAThe role of MDMA in healing PTSDHow MDMA works in the bodySafety considerations for MDMA useThe role of MDMA in therapyPersonal experiences taking and facilitating MDMAThe legal status of MDMAIs MDMA right for you?Comparing MDMA and magic mushroomsThe future of MDMAMichaela’s Links
Website: www.thepsychedelicmom.comInstagram: @thepsychedelicmomBook an Introductory Consult: www.thepsychedelicmom.as.me/introconsultResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: We've Had a Hundred Years of Psychotherapy--And the World's Getting Worse by James Hillman and Michael Ventura -
Tommy Rosen is an internationally renowned yoga teacher, meditation instructor and addiction recovery expert with over 30 years of continuous recovery from addiction. Through his classes, workshops, courses and destination retreats, Tommy has helped thousands of people to overcome their addictions and to be free.
Rosen is the founder of Recovery 2.0, a global organization dedicated to inspire and unite people in recovery from addiction through the practice of yoga and meditation so that they can heal and thrive. He is also the host of the In The Circle podcast, offering insights and inspiration to those on a path of discovery in recovery.
Tommy’s first book, Recovery 2.0: Move Beyond Addiction and Upgrade Your Life (Hay House), was published to International acclaim and continues to transform the lives of readers across the globe today.
Episode Highlights
Understanding addiction and recoveryThe intersection of yoga and recoveryDefining addictionThe role of negative thinking in addictionThe dangers of substance dependenceThe role of psychedelics in recovery and personal growthTommy’s journey to recoveryTommy’s relapse The turning point: embracing sobrietyComparing traditional addiction treatments and Recovery 2.0Redefining the 12 Steps for a new eraThe power of choice in recoveryThe role of yoga in recoveryUnderstanding addiction as an entityThe importance of embodiment in recoveryThe role of trauma in addictionThe role of yoga in healing traumaPrograms offered by Recovery 2.0Advice for loved ones of those struggling with addictionTommy Rosen’s Links
Website: www.r20.comInstagram: @recovery2point0Facebook: Tommy RosenPodcast: In The Circle with Tommy RosenRecovery 2.0: WelcomeRecovery 2.0: Universal MeetingsRecovery 2.0: Community GiftRecovery 2.0: Life Beyond Cannabis - Online Yoga and Recovery ProgramResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: RECOVERY 2.0: Move Beyond Addiction and Upgrade Your Life by Tommy RosenBook: The Missing Element: Inspiring Compassion for the Human Condition by Debra SilvermanSpiritual Journey to India with Tommy RosenLife Upgrade: A 40-Day Guided Journey Through the Recovery 2.0 Book with Tommy Rosen -
Elizabeth Bast is the cofounder of SoulCentro Iboga Retreats in Costa Rica, along with her husband, ordained Bwiti Nima and visionary artist "Chor Boogie." Bast experienced the Missoko Bwiti initiation, rite of passage, and immersive traditional Iboga provider training. She is a twice certified, trauma-informed yoga teacher and has completed the transformational coach certification course for psychedelic medicine integration and addiction recovery through Being True to You. Along with her husband Gnyangou, she traveled to Gabon numerous times to study the traditional Bwiti ways of knowing. Her Bwiti name is Mbeye, which means the medicine of the river.
Episode Highlights
Elizabeth’s husband’s journey overcoming heroin addictionThe healing power of ibogaElizabeth and Chor’s first journey to study iboga in GabonThe challenges and preparation for a trip to AfricaMotherhood and lessons from ibogaThe journey to self-healingBuilding ancestor altarsThe power of surrender and ancestral guidanceThe resonance of love and trust: gifts of the medicineThe miracle of natural birth and the role of medicineThe power of presence and listening in motherhoodThe soul's wisdom: a guide to parentingThe sacred role of mothers in medicineThe power of self-love and self-carePotential of medicine in consciousness evolutionThe importance of sovereignty and choiceThe role of medicine in healing generational traumaElizabeth Bast’s Links
Website: www.ebast.netWebsite: www.soulcentro.comInstagram: @soulcentro_retreatsFacebook: SoulCentro RetreatsLinkedIn: Elizabeth Bast -
Robert Forte has traveled the psychedelic path over the past 45 years, an adventure in consciousness that has taken him to very far and deeply personal realms. He has been a student, a researcher, a producer and a distributor of forbidden drugs, taught at university and graduate level. Robert has done field work in South America and had close personal relationships with many of the most significant instigators of the various psychedelic movements of our time. He considers that it is time we cultivate discernment of these several movements and to move the beneficent properties and effects of these drugs to the fore, while we separate ourselves from those who exploit them for deceptive or nefarious agendas.
