Podcasts about Ayahuasca

Healing That Ends in Beauty: Plant Medicine & Conscious Integration with Dr. Richard Grossman, LAc, OMD – Episode 452   Ayahuasca doesn't hand you a cure; it unlocks the healer already inside you. The visions may fade, but the capacity for pure, unconditional love remains. In this episode, host Peter Fenger sits down with Dr. Richard Grossman, a licensed acupuncturist, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, and author of “Trust and Forgive: The Medicine of Your Life”. Dr. Grossman's lifelong dedication to the healing arts began in the wake of profound early trauma, sparking a fascination with the interconnected power of plants and the human mind. After training in Los Angeles and studying in Beijing under a World Health Organization program, he spent decades weaving together Oriental medicine, functional medicine, and deep spiritual practice. His extensive work with Ayahuasca and sound healing, shaped by years of study alongside indigenous shamans in Ecuador and Peru, has evolved into a unique synthesis of Amazonian shamanism, energy medicine, and multisensory ceremony. Today, Dr. Grossman guides individuals toward profound emotional, physical, and spiritual transformation, always rooted in a singular, core intention: helping others step out of suffering by discovering the source of joy within. Join us as we explore his journey from early trauma to a lifetime of healing, diving deep into the therapeutic dimensions of plant medicine, the role of sacred music, the integration of ceremonial insights, and how personal transformation ultimately contributes to collective healing.   For more information about “Trust and Forgive: The Medicine of Your Life” by Dr. Richard Grossman, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Forgive-Medicine-Journey-Starts/dp/B0DCD87XN6 For more information about Dr. Richard Grossman and his work, please visit: https://heartfeather.com If you would like to subscribe to The Medicine of Your Life newsletter, please visit: https://heartfeather.substack.com/subscribe

We are excited to host Grace Blest-Hopley on this episode of the Mangu.tv podcast. Dr Grace Blest-Hopley is a neuroscientist with over a decade of research into cannabinoids and psychedelics, and the founder of Hystelica — the world's first research organisation dedicated to understanding female biology for safer, more effective psychedelic use, delivering both original research and education in the field. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience from King's College London, and now serves as Chief Scientific Officer at NWPharmaTech and Research Director at Heroic Hearts Project, where she leads work supporting military veterans living with trauma. Grace has spoken internationally as part of her advocacy for women's representation in psychedelic science.   Grace discusses her upbringing on a Staffordshire farm, her connection to horses, and how experiences in India led her to study neuroscience. She and Giancarlo explore the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids, the challenges of cannabis research, and findings from neuroimaging studies of long-term users, particularly those who started young.Their conversation also covers the rise of psychedelic-assisted therapy, the importance of preparation and integration, and Grace's work with the Heroic Hearts Project, where she witnessed the benefits of Ayahuasca ceremonies with the Shipibo people. Grace explains how psychedelics may create a window of increased neuroplasticity, offering opportunities to rewire the brain. She also discusses her research into women's health, examining how hormonal fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle can influence psychedelic experiences and their therapeutic potential.

Topher Gardner is the founder of Black Gold Biochar, a regenerative builder, a lifelong bodyworker, and a former Division I football kicker who has actually walked the path most spiritual seekers only theorize about. He played at Michigan State under Nick Saban, spent three more years in pro leagues, and rebuilt the body football broke through Rolfing and yoga. That work took him to southern India, where he served as operations director of an ashram before the new age yoga world wore him out. He landed in Costa Rica, where for nearly two decades he built domes, taught regenerative agriculture, partook in fifty-plus ayahuasca journeys, studied true sidereal astrology with John Lamb Lash, and found the work that now anchors his life: biochar.The conversation moves the way Topher's mind moves, between cosmology and concrete, between Wilhelm Reich's writing on why we build idols just to slay them and the chemistry of why a 2,000-degree kiln in the Missouri Ozarks turns hardwood waste into the most stable carbon you can put in soil. We get into the suppressed Christ archetype hidden in Ophiuchus, why the distinction between self and other is the actual purpose of incarnation, what ten years inside the ayahuasca world taught him about variability over devotion, and why the carbon they trained us to fear is the same carbon our bodies and our land are starving for. Hard-won wisdom, earned the only way it ever gets earned.(00:00) Why Is Carbon Demonized? (00:41) Yerasimos Opening (02:46) Meet Topher Gardner (06:56) Costa Rica Calling (09:29) Bodywork And Ayurveda (12:20) Ayahuasca vs Peyote (17:54) True Sidereal Astrology (24:57) Purpose And Boundaries (41:07) Human Design Origins (46:48) Egoic Manifester Clarity (49:18) The Truth About Idol Worshippers (56:52) Biochar Origins (01:06:21) Kilns & Production Scale / Soil Carbon Vs Fertilizer (01:12:41) Feeding Biochar to Animals (01:17:11) Planting Mixing and Top Dressing (01:21:56) New Products & 3rd Party VerificationCONNECT WITH USStart the Free 7-Day Self-Esteem Reset → https://selfesteemreset.com/Watch Our Episodes → https://hereforthetruth.com/episodes/Join our free Telegram community → https://t.me/areyouhereforthetruthJoin our membership Friends of the Truth → https://hereforthetruth.com/friendsBuild your digital home with Atlas → https://atlasdigital.world/CONNECT WITH TOPHERBlack Gold Biochar → https://blackgoldbiochar.com/Topher HQ → https://topherhq.com/Podcast → Biocharisma

On this episode of the Aluna experience podcast I talk to Dylan who shares how at 23 years old he was faced with a medical illness which brought him close to death and bed ridden for 2 years, what he now calls a soul initiation. Dylan shares his exploration of alternative healing modalities and finding ayahuasca where he experienced two very different nights with the medicine. Night one was a stripping of identities, wounds, and any foundation of self that was built on false beliefs. A painful but necessary clearing to create space for what was to come the second night. Dylan passionately shares how night 2 illuminated the many layers of self for Dylan— from his physical, to mental to spiritual to everything in between, above and beyond. The medicine brought him into perfect alignment with the life that he desired and supported the physical body and mental capacity to be able to hold such a life. He talks about how ayahuasca has been present everyday since communing with her at Aluna and how this experience was a call to rise to the infinite wave of everlasting love that ayahuasca showed him is what and who he is.  @aluna_healing_centeralunahealingcenter.com@bri.anahatabrianahata.com

Go beyond the trip. Join my brand new Skool community, Unlock God Mode, at unlockgodmode.org — a 30-day consciousness journey for integrating insight, mastering your state, upgrading your self-concept, and consciously creating your reality.  ------------------------Join me at the 2026 God Mode Retreat — a 5-day immersion designed to expand consciousness, clarify identity, and realign your inner power.Apply here → godmoderetreats.com-------------------------If you've ever had a powerful psychedelic journey and wondered how to truly integrate it into your daily life, I created Unlock God Mode — a 30-day framework to help you anchor those insights and embody your highest self. It's not a psychedelic program. It's an integration journey, filled with transmissions and practical exercises distilled from my own mushroom experiences, spiritual practices, and the wisdom of my teachers and mentors.You can do it with or without psychedelics. Either way, Unlock God Mode rewires your self-concept, shifts your state of being, and helps you live from the truths you've glimpsed in expanded states. Many people say it feels like going on a 30-day trip — but instead of fading, the transformation lasts.

