Worth The Fight Podcast: Recent Episodes
Matt Simpson | Worth The Fight
Curious about Psychedelic Medicines? Flow states? And how our deepest traumas just might be our greatest hidden strengths? Matt introduces guests who, through their journey and transformation, tell their story of hope, healing, and expansion. With each episode, we activate hearts and minds, reminding ourselves we are all worth the fight.
Disclaimer: None of this is medical advice. Most Psychedelic medicines are still illegal schedule 1 substances in the U.S. Before making any changes. Please consult your doctor.
Chemistry professor Dr. Joey Lichter, breaks down how psychedelics work, the supreme importance of integration, the history of psychedelics, and the potential problems we will face as these misunderstood medicines are integrated into the mainstream medical model.
Dr. Joey Lichter Show Notes:
We discuss;
-Started Psychedelic Club in 2021 [5:00]
-Hype & Hope vs True Evidence [6:50]
-Microdosing and creativity [9:00]
-Dr. Joey Lichter’s inspiration and motivation to serve [11:55}
-Will MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD be approved by the FDA in August? [23:30]
-Trip of Compassion [26:00]
-Our broken medical system [29:00]
-Risk of over-dependence on medicine [35:55]
-Psychedelics, meditation, and our breath [39:30]
-Brain chemistry: how psychedelics work [42:00]
Connect with Dr. Joey Lichter:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-lichter/
Retired Navy SEAL Diego Ugalde shares his inspiring awakened journey and how to navigate the limitless path and journey within. Diego shares the best of both worlds illuminating insights from his incredible military career and his expansive, soulful psychedelic healing journeys and experience as a psychedelic integration coach. His understanding of spiritual principles and the predictable pitfalls on this emergent path is profound. Diego vulnerably shares his deep medicine work with some of the most powerful psychedelics on Earth, transcending trauma, shame, perfectionism, and disillusionment as he shifted to path of service, authoring Leading From The Deep: A Navy SEAL’s Guide to Conscious Leadership. Diego’s servant’s heart, spirit of altruism, and selflessness are a true blessing for the movement and our global human family.
Diego Ugalde Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Diego’s soulful transformation with psychedelics [4:20]
-Diego’s calling to support other people’s healing journeys [16:15]
-Shifting to a state of curiosity instead of knowing [19:10]
-The supreme importance of integration [31:30]
-Psychiatrists with psychedelic experience will be the most sought after people in healthcare [42:45]
-The opposite of learning is knowing [45:00]
-Psychedelics teach in metaphors [59:00]
-Just listen. It's not about figuring out [104:00]
-Diego breaks down his approach to meditation [106:10]
-Plant medicines are keys to locks we have within [1:10:30]
-Most powerful psychedelic 5meo-DMT [115:45]
-Heaven & Hell are within [1:22:00]
Connect with Diego Ugalde
Social media:
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegougalde/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetridentapproach/
The Trident Approach: https://www.thetridentapproach.com
To Purchase “Leading From The Deep: A Navy SEALs Guide to Conscious Leadership”
https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Deep-Psychedelic-Conscious-Leadership/dp/B0CQGNN41W
Heroic Hearts Project: https://heroicheartsproject.org
David, the Cosmic Engagement Officer of the Dr. Bronners Soap Company, walks the talk and truly lives aligned with the psychedelic principles of love, peace, and unity. He shares his soulful transformation and the All-One Cosmic Vision of the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible. I’m wowed by David’s unrelenting spirit of altruism and his heartfelt commitment to selfless service and paying forward the grace of plant medicine healing through conscious business, activism, drug policy reform, and psychedelic healing. Get ready to be inspired!
David Bronner Show Notes
We Discuss;
-David Bronner’s inspiration behind incredible service initiative [4:30]
-Veteran healing: Heroic Hearts Project & VETS (Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions) [13:30]
-“Taking medicine is like going to confession.” [16:00]
-David’s cosmic vision: medicine path and medicine journeys with Iboga [18:15]
-Ultimate antidote for addiction [27:30]
-Dr. Bronner’s conscious capitalism initiatives [35:00]
-Drug reform on upcoming ballot in California & Massachusetts [39:30]
-Regulated access and self-regulated communities [48:00]
Helpful resources:
Dr. Bronners: https://www.drbronner.com
Heroic Hearts Project: https://heroicheartsproject.org
VETS: https://vetsolutions.org
Sacred Plant Alliance: https://www.sacredplantalliance.org
Connect with David Bronner:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bronner64/
https://www.instagram.com/drbronner/
What if the story of our origins is rooted in lies? What if our accepted societal understanding of our past is wrong? Is it possible that much of our suffering is the result of living life from an erroneous playbook? No other sees more clearly the trappings of BS Inc. than Dr. Chris Ryan. He shares loads of real-talk about the dire challenges confronting our human family and inspires us with a hopeful vision of a future more aligned with our past.
Chris Ryan PhD #104 Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Imbalanced view of the cost of civilization [6:00]
-Dr. Ryan’s experiences with psychedelics and how they’ve informed his path [12:25]
-Caution about the intersection of psychedelics and commerce [17:30]
-Inspiration for writing “Civilized to Death”. Thomas Hobbes “Human life before the state, was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short” Bullshit Inc. Lies. [19:20]
-Bonobos & Chimps: Our evolutionary roots [30:00]
-VET on Tangentially Speaking in 2017 [37:00]
-Oregon’s Psilocybin Initiative [40:00]
-Industrial Addiction Recovery Complex: Our erroneous viewpoint of addiction [46:20]
Helpful Resources:
“The Moral Animal” -Robert Wright
“Drug Use For Grown-Ups” Dr. Carl Hart
“Fearvana” - Akshay Nanavati
Matt & Ryan on Tangentially Speaking in 2017:
https://chrisryanphd.com/266-ryan-lecompte-matt-simpson-vet/
Connect with Dr. Chris Ryan and check out his pioneering work HERE
https://chrisryanphd.com
Tangentially Speaking
“Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality”
“Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress”
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Are you seeking to quiet your mind and ruminate less? Are you curious about how we can regulate our nervous system at will? If so, Jesse's got you, as he guides us with practical tips and strategies for best leveraging the power of the breath to be healthy, happy and strong with the inner peace that comes from knowing we are connected to our breath, our life force. As an added bonus: breathwork can improve our sleep and sex lives too. Jesse also illuminates how to safely engage cold exposure for resilience, boosted immunity, and reduced inflammation.
Jesse Coomer Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Jesse Coomer’s training with Wim Hof [6:45]
-Our evolutionary ancestry is mismatched to our modern world [12:30]
-Our dopamine system: why we ruminate [26:30]
-Down-regulating our nervous system with conscious breathwork [29:30]
-Cadence of Bliss: 4-7-8 [34:45]
-Interrupting your rumination with slow breathing [39:00]
-Consciously creating calm for optimal human performance [45:00]
-“The Language of Breath” [57:30]
-“A Practical Guide to Cold Training” [102:30]
-Hormetic stress for building resilience, boosted immunity, reduced inflammation [103:00]
-Seeking the “safety zone” of cold exposure. Not too little; not too much [108:00]
Connect with Jesse Coomer:
To purchase "A Practical Guide to Breathwork" and other books: https://www.jessecoomer.com
For training: https://www.languageofbreathcollective.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jessecoomerbreath/
First we create our habits, then our habits create us. In this solocast, I break down what a typical day looks like for me and present many habits, practices, rituals that have helped to supercharge my health, energy levels, and productivity. Somethings that I didn’t mention or share: Love those long walks in nature for creativity. I listen to inspired podcasts and audiobooks at night to keep up with the latest cutting-edge health directives. The supreme importance to get out and get sunshine in the first 30-60 minutes upon waking and turning on as much bright light as possible before sunrises. Getting consistent morning sunlight sets our circadian rhythm and is imperative for optimal sleep.
Helpful Resources:
Wim Hof Method: https://www.wimhofmethod.com
Wim Hof Guided Breathwork (11 minutes): https://youtu.be/tybOi4hjZFQ?si=YDG8F0BqjekPQu9A
NSDR - Dr. Andrew Huberman (10 minutes): https://youtu.be/AKGrmY8OSHM?si=qrRO6pu6me8r1XTl
80/20 Principle -Richard Koch
Why We Sleep -Dr. Matthew Walker
Soul Lift Cacao: https://soulliftcacao.com
Alpha Brain https://www.onnit.com/alphabrain/
For more on the Worth The Fight mission and message of hope and healing: www.worththefightbook.org
Megan shares her brave journey of overcoming depression, anxiety, and attachment wounds to be healthy, happy, strong, and in love. She’s utilized an earnest microdosing protocol and aligned synergistic practices to help attract her love partner. In our spirited discussion, we get super nuanced and illuminate how embracing discomfort is part of the process of rewiring our physiology from a maladaptive to an adaptive setting more aligned with our true self, and how the daily practices (meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, journaling, exercise) help to regulate our nervous systems and emotional responses.
#101: Megan: Show Notes We discuss;
-Megan using microdosing to call in her love partner [3:45]
-Healing inner child wounds [5:40]
-Shifting the frame: “I get to do this!” Instead of “I have to do this” [7:30]
-Power of intention and contemplative journaling [9:00]
-Embracing discomfort as part of the healing process [17:15]
-Find a worthy struggle or struggle will find you [20:08]
-HEAL! Megan’s brave story of overcoming from anxiety and depression [22:40]
-Heart-opening benefits of microdosing [29:10]
-Nervous system regulation [34:00]
-Megan’s inspiration with The Brave Psychonaut: Health, Wellness & Spirituality Podcast [37:30]
-Parting words of hope and optimism [40:40]
-GenZ: Mental Health, Authenticity & Purpose [41:30]
Connect with Megan:
https://www.instagram.com/the_brave_psychonaut/
Listen to The Brave Psychonaut podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0wPQkY3pg54rLyuXrgwzSV
HEAL!: Wholeistic Practices to Help Clear Your Trauma, Heal Yourself, and Live Your Best Life
https://www.amazon.com/HEAL-Wholeistic-Practices-Trauma-Yourself/dp/B0CLZBBT2L
By Dr. Randall Hansen featuring Megan and Matt
Juliana is back to share her critically important work with Healing Breakthrough, where they are working earnestly to lay the groundwork within the Veteran Affairs (VA) for MDMA-Assisted Therapy, which is very likely to be an approved FDA cure for PTSD within the next year. We illuminate the incredible possibility within the veteran community to lead this charge and to be a desperately needed rallying point to unify our fractured nation and global human family. It’s time to come together.
Juliana Mercer Show Notes:
We discuss;
-Juliana’s inspiring work with Healing Breakthrough [5:40]
-MAPS Clinical Trials 71% no longer qualify for PTSD [7:00]
-Veteran healing is bipartisan [10:45]
-Power in vulnerability [15:30]
-Juliana’s self-care and integration practices [20:00]
-Grieving her old self [26:30]
-Netflix Boyscouts of America 82k plaintiffs of sexual molestation scandal [30:00]
-Why veterans lead this charge [37:00]
-Healing Breakthrough’s strategy to scale MDMA-Assisted Therapy [41:10]
-Only 15-20 private donors in the psychedelic space [49:00]
Connect with Juliana Mercer:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/xojmerc/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianamercer/
Juliana@healingbreakthrough.org
www.healingbreakthrough.org
Helpful Resources:
VA Podcast: https://news.va.gov/va-podcast-network/
Heroic Hearts Project: www.heroicheartsproject.org
Magic of Surrender - Kute Blackson
Connect with Matt Simpson:
Worth The Fight Book: Kindle, Audiobook & Paperback
www.worththefightbook.org
IG @worththefightbook
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/psychedelics-and-limitless-personal-growth/
matt@nltrans.org
It’s a strange paradox, but there is Infinite power in peace. Franci, a kindred free spirit, courageously shares her brave journey overcoming religious trauma. We talk in-depth about the transformative nature of awe and travel, the science of meditation to rewire our brains and nervous systems, why breathwork is a game-changer, gradual cold exposure, how to get the most out of a contemplative journaling practice, microdosing and macrodosing, and the supreme importance of integration practices to cultivate health, happiness, strength and resilience from within. Lastly, Franci shares her incredible bucket list Thailand Meditation Retreat.
Franci Blanco Show Notes:
We discuss;
-Franci’s inspiration for her unconventional path: Awe & Travel [10:00]
-Yoga teacher training and the power of the breath [15:10]
-Religious trauma [18:10]
-Do it afraid [27:00]
-Incredible science of meditation [31:50]
-Franci’s meditation practice and Vipassana Retreats [42:25]
-RAIN: Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture [52:00]
-Power of contemplative journaling [55:20]
-Breathwork: Wim Hof & NSDR [1:02:20]
-Franci’s psychedelic journey and microdosing for depression [1:25:15]
-Thailand Meditation Retreat [1:33:15] https://www.happyheartsyogaproject.com/retreats
Helpful Resources:
Calm App: https://www.calm.com
Wim Hof Method: https://www.wimhofmethod.com
NSDR Guided Breathwork: https://youtu.be/AKGrmY8OSHM?si=Cn9Ozlk3UrXckKK1
Connect with Franci Blanco:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/franciprana/
Website/Thailand Meditation Retreat: https://www.happyheartsyogaproject.com/retreats
Breath Tribe Miami: https://www.breathtribemiami.com
Connect with Matt Simpson:
Worth The Fight Book: Kindle, Audiobook & Paperback
www.worththefightbook.org
IG @worththefightbook
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/psychedelics-and-limitless-personal-growth/
matt@nltrans.org
Tired of relying on pharmaceuticals? Join us as we embark on a hopeful journey with Dr. Ben Malcolm, the Spirit Pharmacist, who's here to guide us through the critical intersection of psychedelics and traditional pharmaceutical medications. We talk in-depth about Ben’s inspiring story, his extensive educational training, psychedelic integration, and how to best transition/taper off of pills. Ben enthusiastically shares his vision of psychedelics being integrated into the mainstream medical model, but with poignant concerns and conversations we should be having that will surely be imperative to the success of this movement.
Show Notes Dr. Ben Malcolm
We discuss;
-Psychiatry’s massive ethical conundrum [9:30]
-Integrating these potent therapies into the mainstream model [13:00]
-Dr. Malcolm's personal journey becoming the Spirit Pharmacist [18:00]
-Cognitive liberty [23:00]
-Harmonizing social anxiety with MDMA [26:40]
-Powerful journey’s with Ayahuasca and LSD [29:05]
-Psychedelics for objective awareness and shifting perspective [33:00]
-Psychedelic integration and the importance of practical change [39:00]
-Therapy vs. Coaching [42:20]
-“Best Practices” of tapering off of SSRIs [45:30]
-Holistic health boosts neurotransmitters [56:00]
Connect/Work with Dr. Ben Malcolm:
Website: http://spiritpharmacist.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/spiritpharmacist/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/spiritpharmacist
Andy shares his powerful story of overcoming. He brings us into the unconventional trial-by-fire training, the soulful initiation that led him to pursue holding space as a medicine man and ceremonial leader. We shine light on the huge opportunity to leverage Psilocybin's boosted neuroplasticity for deep healing and accelerated transformational growth. Andy shares how it all goes down as a preview and invitation to dream big ahead of our upcoming Sacred Plant Medicine Retreat at the Imiloa Institute in beautiful Costa Rica.
Andy Sudbrock Show Notes:
We discuss;
-Andy’s backstory as an ecologist [7:00]
-The Crucible: Burning it down to the ground [12:00]
-Journeys with Ayahuasca [14:30]
-Andy’s awakening to his true calling [22:00]
-Training to be a Medicine Man: Trial by fire training initiatory rite [30:00]
-Imiloa Institute [38:30]
-Two-step process for healing [40:30]
-Potential magic of neuroplasticity [48:00]
Connect with Andy Sudbrock:
Andy@SacredPath.Co
Website: SacredPath.Co
IG: @andy_sudbrock
FB: https://www.facebook.com/asudbrock
Our 5-Star Luxury Costa Rica Plant Medicine Retreat with Dr. Lisa:
August 13 - 18th at Imiloa Institute:
https://imiloainstitute.com/project/open-your-heart-and-mind-in-paradise-with-dr-lisa/
DrLisaNapolitano@gmail.com
Matt@nltrans.org
Emma synergizes her background in finance with her passion for plant medicine healing. She shares her powerful story of soulful transformation, overcoming many addictions and mental health challenges. We talked in-depth about psychedelic integration, microdosing, high-dosing, and shared many actionable tips and strategies to get the most out of these misunderstood medicines. Emma's fiery passion and real talk are a breath of fresh air for the movement and beyond.
Emma Beckerle Show Notes
We discuss;
-Emma’s personal journey overcoming mental health challenges [3:30]
-Power of breaking the mold. Listen to your intuition [8:00]
-Emma’s experience with psilocybin [18:15]
-The wondrous benefits of microdosing plant medicine [23:10]
-Macrodosing with psilocybin to combat addiction [24:00]
-Powerful journey of Self-Love [33:10]
-Sleep 1-pager from Huberman Lab: https://hubermanlab.com/toolkit-for-sleep/
-Dr. Andrew Huberman, Stanford Neuroscientist, sharing his personal healing journey with MDMA-Assisted Therapy [41:00]
-Power of vulnerability and showing up authentically [48:00]
-The plight of our US veterans with no access to extremely efficacious plant medicines [55:00]
-Emma’s work at ABO Performance & Advisory [58:00]
-Ketamine TaskForce healing for veterans [104:10]
To connect with Emma Beckerle:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmabeckerle/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/emmabeckerle/
ABO Performance & Advisory: www.aboperformance.com
To connect with Matt Simpson:
Psychedelic & Limitless Personal Growth Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/psychedelics-and-limitless-personal-growth/
Worth The Fight Book: Kindle, Audiobook & Paperback
www.worththefightbook.org
IG @worththefightbook
Psychedelic pioneer and living legend Dr. James Fadiman shares his expansive wisdom on how to get the most out of an intentional microdosing protocol. There is an explosive cultural phenomenon of people using “micro” doses of psychedelic medicine to boost mood and energy levels; Dr. Fadiman breaks down why and the mechanism at play here, illuminating the wondrous Possibility in microdosing for health, well-being, expansive creativity, and deeper connection(s).
Show Notes Dr. James Fadiman:
We Discuss;
-Massive surge in microdosing: Cultural phenomenon [6:30]
-Microdosing for depression [9:30]
-Microdosing and Connection/Sex/Intimacy [12:00]
-Neuroplasticity: Massive leverage point [15:30]
-“Start low, go slow & take time off” [16:45]
-Safety of psychedelics and microdosing [18:00]
-Placebo effect [24:00]
-Pharma’s failure: Depression keeps rising [33:00]
-Fadiman’s pioneering psychedelics for creativity studies from 1960s [34:30]
-Practice of envisioning [41:30]
-Psychedelics vs. Pharma model [47:20]
-Dr. Fadiman’s latest book: Your Symphony of Selves [54:00]
Connect with Dr. James Fadiman:
https://www.jamesfadiman.com
https://www.psychedelicexplorersguide.com
https://jordangruber.com/your-symphony-of-selves
Old dogs can learn new tricks. And humans can thrive in the later years of life. We discuss Steven Kotler’s new book Gnar Country: Growing Old, Staying Rad, where he explodes our fixed mindset around aging, inviting us all to rethink Possibility as we age. Steven, a world-renowned expert in flow science and peak human performance, imparts many actionable strategies to help us massively level up our games for more accelerated learning, elevated creativity & expansive productivity.
Show Notes Steven Kotler:
We discuss;
-Inspiration behind Gnar Country [5:30]
-Steven’s ambition to learn park skiing [11:00]
-Peak performance aging study [13:00]
-If first you don’t succeed, start again one level higher [18:00]
-Feeling shame and processing trauma for greater flow state [22:30]
-Peak performance mindset [29:00]
-Multi-tooled solutions and stacked protocols [31:30]
-Flow requires recovery [35:00]
-TV & Alcohol block flow [38:00]
-Rules for flow [49:00]
-Success in dangerous environments is knowing the line between fear and too much fear [50:30]
- Gnar Country website: https://www.gnarcountry.com
- A Strange Experiment in Peak Performance Aging video: https://www.gnarcountry.com/gnar-country-experiment
To Connect with Steven Kotler:
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenkotler/?hl=en
- twitter: https://twitter.com/steven_kotler?lang=en
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KotlerSteven/
- linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-kotler-4305b110/
Worth The Fight Links:
IG: @worththefightbook
www.worththefightbook.org
Triumph Over Trauma: A timely blessing for our human family and world mired in pain & suffering. Dr. Randall Hansen leverages the incredible power of story to illuminate the Possibility in the emerging frontier of psychedelic medicine. He showcases 23+ personal shares of brave seekers using a myriad of different psychedelics at many dosage levels for various intentions from people from all walks of life. “Triumph Over Trauma” is a fantastic compilation and up-to-date depiction of all the reasons to be hopeful as psychedelic medicine makes its way into the mainstream. If you are seeking a trusted guidebook to navigate the wondrous path ahead, this book is for you.