Episode Highlights
Exploring the modern psychedelic movement's originsRobert Forte's journey into the psychedelic realmThe Psychedelic Renaissance and its implicationsRobert's early experiences with psychedelicsThe role of psychedelics in ancient civilizationsThe dark side of psychedelicsThe true story of Timothy LearyControversies surrounding MDMAThe future of psychedelicsPsychedelics and consciousness expansionLegalization and sovereign rightsThe industrial complex and psychedelicsThe possible influence of psychedelics on political figures such as JFKThe impact of psychedelics on political activismThe weaponization of the term 'Conspiracy Theory'The future of psychedelics and the Anti-War MovementRobert Forte’s Links
Website: www.alteredstatesofamerica.netFacebook: Robert ForteResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In: Appreciations, Castigations, and Reminiscences by Ram Dass, Andrew Weil, Allen Ginsberg, Winona Ryder, William ... Huston Smith, Hunter S. Thompson, and Others by Robert ForteBook: The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness by Alan WattsBook: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael PollanBook: Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyBook: The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell by Aldous HuxleyBook: The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia by Alfred W. McCoyBook: Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion by Gary WebbBook: The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name by Brian C. MurareskuBook: The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries by R. Gordon WassonBook: Mary's Mosaic: The CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace by Peter JanneyBook: Flashacks: An Autobiography by Timothy LearyPhoto Essay: Seeking the Magic Mushroom by R. Gordon WassonSpeech: President John F. Kennedy’s Commencement Address at American UniversityVideo documentary: Giving LSD to Soldiers -
Dr. Dölen earned her M.D., Ph.D. at Brown University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and completed postdoctoral training in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University. Dr. Dölen is currently an Associate professor of Neuroscience and Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine. Her laboratory has discovered a novel mechanism that could account for the broad range of therapeutic applications for which psychedelics are currently being tested. Specifically, the Dolen lab has discovered critical periods can be reopened with the psychedelic drugs like MDMA (Nardou, et al Nature, 2019), LSD, psilocybin, ketamine, and ibogaine (Nardou et al, Nature 2023). Importantly, understanding psychedelics through this framework dramatically expands the scope of disorders that might benefit from adjunct therapy with psychedelics, an approach she has dubbed the PHATHOM project (Psychedelic Healing: Adjunct Therapy Harnessing Opened Malleability).
Stefanie Cohen’s healing path began in an effort to heal herself from a decades-long struggle with anxiety and depression. After years of being on and off various psychotropic medications, she finally gave up and began seeking help from the natural world. In 2015, Stefanie started working with herbal allies in a ceremonial context and experienced the deep healing and vast intelligence the natural world offers.
Eventually, Stefanie returned to a state of peace and began a deep exploration into her own psyche and the true nature of consciousness. She then started working with meditation and contemplation, exploring the teachings of mystics and wisdom traditions. At the same time, studying and experiencing personally various therapeutic modalities such as Hakomi and Internal Family Systems, in which she holds a Level 1 certification. Stefanie also looked to indigenous teachings: apprenticing to soul work through Vision Quests and land-based practices, learning shamanism with Rose Khalsa and sitting in deep meditation with the moon and the mountain. She holds a certificate from the Synthesis Institute’s Psychedelic Practitioner Training, which offers a new paradigm for mental health care, and has completed the Rainbow Bridges School for Evolutionary Guides.
Stefanie brings humility and humor, honesty and compassion, skill and curiosity to her work with clients as she considers it a great honor to be able to work with them in that way.
