The Psychedelic Integration Podcast

Blaming others. Blaming the system. Blaming the president. Blaming Them (as in Us vs. Them). Blaming your parents. Blaming your partner. Blaming your siblings. Blaming Spirit. Blaming humanity. Blaming everyone. And finally, blaming yourself. The work with medicine is radical. Revolutionary. It asks big things of you. It asks you to forgive. To find compassion and love. To stop making it all about you. To see with new eyes. To open to writing a new story. One where blame becomes an opportunity to reclaim your sovereignty.Blame keeps you trapped in a cycle of victimhood. But when you gather up your energy and your agency, and choose to make your trauma and difficulty part of your hero's journey, the train starts moving again. On this week's show, learn how to take that main character energy back and star in your own hero's journey where you are transformed, alive, resourced, and HAPPY.WORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedelic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

Why do we believe we need permission, and what can we do to reclaim our sovereignty? We'll explore how patriarchal conditioning taught us to outsource our authority, how plant medicines reveal where we're still begging to belong, and how earth-based wisdom offers a way home to unapologetic being. Here's what you'll learn:Why seeking permission is a spiritual wound of separation – How systems of control benefit from your self-doubt and stucknessLooking in the mirror with plant medicine – How to walk thorough the doors into yourself where you are not aligned with your power and inner knowingUnlearning and deconditioning – Walking with your inner wisdom in daily lifeClaiming your agency – From nervous system rewiring to reclaiming anger as sacredWORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedelic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

Have you ever received a message or download from a psychedelic experience that shifted over time? Were you able to move and flow with it, or did it feel set in stone? The insights we receive on our path aren't meant to be locked in time, never to be questioned or expanded or changed. In this episode, go beyond "the medicine told me..." and explore the symbiotic relationship between surrender and sovereignty. Give yourself permission to honor the sacredness of plant medicine insights while trusting your own inner authority by being in right relationship with yourself and the medicines. Here's what you'll learn:Why 'the medicine told me' is never the whole story – how rigid attachment to an initial understanding can railroad personal discernment, and keep you stuck when it's time to evolveThe shadow side of taking things literally – When ‘divine downloads' become spiritual bypassingHow plant spirits, nature, and ancestral wisdom guide the way – Messages are invitations to walk with your visions, test them out, and trust your intuitive knowingPractical tools for building right relationship – How to dialogue with insights instead of treating them as absolute truthThe alchemy of sovereignty and surrender – Balancing trust in the medicine with trust in your highest selfWORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedelic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

If you've ever landed from a psychedelic journey—or a moment of profound clarity—only to feel stuck between the vision you received and the reality you're living, you're not alone.That gap? It's not a failure. It's sacred ground. The secret is... don't let the HOW get you down.Learn about:Honoring the gap—Lean into the liminal spaces without fear, and do a trust fall insteadWalking in two worlds—Starting where you are AND opening the way to deeper intuition, abundance, authenticity, and purposePlant medicine as catalyst—Crossing the threshold of consciousness to gain deeper understanding and clarity about why you're here and following your own path of transformation Unburdening yourself on the bridge—Getting unstuck, reclaiming equilibrium, and metabolizing your traumaCreating new possibilities—Expanding your capacity to tolerate the discomfort of transformationWhy support is crucial—Finding your tribe and support system so that you don't ever feel like you are aloneWORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedelic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

Explore the hidden epidemic of self-abandonment—why you disconnect from yourself, where it comes from, and the profound healing that becomes possible when you finally choose to come home and let Spirit (and yourself) back in.We'll examine the ways you leave yourself behind—people-pleasing, numbing out, silencing our intuition, and mistaking self-sacrifice for strength. But what if the loneliness you feel isn't about being unseen by others… but by you? What if your deepest longing isn't for something outside you, but for your own fierce, unshakable self-love?WORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedelic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreatshttps://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

The week on the show, explore the radical yet simple act of trust—how we often resist it, why we fear it, and how embracing it can transform our lives.We'll examine the ways we mistrust—questioning our instincts, overthinking, and letting the critical voice in our heads convince us it's the "real" us. But what if that voice isn't you? What if it's just a conditioned response to fear and uncertainty designed to keep you safe?Learn how to: Trust nature (like the effortless medicine of the hummingbird)Trust yourself—your wisdom, your body, your choicesTrust your people, your community, and the support around youTrust your heart, love, and the deeper intelligence of your emotionsTrust your intuition, even when logic protestsWork with resistance—when you feel the urge to run, hide, shut down, or close off. What if you chose to open and soften instead?Trust isn't just a feeling—it's a practice, a belief, a daily commitment to build your capacity. Learn how to trust the unfolding, the unknown, and the messy beauty of being.WORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedelic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

What if the most profound lesson psychedelics offer isn't about adding more to your life—but letting go of almost everything? Give less fucks, learn to appreciate what is right in front of you, and release the stuff and striving that's holding you back. Come home to the liberation of simplicity and gratitude.In this episode you'll learn:Why "healing overload" is the new spiritual bypassing—and how the medicines expose our addiction to complexityThe lies consumerism tells our nervous systems—scarcity, not-enoughness, and the false religion of productivityThe art of deprogramming with medicines—clarity emerges through subtraction, not accumulationThe courage of empty hands—what can you let go of to find liberation?WORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedlic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

This week on the show, I'm sharing insights into managing acute integration – the crucial window after a plant medicine journey where wisdom is most alive and ready to be embodied. Here's what you'll learn:Bridging the afterglow — how to honor the off ramp and stay in your bubbleEarthy first steps: Hydration, nutrition, and physical grounding practicesJournaling — the importance of capturing raw insights and downloads before they fadeNature as an integration ally: Earthing, tree meditation, and decoding symbolic messages.Making space to feel: Inviting the water of your heart to guide youWhen to seek support—saying yes to asking for helpAnchoring your spiritual fire — putting yourself first so you can BE the medicineWORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedlic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

I am currently in the beautiful cloud forest of Mindo, Ecuador on Day 8 of a 10 day medicine retreat, taking a break from the show this week to refill, recharge, and unravel the old ways of being that are no longer needed. It is with a full and joyful heart that I invite you to come experience the release, liberation, and beauty of a retreat with the sacred fire family. Join us in Asheville on April 18-21 for Resonance, a 4 day integrative ceremonial retreat in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. For more information, pricing, and availability, visit https://calendly.com/sinclairfleetwood/discovery to book a discovery call. Trust life, be free, and come home to your power. We are waiting for you.