Show Notes Dr. Randall Hansen
We discuss;
-The inspiration behind “Triumph Over Trauma” [5:30]
-Journaling as a supremely potent integration tool [8:45]
-Dr. Randall Hansen’s intention for engaging psychedelia [15:00]
-Cultural shifts towards vulnerability & authenticity [25:30]
-The incredible power of story [32:00]
-DSM over 100 mental health disorders [35:00]
-Ran’s passionate motivation for working with our underserved veteran population [44:30]
-“Bad Trips” are BS Inc programs [56:00]
Connect with Dr. Randall Hansen:
TriumphOverTraumaBook.Com
To purchase “Triumph Over Trauma” on Amazon HERE
FB: https://www.facebook.com/randallshansen
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallshansen/
Proceed with caution. Bestselling author Kute Blackson brings the fire while standing in many hard truths. If you are content with the status quo, this episode might not be for you. Kute illuminates the Magic of Surrender and how to harness the incredible power of surrender to live your highest purpose. He shares many actionable tips and strategies to massively level up your life by letting go. Your Next-Level awaits...
Kute Blackson Show Notes:
We discuss;
-Magic of Surrender [4:00]
-Surrender is the pathway to freedom [7:50]
-Kute’s journey as a healer [13:30]
-Expansive spiritual training and impactful coaching [17:30]
-Reframing pain [23:00]
-Phases of surrender [30:00]
-Collective healing and Kute’s hopeful heart [40:30]
-Heal yourself to heal the world for a peaceful planet [47:00]
-The potential in psychedelic plant medicines: Kute’s prudent advice and perspectives [51:00]
Connect with Kute Blackson:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kuteblacksonlovenow
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kuteblackson/
SoutTalk Podcast: https://kuteblackson.com/soultalk/
Kute Blackson’s 12-Day Expansive Transformational Retreat: BoundlessBlissBali.com
It was a special honor having microdosing pioneer Paul Austin, founder of the ThirdWave on the Worth The Fight Podcast. Paul’s message is all about catalyzing transformation through intentional psychedelic use. He is a leading voice in psychedelics for personal growth, creative insight, and professional transformation. His book “Mastering Microdosing” was a true gem. A must-read for anyone seeking to harness the incredible potential of psychedelia.
Show Notes Paul Austin:
We discuss;
-Paul’s journey with alternative medicine cannabis/psychedelics [5:00]
-Definition of microdosing: Sub intoxication [12:40]
-Why follow a microdosing protocol [15:20]
-Psychedelics as a skillset [19:30]
-Psychedelics & flow state [30:00]
-Microdosing LSD vs Psilocybin [34:30]
-Paul’s ideal flow day [36:15]
-Leveraging psychedelics for moving through social anxiety [39:30]
Connect with Paul Austin & The ThirdWave
https://www.paulaustin.co
https://thethirdwave.co
Connect on Instagram:
@paulaustin3w
@thirdwaveishere
Coaching the coaches: https://thethirdwave.co/sp/coaching-certification-program/
“Mastering Microdosing: How to Use Sub-Perceptual Psychedelics to Heal Trauma, Improve Performance, and Transform Your Life” Highly recommended! Purchase HERE
Dr. Karolina Mikos shares her incredible healing journey that led to a big shift out of conventional medicine into holistic medicine & tripsitting guidance. She bravely shares her own struggles out of depression and into her calling of paying forward the grace of plant medicine healing. This past year we’ve been co-hosting meetings on the Psychedelic & Limitless Personal Growth Meetup, and I am continually inspired by Karolina’s compassion and earnest service aspirations. She is doing super important work holding safe space for plant medicine healing.
Dr. Karolina Mikos Show Notes:
We discuss;
-Dr. Mikos plight/background as an internist [2:20]
-Her healing with Ayahuasca [5:00]
-Doctor burnout [8:20]
-Trusting intuition and the calling within [17:30]
-Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional [27:15]
-Hormesis: Healthy Stress for resilience and growth [34:30]
-The inspiration behind her Tripsitting offering and her process [39:30]
-What its like to work with Karolina [48:40]
-Supreme importance of integration [52:15]
-The vast array of integration practices [1:00:00]
To contact and work with Dr. Karolina Mikos:
Kmikos.md@gmail.com
IG @karolinamikosmd
Psychedelic & Limitless Personal Growth Meetup:
https://www.meetup.com/psychedelics-and-limitless-personal-growth/
Worth The Fight Book: Kindle, Audiobook & Paperback
www.worththefightbook.org
IG @worththefightbook
matt@nltrans.org
Helping those who can’t help themselves. That is what the psychedelic movement is all about. Mike shares his expansive wisdom and loads of pragmatic advice on how to massively level up your game. We talk psychedelic healing & integration, power of intention, morning ritual, habit stacking, microdosing, altruism, and so much more.
Show Notes Mike Mumola #89:
We discuss;
-Mike’s journey with psychedelic medicines [3:30]
-Breaking down the erroneous DARE programming [11:15]
-Answers to life’s challenges coming from the heart [20:00]
-Mike & Paola’s calling: Helping those who can’t help themselves [22:22]
-Terence McKenna: “Culture is not your friend!” [26:20]
-Aaron Rodger’s reigning 4X NFL MVP sharing his ayahuasca journey [32:15]
-Incredible power in Intention and Set & Setting to embrace change [40:00}
-Why coaching? Once that train gets moving it's hard to stop :) [42:00]
-Morning routine [44:30]
-Mike’s experience with microdosing Ibogaine & psilocybin [47:10]
To connect with Mike Mumola:
https://mikemumola.com
https://www.instagram.com/mikemumola/
Gerardo’s book is a masterpiece: Brave, bold, timely, selfless, and truly an inspirational program of overcoming. “Taking Back My Mind” is a game-changer for anyone seeking to heal to become the best versions of themselves. In our spirited conversation we talk psychedelic medicines, integration practices: Wim Hof & Stoicism. And we aggressively confront the failed war on drugs and the carnage left in its wake.
Show Notes Gerardo Urias:
We discuss;
-Gerardo’s journey with psychedelic medicines [4:40]
-How we treat ourselves is how we treat others [10:20]
-Wim Hof & Psychedelics [13:40]
-Inspired by Tim Ferriss’s 80/20 rule [16:15]
-How stoicism helps us integrate psychedelic healing [21:00]
-Amor Fati: Love Your Fate! [23:45]
-An invitation for 10X growth [36:20]
-Flow is the answer [40:00]
-Thoughts on the failed, unjust, racist War on Drugs [45:00]
-60/70s vs our current psychedelic renaissance [59:20]
Useful Resources:
“Stealing Fire” by Steven Kotler/Jamie Wheal,
Plant Medicine Podcast w/Dr. Lynn Marie Morski’s
Psychedelic Medicine Association
Contact Gerardo Urias:
FB: @takingbackmymind
IG: @gerardourias77
https://takingbackmymind.com/
“Taking Back My Mind” Please support a brave first time author and pick up a copy of Gerardo’s game-changer book
Gerardo’s book is a masterpiece: Brave, bold, timely, selfless, and truly an inspirational program of overcoming. “Taking Back My Mind” is a game-changer for anyone seeking to heal to become the best versions of themselves. In our spirited conversation we talk psychedelic medicines, integration practices: Wim Hof & Stoicism. And we aggressively confront the failed war on drugs and the carnage left in its wake.
Show Notes Gerardo Urias:
We discuss;
-Gerardo’s journey with psychedelic medicines [4:40]
-How we treat ourselves is how we treat others [10:20]
-Wim Hof & Psychedelics [13:40]
-Inspired by Tim Ferriss’s 80/20 rule [16:15]
-How stoicism helps us integrate psychedelic healing [21:00]
-Amor Fati: Love Your Fate! [23:45]
-An invitation for 10X growth [36:20]
-Flow is the answer [40:00]
-Thoughts on the failed, unjust, racist War on Drugs [45:00]
-60/70s vs our current psychedelic renaissance [59:20]
Useful Resources:
“Stealing Fire” by Steven Kotler/Jamie Wheal,
Plant Medicine Podcast w/Dr. Lynn Marie Morski’s
Psychedelic Medicine Association
Contact Gerardo Urias:
FB: @takingbackmymind
IG: @gerardourias77
https://takingbackmymind.com/
“Taking Back My Mind” Please support a brave first time author and pick up a copy of Gerardo’s game-changer book
Jillian brings a novel approach to optimal health and emotional well-being. She bravely shares her healing journey overcoming childhood trauma and her earnest intentions to pay the grace of plant medicine healing forward. She has put together an inspiring offering that gets to the root by fostering sisterhood and deep healing with Ketamine therapy. We talk psychedelic healing and how to best integrate for getting the most out of the experience to be healthy, happy and strong.
Jillian Acosta/The Root Cause Method Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Jillian’s struggles with eating disorder [5:10]
-Healing her relationship with food in plant medicine ceremony with sassafras [10:00]
-First profound healing retreat with Ayahuasca [19:30]
-Getting to the root trauma [26:00]
-Handling challenging emotions [29:30]
-Magical power of sisterhood [40:00]
-The gifts that came from trauma [47:00]
-Leveraging neuroplasticity for positive change [50:45]
-Roots, Seeds & Trees 12-Week Program [53:10]
-More thoughts around integration [1:00:00]
-Morning ritual [1:04:00]
Helpful resources:
-The Tim Ferriss Show
- “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle
-The Wisdom of Trauma with Gabor Mate
https://thewisdomoftrauma.com
To contact Jillian:
Website: https://www.therootcausemethod.com
Email: Jillian@therootcausemethod.com
IG:@therootcausemethod & @jillianacosta_rd
IG: @drmichelleweiner
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Magic n’ Microdosing Show Notes/Resources: Psychedelics & Limitless Personal Growth Meet Up
Psychedelic Explorers Guide - Dr. James Fadiman
Neuroplasticity & Microdosing Beckley Foundation
A Really Good Day - Ayelet Waldman
Magic n’ Microdosing Group Coaching Offering Program Details
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Are you curious about starting an intentional microdosing protocol? Are you concerned about legality? Well, Phoebe & Ryan from Hearthstone Collective share a powerful South African plant medicine Kanna which is legal and easily accessible. In our spirited discussion, we talk all things microdosing and everything one might need to know to get the most out of a microdosing protocol.
Show notes HearthStone Collective Podcast #85
We Discuss;
-Ryan’s heart-opening Kanna Experience [10:00]
-Benefits of Kanna [11:15]
-Engaging an intentional microdosing protocol w/Kanna [21:10]
-Microdosing and PTSD [31:30]
-How to microdose [33:50]
Helpful Resources:
“The Immortality Key” -Brian C. Muraresku
“Lost Connections”- Johann Hari
Hearthstone Collective:
https://hearthstonecollective.com
Connect w/Hearthstone Collective on IG:
@hearthstonecollective
@_phoebe_mcpherson
@ryan.latreille
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In our uplifting conversation, Hayden and I talk in-depth about her overcoming childhood trauma to live a wholehearted life. She shares vulnerably a horrific event that imprisoned her but also gave her an incredible understanding of what trauma is and the mechanism behind psychedelic-assisted therapy. We share a hopeful glimpse of what might be possible from the other-side of trauma: both individual and collective. Show notes Hayden Bowen Podcast #28
We Discuss;
-Pushing against psychological immune system [12:48]
-Trauma cycle — Shake it off! [13:45]
-Listen to your body, it’s trying to tell you something - Mom knows best [15:42]
-Profound message of hope for those with trauma: There is a Benevolent Universe waiting for you, that has been here the whole time [18:10]
-Beyond the scope of the trauma filter [18:36]
-Wisdom and deep intelligence: Your attention has to go right on this spot(Your trauma) until you burn through it [22:10]
-The body never forgets [23:50]
-My coming out of the Psychedelic Closet [29:45]
-Lessons of the Vine! Title of my psychedelic coming out post HERE [30:00]
-Rhythms of nature are so healing! [33:10]
-Holotropic Breathwork [33:45]
-Collective invitation to redesign and rewire what we are doing(as a society)[41:45]
-“We are all just walking each other home” -Ram Dass [44:25]
-Hayden’s mother’s overcoming Parkinson's disease: “Disordered Movement” [52:47]
-Mom’s unwinding the unmet experiences in her body, and early childhood upbringing [55:05]
-Hayden’s mom’s Psychedelic healing MDMA-assisted therapy [59:10]
-Generative Parkinsons(Not Regenerative Dis-Ease) [1:02:54]
-Meeting our darkness is necessary to know our full light [1:05:00]
-One consciousness at a time - Janine, WTF Podcast #6 [1:09:30]
-Parting words from Hayden [1:14:15]
Doug shares his powerful story of getting off of pharmaceuticals to finding a second lease on life: elevated energy & Self-awareness with a renewed focus on serving our human family. As the Chief Empathy Officer of Empathic Health Doug is building community within the psychedelic space, providing a safe space where like-minds can connect, learn and grow together. He shares his inspiring story and hopeful outlook for that Better World Our Hearts Know Is Possible.
Show notes Doug Finkelstein/Empathic Health
-Doug shares his personal experiences with psychedelics [2:30]
-Power of intention [4:45]
-Doug’s open sharing of struggles with pharmaceuticals [10:30]
-Science of psychedelics vs. pharma [18:15]
-Empathic Health: How to get involved [21:45]
-Longterm goals [24:50]
-Rick Doblin PhD’s post-prohibition world in 2035 [29:30]
-Psychedelics & Limitless Personal Growth Meet Up: Microdose Monday’s [34:00]
-Doug’s experiences with microdosing [35:00}
-Power of the morning ritual/health stack [39:20]
To connect with Doug and Empathic Health:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/empathic-health/
https://empathic.health
Most of us agree it’s long been time for a good ol’ grassroots Love Revolution. The table is set. Our US war veterans amid a mental health crisis and suicide epidemic need us more than ever before. I believe our struggling but resilient warriors are our nation and the world’s great hidden strength. Now is the time. Let’s empower them to push this edge and lead us into the psychedelic unknown.
& some thoughts and impressions around the Dr. Joe Tafur’s River Course where a community of inspired psychedelic enthusiasts dove deep around the spiritual and emotional dimensions of healing.
Show notes:
“Fellowship of the River” -Dr. Joe Tafur
Modern Spirit Patreon
Modern Spirit Epigenetics Project
Future River Course Offerings
Worth The Fight
Psychedelics & Limitless Personal Growth Meet Up & Microdose Mondays
Worth The Fight Podcast #78: Dr. Joe Tafur: Bridging Modern Science and Traditional Healing
Rick Doblin PhD Worth The Fight Podcast #10
To work with Matt
We dive deep exploring the power of the breath. We discuss the importance of daily practice, and how conscious breathing can give us autonomy over our nervous system. Robbie shares his inspiring story out of addiction to a dream life of service to others. This episode is rich with psychedelic integration strategies, hacks, tips, that invite for accelerated healing and transformation. Towards the end we do a live breathwork practice demonstrating the power of Othership.US — Check out the app!
Connect with Robbie Bent:
https://www.othership.us/app
IG: @othership.us
@robbiebent
Dr. Dan Engle graciously shares his spiritual insight and pragmatic perspective of our uncertain times like no other illuminating how to best walk the psychedelic path in service to our brothers and sisters, and collective awakening. We push the edges and unpack the perils and potential of our precarious present times. Dan brings novel ideas and strategies around initiation and integration and a wealth of perspective being a true psychedelic pioneer.
Show notes Dr. Dan Engle Repost Podcast #80
We Discuss;
-Possible perils confronting human family: We don’t know if we are going to make [10:30]
-Reclamation of the feminine voice after thousands of year of Patriarchy subjugation [15:30]
-FEARVANA: “Suffer Well” Reframing our suffering and using fear to accelerate our growth - Akshay Nanavati [19:15]
-Dan’s potentially life-saving integration tips and perspective [28:20]
-Everybody wakes up in their own way [32:20]
-We are not meant to this in full isolation [41:10]
-Profound understanding of transformational process[43:10]
-Integral Psychology: Grant Cartwright [44:50]
-How we treat the Earth is how we treat the feminine. And we are not doing a very good job[52:30]
-Our collective soul-sickness [53:00]
-Screen time biggest addiction for the coming generation [56:55]
DisclaimerThis program is for general informational purposes only, so you can understand more about the brain and body and how they heal, it does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional healthcare services, including the giving of medical advice. No doctor/patient relationship is formed. The information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. It is not a prescription; you must talk with your own primary doctor for that. There are a variety of factors that contribute to your healing process, your body is complex and your circumstances are unique. For questions or more information about working privately with us contact the Managing Director at info@halotrustorganization.
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Connect w/Dr. Dan Engle:
IG: @drdanengle
https://drdanengle.com
The Concussion Repair Manual
B.O.L.D.; Freedom From Meds
Full Spectrum Medicine
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Integrate means to make whole. These 8 pillars help us to optimize the psychedelic experience and make the profoundly impactful insights more actionable in our lives and the day-to-day. What good are these peak experiences if they aren’t making the world a better place? What is this all for?
Show notes:
-Integration Theory,
-Foundational Practices,
-Flow Science and Belief,
-Breathwork! Wim Hof Method — NSDR slow breathing,
-Fasting/Intermittent Fasting,
-Microdosing Psychedelics,
-Organic Raw Cacao,
-Altruism: Paying it all forward
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Dr. Joe Tafur works earnestly to bridge the worlds of modern science and traditional healing. Like none other, he has one foot rooted in each world; the shamanic realm and the Western medical model. In our hopeful podcast, Joe illuminates the role of Spiritual healing in healthcare and what might be possible with these powerful misunderstood medicines.
This podcast is for informational purposes only. None of this medical advice.
Dr. Joe Tafur Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Our collective soul-sickness [5:00]
-Economic pressures and precarious challenges facing our country [14:45]
-Serving others for the sake of love and meaning [17:10]
-It is Worth The Fight! [19:10]
-Joe’s inspiration of his book “The Fellowship of the River” [20:30]
-The role of Spiritual healing in healthcare [26:30]
-What is possible? Mind/Body/Spirit research [34:00]
-Epigenetics and trauma [37:10]
-Modern Spirit and MAPS submitting date for publication [38:50]
-MAPS.org goal to help people find their inner healer [42:10]
-Dr. Joe Tafur’s viewpoint of Psychedelic Integration [44:44]
-October 20th — The River Course: Online course designed around the book [53:30]
The Fellowship of the River - purchase Dr. Joe Tafur’s game-changer book HERE
Modern Spirit: https://www.modernspirit.org
The River Course: https://www.drjoetafur.com/the-river-course
https://www.drjoetafur.com/about
IG: https://www.instagram.com/joe_tafur/
Why Flow might be the key to unlocking our Infinite potential? Flow science research shows that while in a Flow State we have massively leveled up Creativity, Productivity, and Learning.
THINK: Big data for the mind. Flow is a massively disruptive technology. There is a new frontier emerging. A more sane and humane story about the truth of our being is being told in real-time led by the exponential sciences underlying Psychedelics, Meditation & Flow.
Show notes Matt Solocast:
-“Stealing Fire” -Steven Kotler/Jamie Wheal
-“FLOW” - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
TED TALK: https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_flow_the_secret_to_happiness?language=en
-Flow Science: Productivity, Learning, & Creativity
-Psychedelics & Limitless Personal Growth: Wednesday/Friday/Saturday morning guided breathwork sessions @Foster Beach.
Steven Kotler
Rick Doblin PhD
MAPS.org
Pioneering DMT psychedelic researcher Dr. Rick Strassman shares his game-changing work and contrarian outlook and perspectives. We talk about the supreme value in set & setting and how the “expectancy effect” plays a much larger role in the outcomes we receive from peak psychedelic experiences. Dr. Strassman is an unsung hero in this movement who doesn’t get proper due for being a first mover in the early 1990s initiating brave and controversial research around the effects of intravenous DMT.
Show notes Dr. Rick Strassman
We Discuss;
-Dr. Rick Strassman’s inspired vision behind service projects [5:00]
-Pineal gland & melatonin [7:15]
-DMT research findings [12:30]
-DMT is not inherently spiritual [19:45]
-Dr. Strassman’s views around mystical experiences [24:20]
-Expectancy Effect and Set & Setting [29:20]
-Inspiration for DMT & The Soul Prophecy [35:00]
-Hebrew Bible as a spiritual model for psychedelic integration [40:30]
-Huge amount of overlap in DMT state and prophetic experience [42:10]
-Adverse effects of psychedelic research model [45:00]
-Golden Rule [53:30]
Connect with Dr. Rick Strassman:
https://www.rickstrassman.com
DMT: The Spiritual Molecule
DMT: and the Soul Prophecy
Helpful Resources:
The Immortality Key by Brian Muraresku
The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries by Dr. Carl Ruck
Storming Heaven by Jay Stevens
Acid Dreams by Martin Lee
Got Sacred Activism? Has there ever been a better time for conscious disruption? Probably not. Lola inspires us to reframe our struggles on the path of serving others. She also inspires a healthy dose of unfiltered real talk, eloquently articulating the truth of our being and what might be possible.