Step into a deeply feminine, embodied, and soul-stirring sisterhood conversation with Francesca Barone, co-founder of Anam Kara Healing Retreats, on this episode of Intimate Conversations: Dark Night to Divine Light. Francesca is devoted to preserving indigenous shamanic wisdom and guiding people into safe, transformative plant medicine ceremonies rooted in embodiment, ritual, and reverence for the Earth. Francesca shares her journey from survival-based resilience into radical softness, revealing how years of trauma, addiction, and pushing through life shaped her nervous system, leadership, and relationships. She opens up about building her ayahuasca retreat center from a place of endurance rather than ease, and the deep reckoning that came when she realized she had everything she thought she wanted, yet still did not feel safe, held, or at home in her body. We explore the terror and courage of surrender, especially for women who have been rewarded for strength and resilience. Francesca speaks vulnerably about releasing control in love, business, and spirituality. She shares how reconnecting to the Divine Mother, the womb, and the Earth became the doorway to true healing, pleasure, and trust in life. Together, we dive into embodiment as the medicine, the intelligence of the body's ability to disconnect for protection, and the slow, sacred work of returning home. Francesca offers profound insight into why healing does not come from constant effort or expansion, but from creating space for spaciousness, allowing grief, stillness, and the fertile darkness to restore wholeness. We also talk about: -Returning to the Divine Mother and feminine safety -Surrender versus survival-based resilience -The body's wisdom to disconnect and reconnect -Embodiment, pleasure, and grounded aliveness -Grief as the gateway to softness and trust -Plant medicine as ally, not escape -Creating space, stillness, and integration -Healing sexual and developmental trauma -Trusting divine timing in love, motherhood, and life This episode is an invitation to slow down, soften, and descend. It reminds us that creation is born from the fertile darkness, that surrender is an act of profound courage, and that the body holds the memory of safety, pleasure, and belonging when we allow ourselves to listen. You can learn more about Francesca's work and retreats at anamcarahealingretreats.com. Go deeper with me inside The Intimate World. patreon.com/AllanaPratt #TheIntimateWorld   ➡️ Go check out patreon.com/allanapratt for Exclusive content! About Francesca:   Francesca Barone is the co-founder of Anam Cara Retreats, an intimate Shipibo Ayahuasca healing center in Nosara, Costa Rica. Her work is devoted to preserving indigenous shamanic wisdom and creating safe, transformative plant medicine ceremonies. She weaves ancestral medicine with somatic healing, embodiment practices, and ritual, guiding people back into their bodies to restore authentic expression, vitality, intimacy, and wholeness. Her work helps people release trauma, reconnect to their aliveness, and cultivate deeper union — with themselves, their bodies, their relationships, and life itself. Deeply devoted to the earth, its medicines, and the magic channeled through ceremony and ritual, Francesca honors the intelligence of plant allies as a central part of her practice. She invites people to move beyond surface healing into embodied integration, where pleasure, presence, and connection are alive, accessible, and alchemical.   Website https://www.anamcarahealingretreats.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followyour_bliss_/ https://www.instagram.com/anamcararetreats/ Book Your Intimacy Breakthrough Experience with Allana https://allanapratt.com/connect Scholarship Code: READYNOW Finding the One is Bullsh*t. Becoming the One is brilliant and beautiful, and ironically the key to attracting your ideal partner. Move beyond the fear of getting hurt again. Register for Become the One Introductory Program. http://allanapratt.com/becomeintro Use Code: BTO22 to get over 40% off. Let's stay connected: Exclusive Video Newsletter: http://allanapratt.com/newsletter Instagram - @allanapratt [ / allanapratt ] Facebook - @coachallanapratt [ / coachallanapratt ]

What happens when you try to build a global movement teaching people how to breathe in an industry exploding with competition? Gary Torrens, co-founder and Second in Command at Soma Breath, sits down with Cameron Herold to reveal what most operators never say out loud. This conversation punches into operational realities: remote chaos, hiring struggles, visionary partner dynamics, and the brutal truth about what actually works when building a scalable certification business.Breathwork is everywhere, but Soma Breath's story is different. You'll hear how they went from wild psilocybin-fueled vision quests in Thailand to leading thousands of facilitators and facing the tough tradeoffs of pricing, growth, and culture. If you want to understand the Second in Command power dynamic and see the inside of a company growing faster than most can handle, this episode is your shortcut.Listen now or risk missing the real-world roadmap and the costly mistakes that separate scalable movements from also-rans. Only here: Gary's unfiltered answers and their playbook for the next stage.This episode is brought to you by our Silver Sponsor, Next Level Growth.They help COOs and leadership teams build Elite Organizations through a proven, customizable framework built around the Five Obsessions of Elite Organizations.If you and your leadership team are ready to operate at the next level, take the Elite Organizations Assessment and receive a free 20-page customized report based on your answers, plus a complimentary one-hour coaching session with a Next Level Growth Partner and Business Guide to begin implementing tools that will help you build an even more elite business.Complete the assessment here to get started - nextlevelgrowth.com/cooassessmentTimestamped Highlights06:53 – The unexpected business model nobody saw coming10:14 – Ancient breathing meets modern science: the strategy that sparked a movement13:10 – Why they priced the membership low—and the hidden risks17:16 – Remote chaos: problems they never saw coming with a global team22:10 – The controversial move to focus on city-based expansion24:19 – The real marketing mess they had to fix after explosive growth27:08 – The truth behind their biggest revenue engine34:07 – Gary's brutal leadership lesson that changed everythingAbout the GuestGary Torrens is co-founder and COO of Soma Breath. He helped turn a visionary idea blending ancient breathwork, modern science, and music into a global certification platform with 4,000+ facilitators. With a background in physics, finance, and digital marketing, Gary is known for building systems that scale impact, not just revenue.

When we think of a muse it is often associated with some beautifully inpiring sweet moment or creature and while that is absolutely an expression of the muse, the catalyst for inspiration and growth most often comes through the shadow. It is our opportunity to avail ourselves of the gifts that we are offered no matter which way it presents itself.

Joshua Kahn Russell returns to The Psychedologist to dive deeper into somatic work and the power of practice, engaging in a dynamic relationship with Ayahuasca, unlearning ideological tricks, survival in these times, and being of service to each other.We spend the first 30 minutes talking about somatic coaching, and then weave that into a conversation about a specific lineage of Shipibo Ayahuasca medicine's approach to agency and consent, how the two are related, and how Joshua's work resources activists and others in these overwhelming times.Bio: Joshua Kahn Russell has 13 years of experience practicing traditional Shipibo plant medicine in the Peruvian Amazon under the mentorship of Maestro Ricardo Amaringo. He regularly facilitates cohorts of social justice leaders and Indigenous land protectors to visit the Amazon and heal with traditional plant dietas. He works as a somatic leadership coach, with a 20+ year background in frontline Climate Change, racial and economic justice, and Indigenous Sovereignty grassroots movements. He has written and co- edited numerous books, including A Line In The Tar Sands: Struggles for Environmental Justice, Beautiful Trouble, and Organizing Cools the Planet: Tools and Reflections to Navigate the Climate Crisis. His most recent podcast mini-series is called Dialectics & Psychedelics: Transformation and Social Struggles.