Episode Highlights
Discussing Dr. Gul's octopus studyUnderstanding social behaviors in octopusesEffects of MDMA on octopusesImplications of the octopus experimentExploring the concept of consciousnessUnderstanding “critical periods” of learningPsychedelics as a potential master key for opening critical periodsUnderstanding the effects of MDMA in different contextsExploring the potential of psychedelics in enhancing specific skillsThe future of psychedelics in treating neuropsychiatric diseasesChallenging the biochemical imbalance model of diseaseThe evolutionary significance of critical periodsThe durations of different psychedelic medicines and their impact on critical periodsThe future of psychedelics in personal optimization and biohackingControversy surrounding the use of psychedelics in autism treatmentDr. Gul Dölen
Website: www.dolenlab.orgStefanie Cohen
Website: www.harveymountainhealing.comResources Mentioned in This Episode
Documentary: My Octopus Teacher (2020), directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James ReedBook: Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman -
Scott Berman is the founder of Sky Cave Retreats - the first darkness retreat center in the US. Throughout the last decade, he has spent over two years in self-guided solo retreats in remote wilderness. He did his first darkness retreat in 2012 and has spent over 70 days in multiple solo darkness retreats along with a couple with his wife Jill.
Over the last few years, he has supported hundreds of people in their dark retreats and has been pioneering the darkness therapy movement at his center in Southern Oregon.
Episode Highlights
Exploring the concept of darkness retreatsScott's personal journey “into the dark”The impact of solitude and darkness on self-explorationChallenges and realizations from darkness retreatsThe role of openness and surrender in darkness retreatsThe difference between wilderness solitude and darkness retreatsThe role of safety and vulnerability in darkness retreatsThe structure and experience of a darkness retreatVarious motivations and benefits of undertaking a darkness retreatThe experience of timelessness and non-duality in darknessUnderstanding the science behind darkness retreatsPreparing for a dark retreatThe role of spirituality in darkness retreatsPsychedelics in relation with darkness retreatsScott Berman’s Links
Website: www.skycaveretreats.comInstagram: @skycaveretreatsFacebook: Sky Cave Retreats -
SNOW RAVEN - SUOR was born in one of the most remote and cold inhabited places in the world - the Republic of Sakha - Yakutia (arctic Siberia). She was three years old when she started to learn the language of birds and animals. Her voice takes its breath from traditional Sakha culture and is truly an instrument. She is the OG of “arctic beatbox” - the reindeer breath and the founder of OLOX ecosystem: Of Many Believes Common Truth.
SNOW RAVEN, participant of America’s Got Talent 2020, headlined Lightning in the Bottle, Lost Lands, The Elements, Lucidity Festival, OmRising, Beloved, Sundance Film Festival and played multiple shows at Burning Man. SNOW RAVEN also took part in Bioneers ECOconference, the international forum Arctic Circle-2015 in Iceland, in the French-American Arctic expedition Pax Arctica (DeLong Islands) sponsored by the Prince Monaco Foundation and in the International Beatbox Championship as a special guest. In 2023 she spoke at TEDx Vermont, Yale University.
Episode Highlights
Snow Raven's cultural background and musical journeyExploring shamanism and Sakha cultureAdjusting to a new life in the United StatesThe power of sound and tranceSnow Raven's childhood and connection to natureHer travels and musical missionThe impact of modern life on sensory perceptionShamanic journeying and the role of shamansSnow Raven's personal shamanic experienceThe healing power of sound and musicSnow Raven's vision for the futureThe role of psychedelics in shamanic practiceA musical performance on the mouth harpSnow Raven - SUOR’s Links
Website: www.olox.lifeInstagram: @snowravenofficialSnow Raven’s Album - Home:SpotifyApple MusicResources Mentioned in This Episode
Organization: Thank You Life: A Psychedelic Therapy Nonprofit -
Tricia Eastman is an initiated medicine woman and the founder of the nonprofit organization, Ancestral Heart. At her core, she serves as a bridge for the preservation and reciprocity of ancestral wisdom traditions and biocultural heritage. Drawing influence from her mestiza ancestral lineage, and with nearly a decade of experience as an initiate of the Bwiti tradition from equatorial Africa, Eastman has curated transformative retreats worldwide in legal jurisdictions with plant medicines supporting many in inner transformation, as well as facilitated the psychospiritual program with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT at Crossroads Treatment Center in México. Among those she has supported in transformative experiences are celebrities, political dignitaries, and Special Forces veterans. Readers can look forward to her upcoming book, Seeding Consciousness: Plant Medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and the Path to Transcendence, set to be published by Inner Traditions in 2024. As the Hu Azores Wellness Retreat Center gears up for its 2025 launch, Eastman continues to serve in the global psychedelic movement, rooted in sacred paths to empowerment and creativity.