Lola Wright Show Notes
We discuss;
-Chronic slumber of separation [4:00]
-Lola’s reason for being encouraged [6:35]
-Practical tips for integration [12:10]
-What if you don’t need any saving? What if your essence is the source of your own salvation? [20:10]
-How can I fall madly in love with myself? [26:10]
-We all have a responsibility to find what brings us a sense of peace [36:00]
-Lola’s view on trauma [38:00]
-Why Lola hasn’t had a psychedelic experience [40:30]
-The power of breathwork [42:10]
-What if there is less to be done, and more to be undone [43:30]
Correction — Maine DID NOT decriminalize psychedelic plants—the Maine senate didn’t approve
-What is next for Lola [52:30]
Connect w/Lola Wright
The Fierce & Loving Podcast
IG: @lolapwright
https://www.lolawright.com/ourcircle/
Stuck in your head? Stacy grounds us and gets us back into our bodies, where there is Infinite wisdom far beyond our monkey minds, graciously sharing insights around somatic healing and emotional freedom techniques. We talk about psychedelic integration, strategies for health and well-being, and do a live demonstration of tapping.
Stacy Claxton Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Stacy’s experience with flow [6:15]
-Curiosity being a driver to explore why people aren’t healing and getting better [12:10]
-First experience with ayahuasca [13:55]
-Dark Night of the soul and the power of integration [15:10]
-Pausing the learning and writing your own story by journaling [20:45]
-More about integrating psychedelic experiences [24:15]
-Somatic: Allowing the body's wisdom to shine! [ 26:50]
-PSA for Emotional Freedom [29:30]
-You can transmute anything from your past into an empowering possibility [35:30]
-Tapping transformational benefits [39:55]
-Tapping Emotional Freedom Exercise [45:40]
Connect with Stacy Claxton:
Stacy@soulsinsynergy.com
https://www.soulsinsynergy.com
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Psychedelic Society of Texas: https://www.psytexas.com/
In our hopeful conversation, we talk about the beauty in cannabis as a psychedelic, the power of “set & setting”, psychedelic integration, patience as supreme grandmaster teacher, pragmatic tips for living healthy, happy, and strong service-driven lives, the value of engaging shadow work and finding the gift in our darkness. Libby Cooper, the CEO of Space Coyote inspires us to explore the lighter, playful side of life, she graces us with her optimistic perspective and outlook, and plentiful seeds of accelerated transformational growth.
Show Notes Libby Cooper/Space Coyote
We Discuss;
-How have psychedelics impacted your journey? [4:13]
-How do you feel about set and setting [5:49]
-Integration practices from day to day [16:01]
-Seeking out discomfort [22:24]
-What keeps people from leaning into their edge? [29:25]
-Where do you see psychedelics in the next 5 years [40:32]
-Where to find Libby and Space Coyote [47:22]
Helpful Resources:
Yvon Chouinard “Let My People Surf”
Steven Kotler — Cannabis & Creativity
Dr. Dan Engle — Full Spectrum Medicine
Akshay Nanavati “Fearvana”
Steven Pressfield “War of Art”, podcast with Aubrey Marcus
Brene Brown's Paradoxical Power of Vulnerability
Connect with Libby Cooper & Space Coyote
Space Coyote Website - https://www.spacecoyote.org
Space Coyote Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thespacecoyote
Space Coyote Instagram -IG @spacecoyoteofficial
Libby Cooper Instagram -IG @libbycooper
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Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
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Repost: Zach Carothers, bassist for Portugal. The Man. shares his personal experiences with Psychedelic Medicines. We talk in-depth about the band’s inspiring activism through the PTM Foundation, giving Voice to the marginalized and overlooked. In our Hopeful conversation, Zach delivers a rockstar performance in Realness and Authenticity—telling it how it is, Unabashedly confronting our nation’s mental health challenges and systemic injustices.
Show Notes Portugal The Man, Zach Carothers:
https://www.portugaltheman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/portugaltheman
https://twitter.com/portugaltheman
https://www.instagram.com/portugaltheman/
https://www.youtube.com/user/Portugalthemanband
Zachary Carother's Instagram: - https://www.instagram.com/zacharycarothers/
Mystic, singer, songwriter, storyteller, poet, activist, Leah Song graciously shares her warm, loving, and compassionate insights and perspectives of what ails our collective. Leah is the frontwoman of the band Rising Appalachia, We got to the root of a lot of our societal struggles with health & well-being. In our hopeful conversation, we talk psychedelic integration, accelerated personal growth, and ways to live healthy, happy, strong—service-driven lives.
Show Notes Leah Song/Rising Appalachia
We Discuss;
-What's going on in the world [4:13]
-Corrupt, failing systems [6:22]
-Prison Reform - 13th documentary [7:31]
-Chimps and the Patriarchy, Sex at Dawn book [12:41]
-Psychedelics [18:57]
-A Warrior's Struggle [29:20]
-Rights of passage? Required service [34:00]
-MAPS, PTSD and Depression [44:19]
If you're struggling, you're onto something. Words of encouragement [49:36]
Helpful Resources:
13th Documentary - https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741
Sex at Dawn - https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Dawn-Stray-Modern-Relationships-ebook/dp/B007679QTG
MAPS - https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-first-phase-3-success-for-psychedelics-will-pave-the-way-for-an-industry-51620692810 / https://maps.org/
Rising Appalachia - https://www.risingappalachia.com
To Listen to New Album: The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know
IG: @risingappalachia
Leah Song - IG: @leahsongmusic
Leah Song Music YouTube
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Heroic Hearts Project: US veterans healing PTSD with ayahuasca
Are our nervous systems dynamic? Yes. Trauma-informed therapist and life coach Julianne Dallas breaks this down! She is dialed in with a profound understanding of trauma and the nervous system and ways we can heal to become our most authentic Self. She shares her powerful story of overcoming and illuminates the value of mentorship to enhance healing and promote accelerated growth.
Worth The Fight Podcast Julianne Dallas #70
We Discuss;
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What Motivates Julianne to serve our veteran community? [3:30]
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What's so important about repairing your Nervous System? [7:02]
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How do you Improve your Nervous System? [16:20]
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The Importance of Connection [23:10]
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Thresholds of Pain and Dealing with It [29:37]
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Psychedelics, Healing and the Nervous System [38:15]
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Before and After, Julianne’s Journey [46:33]
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The value of mentorship [53:53]
To Connect With Julianne Dallas and Explore 1-on-1 Coaching:
IG: @bodybyjules11
Worth The Fight Links:
IG: @worththefightbook
Worth The Fight book: Purchase your copy on Amazon, Kindle, or Audible
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What if the story of our origins is rooted in lies? What if our accepted societal understanding of our past is wrong? Is it possible that much of our suffering is resultant of living life from an erroneous playbook? No other sees more clearly the trappings of BS Inc. than Dr. Chris Ryan. He shares loads of real-talk about the dire challenges confronting our human family and inspires us with a hopeful vision of a future more aligned with our past.
Chris Ryan PhD #69 Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Imbalanced view of the cost of civilization [6:00]
-Dr. Ryan’s experiences with psychedelics and how they’ve informed his path [12:25]
-Caution about the intersection of psychedelics and commerce [17:30]
-Inspiration for writing “Civilized to Death”. Thomas Hobbes “Human life before the state, was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short” Bullshit Inc. Lies. [19:20]
-Bonobos & Chimps: Our evolutionary roots [30:00]
-VET on Tangentially Speaking in 2017 [37:00]
-Oregon’s Psilocybin Initiative [40:00]
-Industrial Addiction Recovery Complex: Our erroneous viewpoint of addiction [46:20]
Helpful Resources:
“The Moral Animal” -Robert Wright
“Drug Use For Grown-Ups” Dr. Carl Hart
“Fearvana” - Akshay Nanavati
Matt & Ryan on Tangentially Speaking in 2017:
https://chrisryanphd.com/266-ryan-lecompte-matt-simpson-vet/
Connect with Dr. Chris Ryan and check out his pioneering work HERE
https://chrisryanphd.com
Tangentially Speaking
“Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality”
“Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress”
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Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
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Nearly all of us agree that victims of sex abuse, child abuse, and those suffering from war trauma should have access to psychedelic medicines for healing. But what about “healthy normals," the ambitious who use these misunderstood compounds to explore consciousness or for personal growth to be healthier, happier, and stronger, of greater service to our collective awakening—on the path of purpose and possibility? Beneath the BS Inc limiting belief scarcity programs, we are all limitless beings: Just love.
Psychedelics & Limitless Personal Growth Helpful Resources:
“Tools of the Titans” -Tim Ferriss
“Can LSD Make You A Billionaire?”
“Own The Day: Own Your Life” - Aubrey Marcus
“Limitless” - Jim Kwik
Huberman Lab - Dr. Andrew Huberman
Psychedelic & Limitless Personal Growth Meet Up
Psychedelic & Limitless Personal Growth Book Club “Stealing Fire” - Steven Kotler/Jamie Wheal
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Its 2021 and psychedelic medicines have gone mainstream. To keep pace with the rapid changes, there has been a wellspring of psychedelic societies popping up all over our country to provide community, education, create awareness, and hold space for people to share their experiences in a safe and supported environment. We share all the positive doings of the Milwaukee Psychedelic Society and illuminate the power of story to shift the overarching narrative in this full-on psychedelic renaissance.
Show notes Brittany Bolton:
We Discuss;
-Brittany’s inspiration behind starting the Milwaukee Psychedelic Society(MPS) in 2018 [3:30]
-What the MPS is about [9:00]
-Portugal’s Decriminalization [11:20]
-Power of sharing your story [14:30]
-How to start your psychedelic society or psychedelic meet-up [16:10]
Milwaukee Psychedelic Society Contact Info:
IG: @milwaukeepsychedelicsociety
MPS Meet-Up: www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Psychedelic-Society/
MPS Website: www.psychedelicsocietymke.org
With what feels like an all-out war on human connection I share my shortcomings and my heart's deepest longings. Even with the all-pervasive spirit of fearful apathy raining down I choose to love. I choose to show up and give it my all. Thank you for hearing my romantic plea for a better world.
Has there ever been a better time to engage a daily practice that boosts our immune systems, increases energy levels, while reducing pain and inflammation? Probably not. In addition to these vital benefits, its thought that the Wim Hof Method might produce endogenous DMT. We broach all this and much more in our spirited part 2 podcast conversation with Gerardo Urias, author of "Taking Back My Mind."
Gerardo Urias Part 2 Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Healthy stress [6:55]
-Bufo Toad, 5 meoDMT [10:00]
-Spirit molecule [13:15]
-Healing childhood trauma [16:20]
-Psychedelics not required [17:15]
-Anti-Fragility: Feeding off of chaos and discord [23:30]
Contact Gerardo Urias:
FB: @takingbackmymind
IG: @gerardourias77
https://takingbackmymind.com/
“Taking Back My Mind” Please support a brave first time author and pick copy of Gerardo’s game-changer book
Gerardo’s book is a masterpiece: Brave, bold, timely, selfless, and truly an inspirational program of overcoming. “Taking Back My Mind” is a game-changer for anyone seeking to heal to become the best versions of themselves. In our spirited conversation we talk psychedelic medicines, integration practices: Wim Hof & Stoicism. And we aggressively confront the failed war on drugs and the carnage left in its wake.
Show Notes Gerardo Urias:
We discuss;
-Gerardo’s journey with psychedelic medicines [4:40]
-How we treat ourselves is how we treat others [10:20]
-Wim Hof & Psychedelics [13:40]
-Inspired by Tim Ferriss’s 80/20 rule [16:15]
-How stoicism helps us integrate psychedelic healing [21:00]
-Amor Fati: Love Your Fate! [23:45]
-An invitation for 10X growth [36:20]
-Flow is the answer [40:00]
-Thoughts on the failed, unjust, racist War on Drugs [45:00]
-60/70s vs our current psychedelic renaissance [59:20]
Useful Resources:
“Stealing Fire” by Steven Kotler/Jamie Wheal,
Plant Medicine Podcast w/Dr. Lynn Marie Morski’s
Psychedelic Medicine Association
Contact Gerardo Urias:
FB: @takingbackmymind
IG: @gerardourias77
https://takingbackmymind.com/
“Taking Back My Mind” Please support a brave first time author and pick copy of Gerardo’s game-changer book
Noah brings loads of wisdom and perspective to the psychedelic renaissance from his vantage point as a pioneering psychedelic lawyer. In our conversation, we highlight the enormous opportunity and the looming pitfalls as our human family leans out into this unknown. We talk in-depth about the hopeful nationwide decrim movement happening at both the local and state levels.
Noah Potter Show Notes
We Discuss;
-Oregon’s Prop 109/Prop 110 [3:50]
-State level legislation to decriminalize psychedelic/plant medicines [10:00]
-All of this: A grand uncontrolled experiment [13:20]
-Noah’s inspiration from LSD/Ibogaine [17:00]
-Threats to psychedelic renaissance [22:02]
-Phasing out the economies of scarcity [33:35]
-How this movement might shake out…[39:20]
Resources:
Michael Pollan’s “How to Change Your Mind”
Martin Lee’s “Acid Dreams”
Noah Potter Contact:
PsychedelicLaw.com
PsychedelicLaw.blog
nymha.com (New Yorkers for Mental Health Awareness)
Looking Through The Lens Podcast: Jake Fulk & Matt Simpson
Thank You Plant Medicine 2021: A compilation of some of our favorite plant medicine shares from the first 61 episodes. So much gratitude and appreciation for nature and the plants. Love. :)
6 US cities and the state of Oregon have decriminalized plant medicines. Not 6 states. I mis-spoke
Thank You Plant Medicine Show Notes:
-Zach Carothers, Portugal. The Man #33 [7:30]
-Hayden Bowen #28 [8:20]
-John Saul #54 [9:00]
-Ben Weidenman#38 [9:30]
-Mike Bledsoe #32 [9:50]
-Guy McDermott [10:33]
-Dr. Lynn Marie Morski [11:30]
-Dr. Dan Engle [12:32]
-Kelli Tennant [13:04]
-Nick Meador, SoulLift Cacao [13:33]
-Juliana Mercer [14:05]
6 US cities and Oregon have decriminalized plant medicines. Not 6 states. I mis-spoke
Dr. Lynn Marie Morski is a superstar working to bridge the gap between conventional Western medicine and the bourgeoning psychedelic renaissance, bringing a novel angle and impressive resume: MD, JD, and she worked in the VA for many years, seeing firsthand the shortcomings and inability to properly treat our veterans. Growing up in a conservative upbringing Dr. Morski’s compassionate beginners mindset lends for needed diplomacy and understanding as these novel healing medicines and therapies continue to make their way to the mainstream.
Show Notes Dr. Lynn Marie Morski
We Discuss;
-Her profound healing experience w/LSD [10:00]
-Inspiration for Plant Medicine Podcast [14:00]
-Epiphany realizing all expansive life training led to this moment [19:05]
-Hope in our US veterans leading the charge [25:00]
-Breaking down PTSD and treatment options [30:00]
-Psychedelic Medicine Association [36:10]
-Dr. Morski’s diplomatic plea for compassion and unity in the psychedelic renaissance [43:50]
Useful Resources:
-From Shock to Awe
-Please check out the Psychedelic Medicine Association!
-Dr. James Fadiman: Microdosing Psychedelic Medicine
Connect w/Dr. Lynn Marie Morski:
IG: @plantmedicinedotorg @psychedelicmedicineassociation
Plant Medicine Podcast
Worth The Fight Links:
Worth The Fight book: Purchase your copy on Amazon, Kindle, or Audible
Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link
Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
The degree to which we face our darkness is the very same degree to which we can stand and love in our light. As a Navy SEAL who served our country for 24 years, seeing it all in war, Guy McDermott knows the dark and the light of the human experience. In the class of our world’s most elite, esteemed warriors, Guy gracefully shares his wisdom, spiritual insights, and an incredible story of bravely confronting his most challenging assignment yet: Pursuing the journey through the heart, overcoming childhood/war trauma to live a life of genuine heartfelt service to others.
Show Notes Guy McDermott
We Discuss;
-Guy’s experience with psychedelic medicine [4:15]
-Ego & Integration: Hold The Line [8:30]
-Guy’s reconciliation of childhood trauma[15:30]
-Getting to the root [22:40]
-Power of daily practice [31:10]
-Rewriting the story [38:50]
-Guy’s Integration Coaching Practice [48:30]
Power Quotes:
On the state of current pharmaceutical treatments: “They are draining us. We are still bleeding out. With the band-aids on.”
“It’s easier to live life as a victim than to have the courage to propel yourself into a higher realm”
“The entheogenics have a powerful way of bringing you back to center”
Resources:
Save A Warrior Retreat
Broods: Hold The Line
Brene Brown: Paradoxical Power of Vulnerability
“TRIBE”, by Sebastion Junger
Being True To You
Connect w/Guy McDermott: Transitional Performance Integration Coaching: guy@transtionalperformance.com
To celebrate Steven’s new book “The Art of Impossible” we have a generous give-away within our latest podcast episode. In this evergreen repost Steven gracious shares his game-changing, disruptive Flow research that empowers elevated learning, creativity, productivity & collaboration so we can massively level up our games. Steven, a renowned Flow researcher, author and futurist, maps for us the upper-limits of the human experience and how more flow might be a potential solution for the grand challenges we face as a species.
Show Notes Repost: Steven Kotler #15
We discuss:
-“Mapping Cloud Nine: Neuroscience, Flow, and the Upper Possibility Space of Human Experience”
-Sounds True Partnership
-William James interested in the upper limits of ecstatic states
-1996 Emotions scientifically mapped for the first time
-Freud set off the “100 year detour” which split the science of high-performance and science spirituality
-Ten ongoing research projects at the Flow Research Collective
-Glenn Fox USC Gratitude Researcher
-Flow is the opposite of traumatic stress
-Imperial College of London: Difference Between Flow and Psychedelic
-More hope for advancements in healing PTSD
-Big Pharma’s Opioid Crisis: 193 people die each day, 70K PER YEAR—only 58k died in all of Vietnam
-Victor Frankl: “Less about the trauma and more about the frame we build around it”
-Shared neurobiology between Flow, Psychedelics and Meditation
-The pain of a bad psychedelic trip exceeds the pain of not getting into flow
-Flow for Writer’s Workshop
-“Psychedelics can be very, very useful when getting back to normal, resetting from trauma.” - Kotler
-Flow Cycle: Struggle/loading phase, Release, Flow, Recovery
-ABUNDANCE OR BUST!
-“The Future is Faster Than You Think” -Steven Kotler/Peter Diamandis
-“In the next 81 years, we are going to experience 20,000 years of technical change.” -Ray Kurzweil, Google Director of Engineering(41:55)
-Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal on James Altucher Show (52:10)
THE ART OF IMPOSSIBLE
MAPPING CLOUD NINE audiobook
www.stevenkotler.com
www.flowresearchcollective.com
www.zerotodangerous.com (Free flow consultation)
FutureFasterBook.Com January 28th (Preorder)
IG: @Steven.Kotler @soundstrue
Matt's links:
Worth The Fight book: Purchase your copy on Amazon, Kindle, or Audible
Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link
Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
In the 60/70s we had free love and the counterculture. It’s 2021, and our world is in turmoil: fear, pain, suffering, confusion, apathy & unprecedented mistrust. And a friendly reminder: we are all on this clock with the climate crisis. No time to tune out and drop out. We need all hands on deck tuned in and showing up as our best selves! Our systems are breaking down—this feels like full-blown revolution—we are worth the fight!
With love from my heart to yours!
Pertinant Resources & Referential Data Points:
The Social Dilemma,
“DIGITAL MINIMALISM” -Cal Newport’s
MAPS: Phase 3 Clinical Trials for MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
Oregon Decriminalization: Prop 109, Prop 110
Ram Dass/Terrance McKenna YouTube Video
“FLOW”, “STEALING FIRE”, “MAPPING CLOUD NINE”, “THE ART OF IMPOSSIBLE”
Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link
Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
High-vibes for the 2021 New Year! Love. Compassion. Service. Peace & Joy. And lots of Fire—all in our latest conversation! Cal graciously shares his incredible story and journey of transformation and plants plentifully, the seeds of an Abundant mindset. His understanding of the trauma cycle and the blessing that hides within our past hurts is second to none.
In this episode, Cal and I explore...