In loving memory of Nolan Williams (1982-2025): ⁠https://stan.md/3Qle2zp⁠ In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Nolan Williams, MD, a triple board-certified psychiatrist and neurologist. We discuss cutting-edge treatments for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including transcranial magnetic stimulation, neuromodulation, and psychedelic-assisted therapies. We also discuss the neurobiology and therapeutic potential of specific psychedelic compounds, including psilocybin, MDMA, ibogaine, and ayahuasca. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Nolan Williams (00:00:21) Depression (00:02:45) Heart & Mind Connection, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) (00:05:15) TMS for Depression (00:07:47) Sponsor: Function (00:09:24) SSRIs & Chemical imbalance, TMS, Psychedelics (00:15:24) Psilocybin, MDMA, Trauma (00:18:21) MDMA Clinical Trials & PTSD; Psilocybin & Depression (00:20:18) Sponsor: BetterHelp (00:21:38) Psilocybin, Brain Connectivity & Depression (00:23:59) Ibogaine, Empathy; Psychedelic Breakthrough & Risk (00:30:36) Ayahuasca, Behavior Change, Prisoners (00:34:46) Sponsor: AG1 (00:36:05) Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy (SAINT) (00:40:07) Acknowledgements Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this pod, I chat with Francesca Barone for one of the most unexpectedly grounding conversations around psychedelics and healing.Francesca runs a retreat center (Anam Cara) with Shipibo healers from the Amazon and describes a way of sitting with ayahuasca that feels like a warm, peaceful journey.We unpack: Francesca's journey from addiction & autoimmune illness into plant medicine work  What ayahuasca actually is without the spiritual fluff How modern psychedelic culture sometimes creates more dysregulation instead of healing  Poorly held ceremonies & psychedelic trauma  Why nervous system regulation matters before the ceremony  The role embodiment plays in healing  How women disconnect from intuition  The difference between performing spirituality vs. embodying truth  Integration after ceremonies & why support matters  The exhaustion of hiding parts of ourselves Timestamps00:00: The intuitive nudge that started it all11:29: Embodiment before ceremony26:00: Psychedelic trauma 31:55: Fear of Ayahuasca44:06: Integration: what it is, what it isn't, and why community is everything50:29: Listening to your intuition53:35: Showing up in the mess: feminine connection, authenticity, and blocked intimacy58:49: Embodying the full range of femininityConnect with Francesca: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followyour_bliss_https://www.instagram.com/anamcararetreats/https://www.anamcarahealingretreats.com/Support the showConnect with Kristin:WebsiteInstagramYouTubeKristin's Best-Selling Book:Sex, Drugs, & Soul (Amazon)Spotify AudiobookSubscribe to the Pod:YouTubeSpotifyApplePeptides:https://elliemd.com/kristinbirdwellMicrodose

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes Jason Grechanik, master tabaquero and host of The Universe Within Podcast, for a deep exploration of sacred tobacco as Amazonian plant medicine. Find full show notes and links here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-358/?ref=278  Sacred tobacco is usually understood in the West through the lens of cigarettes, addiction, and commercial misuse. But in Amazonian traditions, Nicotiana rustica is understood very differently: as a master plant, a protector, and a powerful medicine that requires lineage, discernment, and right relationship. Drawing from nearly a decade of Amazonian immersion and more than 1,000 people guided through plant ceremonies, Jason shares how tobacco is worked with in dieta, ayahuasca ceremony, energetic protection, and direct relationship with plant spirits. Paul and Jason also discuss cannabis, indigenous cosmologies, safety, and what tobacco's history can teach the modern psychedelic movement about power, humility, and proper containers. Jason Grechanik is a master tabaquero trained in the Mamankunawa tradition under curandero Don Ernesto Garcia Torres. With nearly a decade of Amazonian immersion and more than 1,000 people guided through plant ceremonies, Jason spent many years at the renowned Shipibo healing center Temple of the Way of Light. He is the host of The Universe Within Podcast, with 180+ episodes and 20K+ monthly listeners, co-founder of the Nicotiana Rustica project, and has been featured in DoubleBlind Magazine. Highlights: Jason's path into Amazonian tobacco medicine Tobacco beyond commercial cigarettes Why tobacco is considered a master plant Dieta as direct plant relationship Tobacco as portal and protector Ayahuasca, diagnosis, and plant doctors Safety, toxicity, and proper containers Jaguar and hummingbird tobacco archetypes Cannabis, dreams, and plant relationship Lessons for the psychedelic renaissance Episode Links: The Universe Within Podcast Nicotiana Rustica Project Jason on Instagram Episode Sponsors: The Practitioner Certification Program by Third Wave's Psychedelic Coaching Institute. Golden Rule - Get a lifetime discount of 10% with code THIRDWAVE at checkout Disclaimer: This content is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only. We do not promote or encourage the illegal use of any controlled substances. Nothing said here is medical or legal advice. Always consult a qualified medical or mental health professional before making decisions related to your health. The views expressed herein belong to the speaker alone, and do not reflect the views of any other person, company, or organization. Third Wave occasionally partners with or shares information about other people, companies, and/or providers. While we work hard to only share information about ethical and responsible third parties, we can't and don't control the behavior of, products and services offered by, or the statements made by people, companies, or providers other than Third Wave. Accordingly, we encourage you to research for yourself, and consult a medical, legal, or financial professional before making decisions in those areas. Third Wave isn't responsible for the statements, conduct, services, or products of third parties. If we share a coupon code, we may receive a commission from sales arising from customers who use our coupon code. No one is required to use our coupon codes.

In this episode of Light Body Radio, Dr. Lara May sits down with a traditionally trained Ayahuasquera and plant medicine practitioner with more than two decades of experience helping people navigate profound healing and transformation. Together, they explore the deeper purpose of plant medicine beyond the ceremony itself—how these sacred medicines can support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and healing from trauma. This conversation sheds light on the intersection of biology, spirituality, and personal growth, revealing why true healing isn't about escaping discomfort but learning how to move through it. Whether you're curious about Ayahuasca, plant medicine, or the science behind trauma healing, this episode offers a thoughtful and grounded perspective on what it means to reconnect with yourself and reclaim your wellbeing. © Light Body Radio-Podcast, 2026. All rights reserved. This podcast features background music by ScottHolmes Music. We have obtained the necessary licenses for the use of this music. Our license was renewed on May 7, 2024, and we have been using ScottHolmes Music since 2017. Unauthorized use or distribution of this podcast, including but not limited to the background music, is strictly prohibited and may result in legal action. For more information or to request permissions, please contact scott@scottholmesmusic.com.

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ABOUT THE EPISODE:Dr. Wes Robins sent me a text a few weeks ago, and I stopped what I was doing and read it twice. It was a piece he had written at his kitchen table while his daughters worked on an art project beside him, and it was one of the most honest and beautiful things I have read in all the years I have been doing this work. It started with four words: you are not broken. And it kept going from there.Wes has been a guest on this show before, and I have always admired how he shows up. No pretense, no pedestal. Just a real human being who has done his own hard work and now walks alongside young people and families who are doing theirs. Since we last spoke, he made the gut-wrenching decision to close the treatment center he poured five and a half years into, and what he learned on the other side of that loss is something I think every parent who has ever watched someone they love struggle needs to hear.He is back in private practice now, seeing clients out of a cool 60's ranch house in Alpharetta, GA. He works with young people, with parents, and with families who are trying to figure out how to stay present through things that feel impossible to witness. He's a Ph.D, but has officially taken on the designation of Soul Nurse, and once he explains it, you'll understand exactly what that means.This conversation goes places I did not expect. We talk about the piece Wes wrote for parents, and he reads it aloud, and I am not going to pretend I held it together. We get into the difference between empathy and presence, why watching your child suffer might be asking something of you that has nothing to do with them, and what it actually means to be the flight attendant when your kid is in turbulence.If you have ever felt like you were failing simply by not being able to fix this, this one is for you.YOU'LL LEARN:The wise words Dr. Wes wrote at his kitchen table that stopped me coldHow to think about psychedelics and plant medicines when your child is asking (or using them)The difference between empathy and presence, and why it mattersWhy your child's struggle may be your greatest spiritual teacherWhat being the flight attendant actually looks like when you are terrified yourselfEPISODE RESOURCES:WebsiteDr. Wes Robins Youtube ChannelDr. Wes LinkedIn ProfileEmail address: drwes@eternalstrength.comPsychology Today"When The Map Burns" This podcast is part of a nonprofit called Hopestream CommunityLearn about The Stream, our private online community for momsFind us on Instagram hereWatch the podcast on YouTube hereDownload a free e-book, Worried Sick: A Compassionate Guide For Parents When Your Teen or Young Adult Child Misuses Drugs and AlcoholHopestream Community is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and an Amazon Associate. We may make a small commission if you purchase from our links.