Let's be real. Doing your "inner work" is kind of a bitch. It's the uncomfortable, sticky, often unfun process of excavation, unlearning, deprogramming, sifting, sorting, and sitting with all the things that have been stuffed inside you for years. We can hold and hide and cram a lot inside us. We're actually really efficient at storing our internal garbage and saving it up so we can torment ourselves with it. We're pretty great at suffering. In this episode, I explore practical tools and strategies for doing the inner work and integrating psychedelic experiences into your daily life. Whether you're new to the spiritual path or looking to deepen your practice, this conversation covers:Cultivating self-awareness through daily practicesProcessing emotions and embracing shadow workReframing limiting beliefs and setting actionable intentionsBuilding a support system and finding community Inner work is a journey of self-discovery and healing, and this episode is here to guide you every step of the way.WORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedlic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

There are a lot of ways you can work with psychedelics. From a clinical session with a therapist, to a solo trip out in nature, to journeying with friends, to going to a full immersion retreat in the Amazon, and everything in between. And while all paths are valid, all experiences are powerful, and all the ways are good ways – there is nothing more powerful, potent, and catalytic for deep, lasting change than ceremonial medicine containers. Healing is amplified in community. When you are witnessed, held, and trust your fellow seekers to walk alongside you. When you open your heart and soul to experience the dance of medicine and music (because which is which, am I right?) When you allow yourself to walk into a sacred circle and come into relationship with the elemental essence of life. Water, air, earth, and fire. Ceremony belongs to you. It belongs to everyone. Humans developed this technology over thousands of years in line with the best understandings of medicine carriers over generations. And it is a technology, just like we think of computers and lasers and AI as cutting edge. This is organic edge. Mystical and practical. It's a portal where literal magic is created. Don't believe me? Try it for yourself. Full show notes: https://www.sinclairfleetwood.com/the-ancient-technology-of-ceremony/WORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedlic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

In a world often overshadowed by crisis, uncertainty, and negativity, how do we find the strength to not only endure but thrive? We have a choice. We can fall in the abyss of despair, hopelessness, and pessimism. Or we can rise into a new worldview. Walk through the portal of fear and chaos into a new way of being and feeling and showing up. The plant medicine path has arrived to prepare us to be more resilient. To gather our power back to us. To do the work that is right here in front of us. The work of getting everything out of the way that doesn't vibrate in love and beauty and hope. Because it is our right and our responsibility to be joyful. To protect the vibration of innocence and purity and optimism. Of positivity and vision. What heals the world is choosing love over fear. Believing that you have the capacity to turn and face any storm, look it dead in the eye, and walk right into it. Because we are that strong, and LOVE is that big. JOY IS RESISTANCE. NEST Group Integration Membershiphttps://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedlic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideResonance Retreats https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

You may have spent long periods of your life in states of unconscious coping where you were ignorant to a higher way of being. Because you just didn't know how to do it another way. Maybe you lived (or are still living) in survival mode. Maybe like me, you were addicted, disassociated, and out of yourself for a LONG ASS TIME.These are the prisons of our forgetting. We are the prisoners and the jailers. You may judge these periods harshly. You may feel you wasted time. That you lost something or someone valuable. So what if I told you there is a direct path to freedom from living with unrelenting guilt, shame, and other shadowy, challenging feelings?What would happen if you decide it's safe to let go and forgive yourself fully?NEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedlic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideResonance Retreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

Limiting beliefs are the silent saboteurs of your life—hiding in plain sight, disguised as your own thoughts. Masquerading as your identity. They tell you you're not ready, not worthy, or just "not the kind of person who gets miracles from the Universe."And the worst part? You believe them. In continuation from last week, I'm exposing these sneaky subconscious programs, showing you exactly how to spot them, and, most importantly, how to break free. Because the truth is, you're not actually stuck—you're just running an outdated script.So how do you rewrite it? How do you shift from self-doubt to self-empowerment? Learn to recognize the signs of limiting beliefs, the patterns that keep you playing small, and the practical ways to shift your mindset.Get ready to call out your inner imposter, challenge the stories that don't serve you, and step into a reality that's actually aligned with who youreally are (AF!)WORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership -https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching -https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedlic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter -https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics:https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideResonance Retreats Registration is OPEN:https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

Season 5 is here y'all! In this episode, I explore the intricate relationship between your subconscious programming, janky belief systems, and how these limitations block you from being your most empowered and bad ass self. We'll talk about how limiting beliefs can trap you (and me) in cycles of self-sabotage – which is so often exactly what you need to find the treasure inside on your next trip into the shadow mind. Learn how to rewire your reality and embrace new, empowering beliefs that invite you to instantly claim a more beautiful and fulfilling life. Full show notes: https://www.sinclairfleetwood.com/rewriting-your-limiting-beliefs WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest 1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedlic-integration Subscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941 FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guide Resonance Retreats Registration is OPEN: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

Is your energy throwing a confusing tantrum because it's getting dark at 4pm and you've been eating too much sugar? And also this time of year brings up ALL YOUR STUFF? And you really want to slow down, but like, what if you miss out on something? OK let's be honest, it's so uncomfortable to be still and sit with the things you don't want to look at or feel. Winter amplifies this x eleventy million. In this final episode of Season 4 of ​The Psychedelic Integration Podcast​, join me in a soft exploration of how we build the bridge between breakdown and breakthrough. What will unfurl from your heart in the Spring if you make this time intentional and magical instead of soggy, cold, and lonely? Winter is here to welcome you, and it doesn't have to be a period of getting lost. Get found instead. I'm taking a few weeks off from the show, and will see you in January 2025 to kick off Season 5! Thank you for being part of my spirit family. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