-Cal’s escape from the corporate grind and rat race [5:45]
-Abundant mindset: permission to move on and close chapters [10:00]
-Awakening to child-like exciting/inner child—Filter of Joy & fun [18:00]
-The Great Unlearn Podcast [21:00]
-Cal’s NDE at the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017 [27:00]
-Cal’s profound understand of generational trauma/shadow work [41:00]
-Experiences healing with Ketamine [47:30]
-Abundance: Cal’s superpower sans scarcity programs [49:10]
-Microdosing w/Psychedelics: LSD & Psilocybin [52:30]
-Radical honesty and radical acceptance [102:10]
-Unlearn Ventures [1:13:45]
Quotes from Cal:
“When you heal the wounding, you become the wounded healing and get to share that medicine with others”
“Why can’t we hold space for one another and just listen?”
“I am very fucking clear in the work I am here to do!”
Resources:
-David Deida’s Way of Superior Man
-Dr. Thomas Cowan
-Miguel Ruiz “The Four Agreements”
Connect with Cal:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/
Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com
Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletter
Connect with Matt:
Worth The Fight Podcast: https://www.worththefightpodcast.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worththefightbook/
Website: https://www.nltrans.org/1-1-coaching
Easy link to leave a 5 Star iTunes Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/worththefight
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
We pushed the edges in our spirited real-talk conversation. It was an honor sharing the Worth The Fight mission and message of hope and healing with another inspired lover of life. Please check out our inspired discussion and Cal's game-changer work at The Great Unlearn Podcast.
To watch/listen to our conversation in video format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLrSsrV_SWA
In this episode, Cal and I explore...
→ Integration strategies: journaling, raw ceremonial cacao, micro-dosing.
→ How trauma interferes with our ability to connect authentically and meaningfully.
→ The veteran suicide epidemic & the need for effective healing of trauma in our veteran community.
→ Breaking through the prisons that we put our mind and heart in.
→ Most of the ways in which we filter our experiences is from our childhood trauma.
Resources:
• Worth The Fight book: https://amzn.to/3oSepy6
• The Stamets Stack: http://bit.ly/3r29koH
• 13th: http://bit.ly/3oZ4UgJ
• The Madness of Crowds: https://amzn.to/37lb98H
• Tribe book: https://amzn.to/37nn4CV
Connect with Cal:
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/
• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com
• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletter
Connect with Matt:
• Worth The Fight Podcast: https://www.worththefightpodcast.org
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worththefightbook/
• Website: https://www.nltrans.org/1-1-coaching
To leave a 5 Star iTunes Review: https://ratethispodcast.com/worththefight
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
This show is produced by Soulfire Productions
Conner provides us some refreshing objectivity about our unprecedented times. In his typical unabashed real-talk manner we broach: psychedelic medicines, state of our politics, unconventional relationships, spiritual dogma, and so much much more. Conner has an inspiring story and fascinating upbringing with many diverse experiences which lends for a unique way of looking at the world.
Show notes Conner Moore #55
We Discuss;
-Conner’s past and what drives his curiosities [6:00]
-Calling out spiritual dogma [10:00]
-Criticism of Christianity vs. Christians [21:10]
-Nadine Harris Burke TedTalk Trauma ACE’s(Adverse Childhood Experiences)[23:30]
-Racial Injustice Policy [26:00]
-Winner’s Take All: An Elite Charade of Changing the World [30:20]
-Conner’s extraordinary diverse upbringing and experiences [33:30]
-His experience with ayahuasca [38:40]
-Unconventional relationships/“Monogamish” [41:10]
-Models: How to Attract Women with Honesty [53:00]
-Thinking of starting a podcast? SoulFire Podcourse [59:30]
To connect with Conner Moore:
ConnerWanders.com
@connerwanders
@therealnesspod
@okbabeshow
Worthy Fight 1-on-1 Empowerment Coaching
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
Evergreen Repost: Outwitting Death w/MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy(WTFP#18) is the most downloaded episode of the Worth The Fight podcast.
John gets raw and real about his life-saving MDMA-assisted psychotherapy treatment in the MAPS Phase 2 clinical trials. We talk about the vital importance of psychedelic integration and break down the mechanism of this unconventional healing process.
Show Notes John Saul #54:
We Discuss;
-John’s study he participated in: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Anxiety for Fear of Dying (5:40)
-Choosing Life (7:45)
-Post-traumatic growth! (10:25)
-Re-mission (11:20)
-Overcoming health challenges from Scleroderma (16:20)
-Ran half-marathon after choosing life (19:30)
-John’s calling: “Show me what it looks like!”(21:10)
-Psychedelic Integration isn’t sexy—but its the work! (28:20)
-Massive need for more psychedelic therapists (30:20)
-Harm reduction (31:10)
-MDMApeers.com (35:20)
-Meditation augments “your inner radar!”— we can develop these intuitive muscles (44:50)
-Just give a shit about your fellow man—learn how to care (49:00)
-There is only truth in this room (51:11)
To read about the published scientific study John participated in with Maps.org in Nature Magazine
To contact John Saul: sauljohn@gmail.com
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
For more information and to apply for Matt's 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
Stef graciously shares his supremely healthy perspectives around love, connection and a deeper intimacy. We talk plant medicines, ceremony and integration — and share many pragmatic tips for being healthy, happy and strong during Pandemic. Our conversation illuminates the value of embracing our shadow work; turning into fear—leaning into adversity, pain, trauma.
Show Notes Stef Sifandos #53
We Discuss;
-Being a man in 2020: Strength, Courage, Mastery, Honor, Connectivity [6:10]
-Integrating vital routine structure into lives during Pandemic [15:50]
-Go into the storm to get out of it [17:50]
-Stef’s experiences with plant medicines and perspectives on how to get the most value out of healing experience [21:30]
-“We thrive in intimacy. We thrive in being seen. Being valued, appreciated, respected—Being heard, being understood, and cared for—and reciprocating that.” [31:00]
-Masculine/Feminine dance [41:00]
-Unhealthy expression of patriarch [42:00]
-Value of Sacred Union [44:30]
For Couples Coaching
www.stefsifandos.com
@stefanossifandos
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
Happy Veteran’s Day! In this short solocast I seek to illuminate the massive potential within the heart of our warriors. I feel the warm winds of change are here and our US veterans are poised to lead us into this unknown with honor, courage, and a relentless commitment to serving their brothers and sisters, nation and natural world. Exciting times in our Psychedelic Renaissance. So much to be hopeful for. BS Inc., beware, the walls of truth are closing in on you.
If you are seeking a boost of inspiring content please listen to a veteran centric podcast:
-Jesse Gould, Heroic Hearts Project 3,39
-Janine Sagert, From Shock to Awe, 6
-Akshay Nanavati, 14
-Marcus and Amber Capone, Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions(VETS), 17
-Brad Carson, 24/25
-Mike Bledsoe, Strong Coach 32
-Chris Albert, Warrior Soul, 37
-Juliana Mercer, 41
WTFpodcast.org
Love and peace!
Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link
Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
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Rachel honors my Bday wish by pushing our favorite edge of real-talk around the horrors of Catholicism. In our hopeful podcast, she invites us all to lean into the pain and discomfort of our hurts and find the blessing on the other side. As a sexually empowered woman, she bravely shares her optimistic outlook for a better world with more pleasure and love. A more harmonious world where we properly embrace feminine leadership and find more balance between our collective masculine and feminine energies.
Show Notes Rachel LaForest #51
We Discuss;
-Rachel bravely engaging her parent’s “mental fitness” [8:15]
-Stopping cycles of abuse and trauma [12:00]
-Inspiring people stuck in the challenges you’ve worked through [14:35]
-Divine Feminine Uprising—Fall of the Patriarchy [17:30]
-Your light is forged in the dark [25:40]
-Women/Feminine leadership [39:20]
-Harness the Divine Feminine which is bold, mysterious, unknown, dark, emotional & vocal [40:20]
-Rachel’s Only Fans Page [42:00]
-Its okay to have innate desires [43:30]
-Women’s power is not to fear; it’s to enjoy [49:00]
@rachellaforest
@basicwitches
www.RachelLaForest.com
FLY — Fucking Love Yourself!
Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link
Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
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It was a tremendous honor speaking with Rick Doblin PhD about the pioneering work being done at MAPS, the Multi-Disciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, which stands as a likely cure for PTSD. We cover in-depth their novel approach to healthcare and prescription drugs. And MAPS' overarching goal of mass mental health and how this controversial therapy is poised to potentially disrupt/shift the broken medical models currently in place.
Show Notes Rick Doblin PhD Episode #10:
We discuss:
-MDMA-Assisted Therapeutic Protocol (7:50)
-MDMA helps people process painful emotions(8:42)
-People keep getting after two-month follow up (9:12)
-“When difficult emotions come up, and their standard approach before had been to suppress the emotions or to try to tranquilize with SSRI’s, to mute their emotions. That doesn’t have longterm benefits.” -Rick Doblin (9:47)
-Short term, a deep intervention that goes to the core of the problem.(10:14)
-MDMA-Assisted Therapy labeled FDA “Breakthrough Therapy” (10:29)
-Concept of Inner Healer (11:52)
-Eight-hour unscripted healing sessions (13:50)
-PTSD changes peoples brains: Fear processing part of the brain becomes hyperactive; Pre-Frontal Cortex, where we think logically is reduced activity; hippocampus, where we process memory into long-term storage is also reduced.(15:35)
-MDMA reduces activity in the amygdala, the fear processing part. (17:30)
-“PTSD changed my brain, and MDMA changed it back!” -Clinical Trials Patient(18:32)
-MDMA promotes new neural connections and releases oxytocin; strengthening prosocial parts of the brain. (19:05)
-MAPS: Non-profit Drug Development(23:57)
-“Not only are we trying to treat trauma, but we are trying to break the cycle of multi-generational trauma, that often has a conflict that goes back decades and centuries.” - Rick Doblin (26:18)
-MAPS.org/research Find treatment manual that describes the therapeutic approach. (26:55)
-Sept 2018: 1,036,000 US veterans receiving disability for PTSD.(27:26)
-Meditation, yoga, death/hospice, humane birthing, mindfulness all have been integrated into our culture (31:12)
-Tami Simon Insights at the Edge Podcast. (37:32)
-Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Self-transcendence to reach Self-Actualization. (39:32)
-MAPS NFP Drug Company: “Not only are we trying to demonstrate a new approach to treating PTSD (with) Psychedelic-Assisted psychotherapy, but we are more broadly trying to demonstrate a new approach to provide healthcare and to provide prescription drugs in particular.” - Rick Doblin(42:42)
-MDMA was invented in 1912 and is off-patent - an anti-patent strategy developed. (44:30)
-MAPS For Profit Public Benefit Corporation. (46:50)
-Psychedelic State of the Union Address: The Future is Bright.(50:12)
-Psychedelic clinics on the horizon. (52:05)
-“Our goal is mass mental health! …Hopefully, a more spiritualized world with a lot less trauma.” -Rick Doblin(55:37)
-“Upside of global warming: People realizing—We are all in this together!”. - Rick Doblin(58:36)
To donate to MAPS or learn more about this pioneering work:
www.MAPS.org
www.Clinicaltrials.gov
Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link
Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
Integration means “to make whole”. These practices/hacks help you get the most out of a psychedelic healing experience or any non-ordinary state of consciousness. Sharing tips and strategies, “best practices” that promote wholeness, optimizing health & well-being. Our integration work catalyzes the world’s unsettled energy helping us massively level-up the games we play.
Integration Solocast Show Notes #49
-Wim Hof Method [6:00]
-Brad Carson Worth The Fight Podcast #24/25 [7:55]
-Raw, Organic Cacao [8:55]
-Microdosing Psychedelic Medicines WTF Podcast #27 HERE [11:11]
-Potent Thirdwave Blog Post HERE: Paul Stamet’s Psilocybin/Lions Mane/Niacin Stack [12:00]
-Fasting/Intermittent Fasting(IF) Comprehensive Video HERE [14:14]
-FLOW science is a game-changer paradigm-shifting belief system and breadth of research [20:45]
-Journaling Tim Ferriss’ 5-minute journal [23:05]
-80% Insights from Meditation/Stillness [25:07]
Thirdwave Blog Post HERE (Worth repeating: It’s potent)
Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link
Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
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Rev Gaylon McDowell gives a compassionate high-level take on the challenges confronting our human family, like only a man who has been teaching metaphysics for over 25 years. Gaylon’s understanding of spiritual principles and the plight our black communities endure at the hand of systemic racism is second to none. It was an honor for me to push these edges with a teacher of mine who has meant so much to my waking up to the divinity inside.
Gaylon's gracious insight offers the “Red Pill,” a lifeline out of the Matrix.
Worth The Fight Podcast Show Notes #48 Gaylon McDowell
We Discuss;
-Gaylon’s work serves as a vehicle of transformation [8:45]
-Go through a situation or grow through a situation [14:00]
-“The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther” — Potent audiobook program [16:16]
-Spirit of Revolution [18:00]
-Gaylon’s experience with systemic racism [22:15]
-Black Lives Matter [29:00]
-13th Documentary [36:35]
-Practical spirituality for better living [40:05]
-Discovery what is radically right about you [44:10]
-Embarc Chicago — [48:52]
-Practical health tips for Pandemic—move your 50 Trillion cells/meditation/contemplation/implement systems [55:10]
Rev. Gaylon McDowell YouTube
Science and Magazine: Power of the New Thought Message
FB: Truth Transforms
IG: @gaylonmcdowell
Ctemple.org
Worth The Fight podcast iTunes easy review link
Matt’s 1-on-1 Worthy Fight Empowerment Coaching
To financially support our NFP Worth The Fight service project with monthly donations on Patreon
CHASING THE PRESENT film is a game-changer documentary that is coming online in perfect timing. Truly a present to unwrap; gifted for us all to better capture the ever-elusive present moment in our precariously present times. Check this documentary out! In our podcast, we unpack its dynamic goodness: meditation, ayahuasca, travel, self-contemplation, the nature of the Self & the illusory nature of suffering.
Chasing The Present Film Show Notes #47
We Discuss;
-James Sebastiano’s inspirational moment where he knew Chasing The Present would someday be a reality [4:30]
-From Shock to Awe another potent documentary about our US Veterans healing with plant medicines [8:20]
-Overall message/mission of Chasing The Present [19:25]
-Power of our Thinking. Change your thoughts. Change how you feel. [22:25]
-FEARVANA: “Suffering Well” - Akshay Nanavati [23:20]
-Potent practice of Self-Inquiry [24:55]
-Sensitivity of shooting film at Temple of the Way of Light ayahuasca retreat [28:20]
-Film values: non-dogmatic [37:15]
-Hopes for Chasing The Present Film [39:45]
-It’s ALL about presence [42:30]
Chasing The Present Film: Beyond Anxiety, Beyond Thought—Freedom IS possible!
To connect on IG:
@chasingthepresentfilm
@james.sebastiano
@anna.kolber
@markwaterfilm
https://www.chasingthepresent.com
Download Chasing The Present Film NOW
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Dr. Dan Engle graciously shares his spiritual insight and pragmatic perspective of our uncertain times like no other. We push the edges and unpack the perils and potential of our precarious present times. Dan brings novel ideas and strategies around initiation and integration and a wealth of perspective being a true psychedelic pioneer.
Show notes Dr. Dan Engle Podcast #46
We Discuss;
-Possible perils confronting human family: We don’t know if we are going to make [10:30]
-Reclamation of the feminine voice after thousands of year of Patriarchy subjugation [15:30]
-FEARVANA: “Suffer Well” Reframing our suffering and using fear to accelerate our growth - Akshay Nanavati [19:15]
-Dan’s potentially life-saving integration tips and perspective [28:20]
-Everybody wakes up in their own way [32:20]
-We are not meant to this in full isolation [41:10]
-Profound understanding of transformational process[43:10]
-Integral Psychology: Grant Cartwright [44:50]
-How we treat the Earth is how we treat the feminine. And we are not doing a very good job[52:30]
-Our collective soul-sickness [53:00]
-Screen time biggest addiction for the coming generation [56:55]
DisclaimerThis program is for general informational purposes only, so you can understand more about the brain and body and how they heal, it does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional healthcare services, including the giving of medical advice. No doctor/patient relationship is formed. The information is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. It is not a prescription; you must talk with your own primary doctor for that. There are a variety of factors that contribute to your healing process, your body is complex and your circumstances are unique. For questions or more information about working privately with us contact the Managing Director at info@halotrustorganization.
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This weekend we are celebrating the Worth The Fight podcast’s 1st anniversary. Thank you to all of our early listeners, supporters, and guests. We have so much gratitude for all the love and support. Here is a short clip from episode #1 with my friend and renaissance man Rick “Kivie” Armstrong. 44 episodes are in the books—we will keep pushing forward the Worth The Fight mission and message of hope and healing.
Please enjoy this heartfelt conversation I had with my dear friend Rick "Kivie" Armstrong. We talk about Rick's fascinating journey and personal overcoming with psychedelic medicines. In addition, we hit all things psychedelics and progressive culture.
Worth The Fight Podcast #1 Rick "Kivie" Armstrong:
We Discuss;
-Getting over the stigma associated with psychedelics (4:00)
-Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler/Flow Research (12:55)
-Florestral: Sol-Circle Healing Retreat in Costa Rica (16:45)
-Rick’s “Shifting” and healing experience with Ayahuasca (21:52)
-MDMA assisted therapy & Psilocybin assisted therapy “Breakthrough” status by the FDA (28:25)
-Rick’s experience with 5-MEO-DMT (30:08)
-“Industrial Prison Complex” THIRTEEN Netflix Documentary (48:37)
-Stealing Fire (50:30)
-Safety/Harm Reduction (52:50)
-Opioid Crisis/Fentanyl (54:50)
-Innate Pathways: Marijuana assisted therapy in conjunction w/John Hopkins University (1:01:00)
-RARE Art Gallery Jackson Hole (1:03:45)
https://raregalleryjacksonhole.com
https://www.facebook.com/rick.armstrong.jacksonhole
https://www.instagram.com/sick_rick_armstrong/
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Hallie graciously and eloquently maps the journey through the heart, extending an invitation for men out of touch with their emotions to safely feel it all. We talk Sacred Sex, Modern Tantra, Conscious Connection, Plant Medicine Healing. And share her journey through the heart and her service-driven mission at The Thought Room Podcast.
Podcast Show Notes: Hallie Rose #44
-Thought Room Podcast Inspiration [10:55]
-We can create whatever experience we want by the thoughts that we choose [17:45]
-Overcoming the resistance to engaging psychedelic medicine [22:22]
-Hallie’s healing journey and experiences at Soltara Healing Center [26:08]
-Conscious Masculinity Men’s Group Coaching [29:45]
-How you eat is how you f*ck [34:40]
-Sacred Sex [36:20]
-More Sacred Sexuality Goodness [42:10]
-Urban Tantra [45:00]
-The Thought Room Podcast Mission [52:45]
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@thoughtroompodcast
@lunarwild
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Rachel and Leah bring humor and thought-provoking insight. And as BasicWitches podcast hosts, they basically share what it means to live and love by example sans that nefarious dogma.
We have lots of fun aggressively digging at the roots of many of our collective struggles. I am no longer a closeted Feminist after this inspired conversation. Sorry, Patriarch, I’ve broken ranks. Thank you ladies for sharing your craft and gracious hearts! I’ve been spellbound, smiling since we last spoke.
Basic Witches: Leah & Rachel #43 Show Notes:
We Discuss;
-Leah & Rachel share their psychedelic experience [4:30]
-BasicWitches Podcast: Love and self-empowerment [10:45]
-Vulnerability/Trust/Connection [14:30]
-Rachel’s vulnerability practice [18:36]
-Breaking-down comedy and witchcraft [20:24]
-Catholic Church witch-burning crusades [31:00]
-Cardi B WAP Wet Ass Pussy [34:55]
-Catholic Church or Global Peace—Pick one—you can’t have both? [41:00]
Top 3 relevant quotes:
“Comedy has saved my life in so many different ways”
-Leah Knauer [17:16]
“When I feel that nervous feeling come up in my stomach because I have to face something vulnerable. I also have the cognition of that’s the right way to go and you are going to get something good out it.”
-Rachel Laforest [20:05]
“So much of the problems on Earth go back to untreated trauma cause we don’t focus on healing. We don’t listen to victims. We don’t promote speaking up. It’s changing now, thank goodness. But we have long way to go.
-Rachel Laforest [42:55]
Social Tags:
Instagram:
@basicwitches
@leahknauer
@rachellaforest
Rachel’s Coaching Program: FLY: Learn to Fucking Love Yourself!
Leah’s Coaching Program: (Wo)manifest Some Shit!
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Too many positive signals to contain this inspired solo episode where I make a case for our human family shifting to a WAP: World At Peace. PEACE: Goal & Way!