Episode Highlights
Tricia’s personal journey and challengesHer discovery of psychedelic medicineTransformations moving into service to othersThe spiritual and architectural approach to building a healing retreat centerCapitalism and its impact on personal growthChallenges in implementing innovative ideasDesigning private bungalows in a UNESCO protected sanctuaryThe concept of houses of thoughtIntroduction to Tricia’s book 'Seeding Consciousness'The inspiration and process of writing a bookThe importance of initiatory rights in the psychedelic spaceThe role of discipline in personal growthThe impact of neurodivergence on productivityThe role of psychedelics in healingThe importance of compassion in holding space for othersThe future of psychedelics and the importance of reciprocityThe potential future shifts for humanityA closing prayer for harmony and healingTricia Eastman’s Links
Website: www.ancestralheart.comInstagram: @psychedelicjourneysResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick RubinBook: If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura NumeroffPsychedelic Program for Veterans: The Mission Within -
Victoria Wueschner serves as president and co-founder of F.I.V.E (5-MeO-DMT Information and Vital Education), which aims to promote harm reduction within the psychedelic community. Her mission at F.I.V.E is to provide the world with a centralized hub for all resources and education on 5-MeO-DMT, in hopes of bringing awareness to the ethics, integrity, and safety of 5-MeO-DMT. She has developed a 1 year long 5-MeO-DMT training program including over 35+ guest teachers and speakers where she trains facilitators. Her dedication to her craft earned her a position with the international psychedelic wellness company Kaivalya Kollectiv, where she currently works as both the head of education and a retreat leader at Tandava Retreats in Tepoztlán, México.
Dr. Holly Richmond is a Somatic Psychotherapist, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and Certified Sex Therapist (CST) with an expertise in the recovery of sexual health after sexual trauma. In addition to sex therapy, sexual wellness coaching and co-facilitating international sexual health retreats, Dr. Holly sits on the Clinical Board of Directors for Dame Products. Additionally, she is the Associate Director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes where she is also a faculty member and clinical supervisor. Her book and online course, Reclaiming Pleasure are innovative platforms to expand her reach as a sexual trauma expert. Most recently, she has partnered with a law firm specializing in large civil cases for survivors of sexual trauma, where she works as an expert witness and consultant. Dr. Holly is regularly quoted in publications and media outlets including The New York Times, CNN, Shape, NBC, Wired, Oprah, Men’s Health, and Women’s Health. She is a sought-after consultant in the sextech industry, and is seen as a pioneer in the exploration of the intersection of sex and technology.
Episode Highlights
The healing power of 5-MeO-DMT The role of psychotherapy in treating sexual traumaThe journey of a sexual trauma survivorThe role of 5-MeO-DMT in healing sexual traumaDeanne’s experience as a survivor and the impact of 5-MeO-DMT on her healingIntegration: life as a survivor post 5-MeO-DMT The future of healing retreats for sexual trauma survivorsThe power of community in healing sexual traumaThe role of other healing modalities in the retreatThe potential for future retreats and healing opportunities at TandavaVictoria Wueschner’s Links
Website: www.five-meo.educationInstagram: @sacredsurrendermedicineFacebook: Victoria WueschnerDr. Holly Richmond’s Links
Website: www.drhollyrichmond.comInstagram: @drhollyrichmondX: @drhollyrichmondOnline free course: Reclaiming PleasureResources Mentioned in This Episode
Book: Reclaiming Pleasure: A Sex Positive Guide for Moving Past Sexual Trauma and Living a Passionate Life by Dr. Holly RichmondEducational Video: Fight Child Abuse - Protect Yourself Rules: Safe Touch / Unsafe Touch - Laat meer zien