The first rule of Overachiever's Club is that you make sure to tell everyone about how hard it is to get into. The second rule is the hours are 24/7 and there are no breaks. The third rule is "that's not good enough, I'll just do it myself..." If you don't believe in your inherent value and awesomeness... ​ If you can't open your heart and truly feel the magic you are contributing to the world by just existing... ​ And you are struggling with workaholism, overachieving, or perfectionism... That fear is standing in the way of everything beautiful that is trying to come through you in life. So WTF is this compulsive drive to excel and win and achieve? Where does it come from? Why do so many smart, amazing people struggle with crippling self- doubt and believe they are fundamentally unlovable? How can plant medicine help you out of this thought pattern? Overcoming this faulty belief system is part of the journey to greater evolution, especially for those of us on the spiritual path. This episode of ​The Psychedelic Integration Podcast​ is for anyone who has struggled with being “too busy” or feels like you are constantly striving to do more and it never feels like enough. Learn how workaholism and overachieving are deeply ingrained in our culture, and how psychedelics offer an opportunity to challenge these tendencies. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

This is a story of impossible healing. One of the biggest blessings I have in my life is getting to meet and work with inspiring people doing big time miracles in their lives with plant medicines. In the last year, I have had the immense pleasure of getting to know and work with my soul brother Andrew Fletcher. On the surface, Andrew's life was going great. He was a practicing doctor and lawyer. He had a beautiful wife, spacious home, and plenty of money. But inside he was battling a deep lack of worthiness that no amount of success or achievement could solve. The only heartfelt emotion he had the capacity to experience was anger. Soon after he graduated from law school, he began to have muscle twitching in his hands that eventually progressed to his legs. He went to see a neurologist and was eventually diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. ALS is defined as "a fatal neurological disorder that causes the gradual deterioration of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord." After a four year battle for his life inside the traditional medical system, he began to look deeper within and seek out holistic healing, spirituality, and plant medicine. His relationship with the ALS began to change from one of war, to one of radical acceptance. In this week's episode, hear in depth about Andrew's impossible healing journey into mindbody medicine, psychedelics, integration, and how he stopped the ALS in its tracks and is no longer seeing progression of this illness. (And no longer identifies as having it at all.) WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

Creating strong boundaries in myself has gifted me tremendously fulfilling friendships, client relationships, ceremonial connections, and allowed this family to grow and expand. The boundaries I have grown in my life have blessed me with a love and partnership that is hard to believe is real sometimes because it feels so wonderful. Boundaries have gifted me time with myself, and loving connections off all depths and varieties because I am able to say, gently, "I don't have the capacity for this." And be received by loving, conscious humans who understand. Boundaries have allowed me to be the love of my own life. To trust myself completely. To believe fully in the benevolence of the Universe. You get to decide what works for you and what doesn't. You teach people how to treat you. And how you do this is BOUNDARIES BABY! No matter where you are on your journey back to yourself, you can learn how to create powerful boundaries within yourself and with others, starting right now. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

There is a chasm between awareness and action... Sometimes it feels like we all signed up for REALLY HARD LIFETIMES. Like, did I not read the Terms and Conditions before getting into this body? WTF did I sign up for and WHY is it so hard to change? Conscious change requires willingness to participate. Even when you don't like where things are going. Sometimes it can feel impossible to break out of the ways things ARE. Reality is reality, right? This is what's real. The actual facts of your actual life... But how much of that is really true? And how much is a magic show of limited beliefs? Maybe you have begun to tap into some new ideas and ways of thinking. And this can be SO SCARY! Letting go of systems and structures that contain your reality is no joke. It's a big dicey game of building your capacity for more. More confidence in uncertainty, more ability to sit in discomfort, face your fears, unshame yourself, leave situations and people and jobs and places that don't serve you, and generally become a dimension walking shadow integrator. If all this sounds dramatic, that's because IT IS. Living a life that is killing you is the most fucking dramatic thing that exists. And it is literally a spiritual emergency to do something about it. Learn how on this week's show. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

What happens when the big promise of being saved by plant medicine just doesn't deliver? You did the diet. You detoxed. You prepared. You researched. You read all the books and the websites and learned everything you could. You've done all the "right" things... but you're just not feeling it. You keep hearing about all these other people having cosmic healing experiences, but it's not happening for you. And maybe you're starting to feel hopeless. Because it's working for everyone else. Maybe there is something wrong with you... OR MAYBEEEEEE... You have extremely unrealistic expectations, are putting loads of pressure on yourself to have life-changing transformation overnight, and a lot of what you read on the internet about psychedelics is trash? On this week's show, I'm going through the most common reasons why it might feel like the medicine isn't working, how to chill out, change your framework, and enjoy the unfolding so you can see that everything in your life is medicine. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

Now is not the time to panic... In this week's episode I'm offering a practical guide to resourcing yourself fully, calling your energy back to you, and inviting you to reorient yourself inward so that you can be the fully embodied force of nature you came here to be. There is nothing more important than doing your own healing work so you can live in embodied power. Use the plants. Learn from them. Stay in ceremony. Pray. Sing. Make love. Celebrate. Rejoice in your aliveness.  Do not give up. I love you. Let's fucking go. -Sinclair  WORK WITH SINCLAIR ⁠NEST Group Integration Membership⁠ 1:1 Private Coaching: ⁠Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session⁠ Join my mailing list and ⁠get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics⁠  Come to an ⁠event or retreat⁠ 

This week's podcast episode is all about reconnecting with your moon cycle. While I'm speaking directly to my feminine sisters this week, I encourage our spirit seeking soul brothers to lean in, read on, and listen to this week's show. Come educate yourself alongside your sisters. We need your support, understanding, and love to find our way back to ourselves. If you have a sister, a mother, a partner, a bestie, a medicine sis... this is for you too. Menstruation. Periods. Your monthly bleed. The so-called curse of being female... If you have a womb, chances are you have some strong feelings about your period. You may have spent most of your life in fierce battle with your uterus. Engaged in a war with yourself and your body. Secretly wishing it would just stop already. Cramps, sobfests, bloating, weird digestion, sore breasts, and bleeding all over the place like it's Shark Week are common monthly experiences. What many women don't know is literally ANYTHING about the ceremony of their monthly moon. That your bleed is sacred. Ceremonial. Natural. Primal. That your womb is the center of your creative power. Your manifestation temple. And that we are naturally designed to be in alignment and resonance with the phases of the moon. That we ALSO have phases in our cycles. Your monthly moon blood has powerful information about your overall health and wellness. Your cycle, your symptoms, and your relationship with your body and your creativity are all connected. The way you are experiencing this blessing in your life can offer clues to the balance of your systems (minerals, vitamins, your hormones, digestion, brain health, organ function, adrenals, reproduction, sexual health, and more.) We have so much collective healing to do, and it starts with healing your relationship with yourself. Choose yourself. Come home to your body. Take care of her in the way she needs. Be the witch you were born to be. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