Solocast Show Notes #42:
Why Big Pharma is a top offender of Bullshit Inc.:
-Last checked the Opioid Crisis claims 193 people each day. Wowsers. That’s 70K per year. Ughhh. It’s estimated 58,000 American lives were lost in the entire Vietnam conflict.
-1 in 4 of us on psyche meds? 1 in 6 on SSRI’s/Anti-depressants? The pills are very addictive and often have harsh side-effects. I believe our pharmaceutical companies can reform and do a better job of serving our great nation and those they’ve pledged to care for.
Juliana shares unabashedly her joyful heart and her inspiring healing and overcoming with plant medicines. As a US Marine(retired), she has a very strong pulse on our many of the challenges facing our great nation and human family: War, the failed War on Drugs, the Pandemic, systemic racial injustices.
Juliana’s understanding of how plant medicines might help fellow veterans with PTSD is strikingly profound; having both the first-hand experience of war & carnage and the grace of deep healing and letting go.
Podcast Show Notes: Juliana Mercer #41
-My backstory with Juliana [9:24]
-Her healing retreat with Heroic Hearts Project [12:47]
-Juliana’s experience with ayahuasca [16:30]
-Residual trauma/PTSD flowing out of her [22:00]
-Juliana’s continuous healing with Psilocybin [25:50]
-Her compassionate spirit of activism and devotion to positive social change [35:40]
-War on Drugs: Is there a more racist policy and egregious civil rights violation? [39:40]
-Juliana’s take on our Pharmaceutical Companies/Our collective mental health crisis [45:33]
-Our beef with organized religion [50:55]
-Juliana sharing publicly her psychedelic healing [1:00:00]
To connect with Juliana Mercer: IG: @xojmerc
Supportive resources for US Veterans:
Mission Continues
Team RedWhiteAndBlue
Travis Mills foundation
Heroic Hearts Project is seeking HHP Ambassadors: To get involved with the veteran healing mission
Heroic Hearts Project: To Donate to 501(c)(3)
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Psychedelic Integration Coaching
Cannabis pioneer Andrew DeAngelo, takes us on a journey to where the psychedelic renaissance is heading, graciously mapping the predictable pitfalls—gleaning insight from mistakes made by the Cannabis industry. In our hopeful conversation, we talk psychedelic medicines, our sick and unjust war on drugs, and dive deep into his inspiring work: THE LAST PRISONER PROJECT, whose mission is to free ALL of those still imprisoned for Cannabis-related charges.
Show notes #40 Andrew DeAngelo
We Discuss;
- 3:30 - How have psychedelics and cannabis informed Andrew’s path? How’d it get started for him?
- 12:54 - What are some of the predictable mistakes and unintended consequences that already have or could occur in the cannabis legalization space
- 24:30 - How do the psychedelic renaissance and big pharma coexist? How does a non-profit model fit in?
- 33:20 - What is the Last Prisoner Project and what is the goal?
- 39:00 - What’s strategies are there for overcoming the War on Drugs?
- 53:00 - What has Andrew seen in the veteran community with regard to healing trauma with cannabis and visionary plants?
- 1:00.48 - What does Andrew say to those looking to have their first experience with visionary compounds for healing personal trauma?
Top 3 relevant quotes:
- 7:13 - "The Medicine was allowing me to start to accept and come to peace with (the trauma)...ya know you always embrace the demon, you don't pretend it's not there; you look at it in the eye and say "what are you trying to teach me demon?" - Andrew DeAngelo
- 20:01 - "There's more exuberance right now than there is smart design on how to integrate these compounds into society." - Andrew DeAngelo
- 48:54 - "We're all on our own journey of healing...you can't get to adulthood in the US, certainly not middle age, like me, without experiencing trauma and failure and difficulty and loss and grief, and we need to be able to use these experiences in a positive way and transform them and integrate them in ourselves so that we become stronger wiser people that are then able to serve others even better. - Andrew DeAngelo
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- Worth The Fight Book
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- The Last Prisoner Project - Website
- Andrew DeAngelo - LinkedIn
- Andrew DeAngelo - Website
Is healing our warriors with psychedelic medicines a love-based solution to our precariously challenging times?
Jesse gets us all caught up on the latest doings with the Heroic Hearts Project and the veteran collective-soul healing mission, graciously presenting exciting opportunities to grab a shovel and get involved with the HHP Ambassador Program.
Episode #39 Jesse Gould, Heroic Hearts Project:
We Discuss;
- 10:00: Jesse talks about the Ambassador Program through the Heroic Hearts nonprofit. How they get support and spread their loving efforts of veteran mental health.
- 14:00: What's getting in the way of achieving their goals?
- 18:20: How does one get involved with the Ambassador Program? How can people donate their time or expertise to this worthy cause?
- 22:40: How is the psychedelic world-changing, what are some current pitfalls and things to avoid with the path ahead?
- 28:30: Jesse speaks at length as to why veterans can be the bridge as we push into the unknown.
Relevant power quotes:
- "I think more and more the power of the source is going to be important. Who are the trusted sources? What are the trusted sources? Where is this message coming from?"Jesse Gould- 29:14
- "Veterans are the only group that is respected enough that can bring in this controversial topic to demographics that would otherwise never entertain that conversation." Jesse Gould - 32:00
- "The moment you fall into the stereotypes of what it is they expect of subhuman then you lose that battle. But if you maintain that moral high-ground, that messaging high-ground, that trust high-ground...then that's power right there." Jesse Gould - 35:36
- "You are a warrior. You no longer are in battle, you're no longer all in combat, but that's not what necessarily makes you a warrior. That was part of you, but now use that same warrior spirit for other means of helping other veterans of giving back, of non-profit work." Jesse Gould 43:20
- "There are more people in my generation that are prioritizing themselves and mental health and family instead of just having billions and billions of dollars." Jesse Gould - 49:50
Social Tags:
Connect with Jesse Gould and the Heroic Hearts Project
- Instagram - Heroic Hearts Project
- Website - heroicheartsproject.org
Ben reconnects us to nature with his grounded wisdom as a small business grower and farmer/forager. In our hopeful conversation, we talk psychedelic medicines, microdosing, our inequitable food system, and spend a lot of time diving deep with CBD/CBG smokable flower: What I suspect might be the next frontier for optimal health and wellness.
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Bridging Military Service-time to Civilian Life w/ Psychedelic Medicines & Ceremony with Warrior Soul: Chris Albert, the host of the Warrior Soul podcast, is a peaceful warrior doing vitally important work for our veteran nation. In our podcast conversation, we outline why our struggling but resilient war veterans are poised to lead our great nation into the unknown and precariously challenging times forthcoming. Chris’ servant's heart and commitment to leading and loving by example are deeply inspiring.
Episode #37 Chris Albert/Warrior Soul - Psychedelics & Ceremony: Our US Veterans Healing and Showing the Way
We Discuss;
- 3:15 - How psychedelic medicines informed Chris' path and his service. His first DMT experience and what he learned about his past lives.
- 12:47 - Chris' military service, what life was like for him after The Marines, and his current orientation toward service and ceremony.
- 22:12 - Misconceptions about war veterans and combat trauma, and post-service civilian life trauma.
- 29:34 - Thoughts about what is going on in our current world; George Floyd, police force, individual freedom, and how we all need each other, and to work together, for society to work.
- 36:30 - Labels and the concepts/stories that we're told and we tell ourselves. Chris opens up about his parents and the stories he's told himself for 40 years.
- 40:13 - Chris' podcast, The Warrior Soul Podcast, and empowering the veteran community. Chris' favorite podcast guest? Robert Greene (https://warriorsoulagoge.com/articles/robert-greene)
- 45:29 - Thoughts on a love revolution centered around healing the hearts and minds of war veterans.
Sponsor Info:
This show is supported by:
- Worth The Fight Book -
Social Tags:
Connect with Chris Albert
- @warriorsoulagoge
- www.warriorsoulagoge.com
Kelli and Conner tell it how it is: They share refreshing unfiltered Real Talk around sexual taboos and conscious relationships. They’ve teamed up on the OK, Babe Podcast to squash shame and help others navigate communication and sex.
OK Babe Podcast
#36 Show Notes - Threesomes, Sexual Taboos & Conscious Relationships: Kelli Tennant & Conner Moore from OK, Babe
We Discuss;
- 5:22 - The different relationship "camps" and specifically "monogamish" relationships.
- 14:50 - Different perspectives; zooming out from your own personal experience for a fuller picture of BLM protesting, looting, and the media's role in narrating perspective.
- 18:14 - The meeting of social movements/unrest, COVID-19, Donald Trump, racial injustice, and even astrology as a necessary collision for changing the narrative.
- 22:05 - The wellness space, psychedelics, white privilege and how to make the message of wellness more inclusive.
- 34:00 - Anti-racism, Ibram Kendi and change through conscious action and difficult conversation.
- 38:14 - Power distribution, prison reform, the War on Drugs, psychedelic studies, the education system, and distractions.
- 43:02 - Nadine Burke Harris and "ACEs" - Adverse Childhood Experiences, epigenetics and generational trauma.
- 51:45 - The church, shame/guilt, childhood sexual trauma, veteran trauma, and the perpetuation of war and conflict on earth.
Sponsor Info:
This show is supported by:
- Worth The Fight Book
- Soul Lift Cacao - Best ceremonial raw cacao money can buy
Social Tags:
Connect with Kelli and Conner
- Instagram:@okbabeshow , @kellimtennant , @connerwanders
- Website: http://soulfireproductionsco.com/
- OK, Babe Podcast
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Exavier Pope, Esq. graciously holds our hand and breaks down the systematic racial injustice that white communities have turned a blind eye too for far too long. In our candid conversation, we confront our nation’s social unrest—and leave much room for hope and optimism for what is ahead as we earnestly move towards an equitable society. Exavier shares his mindful awakening to an inspired life of serving others by way of social justice activism and his high-vibe hip-hop yoga class. Exavier Pope Podcast #35 Show Notes We Discuss; Find Exavier in all these places: Twitter - https://twitter.com/exavierpope Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/exavierpope/?hl=en Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/exavierpope/ Zenxjuiceyoga - https://www.instagram.com/zenxjuiceyoga/?hl=en
4:05- Cannabis - https://www.britannica.com/plant/cannabis-plant 4:15 - Hot Yoga - https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/hot-yoga/faq-20058057 4:25 - Eckhart Tolle and Power of Now - https://eckharttolle.com/ - https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808 6:00 - Exavier's Hip Hop Yoga - https://www.facebook.com/zenxjuice/ - https://www.instagram.com/zenxjuiceyoga/?hl=en - https://www.instagram.com/exavierpope/?hl=en 6:09 Shawn Dorgan 10:28 - Astrology - https://www.astrology.com/us/home.aspx 10:48 - Fasting and intermittent fasting - https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/diet-myth-truth-fasting-effective-weight-loss - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-guide 11:39 - The Alchemist - https://www.amazon.com/Alchemist-Paulo-Coelho/dp/0061122416 14:03 - Robin French - http://voyagechicago.com/interview/meet-robin-french-bare-feet-power-yoga-west-loop/ - https://www.barefeetpoweryoga.com/teachers-1 17:45 - Fitness Formula Chicago - https://ffc.com/ 18:35 - Zen & Juice Yoga - https://www.facebook.com/zenxjuice/ 21:17 - Coronavirus - https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus 24:40 - Ahmaud Arbery - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52623151 24:43 - Amy Cooper and Christian Cooper- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/nyregion/amy-cooper-dog-central-park.html 24:50 - George Floyd - https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-who-is.html 27:26 - Caste system - https://www.britannica.com/topic/caste-social-differentiation 27:40 - Racism - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism 29:20 - Anti-racist and Ibram Kendi - https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist - https://www.ibramxkendi.com/ - 30:05 - White Fragility and Robin DiAngelo -https://robindiangelo.com/publications/ 31:09 - Fight Club and Edward Norton - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/ - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001570/ 33:16 - White Solidarity and Robin DiAngelo -https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2019/whats-my-complicity-talking-white-fragility-with-robin-diangelo 34:11 - War on drugs - https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs 36:33 - Ibram Kendi quote - "The heartbeat of racism is denial. The heartbeat of anti-racism is confession" - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/13/opinion/sunday/heartbeat-of-racism-denial.html 36:39 - Flow -https://www.ted.com/talks/mihaly_csikszentmihalyi_flow_the_secret_to_happiness?language=en 36:40 - Soul Lift Cacao and Nick Meador- https://www.soulliftcacao.com/ - https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/worththefight/id/13463333 - 20% off promo code! --->WORTHTHEFIGHT at checkout 41:57 - 1 in 6 men are sexually abused as kids - https://1in6.org/get-information/the-1-in-6-statistic/ 44:23 - John Locke and "individualism" and American exceptionalism- https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke-political/ -https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/ -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism#:~:text=The%20actual%20phrase%20%22American%20exceptionalism,certain%20elements%20of%20Marxist%20theory. 46:13 - An old white guy was pushed over in Buffalo - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/75-year-old-man-shoved-ground-buffalo-police-suffered-brain-n1230421 47:48 - University of Ilinois - https://illinois.edu/ - Rutgers Law- https://law.rutgers.edu/ 50:54 - MDMA assisted therapy -https://maps.org/research/mdma/ptsd/phase3 51:13 - PTSD and 8% of the population struggling with it - https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/common/common_adults.asp#:~:text=Facts%20about%20How%20Common%20PTSD%20Is&text=About%207%20or%208%20out,have%20gone%20through%20a%20trauma. 51:32 - 1 in 6 Americans take a psychiatric drug - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/1-in-6-americans-takes-a-psychiatric-drug/ 51:43 - Medical Marijuana legal in 33 states - https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/qa/what-us-states-have-legalized-medical-marijuana 52:10 Controlled Substances Act of 1971 and Richard Nixon - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3839489/#:~:text=The%20Federal%20Comprehensive%20Drug%20Abuse,effective%20on%20May%201%2C%201971.&text=The%20goal%20of%20the%20Controlled,and%20dispensing%20of%20controlled%20substances. - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Nixon 52:18 - Watergate - https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/watergate 52:24 - John Ehrlichman- https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html 54:17 - Expunging records for marijuana arrests- https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/politics/new-york-marijuana-convictions-expunged-trnd/index.html 55:48 - Rick Doblin and MAPS- https://maps.org/about/staff 59:52 - Me Too Movement - https://metoomvmt.org/
Renowned Extremesport Athlete, Author, and Fear Coach Kristen Ulmer gives us poignantly relevant advice on how best to make peace with anger, sadness, and fear. In our thought-provoking conversation, she reveals novel strategies on how to build healthier relationships with the full spectrum of human emotions.
We talk Mindfulness, Psychedelic Medicines, Flow States, PTSD, COVID-19, and how to live healthy, happy, and energetic lives in our unprecedented challenging times.
Show Notes Kristen Ulmer Podcast #34 We Discuss; Kristen Ulmer - https://www.kristenulmer.com/ - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062423444/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 - https://www.powder.com/stories/classics/that-girl/ Big topic discussed throughout the podcast: - Flow and flow states - https://www.headspace.com/articles/flow-state - https://positivepsychology.com/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-father-of-flow/ - PTSD - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967 3:40 - The Amygdala - https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/amygdala.htm#:~:text=The%20amygdala%20(Latin%2C%20corpus%20amygdaloideum,part%20of%20the%20limbic%20system. 4:36 - OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml#:~:text=Overview,to%20repeat%20over%20and%20over. 6:13 - Flow for Writers Workshop and Steven Kotler - https://www.stevenkotler.com/ - https://www.flowresearchcollective.com/flow-for-writers 9:30 - Eckhart Tolle and the "monkey mind" - https://eckharttolle.com/ - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-empowerment-diary/201709/calming-the-monkey-mind 10:20 - Traditional Zen Buddhism - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zen 10:25 - The movie Inside Out - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/ 13:32 - Carl Jung - https://www.simplypsychology.org/carl-jung.html - https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1204404-one-does-not-become-enlightened-by-imagining-figures-of-light 14:15 - Red Bull - https://www.redbull.com/us-en/ 14:53 - Alex Honnold, "El Cap", "free-solo" and Laird Hamilton - http://www.alexhonnold.com/ - https://www.yosemite.com/what-to-do/el-capitan/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_solo_climbing - https://lairdhamilton.com/ 15:22 - Zen Master Dogen Zenji - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dogen 16:00 - Alex Honnold's amygdala - https://web.musc.edu/about/news-center/2019/03/18/how-a-neuroscientist-and-professional-climber-learned-from-one-another 18:10 - The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BW54XVO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 19:35 - PTSD statistics - https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/common/common_adults.asp - https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd.shtml 25:20 - Akshay Nanavati and the Dali Llama - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akshay_Nanavati - https://fearvana.com/ - https://www.dalailama.com/ 27:00 - Confucius - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/confucius/ - https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8688305-the-man-who-chases-two-rabbits-catches-neither 32:59 - Ayahuasca - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ayahuasca 34:25 - Hallucinogen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen 35:50 - War veteran PTSD suicide - https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/MENTALHEALTH/suicide_prevention/index.asp 36:00 - MDMA assisted psychotherapy, psilocybin assisted therapy - https://maps.org/research/mdma - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041963/ 38:30 - Wounded Warrior Project - https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ 50:12 - Burning Man - https://burningman.org/ 52:25 - free fear and anxiety assessment at Kristen's website - https://kristenulmer.com/free-fear-and-anxiety-assessment 1:00 - LSD - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysergic_acid_diethylamide - https://maps.org/research/psilo-lsd
Zach Carothers, bassist for Portugal. The Man. shares his personal experiences with Psychedelic Medicines. We talk in-depth about the band’s inspiring activism through the PTM Foundation, giving Voice to the marginalized and overlooked. In our Hopeful conversation, Zach delivers a rockstar performance in Realness and Authenticity—telling it how it is, Unabashedly confronting our nation’s mental health challenges and systemic injustices.