How did we go from prophet to profit with Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, Deepak Chopra... one by one, the curtain got lifted?  And we're left asking: who do we actually trust? Religious ethicist Dr. Liz Bucar has spent 25 years studying exactly that question. Her answers will surprise you. What you'll learn in this episode: Why the guru era is collapsing and what a good teacher actually looks like versus a predatory one The hidden Orientalism behind Deepak Chopra and Jay Shetty's appeal — and the latent racism nobody's talking about How a 19th century minister literally named after the Graham cracker gave us our food guilt Why a single question from a tarot card reader reversed years of orthorexia when therapy and church couldn't touch it What happened when a straight-edge religious studies professor did ayahuasca three times a day for three days in an Oregon yurt — and what it broke open about death, grief, and living well What sangha means and why real community requires you to be inconvenienced Prefer to watch on YouTube? https://youtu.be/5kXU5Cf2heE Resources & Links: ORDER Beyond Wellness book: https://amzn.to/4wQJypx Liz's website: https://www.lizbucar.com/books Liz's Substack (Religion, Reimagined): https://lizbucar.substack.com/ Liz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizbucar/ Liz on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lizbucar Work with Allison: https://allisonhare.com/freecall NOTABLE TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — Intro: Prophet to profit. The guru era is over. 02:25 — Welcome Dr. Liz Bucar 03:25 — Is the guru era over? Jay Shetty, Deepak Chopra, and what cracked 07:35 — The halo effect: how platform-built gurus get their power 09:23 — Red flags of a bad spiritual teacher 10:57 — What a good teacher actually looks like 11:47 — The Orientalism and latent racism behind the wellness guru industry 13:43 — What is wellness — and why it's too low of a bar 15:05 — Women, optimization, and the anemic version of human life we've been sold 16:22 — What if dying well is part of living well? 17:56 — What a "none" borrows from religion without belonging to it 21:21 — Religion's PR problem and who's controlling the narrative 24:01 — Safety, belonging, and the search for somewhere to land 25:24 — Disordered eating, orthorexia, and the tarot reading that reversed it 30:01 — How bad theology gave us food moralizing (the Graham cracker guy) 34:26 — Ayahuasca: the plan Liz did NOT have 36:58 — Santo Daime, the sacrament of Daime, and a legal ayahuasca church in the US 39:12 — Why the religious container was everything 41:53 — Confronting her father's death in an Oregon yurt 43:18 — Death doulas, dying well, and the epiphany that changed everything 44:01 — Sangha: what community actually means 45:23 — Hope vs. optimism — and why the difference matters right now 48:20 — Rage has good intel. Embrace the ugly parts. 49:05 — Why individualism has done us dirty 50:33 — Biohacking, hustle culture, and inviting friction back in 51:06 — Real community requires showing up, not just extracting 52:46 — Where to find Liz and preorder Beyond Wellness Allison's Offer: Schedule a free podcast clarity call: https://allisonhare.com/freecall Be sure to rate, review, and follow this podcast on your player and also, connect with me IRL for more goodness and life-changing stuff.Schedule a FREE podcast clarity call with me - Your future audience is out there. Talk to them!Sign up for the free weekly emailAllisonHare.comFollow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.DOWNLOAD the free podcast equipment guide- No guesswork, no google rabbit holes, start recording todayReb3l Dance Fitness - Try it at home! Free month with this link.Feedback and Contact:: allison@allisonhare.com

In this episode of The Lucas Mack Show, Lucas sits down with journalist and author John O'Connor to explore the origins of the modern psychedelic movement through the life and legacy of Terence McKenna, one of its most influential and controversial pioneers. Drawing from his new book, A Short, Strange Trip, John examines the infamous 1971 La Chorrera experiment in the Amazon and the ideas that helped shape today's growing fascination with psychedelics, plant medicine, and altered states of consciousness. The conversation moves beyond politics and headlines into deeper questions about healing, spirituality, identity, and the human search for truth. John also shares the personal story that inspired his investigation, including his father's struggle with alcoholism and attempts at psychedelic-assisted therapy. Together, Lucas and John explore how hallucinogens evolved from counterculture taboo into a mainstream wellness movement backed by clinical research, venture capital, and legislative reform, while asking an important question: when does subjective experience become accepted as truth? This is a thought-provoking conversation about belief, healing, consciousness, and the growing intersection between spirituality, psychology, and modern culture. More on John O'ConnorWebsite and Instagram Thank you for listening – if you're struggling to break free and need support – go to my website and www.lucasmack.com. There's you'll find resources like videos and eBooks and information on how to work with me for coaching.

Imagine throwing away your antidepressants and never needing them again. For about 85% of the people who sit with Dr. Jeff McNairy, that is exactly what happens. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Rythmia, the world's only medically licensed ayahuasca retreat, and he looks at the most stigmatized corner of mental health through a clinical lens: the chemistry, the screening, the data, and the integration work that decides whether change lasts. Meet our guest Dr. Jeff McNairy holds a doctorate in psychology and a master's in public health from UCLA. He ran locked psychiatric units in Pasadena and was administrative director of Passages Malibu before trying plant medicine himself in 2014. For 25+ years he has worked at the intersection of Western psychology and indigenous medicine, and today he runs the medical operation and Costa Rican licensing for Rythmia. Thank you to our partners Outliyr Biohacker's Peak Performance Shop: get exclusive discounts on cutting-edge health, wellness, & performance gear Ultimate Health Optimization Deals: a database of of all the current best biohacking deals on technology, supplements, systems and more Latest Summits, Conferences, Masterclasses, and Health Optimization Events: join me at the top events around the world FREE Outliyr Nootropics Mini-Course: gain mental clarity, energy, motivation, and focus Key takeaways Ayahuasca pairs DMT with an MAOI vine so the compound survives digestion and reaches the brain It activates a gene that links the amygdala to the prefrontal cortex, letting stored trauma surface and release About 85% of guests who came off antidepressants to attend never go back on them Rythmia turns away ~22 people a day for SSRIs, benzodiazepines, heart conditions, bipolar 1, schizophrenia, or type 1 diabetes The ceremony is the start, not the finish: every guest gets a free 13-week integration program A "psychosomatic" purge (vomiting, yawning, sweating) is how the body lets go of held emotion Intention plus meditation may drive a real epigenetic effect, per emerging UK research The biggest red flag in plant medicine is a retreat without firm staff-guest boundaries Episode highlights 00:00 Intro 02:25 What ayahuasca actually is (DMT + MAOI) 05:22 What a week at Rythmia looks like 10:22 How emotions get stored in the body 12:31 85% come off antidepressants and don't go back 17:19 The free 13-week aftercare program 38:41 Foods that pull you out of the medicine 48:51 Testing biological age before and after 51:31 How Rythmia measures success (98%) 53:42 Breaking the hippie stereotype 57:59 When NOT to do ayahuasca 1:05:57 What he's building next   Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N6SdiFFKFTY  Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/263  Connect with Nick on social media Instagram Twitter (X) YouTube LinkedIn Easy ways to support Subscribe Leave an Apple Podcast review Suggest a guest Do you have questions, thoughts, or feedback for us? Let me know in the show notes above and one of us will get back to you! Be an Outliyr, Nick

Today's guest is Ian McCall. He's a former world champion MMA fighter with over 20 professional fights who competed in the UFC and went to war with some of the best in the world.But Ian's story goes far beyond the cage. After his fighting career, Ian was left with life-altering brain damage. The hits he took didn't just affect his body—they affected his mind, his identity, his purpose. Like so many retired athletes, he found himself lost.Then he found psychedelics. Ayahuasca. 5-MeO-DMT. Ibogaine. These medicines helped him come back home to himself.Today, Ian is the founder of Athletes Journey Home, a non-profit that helps athletes navigate retirement, brain injury, addiction, and identity loss using science-backed psychedelic therapy and trauma-informed care.We talk about his MMA career and the toll it took on his brain, how psychedelics impacted his life, and the mission behind Athletes Journey Home.Ian is raw, honest, and on a mission. This is one of the most important conversations I've ever had on this podcast.