Greetings from Appalachia. Hugs from my heart to your heart. I hope you are well and healthy and blessed up in this moment. What happens for you when everything shatters? When you drain your battery down to nothing? What fears and coping mechanisms arise in you when you feel the most stuck, run down, overwhelmed, and worn out? Most of us on the path of awakening find ourselves traversing the bardo of fear. The fear of living. The fear of dying. The fear of no purpose. The fear of being seen fully. The fear of missing out. The fear of illness. The fear of not being ok. Of doing it wrong. Of something being wrong with you. The truth of eternal love, and the fear that you are a broken piece that will never find your way back home to it. That Source has forsaken you. That you are somehow unworthy of love and healing and connection. That you have harmed yourself. That you have missed the boat. That whatever you are doing is not enough. That you are not enough. We are all afraid of death. The ending. And so we have this deep fear of things going off the rails. Of the plan not coming to fruition. That we will lose our abilities in some way. That we will lose people and things and places we love. What if you don't do something epic in this life? What if you stay stuck? What if it never gets better? What if you just can't change it? The reality sets in that you will die. Trees die. Birds die. Death is part of life. It is life itself. And the body is not afraid to die. It knows how to die. We have died infinite times and will always die. Death is an illusion. And yet the fear persists. What do you do when that fear becomes reality? When health or home or love or life ends? What do you do in the wake of death and destruction? What do you do when the dark water of the shadow threatens to engulf you? How do you respond when death comes knocking at your door? What do you do when it is all too much? Resistance to WHAT IS creates all suffering. Perfectionism is self harm. This idea that you need to do it all in some specific way OR ELSE. That you need to be the most evolved self. That you can't change your mind or beliefs. That you can't fall apart and make mistakes and constantly be learning and evolving. Because what will people think? What you resist is going to keep coming at you until you learn the lesson. The darkness is here to teach you, to grow you, to make you stronger and more powerful. The things that you do not want, that you are afraid of, that you avoid and disassociate from, these are your greatest teachers. When the river floods her banks, we are left with the aftermath of the flood. The dark waters of the shadow reveal the soft underbelly of your deepest fears. The flood is death. And only through death can you be reborn anew, stronger, more sovereign, more present. Immortal in your innovation. Empowered to take a stand to go all in on being here now with everything you need. Even when it is not what you want. In this week's podcast episode I am sharing about how to fortify yourself in times of struggle and darkness. How to take nurturing care of your human body, your physical self, your emotions, your mind, and your spirit so that you can be a soft warrior of light. Learn about what you can do right now to stop whatever is engulfing you and return your river to her banks so you can be in flow. How to start where you are, use what you have, and do what you can. HOW TO HELP ASHEVILLE RECOVER Support small and local businesses and creatives. Hire us. Buy our art, goods, and services. Come to our events. Pay us to do work. Give money and help someone come to a ceremony. THANK YOU for all the beautiful donations and support family, we are so grateful for your generosity. If you want to help in the long term: ​Sign up for coaching Join NEST ​Come to a gathering ​Donate a ceremony spot to someone in need via Venmo to @sinclairfleetwood​ I love you family. I love you Asheville. We will rise again. Love, Sinclair

Hello from the heart of the apocalypse. I am ok. I am safe and well with my partner Ian in Asheville. We are the lucky ones. I am so grateful. So many are suffering. Struggling. Many are lost. Missing. Hundreds are dead. Much of Appalachia is irreversibly decimated. Water is off throughout the city for the foreseeable future, so we've been without running water for over a week now. (We are on a boil advisory when it finally comes back on. They say it could be 4-6 weeks or longer.) Asheville is not ok. Appalachia and Western North Carolina are not ok. It is worse than you think. It is unspeakable. It is not over. This is just the beginning. We are asking anyone who has a prayer you want to send with us for our beloved Appalachia to please send it to me via email at hello@sinclairfleetwood.com. We are making prayer ties to take to our upcoming gathering to put in the sacred fire. Anything you want to say thank you for, to release, to pray for, anyone who needs to send a message to the Great Mystery, please let us know. If you want to help in the short term, donate to my Venmo ​@sinclairfleetwood​, last 4 digits 5205 There are many great orgs in AVL you can donate to, AND giving money directly to people who live here is awesome. If you know an Appalachian, and have the means, send them some dough. Any amount helps. If you want to help in the long term: ​ Sign up for coaching. ​​Join NEST.​ ​Come to a retreat or ceremony.​ I love you family. I love you Asheville. We will rise again. Love, ​Sinclair

The path to freedom starts with acceptance So much of the stuckness and confusion we experience on the path of awakening is because we refuse to accept what is. It's really that simple. Are you stuck? Looking backward at the past and wishing things were different? Do you feel an attachment to a story or belief that you know deep down isn't serving you? Are you in conflict with yourself? With someone you love? Why? What is the thing that's true that you can't swallow? What are you not admitting? Radical acceptance is... Owning your shit and your power Taking responsibility Loving the parts of you that you don't like Shadow work Saying yes to all of it Knowing that whatever arises is here to teach and grow you Looking through the lens of compassion and softness Letting go Allowing In this week's podcast episode I'm sharing about radical acceptance, how to do it, and why you really want to be free from needing it to work out some specific way. Come let go of your need for control. Let go of possible outcomes. Accept and be free. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat   

Anything is possible if you believe it. This is why plant medicine is so effective at healing and transforming your life. Because it gives you the extraordinary experience of a new way of being, thinking, feeling, and understanding yourself and your place in the world. What if everything you think you know is changeable? What if the past is transformable? What if your old mindset and belief system is like the skin of a snake and it's your job as a spiritual seeker on a mission to evolve with psychedelics to shed that skin? To slither yourself out of a container that is too tight and restrictive to hold you in your full authentic expression. If you want real, tangible change to happen in your life, you have to be willing to let go of the old parts of you that believe it's not possible. You have to go WAY THE FUCK OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE. You have to be willing to let go of the habits and thought patterns and beliefs that are making you miserable. In this week's podcast episode I'll dive into the critical mindset shift that is the gateway to living a life full of opportunity and possibility instead of staying stuck in a reality that isn't what you want. Let's get optimistic and do some mindset sorcery together. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