Portugal The Man links:
https://www.portugaltheman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/portugaltheman
https://twitter.com/portugaltheman
https://www.instagram.com/portugaltheman/
https://www.youtube.com/user/Portugalthemanband
Feel it Still - Grammy award-winning song for "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" in 2018: - https://www.alaskapublic.org/2018/01/29/with-alaska-roots-and-appreciation-portugal-the-man-wins-grammy/ - Acceptance speech by Zach Carothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChjVbBwbotI Zachary Carother's Instagram: - https://www.instagram.com/zacharycarothers/?hl=en 12:59 - May is Mental Health Awareness Month:
- https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Month - https://adaa.org/mental-health-awareness-month - https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month 13:19 - Veteran suicide. Approximately 22 veterans per day commit suicide. - https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/data.asp - https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/data-sheets/2019/2019_National_Veteran_Suicide_Prevention_Annual_Report_508.pdf - https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/01/ce-corner-suicide - https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/03/04/suicide-remains-growing-challenge-for-younger-veterans-survey-shows/ 13:43 - Homeless veteran percentage at around 10-15% - http://nchv.org/index.php/news/media/background_and_statistics/ - https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/pit_count.asp - https://www.hudexchange.info/homelessness-assistance/ahar/#reports - https://www.usich.gov/resources/uploads/asset_library/Homelessness_in_America._Focus_on_Veterans.pdf 13:53 - Ayahuasca and MDMA therapy being used for war veterans as a means of trauma healing and integration. - https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/10/18007558/denver-psilocybin-psychedelic-mushrooms-ayahuasca-depression-mental-health - https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/05/09/psychedelic-drug-provides-relief-for-veterans-with-ptsd/ 14:30 - Approximately 1 of 4 Americans are on psychology meds. 18-19 million suffering with anxiety disorders. 8% of population has PTSD at any given time: - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/1-in-6-americans-takes-a-psychiatric-drug/ - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/mental-health-disorder-statistics 16:30 - The Sopranos - https://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos 18:20 - Brene Brown and vulnerability - Website: https://brenebrown.com/ - TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en - Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-us-with-bren%C3%A9-brown/id1494350511 19:32 - MDMA and psilocybin being fast-tracked as a breakthrough therapy by the FDA in phase 3 clinical trials with federal government. Johns Hopkins, NYU, University of Wisconsin Madison and Imperial College of London are all doing research and studies. - https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidcarpenter/2020/05/12/psychedelic-pioneer-rick-doblin-on-fda-trials-of-mdma-most-important-reality-check-of-maps-34-year-history/#4764b2b4230a - https://maps.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjwk6P2BRAIEiwAfVJ0rOfJTnkt5vFPNMiAlRxz-svyM8mddqeFlOeurxAj4Xf5CESnzSah3hoCqqsQAvD_BwE -NYU: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2018/june/the-underground-world-of-psychedelics-and-the-potential-of-plant.html - https://nyunews.com/2019/03/03/03-04-ops-king/ - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0269881116675512 - Johns Hopkins: https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/ - University of Wisconsin Madison: https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/testing-innovative-mental-health-treatments/ - https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2019/09/could-psychedelics-be-the-answer-to-chronic-mental-health-issues - Imperial School of London: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/psychedelic-research-centre/ 23:37 - Denver and Oakland decriminalization: - https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/08/us/denver-magic-mushrooms-approved-trnd/index.html - https://www.denverpost.com/2019/08/23/psychedelic-mushrooms-denver-decriminalization/ - https://decriminalizedenver.org/ -https://www.npr.org/2019/06/05/730061916/oakland-city-council-effectively-decriminalizes-psychedelic-mushrooms - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/06/05/oakland-california-legalizes-magic-mushrooms-and-peyote/1347888001/ 24:00 - Marijuana and other drug offenders in jail: - https://drugabusestatistics.org/marijuana-incarceration/ - https://www.drugpolicy.org/issues/drug-war-statistics - https://www.aclu.org/gallery/marijuana-arrests-numbers - https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/22/four-in-ten-u-s-drug-arrests-in-2018-were-for-marijuana-offenses-mostly-possession/ 24:39 - Medical Marijuana and state legality: (Matt said 38 states, but it could be closer to 33) - https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/qa/what-us-states-have-legalized-medical-marijuana - https://norml.org/legal/medical-marijuana-2 - https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx 26:27 - Covid-19 and jail populations: - https://www.npr.org/2020/04/28/846678912/a-ticking-time-bomb-advocates-warn-covid-19-is-spreading-rapidly-behind-bars - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-outbreaks-jails-prisons-cdc-report-covid-19/ - https://www.aclu.org/news/smart-justice/new-model-shows-reducing-jail-population-will-lower-covid-19-death-toll-for-all-of-us/ - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/opinion/coronavirus-prisons.html 27:14 - reparations for marijuana drug offenders in jail. - https://qz.com/1482349/weed-and-reparations/ - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2014/07/the-case-for-marijuana-reparations-the-profits-from-drug-legalization-should-be-shared-with-those-affected-by-the-war-on-drugs.html 29:00 - Zachary Carothers on podcast with "Trainer Jeff" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8OxvBIUnz8 29:18 - Indigenous peoples and land acknowledgments/recognition by Portugal. The Man: -https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/10/28/listen-putting-native-issues-out-front-portugal-the-man-talks-protests-indigenous-influence-on-next-album/ - https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/portugal-the-man-releases-land-acknowledgement-video-to-honor-indigenous-peoples-land/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSw02mrJtCw 31:19 - Portugal. The Man non-profit foundation - "PTM Foundation" - https://www.facebook.com/PTMFoundation/ - https://www.instagram.com/ptmfoundation/ - https://linktr.ee/ptmfoundation?fbclid=IwAR2LX3lK8B9-Arvry-EHlXmAAOeyDy9wcRAKpYfUayrmkwoQ9DNZOs1XpWw 35:54 - Indigenous peoples are three times more likely to have PTSD. - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875613/ 36:29 - Peyote in Native American healing process - https://maps.org/news/bulletin/articles/439-bulletin-spring-2020/8138-sacred-peyote-conservation-respecting-indigenous-traditions 45:14 (and 49:34) - Heroic Hearts Project and Jesse Gould - Worth the Fight Podcast guest #3 - https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/ - https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/team - http://worththefightpodcast.org/come-together-episode-3-conversation-with-jesse-gould-heroic-hearts-project 47:32 - Kelly Brogan - https://kellybroganmd.com/ 49:56 - Worth The Fight Podcast 316 with Amber & Marcus Capone/VETS - http://worththefightpodcast.org/seals-diving-into-psychedelia-episode-16-amber-marcus-caponevets 50:10 - Ibogaine: - https://maps.org/research/ibogaine-therapy - https://americanaddictioncenters.org/meth-treatment/success-rate-for-ibogaine - https://www.ibogainealliance.org/ibogaine/ 57:25 - Sebastian Junger and "Tribe" the book. And veteran childhood sexual trauma. - http://www.sebastianjunger.com/ - https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/1455566381 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640796/ 1:00:27- Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. By Steven Newcomb - https://www.amazon.com/Pagans-Promised-Land-Christian-Discovery/dp/1555916422 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NmlJcy7RrA - https://www.indianz.com/News/2018/10/30/standing-up-to-the-doctrine-of-christian.asp 1:14:58: Rick Doblin - https://maps.org/about/staff - http://worththefightpodcast.org/psychedelic-state-forecast-episode-10-rick-doblin-maps 1:16:25 - Worth The Fight Book on Kindle, Amazon and audiobook. - https://www.amazon.com/Worth-Fight-Spirituality-Psychedelic-Overcoming-ebook/dp/B07NRCXB72 1:16:40 - Mark Poelzer - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-poelzer-b137a87/ - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=8618647 1:17:28 - Madison Psychedelic Society and Worth The Fight bookclub with Matt Simpson and Day H-J - Madison Psychedelic Society - http://www.madisonpsychedelic.com/ - May 28th, 2020 at 7 pm CST “Worth The Fight” presentation: https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/events/270374700/ - June 17th, 2020 at 6 pm CST “Worth The Fight” Bookclub: https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/events/270374821/
- http://worththefightpodcast.org/navigating-necessary-nuance-a-trip-between-the-lines-wday-h-j-episode-31-day-hj-madison-psychedelic-society
Mike Bledsoe generously shares his insight around how psychedelic medicines have helped him live a strong life in service to other’s growth and development. In this inspired episode, we go deep into the healing powers of ayahuasca (And psilocybin). We cover why ayahuasca is different from other psychedelic medicines.
Show Notes Podcast #32 Mike Bledsoe We Discuss; The Bledsoe Show - https://thebledsoeshow.com/ The Strong Coach Podcast - http://thestrongcoach.libsyn.com/ Some topics that are covered: Ayahuasca - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ayahuasca - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca- https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27203322 Psilocybin - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/308850 - https://www.livescience.com/psilocybin.html 11:20 - "Yahay" or "Yage" - https://www.ayaconference.com/whats-in-a-name-the-different-words-for-ayahuasca-and-why-they-matter/ 14:40 - Atheism - https://www.britannica.com/topic/atheism 18:51 - Matt Belair - https://mattbelair.com/ - http://worththefightpodcast.org/website/mastering-mind-body-spirit-with-a-conscious-thought-leader-episode-23-matt-belair 23:42 - Wim Hof - https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ 25:37 - nervous system and endocrine system. Hormones and neurotransmitters. Down and up-regulation of hormones through these systems. - https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-human-body-systems/hs-the-nervous-and-endocrine-systems/a/hs-the-nervous-and-endocrine-systems-review 27:09 - Circadian rhythm - https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/what-circadian-rhythm 27:30 - Melatonin and cortisol for going to sleep and waking up - https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-940/melatonin - https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/what-is-cortisol 28:35 - Neuroplasticity - https://positivepsychology.com/neuroplasticity/ - https://www.britannica.com/science/neuroplasticity - https://www.neurologytimes.com/clinical-qa/psychedelics-neurology-potential-improving-neuroplasticity 30:54 - Ayahuasca impacts the gut biome and fascia - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987718313252 - https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3389 33:30 - Jesse Gould and Heroic Hearts Project and Soltara- https://soltara.co/ - https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/ 35:30 - Gut biome and breast feeding - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/health/breastmilk-microbiome-parenting.html 35:40 - Sugar and influence on gut biome - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/sugar-keeps-good-microbes-at-bay/ 36:55 - Aubrey Marcus and "Own the Morning Own the Day" - https://www.aubreymarcus.com/pages/own-the-day 37:39 - Corn subsidization and making sugar cheap - https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/18/486051480/we-subsidize-crops-we-should-eat-less-of-does-this-fatten-us-up 39:09 - Feeding corn to cows and farm animals - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/interviews/pollan.html 40:00 - Diabetes in youth - https://www.diabetes.org/resources/statistics/statistics-about-diabetes - https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/type-2-diabetes-in-children 40:14 - Ken Wilbur and Integral Theory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Wilber - https://integrallife.com/four-quadrants/ 44:52 - The opposable mind - https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhorst/2017/09/06/two-ways-to-bigger-thinking-and-bolder-ideas/#587cc5b13d23
46:50 - "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach - https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0743278909 49:30 - Psychedelic assisted therapy fast-tracked - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/psilocybin-legal-therapy-mdma-753946/ - https://maps.org/research/mdma/mdma-research-timeline
In our inspired podcast, Day navigates the nuanced landscape of the burgeoning psychedelic renaissance with unmatched clarity; She confronts the vital conversations that are immediately pressing and those important talks that are around the bend and forthcoming. We cover psychedelic medicines, culture, integration, COVID-19, and the paramount importance of the value of intentional language when retelling the story of what might be possible for our human family.
Podcast #31 Day HJ Show Notes:
We Discuss;
2:57 - MDMA Phase 3 trials - https://maps.org/research/mdma/ptsd/phase3/timeline
3:46 - 4:50
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Madison Psychedelic Society -http://www.madisonpsychedelic.com/
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Madison Psychedelic Society Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/
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May 28th, 7 pm CST “Worth The Fight” presentation: https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/events/270374700/
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June 17th. 6 pm CST “Worth The Fight” Bookclub: https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/events/270374821/
5:20 - 6:10
- Psilocybin and MDMA assisted therapy research at UW Madison: https://pharmacy.wisc.edu/testing-innovative-mental-health-treatments/
10:16
- Milwaukee Psychedelic Society meetup- https://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Psychedelic-Society/
14:17
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MAPS - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies - https://maps.org/
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Decriminalization - https://maps.org/policyreform
14:35
-Harm-reduction - https://maps.org/resources/responding-to-difficult-psychedelic-experiences
15:35
- Rick Doblin - https://maps.org/about/staff/ ----- https://www.facebook.com/rickdoblin/ ----- https://www.ted.com/speakers/rick_doblin
17:38
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Some mental Health info/stats - https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness.shtml
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Veteran suicide info - https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/data.asp
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The opioid crisis - https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/index.html ----- https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html
22:37
- "The only constant in life is change" NOT SPOKEN BY EINSTEIN! https://socraticlife.com.au/heraclitus-the-only-constant-is-change/
24:25
- Ayahuasca - https://maps.org/research/ayahuasca
25:41
- Simon Sinek - https://simonsinek.com/
28:45
- using raw/ceremonial cacao with meditations -
31:20
- "The Psychedelic Renaissance" - https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/hygieias-workshop/201908/the-psychedelic-renaissance
32:30
- "set and setting" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_and_setting
32:46
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Peak Experience - https://maps.org/news-letters/v09n3/09323rob.html
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The mystical Scale - https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/(en)/theologie/forschung/religionsforschung/forschung/streib/methoden/mysticismscale.html
36:38
- Dr Robin Carhart-Harris - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/r.carhart-harris
42:37
- Wisconsin hone to 10 of top 20 drunkest cities: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/report-wisconsin-is-home-to-12-of-the-nations-top-20-drunkest-cities
48:12
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The War on Drugs - https://www.drugpolicy.org/issues/brief-history-drug-war ----- https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs
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Harm reduction - https://maps.org/resources/responding-to-difficult-psychedelic-experiences
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Risk reduction -https://maps.org/policyreform
50:42
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Mesculine - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01571-2
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DMT - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/dd52796e-5935-414e-af0c-de9686d02afa
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Indigenous reparations for medicinal plants - https://www.omicsonline.org/the-dilemma-of-plant-knowledge-and-compensation-for-native-people-living-in-brazilian-biomes-2157-7625.1000108.php?aid=6072
56:38
- FDA fast-tracking psilocybin and MDMA assisted therapy: https://www.popsci.com/story/health/psilocybin-magic-mushroom-fda-breakthrough-depression/ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/ecstasy-could-be-breakthrough-therapy-for-soldiers-others-suffering-from-ptsd/2017/08/26/009314ca-842f-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html
1:01:22
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Madison Psychedelic Society -http://www.madisonpsychedelic.com/
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Madison Psychedelic Society Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/
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May 28th, 7 pm CST “Worth The Fight” presentation: https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/events/270374700/
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June 17th. 6 pm CST “Worth The Fight” Bookclub: https://www.meetup.com/Madison-Psychedelic-Society/events/270374821/
May’s Mental Health Awareness Month begins in grand fashion with an incredible story of overcoming drug addiction. Ed shares vulnerably his epic struggles with a 4-year meth psychosis of extreme paranoia and how he reconciled his mental health challenges, leading him to a path of spirituality, self-improvement, and selfless service to others. Ed authored a profoundly poignant and relevant book chronicling his life’s journey and overcoming, illuminating the dogged pursuit and ceaseless dreams to be a writer. Bravo!
Show Notes Ed Kressy #30
We Discuss;
-“My Addiction & Recovery: Just Because You Are Done With Drugs It Doesn’t Mean Drugs Are Done With You” [10:00]
-Dream & Goals: Dream is who we want to be; Goals what we want to do [12:30]
-When pursuit of goals beget our pursuit of our dreams we settle [13:52]
-Forsaking our dreams will catch up [15:42]
-Butterfly Transformation Journey [18:35]
-Ed’s experience w/Spirituality [20:20]
-Never left one block radius for 1 year(last year on meth) [28:40]
-The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek - Joseph Campbell [33:20]
-Seth Godin is a major supporter of criminal justice service work [35:40]
-We are only as sick as our secrets - Ed Kressy [36:30]
-Drugs are usually not the problem, drugs are our attempt at a solution [42:45]
-ToastMasters game-changer(For me too! :) [45:00]
-DEFY Ventures: Service work coaching incarcerated men in transformation life-skills [46:00]
-Personal experience w/Ayahuasca [52:37]
-What Western medicine doesn’t understand far exceeds what we do [56:30]
-COVID-19 fear virus talk [58:30]
“My Addiction and Recovery: Just Because You Are Done With Drugs Doesn’t Mean Drugs Are Done With You”
To connect with Ed: https://www.facebook.com/edkressy
Musings Around A Love Revolution: With the grave uncertainty our human family is facing with COVID-19 fear virus—has there ever been a better time for a good ol’ fashioned grassroots Love Revolution?
In our uplifting conversation, Hayden and I talk in-depth about her overcoming childhood trauma to live a wholehearted life. She shares vulnerably a horrific event that imprisoned her but also gave her an incredible understanding of what trauma is and the mechanism behind psychedelic-assisted therapy. We share a hopeful glimpse of what might be possible from the other-side of trauma: both individual and collective.
Show notes Hayden Bowen Podcast #28
We Discuss;
-Pushing against psychological immune system [12:48]
-Trauma cycle — Shake it off! [13:45]
-Listen to your body, it’s trying to tell you something - Mom knows best [15:42]
-Profound message of hope for those with trauma: There is a Benevolent Universe waiting for you, that has been here the whole time [18:10]
-Beyond the scope of the trauma filter [18:36]
-Wisdom and deep intelligence: Your attention has to go right on this spot(Your trauma) until you burn through it [22:10]
-The body never forgets [23:50]
-My coming out of the Psychedelic Closet [29:45]
-Lessons of the Vine! Title of my psychedelic coming out post HERE [30:00]
-Rhythms of nature are so healing! [33:10]
-Holotropic Breathwork [33:45]
-Collective invitation to redesign and rewire what we are doing(as a society)[41:45]
-“We are all just walking each other home” -Ram Dass [44:25]
-Hayden’s mother’s overcoming Parkinson's disease: “Disordered Movement” [52:47]
-Mom’s unwinding the unmet experiences in her body, and early childhood upbringing [55:05]
-Hayden’s mom’s Psychedelic healing MDMA-assisted therapy [59:10]
-Generative Parkinsons(Not Regenerative Dis-Ease) [1:02:54]
-Meeting our darkness is necessary to know our full light [1:05:00]
-One consciousness at a time - Janine, WTF Podcast #6 [1:09:30]
-Parting words from Hayden [1:14:15]
In the episode, I mostly free-stream the pros and cons of microdosing psychedelic medicines. A phenomenon that has gone mainstream with supposedly up to a third of C-level Silicon Valley executives microdosing psychedelics to enhance creativity to get a leg up on their competition. I share most of my personal experiences and a boatload of relevant resources. None of this is medical advice, just a compilation of a lot of possibly pertinent educational material/information and supercharged show notes.
Microdosing Psychedelic Medicines Show Notes:
-Mark Manson Weekly Blog—Highly Recommended! MarkManson.net[2:20]
-Microdosing, “White-Coat” Shamanism, Ritualized Healing Container of Ayahuasca [4:30]
-Reports of sexual abuse: https://qz.com/1809184/psychedelic-therapy-has-a-sexual-abuse-problem-3/amp/[6:00]
-Paul Stamet’s Microdosing Stack: Psilocybin, Lion’s Mane, Niacin—5 days on, 2 days off[7:30]
-Microdosing promotes neurogenesis—Growth of new neurons! [8:20]
-ThirdWave Podcast https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/ [9:34]
-James Fadiman’s Psychedelic Explorers Handbook [10:00]
-Creativity Studies, Steven Kotler’s: Mapping Cloud Nine & Stealing Fire [10:20]
-Tim Ferriss “Tools of Titans” First-rate psychedelic resource pages 100-121 [11:10]
-"Slim Berriss" & “Best Practices” for Microdosing Psychedelic Medicines [12:44]
-Worth The Fight Comedy Routine on IG [13:33]
-Dr. Joe Dispenza/Dr. Deepak Chopra: Fascinating article about the power of placebo [14:50]
-Paul Stamets Psilocybin Lion’s Mane stack is a “Nootropic” AKA Smart Drug [18:00]
-Psilocybin fast-tracked by FDA “Breakthrough Status” [19:30]
-John’s Hopkins at the forefront of studying psychedelic medicines since 2003 [19:40]
-NYU studying psychedelics and terminally-ill cancer patience suffering from existential distress [19:50]
-“How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence” -Michael Pollan [20:50]
-This is not medical advice: Don’t be a dumbass! [22:15]
-Paul Stamet’s ThirdWave article [22:30]
https://thethirdwave.co/microdosing-psilocybin-mushrooms-stamets-stack/
-Joe Rogan/Paul Stamets—“Stoned Ape-Theory/Hypothesis” [23:00]
-Fantastic Fungi! -Directed by Louis Schwartzberg [23:45]
-www.ratethispodcast.com/worththefight [24:30]
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IS Healing Our US veterans Amid Mental Health Crisis an Exponential Strategy of Epic Loving Proportion?
With our world now upside down—Is there a better time for a Love Revolution? Coming together over our shared humanity—a love based solution—hitting us all square in the heart?
Limitless Brad Carson breaks down the power of the WimHof Breathing Method, Cold Exposure, and ways to be healthy and strong in these challenging times. Brad is a shining example of the massive potential within our warriors.
Show notes Brad Carson Podcast #25(Part 2)
We discuss;
-Steven Porges: Polyvagal Theory [4:30]
-Equine Therapy [6:10]
-“Models” Mark Manson breaks down whats at root for our disconnected world [8:10]
-Microdosing Psychedelics with Psilocybin [9:30]
-1 in 5 of us are on Big Pharma’s psych meds(CDC Numbers): ALARMING [10:15]
-DMT naturally occurring substance [12:10]
-Brad just got back from workshops in Poland w/Wim Hof [18:10]
-Heroic Heart Project: A great resource for veterans looking to heal [20:00]
-Intermittent Fasting/Water Fasting/Coffee/Green Tea [22:00]
-Brad breaks down “Cell Autophagy” the mechanism behind fasting [24:15]
-Fasting is a detox for your body—the cleanest you can use {25:10]
-Ease your way into health programs [26:00]
-Paul Stamet’s Lion’s Mane Microdosing Stack [28:30]
-https://thethirdwave.co/microdosing-psilocybin-mushrooms-stamets-stack/
-Joe Rogan and Stamets big proponents of Stoned-Ape Theory [29:30]
-Microdosing can helps people get out of their own way to find Flow [33:30]
-Flow Research shows that we can massively upgrade learning, creativity and productivity [35:00]
-Carson Coaching: Optimizing your life to be the best version of yourself [37:00]
-Brain’s Cell: Brad’s book [38:30]
-Take time to think each day—whatever we are going through is temporary [44:20]
IG: @limitlessbrad
www.ltbradcarson.com
Be smart! Please consult your physician with any of this stuff. None of this is medical advice
IS Healing Our US veterans Amid Mental Health Crisis an Exponential Strategy of Epic Loving Proportion?
With our world now upside down—Is there a better time for a Love Revolution? Coming together over our shared humanity—a love based solution—hitting us all square in the heart?
Limitless Brad Carson breaks down the power of the WimHof Breathing Method, Cold Exposure, and ways to be healthy and strong in these challenging times. Brad is a shining example of the massive potential within our warriors.