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What if the key to healing trauma isn't in the story you tell, but in the sensations you feel?Dr. Brian Tierney talks with Robert Weiss, PhD—a retired psychologist with 52 years of clinical experience and the developer of Mindfulness-Based Somatic Emotional Processing (MBSEP). Born in Lima to German Jewish Holocaust survivors, Weiss shares how his own early trauma shaped a career that evolved from behavioral training into Ericksonian hypnosis, EMDR, brainspotting, and finally MBSEP. He explains why mindful attention to bodily sensations often heals more deeply than narrative or meaning-making, and how breath, resourcing, and therapeutic relationship can address dysregulation and fragmentation. Through powerful case examples—intergenerational grief, workplace anger, childbirth loss, and even his own Parkinson's diagnosis—Weisz illuminates what it truly means to move into fear and transform through the body.Highlights:- How early trauma as a child of Holocaust survivors shaped Weiss's clinical path- Why MBSEP focuses on sensation over storyUsing breath and "scene work" for regulation and resourcing- How Ericksonian hypnosis built the foundation for relational safety- Intergenerational trauma and the therapeutic use of numinous imagery- Working with anger, shame, guilt, and mixed emotions- Moving into fear as a practice—including Weiss's own journey with Parkinson's- Ayahuasca, love as transformation, and the limits of "McMindfulness"Guest: Robert Weiss, PhD https://mbsep.com/about/robert-weisz-phd/https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Robert-Weisz/248111300Host: Dr. Brian Tierney www.somaticdoctor.comWe want to hear from YOU:What resonated most with you—the intergenerational case example, working with anger, or Weiss's perspective on moving into fear with Parkinson's? Let us know in the comments below.-------------------------------------------------------Hashtags:#TraumaHealing #SomaticTherapy #MBSEP #BoundlessBodyPodcast #RobertWeiss #Mindfulness #Hypnotherapy #EricksonianHypnosis #IntergenerationalTrauma #ParkinsonsAwareness #EmotionalProcessing #SomaticExperiencing #IFS #Brainspotting #EMDR

durée : 00:37:58 - Le meilleur de la science - par : Mathieu Vidard - D'où viennent les visions provoquées par l'ayahuasca, un breuvage hallucinogène ? Pourquoi les expériences se ressemblent-elles ? L'anthropologue David Dupuis a plongé au cœur des cérémonies chamaniques du Pérou et en est revenu avec une hypothèse : on apprend à voir l'ayahuasca. - réalisation : Jérôme Boulet, Lucie Sarfaty, Anna Massardier, Joelle Levert, Jean-Philippe Veret, Éléonore Thévenot - invités : David Dupuis anthropologue et psychologue, chercheur à l'INSERM. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

My guest this week is Alan Waugh, author, healer, retreat leader, and medicine man. Alan joins me to discuss his new book, Alchemical Ayahuasca, as well as share his story of leaving England as a young man, listening to his inner guidance, emerging from chronic depression, and his entry into the world of psychedelics and shamanic healing. Alan has a number of websites where you can find out more about him and his work: www.alchemicalayahuasca.com, www.spiritwisdomhealing.com, www.sacredvalleyspiritualretreat.comAlso, this week I'm announcing that enrollment is now open for the next offering of my 5-MeO-DMT Integration Specialist Training course with Mindscape Institute. Class starts in early Sept to coincide with the 26/27 school year. Find out more about it at www.martinball.net/courses 

Tom Jenkins looked functional from the outside. He held down jobs, travelled the world and kept life moving forward. But underneath, he was trapped in a cycle of binge drinking, gambling, shame, self-destruction and trying to outrun himself. In this brutally honest conversation, Tom talks openly about:  blackouts, cocaine and waking up in places he couldn't remember  the loneliness and low self-worth driving his behaviour  erectile dysfunction, porn and why so many men suffer in silence  why “having fun” slowly became a way of escaping himself  the moment he realised he couldn't keep living this way But this episode isn't just about addiction. It's about the deeper question underneath it all: What are men really trying to numb, avoid or hide from? Tom also shares how he slowly began rebuilding his life through honesty, changing his environment, self-reflection, healthier habits and eventually exploring psychedelics and ayahuasca in a controlled setting. This is a raw conversation about shame, masculinity, loneliness, self-forgiveness and what recovery actually looks like when you stop pretending everything is fine.You can find Tom's book 'The Drunk Gambler with Erectile Dysfunction: Searching for Something More' on Amazon and through other online retailers. If you want to contact Tom, you can do so via his website: https://www.thedrunkgambler.com/.

Michael “Morgs” Morgan is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement who honorably served the citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, and Suffolk County, New York. In this riveting episode Morgs shares some of the heartbreaking trauma he experienced, starting with his first night as a trainee. As a warrior and law enforcement officer he was forced to compartmentalize and press forward, with each incident adding a layer of pain and trauma. The drowning of a 2-year-old child he ‘helped save' caused unbelievable grief. Later in his career he is taken off the streets because of a back injury. He got hooked on the pain reliever Tramadol and ended up in rehab. A couple years ago he saw tier one operators on podcasts sharing their healing journeys with psychedelic assisted therapy and felt the call of the medicine. He sat with Ayahuasca in Florida, and it completely saved and changed his life. He was given a new mission to put the ladder down to help save and change the lives of other first responder heroes and their families. Follow Morg on Instagram team_morgs_inc

This podcast is made possible by our listeners and viewers. If this show has brought you value, you can support it by becoming a member of The Way Forward, our platform designed to help you find the health and freedom community (people, practitioners, schools, farms, and more) near you. Your membership directly supports the podcast and the work we do.Most people who say they follow "terrain medicine" still believe germs can turn on you. Dr. Marizelle Arce doesn't, and she has spent almost two decades in clinical practice proving the opposite. She started in conventional medical school, walked out, and built her work around microzymas, pleomorphism, and dark field microscopy. Her mother was an electron microscopist who questioned what she was seeing through the lens. That early skepticism shaped everything that came next.This conversation gets really deep into what's actually happening when you see a "virus" or a "bacterial infection" on a micrograph, why electron microscopy produces artifacts by design, and how organisms like staph, strep, candida, and even black mold are signals, not invaders.We also get into the difference between naturopathy and naturopathic medicine, why most "Lyme disease" cases look more like venom plus antibiotic suppression, and why fear from a practitioner can be the obstacle that keeps a patient sick.If you've adopted the terrain perspective but still feel uncertain when your kid spikes a fever, this episode is the missing layer.You'll Learn:[0:00] Introduction[04:59] What electron microscopy gets fundamentally wrong[13:51] The problem with exosomes nobody talks about[23:23] Do mitochondria even exist?[27:38] Why the scientific method fails living things[29:21] How a velour sweatsuit got her hired[34:48] Naturopathy vs. green-washed allopathy[41:40] Why bacteria, staph, and black mold are all adapting, not attacking[57:14] How antibiotics actually "work"[1:05:28] Your body's cleanup crew: Candida, isopathics, and probiotics decoded [1:38:13] Lyme disease is a venom, not an infection[2:05:39] When practitioners become the obstacle[2:09:52] Raising children without fearRelated The Way Forward Episodes:Polarity Therapy, Dead Soil & Ayahuasca with Topher Gardner | Listen NowThe New Frontier of Biology: Water, Fields & Consciousness with Carlos Millán | Listen NowResources Mentioned:Germs Are Not Our Enemy by Dr. Marizelle Arce | BookFind more from Dr. Marizelle:Dr. Marizelle Arce | Website | SubstackThe Naturopath Shop | WebsiteFind more from Alec:Alec Zeck | InstagramAlec Zeck | XThe Way Forward | InstagramDonate to The Way Forward here.The Way Forward is Sponsored By:Eating well shouldn't be complicated. Dr. Cowan's Garden makes it simple to increase your daily nutrient density with their signature vegetable powders, clean pantry staples, and pasture-raised products. Family-run and committed to "beyond-organic" quality.* Offer: Use code THEWAYFORWARD for 15% off your first order.* Shop: Dr. Cowan's GardenWant to grow your podcast but not sure what's actually working? Podigy helps me produce The Way Forward. Take their free assessment to get clear on your next move—and a chance to win a call with their founder.PACHA Sourdough: The wheat-free, sprouted buckwheat bread that actually digests well. Made with just two ingredients: organic sprouted buckwheat and sea salt. No gums, oils, or fillers.* Discount: Use code THEWAYFORWARD for 10% off.* Shop: Live Pacha

Welcome back to another chaotic and hilarious episode of SHENK! This week, Sarah Wine-Shank sits down with the brilliantly funny comedian, Dylan Carlino (host of the 'Feeling Girly' podcast). In this episode, Dylan shares his unforgettable out-of-body experience meeting Demi Lovato in first class and why he feels spiritually connected to the Olsen twins.  Sarah and Dylan dig deep into the stark differences between the comedy scenes in Austin and LA, the toxic green room dynamics at Joe Rogan's Comedy Mothership, and the brutal reality of gay dating apps. From childhood weight struggles and body dysmorphia to deep-cut pop culture takes on Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria Season 3, and Amber Heard—nothing is off-limits.

Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle celebrate Boomer Esiason's induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame while reflecting on their history together. They also break down Jalen Brunson's historic performance in the Knicks' comeback win and discuss the impact of ALS following a moving call from a listener. 01:20 - Zach Thornton's Mets Debut 04:40 - Aaron Rodgers Retirement Tour 08:08 - Ayahuasca and Sports Discussion 13:40 - WFAN History and Grievances 18:52 - Tommy's ALS Diagnosis Call 25:38 - Knicks' Historic Comeback Win 32:24 - Roasting Station Employee Attire 36:30 - Boomer's Hall of Fame Honor 45:01 - Afternoon Sports Roundup

Psychedelics are reshaping medicine and culture. Ayahuasca ceremonies, ibogaine treatments, and ketamine clinics promise breakthroughs but raise hard questions about safety, tradition, and control.**Joe Dolce** joins the podcast to unpack the science, myths, and politics behind today's psychedelic movementis. Joe is an investigative journalist deeply involved in the exploration of psychedelics and their impact on mental health. He is the author of "Modern Psychedelics: The Handbook for Mindful Exploration," where he explores and compiles the latest research, indigenous practices, and personal experiences with various psychedelics. The conversation highlights the unique qualities of substances like LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and ayahuasca, each showing promise in therapeutic settings when used responsibly.  Timestamp Summary0:02 Transform Your Life with Personal Growth and Energy Solutions2:55 Exploring Psychedelics for Mental Health and Trauma Recovery11:11 Exploring Psychedelics: Ayahuasca, Ibogaine, and Personal Journeys15:57 Weight Loss Solutions with WeGovy and Hers17:25 Discover Affordable Luxury Fashion with Quince18:45 Exploring Psychedelic Therapy and Its Therapeutic Potential25:18 Exploring Mystical Experiences and Therapeutic Benefits of Psychedelics31:34 Exploring Psychedelics: From 5-MeO-DMT to LSD and Ibogaine44:08 Exploring Psychedelics and Their Impact on the Mind50:57 Modern Psychedelics: Science, Risks, and Therapeutic PotentialSponsors of this podcastSpark Energy + Focus is your go-to pre-workout ritual when you need reliable energy to power through the day. drinkspark.com and use code TRANSFORM for 30% off and free shipping With Wegovy at Hers, lose up to 20% or more of your body weight when combined with diet and exercise.  Visit forhers.com/transform to get personalized, affordable care that gets you. Quince is a casual luxury brand priced fifty to eighty percent less than similar brands. Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to Quince.com/tym for free shipping on your order.  See this video on The Transform Your Mind YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@MyhelpsUs/videosTo see a transcripts of this audio as well as links to all the advertisers on the show page https://myhelps.us/Follow Transform Your Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/myrnamyoung/Follow Transform Your mind on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063738390977Please leave a rating and review on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/transform-your-mind/id1144973094Feedspot Top 100 Mental Health Podcast For sponsored Brand interviews and sponsorship inquires please visit Partner With The Transform Your Mind Podcast | Myrna Young Life Coach

Unlock God Mode is now open.You're invited into a 30-day reality reset – a guided journey and private Skool community for people who are ready to stop merely collecting spiritual insight and start practicing it daily.Inside Unlock God Mode, you'll move through 30 focused lessons on manifestation, self-concept, state mastery, identity, imagination, assumption, emotional alchemy, and conscious creation.You'll also receive 30 Vibe Amplifiers, daily integration prompts, self-concept tools, and access to the private God Mode community.This is not about more theory. It is about rhythm, practice, embodiment, and training the inner world you are living from.Founding access is currently open for new members.Begin the 30-Day Reality Reset at unlockgodmode.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Join Dr. Dan and Z as they explore the transformative power of breathwork, psychedelics, and self-love. Discover personal stories of spiritual awakening, healing, and the journey from material success to soulful service.Key topicsBreath of fire meditation for energy regulationUsing breath to manage challenging psychedelic experiencesPersonal journey through ayahuasca and spiritual awakeningThe importance of self-love and inner harmonyFuture collaborations in healing retreats

Unlock God Mode is now open.You're invited into a 30-day reality reset – a guided journey and private Skool community for people who are ready to stop merely collecting spiritual insight and start practicing it daily.Inside Unlock God Mode, you'll move through 30 focused lessons on manifestation, self-concept, state mastery, identity, imagination, assumption, emotional alchemy, and conscious creation.You'll also receive 30 Vibe Amplifiers, daily integration prompts, self-concept tools, and access to the private God Mode community.This is not about more theory. It is about rhythm, practice, embodiment, and training the inner world you are living from.Founding access is currently open for new members.Begin the 30-Day Reality Reset at unlockgodmode.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Send us Fan MailDr. Beatriz (Bia) Labate — Brazilian anthropologist, prolific author of 29 books, and co-founder of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines — joins Claudiu Murgan for a wide-ranging and intellectually rigorous conversation about the history, politics, and spiritual dimensions of sacred plant medicines. Drawing on 29 years of personal ayahuasca practice, decades of fieldwork across Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, and her pioneering work on social justice in the psychedelic field, Bia challenges mainstream narratives at every turn: the psychedelic renaissance is real, but only if you are telling the story from a Western biomedical perspective; prohibition is not simply about patents but is a centuries-old colonial legacy; and ayahuasca is a profound mirror, not a magic pill — as capable of inflating egos as it is of dissolving them. Candid, scholarly, and deeply passionate, this episode is an essential conversation for anyone who wants to understand what is really at stake in the global conversation about plant medicines. Contact Bia.Podcast | Website | YouTube | Facebook | X | Instagram | LinkedInSupport the show

Dr. T flies solo in this episode and hosts guest Otto Maier in a discussion on psychedelic therapy through depth psychology and lived experience. Otto describes his early work with ayahuasca and a pivotal, overwhelming initiation with 5 MeO DMT that led to a prolonged spiritual and psychological crisis. Instead of framing the experience as positive or negative, though, he emphasizes the meaning it held for him. It taught him, among other things, the importance of preparation, appropriate dosing, and trauma-informed facilitation. Dr. T and Otto unpack psychedelic healing within a harm reduction framework while challenging simplified narratives often found in the field. The discussion examines the tension between clinical models that prioritize symptom reduction and a soul-oriented approach to healing. Otto draws on Jungian psychology and archetypal theory to describe how psychedelic experiences can unfold as nonlinear processes that disrupt identity and access deeper layers of the psyche. Dr. T and Otto suggest that meaningful transformation may include disorientation and existential questioning, rather than immediate improvement, which points to limitations in current research practices. Together, they also explore the cultural divide between Western models of control and more relational, animistic perspectives. Psychedelic work is framed as an invitation to engage with uncertainty, embodiment, and the unconscious, countering the dominant concepts of cognition and productivity. The episode advocates for an integrated approach of both scientific rigor and soul-based inquiry, emphasizing ethical responsibility and the complexity of medicine-assisted healing. “I think that the soul work is something that gets us in touch with the nature of our being. And I think it includes a bit of mystery.”  - Otto Maier __ Contact Punk Therapy: Patreon: Patreon.com/PunkTherapy Website: PunkTherapy.com Email: info@punktherapy.com   Contact Truth Fairy:  Email: Truth@PunkTherapy.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ep. 247 Part 2 of MaryAnn's conversation with sex coach and spiritual healer Katie Scanlon goes even deeper into Reiki, Kundalini awakenings, Ayahuasca journeys, nervous system healing, and the spiritual side of reclaiming pleasure, power, and peace.