Clarity only comes when you stop moving. When you allow silence and space and time to bring their presence deep into your life and open you. Crack you wide. To fill all the emptiness with the light of awareness. Being still feels like a luxury. A fairy tale most of us have no idea how to actually practice. And it's the thing we need the most. Like throwing open all the windows in the room and inviting the breeze to come in and refresh everything. On this week's podcast, I'm sharing about why we need space, the ways we throttle ourselves when we don't allow it, and how to fix it. Tune in and breathe deep. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

We are done with the masks. We are done with pretending to be white bread, milquetoast, mediocre, grayscale, asleep people. We refuse to accept and conform to such limited belief systems. Such mundane, rule filled civilizations based on extraction and competition and consumption. Such boring and sad standards of beauty. The crushing despair of conformity and sameness. We refuse mediocrity. So how do you help yourself feel safe to take off the mask and let your freak flag fly in a world that has punished you for being you? What can plant medicine show you about how to be truly authentic? Not just in the way your ego expresses, but by being a hollow bone open to being filled by Spirit... Are you willing to let go of your expectations? Your identities? Your attachments? What are you willing to offer to Source to be truly free? In this week's episode, we're going to explore the spectrum of authenticity, how to unmask yourself, and what it means to go on the integrative ride of your life. Learn how you can change the world by being your fullest, most connected self, all with plant medicine as your loving guide. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

Do you feel bogged down by negativity and struggle from the moment your eyes pop open in the morning? Do you find it difficult to move your attention away from pain and suffering and everything that sucks? Does "reality" feel like a terrible place where bad things keep happening? In this episode, I invite you to examine the role of complaining and giving voice and energy to the vibration of scarcity and lack that may be pervading your life. What would happen if you stopped yourself from complaining? What kind of energy and life force would be freed up to shit your focus to other things? Could complaining be the reason why you feel like your creativity and curiosity are limping along? Complaining is like being stuck in a hole and refusing to stop digging. Every day is a gift. And everything that is coming into your life in every moment is here to teach you something. To help grow you. Expand you. Let's talk about it. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

Are you suffocating under your stuff? Do you procrastinate? Hoard? Feel grippy and graspy and feral around letting go of stuff you don't use? Anywhere there is an accumulation, there is death. Accumulation is the opposite of flow. It's the opposite of ease. It creates stuckness. Tension. Stagnation. Murkiness. What if you only allowed things you use, need, or love to be in your life? What would it feel like to make room? In your home? In your heart? In your life? What magic would swoop in and fill the beautiful space inside you if you allowed it to? WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

Sometimes I forget that a lot of people think "psychedelic integration" is just sitting around in circles full of psychonauts talking about what happened in your latest medicine journey in extreme detail. It's all about the visionary experience and who saw what and how deep they went. "Psychedelics are trippy! AMAZING! YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME ON MY JOURNEY!" I will probably get dragged for this, but what a snoozefest. It's not hard or rare to talk endlessly about getting blown out by psychedelics. They can blast you completely out of yourself if you like. You can kill your ego and go to faraway lands and explore the Universe and meet with the machine elves and dissolve and die and recombine in a million different ways forever. OK. Cool. Now what? What are you doing with all that? What are you doing with the immense privilege of receiving support from these sacred plant teachers? This week's episode is all about redefining what psychedelic integration actually means, and how you can lean all the way into yourself and your path home to Spirit. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

What if I told you that the way we understand love is incomplete at best and wrong at worst? What if LOVE isn't definable? What if it doesn't fit in a box? What if your experience of love is only a small percentage of what is actually possible? The alchemy of love is the process we all go through inside our conscious awakening where the real scope of LOVE is made known inside our hearts. Alchemy is magical transformation. Expansion. Even explosion. It is the process of something taking an even more pure and true form through the lens of magic and Divine Guidance. It can feel like a breaking, ending, or death. And in that rupture lies the seed of the new beginning. In this episode, I explore how love serves as a catalyst for healing and growth, whether in the context of self-love, relationships, or spiritual connection. Join me in a conversation about the profound intersections of psychedelics and love, uncovering insights into how these experiences can deepen your understanding of yourself and your connection with love itself. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

The medicine of softness is the gift of the feminine path. The path of more gentleness, slowness, contemplation, and care. In this episode I explore the different ways to sit with plant medicines, and why sometimes, it's not always necessary to receive lessons the hard way. We live in such a stimulating, fast-paced, dopamine fueled society and slowness asks us to stop. Be present. Find the subtle layers and textures and silence within. Psychedelics don't need to blast you out of yourself, they are here to awaken your true path to your heart. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat 