Brad Carson Episode #24 Show Notes (Part 1):
We Discuss;
-Wim Hof Method(WHM) Daily Practice [4:15]
-Ice baths clear inflammation [4:43]
-Psychological/cognitive benefits have been the most impactful Wim Hof Method [7:30]
-Breaking down the mechanism of the WHM powerful breathing method [8:24]
-WimHofMethod.com for more resources [9:15]
-Ice bath is a training tool [14:05]
-WHM is akin to training our hearts at altitude [12:30]
-Your brain is not designed to make you happy—your brain is there to point out stressors to keep you alive [16:00]
-Brad wrote condolence letter for fallen US Marine soldiers [17:15]
-If you suppress your emotions long enough—you will end up depressed [18:00]
-WHM daily practice & COVID-19: This practice boosts your immunity [27:43]
-“Anti-Fragile” Book -Nassim Nicholas Taleb's [30:00]
-Goal with WHM: Everyone! Happy, Healthy & Strong [33:07]
-BADASS RESUME HEALTH COACH: US Marine Corp(Retired), Wim Hof Instructor, Nutrition Coach, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Certified Yoga Teacher [33:25]
-Anti-dogma approach [33:40]
-Everything is a learning experience—you learn the most from the most difficult lessons [37:24]
-Sebastian Junger’s “TRIBE” [39:20]
-I am calling for a LOVE REVOLUTION [41:50]
-Military war veterans have taken lifelong oath to serve and protect [46:08]
-DMT: The Spirit Molecule Dr. Rick Straussman [49:30]
-The church an its unchecked child sex abuse is at root for high majority of war and conflict we see here on Earth [52:30]
Matt and I talk psychedelic medicines and culture and address the current challenges confronting our human family with the COVID-19 scare. Matt Belair gives many actionable pragmatic tips for better navigating these uncertain and challenging times. We talk Flow, Zen, Buddhist teachings, mind/body/spirit balance, psychedelia, and the supreme importance of integrating non-ordinary states of consciousness into our day-to-day lives.
Show notes Matt Belair Podcast #23
We discuss;
-Matt’s journey with psychedelic medicines: ayahuasca, psilocybin [3:00]
-Psychedelic medicine as a “Spiritual Intervention” [7:45]
-Marijuana is a commonly abused plant [10:00]
-Matt Belair is hunting down superhumans on his show: Master Mind Body Spirit Podcast [11:11]
-Getting outside! Nature has a resonance to it [15:15]
-Alchemy [18:15]
-“The Obstacle Is The Way” - Ryan Holiday [19:36]
-Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust - Immaculée Ilibagiza is a Rwandan American author and motivational speaker.[22:10]
-Today I am going to do three kind act [23:45]
-“Flow is the opposite of PTSD” - Steven Kotler [26:40]
-Coronavirus COVID-19—Matt Belair’s recommendations for how to navigate these challenging times [38:50]
-FLOW: Massively disruptive for leveling up creativity, learning & productivity [42:30]
-Psychedelics can help change your neuroprogramming [45:10]
-As for psychedelics: It is all about integration [45:50]
-Matt Belair talks about Coronavirus; FEAR is also a virus! [47:20]
-Matt’s beautiful high-vibe anti-dogma rant [50:00]
-Don’t panic, fear compromises your immune system [52:30]
-Matt’s high-level view-point of what the Coronavirus scare means to us [53:20}
-When we panic, we forget our own power [57:25]
-Matt Belair’s book: “ZEN Athlete” Profound Universal Principles [101:11]
-“Way of the Peaceful Warrior” —Dan Millman [1:01:20]
-330 Matt’s Podcast Episodes. WOW![103:45]
-Quantum heart hypnosis [1:05:15]
Special Free ZEN Athlete book: www.MattBelair.com/Masters-of-flow
We cover it all in our engaging podcast conversation: Psychedelic Medicines, Culture & Bullshit Inc.
Dr. Matt Brown offers immense insight into the psychedelic experience, an invaluable perspective from a thought leader who has done tremendous work for the psychedelics as medicine movement.
Show Notes Dr. Matt Brown Podcast #22
We Discuss;
-The first real psychedelic experience was with Holotropic Breathwork [3:10]
-Dr. Stan Grof [3:40]
-Wim Hof Breath [5:50]
-Chicago Psychedelics The Future of Psychiatry Meet Up [6:50]
-Ketamine Legal Psychedelic for Depression [10:20]
-Ketamine in conjunction with psychotherapy is far more effective [11:10]
-One psychedelic experience is akin to 1,000 hours of therapy [11:50]
-Therapeutic Alliance [13:40]
-Dangers of sexual abuse in the psychedelic community [24:25]
-Set and setting is as important as not drinking and driving [27:30]
-Full-spectrum medicine [27:45]
-We don’t always get what we want but we get what we need [31:10]
-San Pedro Psychedelic Cactus [31:44]
-Why psychedelic integration? [40:00]
-Inverse PTSD - Jason Silva [38:35]
-Rarely trauma is reported 60-90% won’t admit abuse [45:50]
-Bullshit Inc. and the systematic child-sex abuse perpetrated by the Catholic Church [49:40]
-Moore’s Law Exponential Curve of Technology—Explosive! [54:00]
-“Psychedelics, when used responsibly, are to the study of the mind what the telescope is for astronomy and the microscope is for biology” -Stan Grof [55:05]
-Psychedelics and the Future of Psychiatry Meet-up
https://www.meetup.com/Psychedelics-And-The-Future-Of-Psychiatry/
-www.DrMattBrown.com
-Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare—Vital community work—Please help if you can [100:00]
https://www.trilogyinc.org
Nick Meador shares his extraordinary story of overcoming addiction and chronic fatigue syndrome. At Soul Lift Cacao, he proudly sources the best ceremonial raw/organic cacao money can buy. If you are looking to unlock vibrancy and dormant next-level creativity, this conversation might help.
Show notes Nick Meador Soul Lift Cacao #21
We Discuss;
-Journey with cacao (4:40)
-Flow research level up: Creativity, learning, Productivity (8:06)
-Chronic fatigue: Severe exhaustion, brain fog, muscle pain (9:05)
-Legal food kitchen (10:08)
-Evolving w/Plants and Accelerated/Exponential technologies (14:46)
-Male Vulnerability (16:50)
-Flavanoids: Highest anti-oxidant food (20:52)
-Theobroma: Translates to “Food of the Gods” History of cacao (25:34)
-Cacao ceremony: meditation, breathwork, embodied journey (30:15)
-“Ceremonial cacao in 15-20 years will be as big as yoga and Starbucks—we are just scraping the surface!” (33:30)
-Cacao Facilitator Training/March 16th 10-week Training Course (34:50)
-Integration is easier with cacao (35:45)
-Addiction to cannabis cured with shamanic peak plant medicine experience (40:45)
-The difference between a medicine and poison is the dose (42:30)
-Full-spectrum medicine (43:30)
-Agroforestry healthiest cacao trees in diverse forests (45:00)
-Abstract spiritual books didn’t help (51:30)
-The Alchemist -Paulo Coelho (53:00)
www.SoulLiftCacao.com
10-week facilitator training course link: http://bit.ly/cacaopowered
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ThankYouPlantMedicines: I share more of my deep affinity and appreciation for plant medicines while recapping the first 20 episodes of the Worth The Fight Podcast.
What taboos?! Bob and I cover it all in our highly charged conversation where we dive deep and discuss the truth of being.
Show notes Bob Otis Stanley #19
We Discuss;
-Psychedelic Liberty Summit, April 25/26th, San Fransisco—Hosted by Chacruna (1:45)
-Direct experience over religious dogma (3:00)
-Gaining agency by Letting go (4:30)
-Both/And—Compassion for everything! (8:07)
-Dogma/Identifications/Ego (8:42)
-Church is supposed to be a community for the search of truth (11:21)
-How organized religion has gotten off track? (11:40)
-Catholic Church is at root for war and conflict? (15:10)
-Sebastian Junger “Tribe”: Veterans that fought in modern-day wars(Iraq/Afganistan) are 2x more likely to have reported childhood sexual trauma in early years of development (16:37)
-Catholic Church’s Radical Sexual Shaming (20:04)
-Sacrament: Connects to truth, the divine (21:35)
-Sam Harris paraphrased: “If any of our Fortune 500 companies systematically employed sexually confused men—we’d run them out of town so fast! But the church gets a blind-eye?”(23:45)
-“Veterans are the light at the tip of the candle, illuminating the way for the whole nation. If Veterans can achieve awareness, transformation, understanding, and peace, they can share with the rest of society the realities of war. And they can teach us how to make peace with ourselves and each other, so we never have to use violence to resolve conflicts again.” -Thich Nhat Hanh, Global Ambassador of Peace (28:45)
-VETS: Amber Capone [Worth The Fight Podcast #17] (29:55)
-Our war veterans know leadership and discipline (34:34)
-From Shock to Awe Film (35:30)
-“Nino Santo” Little [Psychedelic] Mushroom—Gentle, gracious (38:13)
-Ego is not always bad—Healthy ego super important! (42:30)
-It’s all one thing, even in its infinite diversity (48:37)
-Chacruna: Council for the protection of sacred plants (50:15)
-Bob played a major part in Oakland’s Decrim efforts (51:35)
-Psychedelic Liberty Summer, April 25/26th San Francisco (53:30)
-Psychedelic decriminalization forecast for 2020 [And Beyond!] (57:13)
-Santa Cruz Decrim Initiative follow Denver and Oakland (60:00)
-Psychedelic Advice: Do your research! Books: James Fadiman & Alexander Shulgin. Find community: Meet-ups, Integration circles. AND be grateful! (1:04:05)
Chacruna.net
SacredGarden
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John Saul gets raw and real about his life-saving MDMA-assisted psychotherapy treatment in the MAPS Phase 2 clinical trials. We talk about the vital importance of psychedelic integration and break down the mechanism of this unconventional healing process.
John Saul #18 Show Notes
We Discuss;
-John’s study he participated in: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Anxiety for Fear of Dying (5:40)
-Choosing Life (7:45)
-Post-traumatic growth! (10:25)
-Re-mission (11:20)
-Overcoming health challenges from Scleroderma (16:20)
-Ran half-marathon after choosing life (19:30)
-John’s calling: “Show me what it looks like!”(21:10)
-Psychedelic Integration isn’t sexy—but its the work! (28:20)
-Massive need for more psychedelic therapists (30:20)
-Harm reduction (31:10)
-MDMApeers.com (35:20)
-Meditation augments “your inner radar!”— we can develop these intuitive muscles (44:50)
-Just give a shit about your fellow man—learn how to care (49:00)
-There is only truth in this room (51:11)
To read about the published scientific study John participated in with Maps.org in Nature Magazine
To contact John Saul: sauljohn@gmail.com
Garyn Angel, the CEO of Magical Butter and I talk everything psychedelic renaissance and the potential upside and downside of these misunderstood medicines. Garyn, shares generously his bright light and optimistic view of our future as we shift into a “Magical” time—there is no shortage of wisdom and insight from a pioneering thought leader in the world of natural medicines.
Show Notes Garyn Angel #17
We Discuss;
-Garyn’s motivation: Leading with service. How many people can you serve? (7:00)
-Life isn’t always easy, but you can live an easy life if you chose to (8:25)
-“We are stardust dressed as matter!” - Jamie Wheal (8:41)
-Matt’s Morning ritual: Meditation, Breathwork & Journaling (10:20)
-Wim Hof Method (11:30)
-Wim Hof is a man of conviction (12:00)
-Garyn’s morning ritual: Gratitude/prayer, gratitude, 4:00-4:30AM—manifestation of greatness (12:15)
-Gratitude supported by science/positive psychology (14:00)
-Psychedelics increase one’s self-awareness (15:10)
-Spreading it as much as possible. Get healthy, get happy, get wealthy—then share it! (16:40)
-“Sharing is caring!” - Wim Hof (17:15)
-Plant-derived compounds are a complete and total disruption to the pharmaceutical model (18:00)
-Psychedelics are not a panacea (23:25)
-Forgiveness—Letting go—Say sorry—Look out the windshield of possibility (27:52)
-Beware of Psychedelics: Psychotic episodes, Mania, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, those taking SSRI’s should not take psychedelics (29:15)
-Magical Butter/Magical Brands is at the forefront of giving people the tools to extract medicine at home (29:45)
-Inverse PTSD, these profound revelatory experiences are held in our nervous system (31:49)
-Gamify your life! Win or lose; games are fun (33:03)
-30 second breathing technique {for recalibration} (33:30)
-Endocannabinoid system is vital to our health (38:30)
-Magical.com—Life really is magical! (41:00)
-Veterans are everything for our world (44:10)
-“Veterans are the light at the tip of the candle, illuminating the way for the whole nation. If Veterans can achieve awareness, transformation, understanding, and peace, they can share with the rest of society the realities of war. And they can teach us how to make peace with ourselves and each other, so we never have to use violence to resolve conflicts again.” -Thich Nhat Hanh, Global Ambassador of Peace (47:07)
-Its the best time ever to be alive! (50:15)
To connect with Garyn Angel:
MagicalButter.com; MagicalBrands.com;
IG @garynangel; @magicalbutter
www.garynangel.com
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It's a special honor to share the inspired healing our Navy SEALs and Special Forces are engaging: Psychedelic medicines to combat post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury from wartime service. Amber and Marcus Capone bring compassion and duty to this movement, offering humane treatment options to our war veterans amid a mental health crisis and suicide epidemic. We talk Marcus' overcoming, TBI, post-traumatic growth, and the often forgotten wives and overlooked children in the wake of this tragedy.
Show Notes Amber & Marcus Capone #16
We discuss:
-Marcus experience with Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT (4:15),
-First experience w/psychedelic medicines (4:40),
-Addiction struggles, heavy alcohol drinking in the Navy SEALS community(5:15),
-The awakened dream state (6:30),
-Ibogaine synthesized from Iboga root (6:45),
-Inspiration for service work at Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, VETS (9:30),
-Over 100 Navy SEALS in 2018 with retrospective research study (11:40),
-“We’ve learned more about the human brain in the last 10-20 years than we have in the previous 2000 years.” - Jim Kwik (13:16)
-Akshay Nanavati’s, “Fearvana”: “Suffer well!” “Find a worthy struggle or struggle will find you.” (17:30),
-Speak out, things won’t change unless we share our vulnerability (19:00),
-True strength is vulnerability (19:27),
-VA handing out bags of antidepressants aren’t helping us (23:00),
-Psychedelic healing has brought the family unit together(32:00),
-Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI) (33:00),
-“The veteran voice is one of the strongest tools this psychedelic movement has in de-stigmatizing these plant medicines.” - Jesse Gould (39:30)
-Marcus bullied in youth. (41:05),
-Trauma & War (42:30),
-Sebastian Junger’s “Tribe” We are lacking integration rituals for soldiers returning from overseas (47:10)
-VETS in fundraising mode: Sharing is caring! Please help if you can. (52:10)
-Ketamine, psilocybin, ibogaine: Any medicines that have research behind them (54:00)
-Three pillars of VETS: Resources. Research. Advocacy. (56:00)
-To donate and save a war veteran’s life: www.vetsolutions.org
-To connect with Amber & Marcus Capone: Amber@vetsolutions.org Marcus@vetsolutions.org
Steven shares in-depth the "Greatest Story Never Told," examining the relationship between the science of spirituality and the science of peak/high-performance. Steven, a renowned Flow researcher, and futurist, maps for us the upper-limits of the human experience and how more flow might be a potential solution for the grand challenges we face as a species.
Show Notes Steven Kotler #15
We discuss:
-“Mapping Cloud Nine: Neuroscience, Flow, and the Upper Possibility Space of Human Experience” (1:51)
-Sounds True Partnership (2:00)
-William James interested in the upper limits of ecstatic states(6:15)
-1996 Emotions scientifically mapped for the first time (7:15)
-Freud set off the “100 year detour” which split the science of high-performance and science spirituality (8:10)
-Ten ongoing research projects at the Flow Research Collective (9:35)
-Glenn Fox USC Gratitude Researcher(10:10)
-Flow is the opposite of traumatic stress (11:48)
-Imperial College of London: Difference Between Flow and Psychedelic (13:05)
-More hope for advancements in healing PTSD (16:23)
-Big Pharma’s Opioid Crisis: 193 people die each day, 70K PER YEAR—only 58k died in all of Vietnam (17:30)
-Victor Frankl: “Less about the trauma and more about the frame we build around it”(25:40)
-Shared neurobiology between Flow, Psychedelics and Meditation (28:00)
-The pain of a bad psychedelic trip exceeds the pain of not getting into flow (33:30)
-Flow for Writer’s Workshop (34:30)
-“Psychedelics can be very, very useful when getting back to normal, resetting from trauma.” - Kotler(35:40)
-Flow Cycle: Struggle/loading phase, Release, Flow, Recovery (38:00)
-ABUNDANCE OR BUST! (39:50)
-“The Future is Faster Than You Think” -Steven Kotler/Peter Diamandis (40:54)
-“In the next 81 years, we are going to experience 20,000 years of technical change.” -Ray Kurzweil, Google Director of Engineering(41:55)
-Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal on James Altucher Show (52:10)
MAPPING CLOUD NINE audiobook
www.stevenkotler.com
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What if we could enjoy suffering—our struggles? Akshay is on a mission to reframe fear, not as something to avoid but something to be addressed and faced head-on, living meaningful lives in service to our highest potential and our human family.
What might be possible if we looked at our fears as teachers and growth opportunities to live more full lives? Akshay gives us the blueprint on how to do just that with his groundbreaking book, "Fearvana." Show Notes Akshay Nanavati #14
We discuss:
-Fearvana: Reframe our relationship to suffering (3:40)
-Akshay’s struggles with drug addiction (6:05)
-Victor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” (11:35)
-Akshay’s struggles with depression and PTSD (12:12)
-Veteran suicide tragedy: 22 suicides per day (15:20)
-All profits of Fearvana are donated to charity and heartfelt causes (18:00)
-We are on this journey of one (18:44)
-Service to others creates oxytocin (19:30)
-“Self-actualization is the side effect of Self-transcendence” -Victor Frankyl (22:30)
-VA’s struggles to provide humane care to our war veterans (29:00)
-Marty Seligman’s: “Post-traumatic Growth!” (33:00)
-Hormetic value of targeting suffering (34:15)
-“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light but by making the darkness conscious” -Carl Jung (42:05)
-What got you here—won’t get you there. (43:48)
-Seven days in complete darkness and stillness (47:00)
Fearvana.com
IG: Fearvana
To purchase Fearvana on Amazon
Let's do open the flood gates. In this thought-provoking conversion, we take an objective look at our addiction model where 90% of people struggling won't seek help. Dr. Adi Jaffe shares his compelling research and pioneering work at INGTD where he helps people fight their shame, ignite their passion and find purpose in their lives.
Show Notes Adi Jaffe PhD Podcast #13:
-No single way to look at addiction (6:30)
-Addiction is a very individual experience (7:36)
-Current addiction solutions in place are highly stigmatizing and highly ineffective (8:40)
-Barriers to Treatment Entry(85-90% won’t seek treatment)—Who cares what we do with addicts in treatment if no addicts are seeking treatment (11:05)
-Emotional processing at the root of addiction (16:47)
-Get at the root and then people need less medicine (20:05)
-Four main barriers to addiction: Cost, Logistics, Shame, Abstinence (21:04)
-AA does works 5-10% of the time (21:57)
-“Addiction Recovery Industrial Complex”—$30 Billion per year industry (22:34)
-I am agnostic to the tools people use—my main interest: How do we open the flood gates? (23:44)
-30 million people struggling with addiction: Food, gambling, sex, drugs and alcohol (24:05)
-Humanity exists on a spectrum—there are no “normal” people (29:53)
-We label everything—We all want people to see us for who we are—not a single aspect of who you are (38:36)
-FUCK SHAME (41:55)
-IGNTD: Fight their shame, Ignite their passion and find purpose in their lives (42:00)
-TedTalk: REBRANDING OUR SHAME (42:10)
-IGNTD 3 Principles: Honest exploration, radical acceptance and individualized transformation (42:44)
-Radical Transparency: “Honest is the idea that when people ask you a question you tell them the truth. Transparency means even when people don’t know to ask you a question you still tell them what is going on” - (45:39)
Connect w/ Dr. Adi Jaffe:
-ADIJAFFE.COM; IGNTD.COM
IG: dradijaffe
James Whittaker is the inspired author of "Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy"; a man profoundly in touch with the law of attraction and power of positive thinking. James paints a hopeful picture of what might be possible if we embraced more deeply the potent teachings of Napoleon Hill. It would be hard-pressed to find two more optimistic people who believe in the good of humanity. We don't hold back punches for Bullshit Incorporated and let it fly in this spirited discussion.