LISTEN WITHOUT ADS ON PATREON: www.patron.com/dopeypodcast  Summary Dave opens Dopey Greatest Hits with an AI Dopey song from Josh Clark, updates the chaos around Katz's, Action Bronson, Paul Wall, the Divided Sky festival, Susan's birthday, and the Dopey short film festival. A listener voicemail tells a wild guru story involving opium, coke, mushrooms, MDMA, hot springs, and pee drinking. Dave reads Patreon and Spotify comments from the Gilbert Trejo replay before playing the Gabor Maté episode. In the Gabor Maté interview, Dave and Dr. Maté talk addiction, trauma, shame, ADD, dopamine, recovery, psychedelics, ayahuasca, the “stupid friend,” food addiction, and why addiction is not the primary problem but an attempt to soothe pain. Dr. Maté explains that recovery means getting yourself back. PLUS MORE< MORE, MORE!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the Observatory Podcast, Scott and LaRae Wright sit down with Dr. Larry Norris, co-founder of Decriminalize Nature, for a powerful conversation about plant medicine, entheogens, ayahuasca, consciousness, community healing, and the human right to relationship with nature.Dr. Norris shares how the Decriminalize Nature movement began, why language matters when discussing psychedelics and plant medicine, and how decriminalization can reduce harm by allowing underground communities to come into the open. Together, they explore the bridge between science and spirituality, ayahuasca integration, grassroots policy change, and what it means to reconnect with nature as teacher, healer, and living relationship. Timestamps:[00:00:17] Introducing Dr. Larry Norris and Decriminalize Nature[00:01:17] What is Decriminalize Nature?[00:04:32] How the Oakland movement began[00:07:55] Neuroscience, mushrooms, and consciousness[00:10:21] Ayahuasca, plant teachers, and dissertation research[00:11:13] The right to relationship with nature[00:17:17] Why language shapes fear, healing, and understanding[00:20:56] Integration, implementation, and meaning-making[00:24:54] Decriminalization as risk reduction[00:30:09] Hawaii, embodiment, and bridging science with spirit[00:35:03] “You are your own curriculum”[00:39:08] Language, scripture, music, and describing oneness[00:47:14] Shared experience, grief, and deeper communication[00:53:28] Planting seeds for future generations[00:57:00] What is on the horizon for Decriminalize Nature[01:01:20] Building community and protecting plant medicine accessNotable Quotes:“Why is nature against the law? Why is it against the law to grow a plant? Why is it against the law to grow a mushroom?” - Dr. Larry Norris [00:01:28]“There's no real conversations about the individual's right to have their own relationship with nature.” - Dr. Larry Norris [00:11:13]“Integration, kind of like the meaning making process. You make meaning of that experience. But that implementation process, that's where it's at.” - Dr. Larry Norris [00:20:56]“We really see decriminalization as sort of a risk reduction strategy.” - Dr. Larry Norris [00:25:04]“You are your own curriculum.” - LaRae Wright [00:35:03] “Helping steward changes in policy to allow people to have access to consciousness is just such a beautiful thing.” - Dr. Larry Norris [00:53:45]Relevant links:Decriminalize Nature: www.decriminalizenature.orgDecriminalize Nature Michigan: www.decrimnaturemi.orgProduced by NC ProductionsSubscribe to the podcast: Apple Podcast

Introducing The Neville Goddard Podcast – a brand-new daily podcast from James Xander for anyone interested in manifestation, metaphysics, consciousness, imagination, and reality creation.Each episode brings Neville Goddard's most powerful teachings into a fresh, immersive, easy-to-return-to format, exploring principles like imagination creates reality, feeling is the secret, living in the end, assumption, self-concept, revision, prayer, and faith.These are not original Neville Goddard recordings. They are modern, faithful interpretations of Neville's teachings, carefully created from his books, lectures, and core philosophy to help you understand, absorb, and live the principles more deeply.If you love my podcasts and feel called to go deeper into manifestation and reality creation, this new podcast is for youListen now at nevillepodcast.com →Spotify | Apple Podcasts-----------------------God Mode Retreat (July 1-5th, 2026)New details here → godmoderetreats.com  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

NO ADS ON PATREON - www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Summary Dave opens Dopey Wednesday by getting mad at Reddit, reminiscing about Penn South, the old Walter Reade theater, flea markets, and losing his apartment to heroin addiction. Then Ian from Paris calls in with a disgusting kratom-vomit sex story. Dave reads Spotify and Patreon comments about Zach Noe Towers, Chet Holmgren, Sassafras, Euphoria, Katz's, white claws, Amanda de Cadenet, and Dopey Nation recovery time. Then Dave interviews Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS and host of No Magic Pill. Blake talks about giving away 100 million shoes, Shark Tank, psychedelics, depression, getting misdiagnosed as bipolar, getting off pharmaceuticals, suicidal thoughts, San Pedro, “I am enough,” sobriety, quitting alcohol and nicotine, and using creativity, photography, therapy, and connection to rebuild his life. All that and more on a not too Dopey episode of Dopey! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Introducing The Neville Goddard Podcast – a brand-new daily podcast from James Xander for anyone interested in manifestation, metaphysics, consciousness, imagination, and reality creation.Each episode brings Neville Goddard's most powerful teachings into a fresh, immersive, easy-to-return-to format, exploring principles like imagination creates reality, feeling is the secret, living in the end, assumption, self-concept, revision, prayer, and faith.These are not original Neville Goddard recordings. They are modern, faithful interpretations of Neville's teachings, carefully created from his books, lectures, and core philosophy to help you understand, absorb, and live the principles more deeply.If you love my podcasts and feel called to go deeper into manifestation and reality creation, this new podcast is for youListen now at nevillepodcast.com →Spotify | Apple Podcasts-----------------------God Mode Retreat (July 1-5th, 2026)New details here → godmoderetreats.com  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

RESOURCES- Manifestival™ 2026 is happening in Sedona. A powerful experience to help you release, reset, and step into your next level. Join me: https://danettemay.com/manifestivalAZ2026 - Step into your next level of growth and join me inside Lotus Rising Premium Coaching at danettecoaching.com - Join me in my 30-Day Booty Camp to feel strong, sexy, and radiant in just 15 minutes a day - no gym needed at danettebootycamp.com- Follow the podcast to get notified when I drop an episode. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday!CONNECT WITH DANETTEInstagram: @thedanettemayFacebook: Danette MayTikTok: @thedanettemayNEW TV Show on Youtube: @TheDanetteMayListen to The Danette May ShowRead my book: danettemay.com/embraceabundancebookGet The Rise book: therisebook.comWork with Danette: danettemay.comIn this powerful episode, I sit down with Caroline Hobby for a deep conversation on intuition, self-worth, spiritual awakening, and learning to trust the voice within. I share how losing my son became one of the greatest turning points of my life, why so many of us ignore our inner knowing, and how rock bottom can become the doorway to healing, purpose, and deeper connection with Spirit.We also explore grief, miscarriage, motherhood, ayahuasca, energy healing, spirit communication, conditioning, authenticity, and what it means to remember that you are already loved. If you've ever questioned your worth, felt disconnected from your intuition, or wondered how to turn pain into purpose, this episode will help you reconnect with your truth and trust the guidance that has been within you all along.IN THIS EPISODE:(0:00) Everyone has intuition(1:07) Manifestival in Sedona(2:45) Meeting Caroline Hobby(3:48) Chasing worth through fame(5:32) My rock bottom moment(6:22) Turning hard times into alchemy(8:57) Finding faith after the breakdown(10:41) Conditioning and subconscious programming(12:49) Why we ignore our inner voice(18:22) Turning chaos into purpose(21:02) From fitness programs to soul coaching(21:43) How intuition speaks to you(23:13) Healing through therapy and plant medicine(26:34) Ayahuasca and Costa Rica reset(30:10) Mormon roots and beliefs around vices(31:07) My first Ayahuasca ceremony(32:41) The tide pool breakthrough(33:43) Releasing judgment and choosing self-love(35:04) Control, resistance, and surrender(37:42) Miscarriages, soul lessons, and meaning(41:50) Sweat lodge ceremonies and the spirit world(45:24) The hotel room spirit message(52:14) Parenting without conditions(57:56) The sacred pause before the next chapter(59:48) Lotus Rising, healing music, and final wisdom