Without a rooted, integrated energy system, it's almost impossible to see movement in the areas of mindset, healthy emotional expression, and deeper connection to Spirit. Calling your power and presence back home give you the resources to stay the course. When you stop being how everyone expects you to be, you have to get comfortable disappointing people. Not being liked. Belonging to yourself instead of fitting in. Maybe people disagree with you. Someone not being pleased with you. And that all being fine and dandy because you are living in a new realm. When you've been going against yourself and pivot to start saying NO to bullshit and YES to yourself, some people might not receive this well. Hence, you become the Villain. High five to all y'all glorious, boundary enforcing, emotionally healthy supervillains doing that spirit life and lifting up everyone around you by taking care of you! Sovereignty is about being self-governing. Self-watering. Self-resourced. The queen or king (or non-binary unicorn) of your own domain. Putting yourself and your needs first. Resourcing yourself and filling your own cup so that you can be the medicine. Being the expert on yourself. Being oriented inward. In tune with your intuition and your own energy. Alchemists don't self-sacrifice. Regrowing the forest of your heart is no fucking joke. You can't be out there leaking energy all over the place, looking for someone to tell you a process of what to do and how to do it. Own your heart wisdom. Your inner knowing. Get support that actually supports you. Act from a place of inspiration rather than fear. Start taking care of yourself like your life depends on it. Because it does. Anoint yourself with the beauty of your own existence. Let its juice and joy ooze out of your mouth and eyes and hands and life like honey. Leave a trail of roses in your wake. Drip nectar from your heart onto everyone you meet. Confidence and embodied power are magnetic. Charismatic. Stop chasing what you want and be yourself. Own your power. Take back your sovereignty. Put out your heart vibes. And watch your life transform. This week's episode is all about living that sovereign empowered life. Learn the practical steps to reclaim your connection to your own wise heart. How to integrate all your parts. And how to look good doing it. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Someone asked me a fantastic question this week that I liked so much I made a podcast about it. "How do I connect and build a relationship to Spirit?"  I currently have a freewheeling, joyful, strong connection to Source, Goddess, All That Is -- it might look effortless from the outside. But the truth is, I spent most of my life being an angry, drunk atheist, not having any connection to God, being completely lost out in the world without the slightest idea of how any of this worked. I did not believe in it. I didn't want to believe in it. This week's episode is about reclaiming prayer and connection to Spirit. To start to change your mindset and your belief system so that you can create something more beautiful and beneficial instead. You have agency and sovereignty to choose your own reality. What do you want it to be? Learn how to take the easy road back to prayer and spirituality and make it exactly what you need so it supports you fully. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Holy hella wow, y'all ONE HUNDRED EPISODES?!?! My heart is so full, thank you so much. It is with humble gratitude and awe that I am here making this show, and thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey. In honor of all the movement over these last four years, I thought it was fitting to focus on exactly how to get out of your own way. That's what we're all doing here, after all.  Walk with me through a profound exploration of the two fundamental energies that shape your life: resistance and allowance, contraction and expansion. Learn how integration isn't just about merging psychedelic experiences into wholeness and authenticity; it's about moving from resistance to radical acceptance and allowing. Discover why you resist and how this resistance manifests in your body, emotions, and nervous system. Explore the role of psychedelic medicine in opening you up, grounding you, and fostering self-trust, enabling you to overcome limiting beliefs and rewrite your story starting now. Overcoming resistance is simple but not easy. Learn why focusing on problems only breeds more resistance, and how shifting your mindset away from trauma and suffering towards power, confidence, and peace is the only real path of liberation. The heart is never confused or lost. The mind is what muddies the water. Learn the art of letting go, releasing attachment to outcomes, and allowing yourself to receive with open arms. Join me in celebrating this big ass milestone as we dive deep into the heart of integration, uncovering the wisdom needed to transcend your limitations and step into your true power. Get ready to get out of your own way and embrace the limitless possibilities that await. WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat  MAKE A GIFT OF SUPPORT Your financial contribution enables me to keep making episodes ad free! Make a gratitude donation via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/sinclairfleetwood  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Eddie LeShure's personal journey took him deep into the throes of active addiction and incarceration on a drug arrest. His two years behind bars were mostly spent in the notorious Attica Prison where he survived a rebellion in 1971 that killed 43 inmates and employees. As a survivor of extreme trauma, his personal healing and how he works with others has always been guided by deep understanding and compassion.  His primary passion is providing trauma-sensitive, somatic mindfulness and self-compassion practices to support us effectively embracing our full range of thoughts, feelings and physical sensations. Eddie is a Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT 200), Meditation Teacher, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC), Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS), Spiritual Emergence Coach ® (IMHU),and Breathwork Facilitator. His path of recovery led him from prison to awakening with the help of psychedelics, breathwork, yoga, and meditation. He is the co-founder of A Mindful Emergence, where he provides preparation, facilitator, and integration services for those intentionally using plant medicines and other psychedelics.  Learn about Eddie's miraculous journey out of addiction and into healing on this week's episode! CONNECT WITH EDDIE LESHURE A Mindful Emergence: amindfulemergence.com Follow Eddie on Facebook:  A Mindful Emergence on YouTube  WORK WITH SINCLAIR Join NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat Book a private or group session --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Margo Fragola is the founder of Sacred Roots Revival and is an Earth Reconnection Facilitator helping to create intentional, reciprocal relationship with the Earth. Her work supports spiritual expansion, Earth based healing and ecological justice.  By interweaving modalities of shamanic energetics and practices, somatic and parts work exploration, and cultivating allyship with sacred plant medicines, she supports others in accessing their unique relationship to the sacred through the portal of Earth Reconnection.  Margo has an educational background in environmental sciences and upon graduating with a masters in environmental sustainability was suffering from chronic depression that initiated her healing journey in 2017, eventually leading her to study and work with traditional Amazonian plant medicine dietas for the past two years.  She is continuously learning how to walk in right relationship with the Earth, expanding her capacity for holding space for others, learning from and with the plants, and ever deepening into the awe of the Great Mystery. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