Show Notes James Whittaker Episode #12:
We discuss:
-“Think and Grow Rich”: Best selling self-help book of all-time (6:20)
-Social Comparison Theory (7:55)
-OG Law of Attraction Teacher, the “Godfather” Napoleon Hill (9:20)
-“It’s about Harnessing the Power of the Mastermind! Because we can’t enjoy or create any success ourself. Everything in our world is dependent on something else” - James Whittaker(10:18)
-Andrew Carnegie’s “Mental Dynamite” (10:41)
-“Outwitting The Devil” - 300,000 copies sold. Profound free audiobook on youtube (10:50).
-MAPS’ MDMA-Assisted Therapy in Phase 3 for PTSD: How will the healing protocol fit in the current medical model? (16:17).
-Highlight the economic benefits of progressive change (18:22).
-PTSD disability payments for PTSD to 1,036,000 war veterans 30 Billion per year (21:25).
-LA Homelessness Crisis (22:15).
-Homelessness challenge: Tent cities popping up (23:30)
-“Abundance of Bust!”-Steven Kotler (26:55).
-“Think and Grow Rich” a replacement for the Bible? Antidote to dogma(29:40).
-Janine Shepherd: Epic story of overcoming (35:10).
-“Success does not discriminate, it comes to all those that do what needs to be done” -James Whittaker (37:25).
-James will send you a free book: Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy James@jameswhitt.com (42:40).
-Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy. The movie on Amazon (43:30).
-Think and Grow Rich: Sex Transmutation Napoleon Hill’s most controversial success principles(59:30).
“Action is the real measure of intelligence” -
James Whittaker Contact Info:
James@jameswhitt.com
jameswhitt.com
IG: jameswhitt
For more information about the upcoming Worthy Fight Mastermind please visit nltrans.org
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Kelli Tennant shares her inspiring sexual awakening, and how psychedelic medicines have helped her heal past traumas, clearing the space needed for living a purpose-driven life in service to our human family. We talk about her important work at the Ceremony Wellness podcast and how sexual healing heals everything. If you need a dose of open, honest, and transparent real talk where we confront our societal taboos, then this conversation is for you. Thank you for listening!
Show Notes Kelli Tennant Episode #11:
-Repressed childhood memories/darkness/child-molestation (8:05).
-Kelli’s traumatic birth (8:21).
-Preverbal memories reconciled (9:30).
-Emily Nagoski - “Come As Your Are” Honoring the trauma cycle—Fight, Flight, Freeze, Shake (10:30).
-Body shaking to purge repressed trauma (11:56).
-Simon Sinek’s “The Infinite Game” Journey mentality thinking (15:20).
-My friend Nick Fulton dared/challenged me to start Worth The Fight Podcast (16:01).
-The inspiration behind Ceremony Wellness Podcast (18:28).
-Kelli’s challenges with chronic illness (19:20).
-60 million Americans suffer from chronic illness (19:34).
-Ceremony Wellness: Sexual Awakening/Spirituality/Personal Development while weaving in Plant Medicines(22:02).
-Loneliness epidemic (28:53).
-Vulnerable builds trust. Trust is essential for connection. Connection is why we are here (29:25).
-Sexual Healing Heals Everything—Specifically Chronic Illness! (36:22).
-Orgasmic abundance! (38:00).
-Somatic therapist: Releasing and letting go of blockages and protected mechanisms(43:08).
-Costa Rica March, 2020: Realness Retreat: Safety must be the number one priority. 3 Rounds of Ceremony (45:15).
-Journaling as a powerful integration tool: “In that quiet is your truth”(52:35).
-“When it comes to spirituality and growth, you have to sip from the water bottle—you can’t chug!” Golden integration advice (55:30).
Connect with Kelli Tennant:
IG @kellimtennant
Kellitennant.com
https://gettherealness.com/realness-retreat
For more information about our mission of hope and healing: nltrans.org
It was a tremendous honor speaking with Rick Doblin PhD about the pioneering work being done at MAPS, the Multi-Disciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, which stands as a likely cure for PTSD. We cover in-depth their novel approach to healthcare and prescription drugs. And MAPS' overarching goal of mass mental health and how this controversial therapy is poised to potentially disrupt/shift the broken medical models currently in place.
Show Notes Rick Doblin PhD Episode #10:
We discuss:
-MDMA-Assisted Therapeutic Protocol (5:30)
-MDMA helps people process painful emotions(6:30)
-People keep getting after two-month follow up (7:15)
-“When difficult emotions come up, and their standard approach before had been to suppress the emotions or to try to tranquilize with SSRI’s, to mute their emotions. That doesn’t have longterm benefits.” -Rick Doblin (7:35)
-Short term, a deep intervention that goes to the core of the problem.(7:52)
-MDMA-Assisted Therapy labeled FDA “Breakthrough Therapy” (8:17)
-Concept of Inner Healer (9:40)
-Eight-hour unscripted healing sessions (11:38)
-PTSD changes peoples brains: Fear processing part of the brain becomes hyperactive; Pre-Frontal Cortex, where we think logically is reduced activity; hippocampus, where we process memory into long-term storage is also reduced.(13:23)
-MDMA reduces activity in the amygdala, the fear processing part. (15:17)
-“PTSD changed my brain, and MDMA changed it back!” -Clinical Trials Patient(16:20)
-MDMA promotes new neural connections and releases oxytocin; strengthening prosocial parts of the brain. (16:50)
-MAPS: Non-profit Drug Development(21:45)
-“Not only are we trying to treat trauma, but we are trying to break the cycle of multi-generational trauma, that often has a conflict that goes back decades and centuries.” - Rick Doblin (24:05)
-MAPS.org/research Find treatment manual that describes the therapeutic approach. (24:40)
-Sept 2018: 1,036,000 US veterans receiving disability for PTSD.(25:14)
-Meditation, yoga, death/hospice, humane birthing, mindfulness all have been integrated into our culture (29:00)
-Tami Simon Insights at the Edge Podcast. (35:20)
-Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Self-transcendence to reach Self-Actualization. (37:20)
-MAPS NFP Drug Company: “Not only are we trying to demonstrate a new approach to treating PTSD (with) Psychedelic-Assisted psychotherapy, but we are more broadly trying to demonstrate a new approach to provide healthcare and to provide prescription drugs in particular.” - Rick Doblin(40:30)
-MDMA was invented in 1912 and is off-patent - an anti-patent strategy developed. (42:00)
-MAPS For Profit Public Benefit Corporation. (44:20)
-Psychedelic State of the Union Address: The Future is Bright.(48:00)
-Psychedelic clinics on the horizon. (49:50)
-“Our goal is mass mental health! …Hopefully, a more spiritualized world with a lot less trauma.” -Rick Doblin(53:25)
-“Upside of global warming: People realizing—We are all in this together!”. - Rick Doblin(56:24)
To donate to MAPS or learn more about this pioneering work:
www.MAPS.org
www.Clinicaltrials.gov
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On this Worth The Fight Podcast, the tables are turned, and Kelli Tennant from the Ceremony Wellness Podcast interviews me. We dive deep into the “Worth The Fight” mission of hope and healing. In our inspired heartfelt conversation, I don’t hold back any punches back for Bullshit Inc. hitting on all the hard and uncomfortable truths.
Podcast Episode #9
Show Notes:
-Sebastian Junger’s Book Tribe (7:18)
-Feeling “Beyond Love” for the first time at 35 years old (10:10).
-Soltara Realness Retreat (14:44).
-Ayahuasca shows us our inner healer (20:32).
-Everything is a lesson bringing us to this present moment (24:10).
-Integration is the hard part, day-to-day challenge of grounding these insights (33:31).
-Its about living the medicine (34:35).
-Jason Silva’s Inverse PTSD (34:58).
-Integrating Insights: Meditation, yoga, dance, prayer, fasting, cacao (35:34).
-Opioid Crisis claims 193 lives per day (41:05).
-MDMA Assisted Therapy Phase 3 clinical trials with FDA (42:17).
-Heroic Hearts Project arranging ayahuasca retreats for our war veterans with PTSD(43:42).
-Sex at Dawn—Chris Ryan PhD., 98% DNA with both Chimpanzee and Bonobo (46:50).
-If we seek peace, healing our war veterans is an absolute must! (53:31)
Roger Volodarsky, the CEO of Puffco, and I have a thoughtful conversation about the intentional use of psychedelic medicines. We talk plant medicines, DMT/ayahuasca, flow states, micro-dosing, cutting edge science, vulnerability, growth mindset, and so, so much more!
Worth The Fight Podcast Episode #8: Roger V Show Notes:
-7:06 “Ego Death when your reality fights back”: Therapy/Lost 100 lbs
-11:00 minutes: Recreational use with LSD
-12:45 Strategic Withdrawal from psychedelics 30-60 days
-13:45 Science shows micro-dosing mushrooms promote neurogenesis where full doses do not
-17:06 Growth vs Acceptance: Value of constructive/negative feedback from loved ones
-19:27 Overcoming opioid addiction
-24:16 I am in love with what I do: All of it! 2:16
-28:31 “Confidence is the result” Akshay Nanavati author of Fearvana
-31:31 “I had to earn that confidence.”
-36:36 Flow Research: Productivity, Learning & Creativity
-37:51 Combating PTSD
-38:11 MDMA assisted therapy protocol
-44:01 “I can’t say that there is nothing after this” “An infinite intelligence at play.”
-45:56 “DMT is heavy. I try to warn everyone against it, not that I tell people not to do it. It’s not a party drug.”
-53:31 Coffee/Green Tea Fast
-55:31 Micro-dose mushrooms to start if curious. Listen to the plants.
IG #jollyrogernyc
IG #puffco
In this special podcast conversation, I interview Lee Davy a modern-day Samurai. We talk psychedelic medicines and our culture, trauma, neuroscience, quantum physics, the law of attraction and the power of positive thinking.
Show notes Worth The Fight Podcast Episode #7/Lee Davy
5:25 Importance of Guides in the psychedelic healing experience.
10:30 Link to YouTube Ram Dass and Terence McKenna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ih4Fg6P730
16:30 Neil DeGrasse Tyson: “You are in the Universe, but more importantly, the Universe is in you.”
18:50 Lee breaks down how neuroscience helps him better understand our humanity and what is possible: “Science is the conventional language of mysticism”
29:50 We average 60-70k thoughts per day. 90% are the same thoughts from day before.
35:00 Start with where you are at. Taking a scientific approach to personal growth.
40:00 Emily Nagoski PhD “Come As You Are”: Profound book on Sex and a novel look at releasing sexual trauma
50:20 Kundalini Experience: The science behind this rare transcendent phenomena.
53:58 Advice for those interested in embarking on a healing journey: Start with micro-dosing and choose your guide wisely.
57:00 We are unlimited beings!
59:00 Set and setting and the power of intention with psychedelic experiences. And do your own research!
Becoming Superhuman Retreat in Costa Rica at Imiloa Institute Feb 5-11th, 2020: https://lee-davy.com/becoming-superhuman/
Lee-Davy.com
Janine Sagert Ph.D. and I have a spirited discussion about how trauma impacts war. We talk in-depth about her inspiring film From Shock To Awe, and what our struggling but resilient war veterans mean to our modern world that struggles to find peace and well-being. In our conversation: Big Pharma’s toxic pills, the systematic sex abuse perpetrated by the church, War & Peace.
Please enjoy our hopeful conversation, as we both seek to illuminate the potential that lies within the hearts of our war veterans who earnestly seek healing with medicines that work.
Worth The Fight Podcast Episode #6
-6:00 From Shock to Awe Janine’s inspiration in making this film
-9:30 Matt Kahl’s spirited call to action for our war veterans to run for office
-11:25 Get off the yoga mat and into the game
-12:20 Jamie Wheal: Metronomes and Tuning forks—find others and play music together—share your gifts!
-17:20 Spiritual dimension of psychedelic medicines
-21:20 DoubleBlind: Ayahuasca Privilege
-22:50 Recent Psychedelic piece on 60 Minutes: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/psychedelic-drugs-researchers-experimenting-with-active-agent-in-magic-mushrooms-to-treat-addiction-depression-and/
-24:30 Big Pharma’s toxic pills and our veteran mental health crisis
-30:15 MAPS’ Cure for PTSD
-40:00 Oregon’s and California’s Efforts to Decriminalize Psilocybin in Nov 2020 Election
-43:00 How to get involved and help push From Shock to Awe’s vital message of hope and healing forward.
-49:30 “Those who are abusing have been abused!” “Trauma is the root of War”
Janine Sagert Ph.D.'s website: www.janinesagert.com
From Shock to Awe: Links to download Fromshocktoawe.com
VIMEO
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fromshocktoawe
ITunes
https://itunes.apple.com/…/m…/from-shock-to-awe/id1479520580
AMAZON
https://www.amazon.com/Shock-Awe-Mike-Cooley/dp/B07ZG9V98Y
GOOGLE PLAY
https://play.google.com/s…/movies/details/From_Shock_to_Awe
Ryan and I talk about everything psychedelic integration and culture. In our conversation, we cover the vital importance of integrating these peak experiences into our day-to-day lives in service to making our world better. You probably won’t find two most optimistic people that believe in what is possible for our human family. Please consider rating/reviewing on iTunes if this hopeful messaging resonates. Thank you for listening!
-4:00 Ryan’s Most Impactful Psychedelic Books: “The Secret Chief Revealed”, “Doors of Perception”, “The Smell of Rain on Dust”
-20:55 Zendo Project:
-23:00 Zendo Four Principles: A safe space, Sitting not guiding, Talking through not down, Difficult is not the same as bad.
-26:45 Co-creating communities of compassionate care
-35:00 Ryan talks about his psychotic break
-44:12 Restorative Justice
-48:04 Psychedelics and Climate Change?
-57:15 Disruptive nature of Flow States: Up-leveled Creativity, Productivity & Learning
-1:04:00 Male vulnerability to break down Bullshit Incorporated limiting belief societal programming
-105:00 Brene Brown “Paradoxical power of vulnerable strength
-106:15 Mark Manson’s “Models: Attract Women Through Honesty.”
-1:14:00 Zendo: How to get involved? I highly recommend both the Zendo Project training and volunteer. I have tremendous value with their compassionate programming and instruction.
-1:16:00 Ryan’s parting advice and wisdom: “Slow and Steady!” “Slow and Subtle”
www.zendoproject.org
Conversation with Ryan Munevar, the campaign director for DecrimCA.org. Ryan and I have a spirited discussion about what is needed in the efforts to decriminalize psilocybin in California's 2020 election. We talk everything psychedelic mushrooms: from why these little fungi are illegal to the obstacles that are in the way of these efforts for decriminalization and drug reform. DecrimCa.org needs our help. Please consider donating, volunteering your time or sharing this podcast. Thank you for listening! Please rate and review if you found value in this content.
Worth The Fight Podcast Show Notes Episode#4:
-6:30 Ryan breaks down the campaign of Decriminalizing Psilocybin in California and what we are up against.
-17 minutes Stealing Fire: "32 million Americans use psychedelics on a regular basis”(Regular means at least once per year)2013 Journal of the National Institute of Health. Reasons people engage psychedelic medicines: Enhance mystical experiences, introspection, curiosity, and transcendence.
-22:30 Some schooling on psychedelic mushrooms
-24:40 Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis: Has Big Pharma opened this door?
-29:00 How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan’s masterpiece.
-34:15 Richard Nixon as our world’s moral and spiritual authority by virtue of our drug laws?
https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html
John Ehrlichman Quote: "You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin. And then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities," Ehrlichman said. "We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course, we did."
-41:10 “Since Portugal ceased criminalizing drug use, the results have been dramatic. The number of people voluntarily entering treatment has increased significantly, while overdose deaths, HIV infections, problematic drug use, and incarceration for drug-related offenses have plummeted.” -Cited paper from the Drug Policy Alliance
-45:40 John’s Hopkins Psychedelic Research Center: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinseatonjefferson/2019/09/12/magic-mushrooms-as-medicine-johns-hopkins-scientists-launch-center-for-psychedelic-research-say-psychedelics-could-treat-alzheimers-depression-and-addiction/#25ed837ac171
-48:04 Decriminalize California Top 3 Principles and Ways to Help: Volunteer, Donate and Share
-50:20 Open-source Initiative Campaign: What is it?
-56:40 Sharing this podcast with Joe Rogan and Paul Stamets and other networked influencers who believe in these powerful healing medicines.
-105:25 The People’s Model of Decriminalizing Mushrooms,
1:11:00 DecrimCA.org mycology education courses. If you are interested in growing your own mushrooms.
DecrimCA.org To get involved and to find ways to help push forward this potentially vital campaign to decriminalize mushrooms in California.
Are our struggling but resilient war veterans our greatest hidden strength? Is healing the minds of those that have honor, integrity, courage—a potential love-based solution to our troubled times?
In our conversation, Jesse Gould, the founder of the Heroic Hearts Project, and I discuss the veteran suicide tragedy and mental health epidemic. We talk about how the veteran plight affects us all. It’s a hopeful conversation about the enormous potential in the hearts of our war veterans—for collective healing, the opportunities to bring together our fractured nation over our shared humanity.
Jesse shares his personal overcoming with ayahuasca therapy, how this misunderstood medicine has helped him move past his post-service depression and PTSD.
We discuss the many ways for people to get involved with the Heroic Hearts Project; opportunities to help and give back to our war veterans that need us now more than ever.
-Breaking Convention recent psychedelic conference in the UK (2:40)
-Heroic Hearts Project: Connecting military veterans with ayahuasca healing retreats (6:30)
-Re-establish communities through healing our war veterans (13:20)
-Jesse’s personal story of overcoming post-service struggles with depression/mental health struggles with Ayahuasca (17:10)
-VA challenges in treating our war veterans (27:00)
-Lessons on integrating psychedelic experiences (33:33)
-Ayahuasca and gut biome: Personality/gut biome grant(U Biome) and study at the University of Georgia (41:50)
-Heroic Hearts Ambassador Program: Our warriors, they need us right now more than ever! Please consider getting involved with this vital mission of hope and healing (45:15)
-Micheal Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind: The New Science in Psychedelics (46:50)
-Tony Robbins/Mike Tyson psychedelic experiences on “HotBoxin” Podcast w/Mike Tyson (47:45)
-Heroic Hearts Project: For more info and to donate https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/donate
-Heroic Heart’s FB: https://www.facebook.com/weheroichearts/
-Heroic Heart’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/heroicheartsproject/
In this inspired conversation with Shelby and Madison of DoubleBlind, we talk all things psychedelics and culture—all the pressing matters and hot topics in the bourgeoning psychedelic renaissance.
-Thoughts on Decriminalization Initiatives in Denver and Oakland (2:35)
-The inspiration behind DoubleBlind (10:20)
-“Ayahuasca Privilege” https://doubleblindmag.com/the-ayahuasca-privilege/ (12:16)
-Madison wants “Set and setting to be as obvious to the psychedelic experience as don’t drink and drive” (17:55)
-Emerging Psychedelic Integration Therapy (19:52)
-Psychedelic meaning “Mind-Manifesting” (22:10)
-Favorite Psychedelic Books? (24:25)
-Morning Cat Meme’s and Healing Power of Laughter (31:25)
-Difference between 60s/70s and current psychedelic renaissance? (32:20)
-Psychedelic in “Mainstream” Culture New Yorker Article “Ayahuasca Is Drug of Choice for Age of Kale” (38:45)
-Psychedelics and Peak Performance: Tim Ferriss, Aubrey Marcus, Joe Rogan (40:44)
-Veteran PTSD, MDMA/Cannabis for veterans treatment-resistant PTSD (44:44)
-Trump’s Execute Order Expanded Access (46:00)
To connect and to check out Shelby and Madison inspired work: www.DoubleBlindMag.com
FB: www.facebook.com/doubleblindmag/
IG: www.instagram.com/doubleblindmag/
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Please enjoy this heartfelt conversation I had with my dear friend Rick "Kivie" Armstrong. We talk about Rick's fascinating journey and personal overcoming with psychedelic medicines. In addition, we hit all things psychedelics and progressive culture.
-Getting over the stigma associated with psychedelics (4:00)
-Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler/Flow Research (12:55)
-Florestral: Sol-Circle Healing Retreat in Costa Rica (16:45)
-Rick’s “Shifting” and healing experience with Ayahuasca (21:52)
-MDMA assisted therapy & Psilocybin assisted therapy “Breakthrough” status by the FDA (28:25)
-Rick’s experience with 5-MEO-DMT (30:08)
-“Industrial Prison Complex” THIRTEEN Netflix Documentary (48:37)
-Stealing Fire (50:30)
-Safety/Harm Reduction (52:50)
-Opioid Crisis/Fentanyl (54:50)
-Innate Pathways: Marijuana assisted therapy in conjunction w/John Hopkins University (1:01:00)
-RARE Art Gallery Jackson Hole (1:03:45)
https://raregalleryjacksonhole.com
https://www.facebook.com/rick.armstrong.jacksonhole
https://www.instagram.com/sick_rick_armstrong/
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