So you're thinking about trying psychedelics? Are psychedelics right for you? How do you know?  It can be daunting to try to sift through all the information, hype, and stories and truly understand whether or not healing with sacred medicines is something you should invest in. Psychedelics and entheogens are starting to make a comeback, as science and medicine strive to catch up to what our ancestors have known for thousands of years. And there is still a large gap in education, awareness, and understanding of who should use these medicines, what they can do, why you might want to give it a go, and what you need to do to get really ready.    Psychoactive plants and compounds like ayahuasca, San Pedro, psilocybin, and LSD, DMT, Bufo (5-meoDMT) (just to name a few) can offer profound, transformational experiences and healing for everything from depression to addiction, but it can feel like there's a lot of mystery around going from just being curious to taking the leap, finding a guide, or sitting in a ceremony, whatever that looks like for you.  Psychedelics call to us for different reasons. Some of us want to expand our consciousness and deepen our connection to Spirit, or make changes in our own lives to be better stewards of our world and our time in it. Others are seeking healing for physical diseases, emotional trauma, and mental health issues like depression, anxiety, or PTSD. And others find psychedelics through recreational means and often have accidental breakthroughs with life altering results.  The main thing to keep in mind is that people often come to psychedelics looking for a miracle or an overnight cure. I say this all the time, but rarely does it work like that. Working with psychedelics is a long process that takes constant reflection, shadow work, determination, and resilience to get the most out of your journeys. It can open up a process that may last the rest of your life. It's that powerful, and knowing how much work you may need to do after the fact is something that should be considered before beginning the process.  WORK WITH SINCLAIR Join NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat Book a private or group experience --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Do you have resistance toward psychedelic integration? Does it feel heavy and awkward and confusing? Does this part of your healing and expansion journey feel like something you don't actually put that much effort or attention into because you completely dread it? Maybe you look around and see all these medicine people feeling good and vibing high and you wish you could do that but you have no idea HOW... Today's episode is all about how to make integration not suck.  Integration is not lame and boring and heavy, it's actually the most rewarding and awesome part of the psychedelic healing journey. Today I'm sharing about why integration feels so hard, why it's so vital to sort this part of your path out, and I'm giving you a juicy step-by-step process to do it yourself. If you're ready to make this the year you stop trying to do everything yourself, learn about how working with me 1:1 or inside my NEST Group Integration Program will make integration feel fun, exciting, and meaningful AND give you amazing results! WORK WITH SINCLAIR Join NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching: Learn More and Book a FREE Connection Session Join my mailing list and get my FREE Ultimate Quickstart Guide to Healing with Psychedelics  Come to an event or retreat Book a private or group experience --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Emily Jenkins, BSN, RN, RYT 200 is a registered nurse specializing in neurosciences with a focus on Eastern medicine, meditation techniques, non-ordinary states of consciousness, plant medicine integration, and microdosing. She is the founder of Bright Ages, an entheogenic coaching practice focused on serving millennials who are feeling depressed, anxious, lonely, or “unhappy without reason.” She combines integrative and holistic medicine in her offerings. In college, after suffering the sudden loss of her father at the age of 18, she fell into a deep depression. Only a few years later, she lost her dear cousin to an overdose. Her anxiety and depression continued to worsen - over a ten year period she struggled with debilitating mental illness, self harm, addiction, and suicidal ideation.  She worked with many different providers and practitioners over the years but nothing stuck - therapy, medication, sobriety, and everything in between. As she was approaching the end of her rope she felt the call to work with Ayahuasca. Since that experience, her life has undergone a complete transformation. Accompanied by the grace and support of a loving community, she has been able to transition from surviving to thriving. Her purpose is to share this experience with anyone who is ready and willing. Healing is possible. She is actively involved with organizations such as the Isha Foundation, Truth is One, and devotion to Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi. Her wish is for each person to find all the vitality, freedom, and joy life has to offer.  READ THE SHOW NOTES --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

On this week's episode of The Psychedelic Integration Podcast, we're continuing the journey of letting go with a deep dive into obligation and the sword of discernment. Wielding this sword is not small undertaking. Its purpose and usefulness are often made clear by unraveling the intricate layers of obligation and people pleasing that you encounter on the healing path with psychedelics. It's purpose is getting EVERYTHING THAT IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT OUT OF THE WAY...So that you can sing your gorgeous heart song of you-ness and the juicy people who are all about it can find you. All you have to do is put out the vibe.   Plant medicine strips away the masks of obligation, compelling you to confront your true self, tend to your unmet needs, and make some serious admissions... That maybe you don't actually like this party or these people and it's time to bounce. It's okay not to conform to the way you think you're supposed to do things. Do what you want, with who you want, exactly how you want instead. Learn to use your sword of discernment to slash obligations and forge a clear and juicy path forward that actually feels good. No more being afraid of saying no. Boundaries are acts of love and kindness, empowering you to create spaces where authentic connections thrive. The medicine is always showing you haw to recalibrate inward and trust you own navigation system.Your only job is to allow everything that's not in alignment with your heart to fall away. This is how you do it.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Are you one of those "over my cold, dead body" kind of people? Do you keep hang around things and people that don't serve you like milk in your fridge that went out of date with the Clinton administration? Do you find yourself languishing in relationships or situations long past their best? Are you kind of sad when things have to end and therefore grasp onto them so tight that maybe it just doesn't have to be true? On this week's episode of The Psychedelic Integration Podcast, we're going on a journey of self-discovery centered around the heroic act of letting go. Learn about why you hold on—the fear of the unknown, uncertainty, pain, and transition and how these fears often manifest as clinging to the familiar. Sometimes so tightly that it's hindering your growth and preventing you from fully embracing life's unfolding mysteries. Holding on is protective in nature and it's important to approach our clinging with empathy for the ways we seek security when everything falls apart.  It's okay to acknowledge your holding patterns and explore the narratives that have shaped your relationships, both with others and with yourself. Today we'll lean into the profound wisdom that lies in releasing your grip on attachment, inviting you to let go with grace and hold on lightly. When you begin to allow, you can start trusting in the flow of life's unfolding journey. Refresh yourself around how radical acceptance in the present moment encourages you to embrace all of your feelings, allowing them to move through you with compassion and understanding. Let's co-create a space of deep introspection and self-reflection. Claim the beauty in owning your truth and finding trust and authenticity, no matter what changes come. It's time to clean your fucking house an clear away the clutter of outdated beliefs so that you can step into a newfound sense of sovereignty, capacity, and joy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Do you feel like a fraud? Are you unable to celebrate your success and accomplishments in earnest because deep down you're terrified that everyone is going to find out you're some kind of imposter? Do you often feel crippled by self-doubt, even though you have achieved amazing things, people love you, and you're actually awesome? Today on this episode of the Psychedelic Integration Podcast, we're confronting imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and the relentless energy suck of not being good enough. Life is hard enough without having every step feel clouded by the fear of being seen and judged. Self-doubt can sneakily stand between you and everything you want. Yes, even for people who seem to have it all sorted out. Learn how this fear of failure keeps you stuck, and explore how old wounds from the past can manifest as people-pleasing, perfectionism, and procrastination. Even if you're just starting to understand the ways imposter syndrome plays out in your life, you're in the right place. With the help of plant medicine, you can discover how to pinpoint where you need to focus your attention and initiate some serious rewiring. Psychedelics have the power to change everything—if you're ready for it.So, join me as we peel back the layers of why we're so hard on ourselves, and learn practical strategies for breaking free from approval-seeking and outward orientation. Together, we'll uncover how to create fundamental belief in yourself, cultivate self-trust, and reconnect with your inner spirit. Get ready to shift the energy of imposter syndrome and self-doubt, and become your own biggest fan.  WORK WITH SINCLAIR NEST Group Integration Membership 1:1 Private Coaching Events and Retreats --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

In this episode of The Psychedelic Integration Podcast, we dive into the essence of preparation for plant medicine journeys. Are you ready for plant medicine? How do you know? What does it mean to establish readiness? And when do you know? We'll explore the transformative potential of psychedelics, and get clarity on the importance of being truly ready for the experience. Ceremony and intention are gifts that we have long been disconnected from in our modern life.  It's time to start questioning hustle culture, urgency, overwhelm, and how that interferes with walking a deliberate path of presence and consciousness. If we are distracted and attached to specific outcomes, it makes it nearly impossible to actually receive the teachings of the ancient consciousness of plants.  Learn about the role of sacred reciprocity and humility in approaching medicine work. To do this work in a way that is beneficial there is a necessity of managing expectations, cultivating patience, and embracing the journey as it unfolds. Trusting the process and letting go of attachment to outcomes emerge as central themes, alongside the importance of self-care and introspection. Join me as we navigate the sometimes unfamiliar terrain of measuring your readiness, recognizing it as a pivotal factor in ensuring meaningful and transformative psychedelic experiences.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Christiana Schelfout is a healing artist raised between Portugal and New York by an Irish American mother and a German father. She lived firstly in the wild, windswept Algarve, and then in the lush Long Island suburbs. Communion with nature and self-expression through song, dance, art, and theater were her basis for self-regulation and expansion.  At 20, a call for healing brought her to the study and practice of classical yoga and tantra. In traveling to the origins of global spiritual traditions and connecting with her ancestry, she was awakened to the world of spiritual herbalism and ceremony. These traditions led her down a path of inquiry into the healing potential of the descension process, devotion to the body, earth and mother. This was supported by studying matriarchal histories, women's health and birth.  Today, through the support of her community, she shares the experience of soul directed living, healing and wellbeing. Christiana carries the embodied experience of recovering from mental and physical illness. In 2018, after five years of community based offerings, she spent four years creating and then leading the yoga and retreat programs at Shou Sugi Ban House, a multidimensional wellness center in New York. Over a decade of student-ship and work experience in holistic healing and curation support the vision of Animate Healing.  On this week's show, Christiana and I meander through the nuances of presence found through sound healing, cultivating patience, and exploring the mystery of womanhood, moon blood, how bone broth is Nature's nourishing elixir, and more. Christiana is such a gift to my life and I'm so grateful to share her heart wisdom with you. CONNECT WITH CHRISTIANA: Animate Healing Alchemy of Clarity Ceremonial Psilocybin Retreats (Portugal) Shou Sugi Ban House (Hamptons, NY) WORK WITH SINCLAIR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Daddy issues anyone? This week I'm peeling back the layers of the heart scars that stick with us from moments of feeling abandoned, neglected, or flat-out rejected. From the emotional gut punches to the mind games, we'll dive into why this core wound creates such a long lasting echo, often becoming one of the most defining aspects of our entire lives. I share some examples from my own abandonment drama with my brilliant and troubled father, showing how those early episodes shape our beliefs and behaviors well into adulthood. Learn how these abandonment wounds sneak their way into every part of our behavior and personality, turning some of us into people-pleasing perfectionists on a quest for that elusive gold star of external validation. Oh, and did I mention the joyride of unworthiness and never feeling quite good enough? Yeah, we're shining a light on that too, seeing how it seeps into our relationships and attachment styles, keeping that abandonment hamster wheel spinning. But not to fear, there's hope in the form of the healing salve of radical self-acceptance. Taking a hard look in the mirror, and doling out forgiveness like Halloween candy. By the end of this show, you'll be ready to tackle your abandonment demons head-on, transforming not just your own life but also spreading that love and healing to everyone around you.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

Sarah Seraphina of Nurtured Essence is a Spiritual Activator and Plant Medicine Integration guide. She was previously a licensed Trauma Therapist before deciding to leave that world to pursue a more soul-aligned path. Sarah grew up experiencing significant childhood trauma, and knows firsthand how challenging and empowering the path of healing can be. She has walked through many flames of transformation and passionately guides other women on their journey to reclaim their true nature and blossom. Going beyond therapy, her work is holistic and rooted in nature, spiritual teachings, and psychology. She believes the healing journey is meant to connect you more deeply to yourself, your relationships, your community, and Mother Earth. Incorporating nature into her practice, Sarah combines different Earth elements with self-exploration, expression, and rituals.  Sarah invites women to remember your true power and essence, and return to living in harmony with yourself. She helps you see your value and magic, and embody your authentic energy. If you're ready to leave the Damsel in Distress behind and step fully into your sovereignty as the Queen of your own life, this episode is for you. GET IN TOUCH WITH SARAH WORK WITH SINCLAIR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

In today's episode of The Psychedelic Integration Podcast, I'm diving headfirst into the concept of "Fuck Around and Find Out" (FAFO). I'll explore what it truly means to embrace this mantra, giving yourself permission to honor your impulses and being willing to fail in the pursuit of authenticity and following your heart mission. Today I'm sharing my own journey with FAFO moments, including the decision to change the name of this show, only to ultimately decide to return to its original title after trying it on a while. I'll discuss the importance of being outcome independent and allowing yourself the flexibility to do things that scare you, and share how to give way less fucks as you navigate the twists and turns of your own spiritual path. Open to the liberating notion that no matter what happens, you're going to be okay. That you can embrace uncertainty, stretch your boundaries, and acknowledge the privilege that comes with the ability to FAFO. I'll also offer insights on finding the delicate balance between embracing softness and taking calculated risks, as well as sharing practical tips on how to stop being a tire kicker and start living with intention. So, what are you waiting for? Do the thing already! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychedelicintegrationpod/message

This week we're dancing our faces off in an exploration of the transformative power healing through movement. In this episode, we get deep into the intrinsic connection between movement and the human experience. From the joyous rhythm of childhood play to the profound expression of emotion through dance, movement is an essential aspect of our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. As we navigate the complexities of modern society, we often find ourselves disconnected from the natural flow of movement. Our sedentary lifestyles and hectic schedules can strip away the joy and vitality that movement once brought us, turning it into a punishing chore rather than a source of pleasure. Today you'll learn how to explore gentle starting points like yoga and walking, helping you rediscover the joy of movement in your everyday life. We'll also dabble in the fascinating science behind movement and its profound impact on brain health and neuroplasticity. From the Gen X rave culture of nostalgia and safety seeking to the cathartic release of ecstatic dance in community, we'll dive into the emotional and spiritual dimensions of movement. Get ready to dance like no one is watching, open your heart to the rhythm of change, and move your way to deeper healing, creativity, and connection. WORK WITH ME --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mysticalheartoracle/message