Have you ever considered that your back pain might be connected to something deeper than just a physical injury? This episode with Dr. David Bynum might just change your perspective on health and wellness.As a seasoned chiropractor with a deep understanding of alternative medicines, Dr. Bynum joins me to talk about the powerful interplay between chiropractic care, alternative therapies like Kambo and Ayahuasca, and a holistic approach to improving your overall health.Discover how these practices can not only address physical ailments but also lead to significant behavioral changes, promoting a holistic approach to health.Quotes “For me, health and wellness isn't about finding one single right way. Everything comes together in a broad way.” Dr. Glenn Krieger"Most sickness, disease, and trauma stem from our behaviors or the behaviors of those who cared for us. Alternative therapies focus on changing those behaviors to promote healing and wellness." Dr. David Bynum

Welcome to PGX: Raw & Real #181PGX: Raw & Real is simple. I sit with people who've lived through something and/or made it big.This isn't meant to be inspiration or a template for life (for that, you can check out PGX Ideas).This space is different. It's their story, as they experienced it.In this episode, I spoke to Parmish Verma — singer, actor, and director in the Punjabi entertainment industry.Timestamps:00:00 - Trailer01:20 - Fun moments with Parmish05:25 - Understanding ADHD simply08:48 - How social media rewires minds10:09 - Inside the alien disclosure14:44 - AI's impact on the internet20:50 - Why he bought a film camera23:10 - What Parmish thinks of me29:28 - Parmish's Lamborghini story33:01 - The expensive green color39:55 - How controversies are created50:22 - Lessons from my grandfather1:09:24 - Parmish's next movie teaser1:13:27 - The real story of Shera1:25:30 - Why he avoided movies1:32:24 - Parmish at my wedding1:40:09 - Ayahuasca, DMT & drugs1:50:17 - Balancing family and career1:53:12 - Parmish on KanyeEnjoy.— Prakhar

“Trees have all of this medicine…fruits, the bark is medicine, the leaves. All of that is waiting; it's potent, it's dormant.”Jason Grechanik has spent more than 25 years immersed in the study and practice of plants as medicine. As a tabaquero, he guides plant medicine dietas in Peru and internationally, weaving Amazonian tobacco traditions with Celtic tree wisdom. He facilitated for many years at the healing center Temple of the Way of Light and is the host of Universe Within Podcast.In this conversation, we hear about Jason's path, from learning with Shipibo healers to training with a mestizo tabaquero, and eventually working with the medicine of North American trees and Celtic traditions. We highlight the importance of respect and reciprocity when learning from wisdom traditions from around the world. We speak about plant diets — especially with tobacco — and the practices involved like fasting, isolation and ingestion. Jason explains that dieting with a single plant can open a deeper connection to its spirit and describes the dreams during dieta as a “gateway to experience the teachings of the plant.”Timestamps:(00:00) Welcome and Opening(02:45) How They Met in Peru(05:37) Temple of the Way of Light(08:35) Ayahuasca, Female Healers + Podcasting(12:00) Working With Local Flora Abroad(14:40) Reciprocity and Respect(16:56) Plant Diets or Dietas(20:38) Dreams While Dieting Plants (23:44) Other Plant Teachers + Tree Medicine (Europe)(31:01) Dieting With Tabacco + Tobacco Varieties (34:46) Inside A Dieta Retreat(36:22) Purging & Dosing Safety(36:37) Diagnostic Tools + Further Training (41:30) Jason's Tabaquero Teacher(45:25) Learning from Nature's Patterns (52:53) How to Follow Jason's Work 

DISCLAIMER: This episode features discussion of wild travel stories, abuse, drugs and constant crude language. Curls is here to tell his story and we appreciate him telling it at 100% authenticity.Instagrams most wanted scrapper and one of the funniest blokes we've ever met, Nathan "Curly" Marks joins the pod to share his story, which is the wildest one in Alpha Blokes guest history.We take it back to the first key event of Curls' life: having a near death experience due to pub bluing and how that made him secure a one way ticket to Mexico in his early twenties after he healed. We dive into why he chose Mexico, including his primary goal to participate in Ayahuasca and how he made it to Peru on foot with a backpack over 8 months in Mexico, including a hairy run in with the cartel. Curls' tells us how that experience changed his life and how he transitioned from everyday Australian worksites putting heroes down a peg to the beginning of his content journey, the most viral part recently including calling out "The Top 5 G*yest Male Jobs Of All Time" in a back to back boxing match and winning 4/4 matches. We follow up by discussing how his authentic content has blown up recently before ripping into the wildest set of answers to the guest questions of all time. This is the craziest guest yarn of all time: we reached out to Curls because we loved seeing him being himself and it's now ended up with him being on this years Podcast Royale card. Enjoy trendsetters, listen at your own risk (but mainly enjoyment).Follow Curls and where the Curly Show is going on his Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thecurlyshow__/?hl=enAlpha Blokes Survey - take ya 5 mins! https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/AlphaBlokesGot a yarn for Talkback? Email it to carryon@alphablokes.com.auWant Poo to review your Tinder profile? Email the big fella with your intel to possibly get on to Poo's Reviews: poobandit@alphablokes.com.auEver wanted to watch the Podcast? Check out full visual, uncut and ad-free versions on our Patreon. Only $5 a week plus access to all of our exclusive vlogs. Our vlog from the Meatstock has just dropped and it's a ripper: patreon.com/alphablokespodcastBetter Beer: Jog in a can, win in a tin, the athletes choice. Try their new Halfy's at any bottle-o near you: https://www.betterbeer.com.au/Neds: Whatever you bet on, take it to the neds level: https://www.neds.com.au/SP Tools: Schmicker tools for an even schmicker price, use code "ALPHA" at checkout for 10% off and check out their brand new catalogue: sptools.comPortwest: Tough workwear for tough jobs. Check out their vast variety of PPE for the jobsite here: https://www.portwest.com/market/Papa Macros: ready made unreal meals if you're too flat out to meal prep Sunday arvo. Use the code "ALPHA" for $30 off your first order or "ALPHA10" for any reoccuring order for 10% off at papamacros.com.au OR simply use the links below:$30 off your first order: https://www.papamacros.com.au/?coupon-code=ALPHA&sc-page=shop10% off: https://www.papamacros.com.au/?coupon-code=Alpha10&sc-page=shop0:00 - Partying Every Weekend To Near Death Experience10:00 - One Way Ticket To Mexico20:00 - Living with a Spanish Family26:45 - Mission to Peru for Ayahuasca and Nathan's Awakening33:00 - Post Peru Travels (Vietnam & Bali)43:00 - Return to Australia + Skin Care Salesman52:00 - FIFO Desert Stints58:40 - Podcast Royale 3.0 Fight + Boxing Content1:14:00 - Boxing 1 V 4 - Top 5 G*yest Male Jobs Showdown1:24:00 - Surfing & Van Life1:31:00 - Podcast Royale 3.0 Camp1:35:00 - G*y ADHD Pills1:44:00 - Guest Questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey everybody! Episode 193 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with my friend Jessica Begin. I have known Jessica for many years since we met working together at the Amazonian Shipibo ayahuasca center, The Temple of the Way of Light. Jessica has dedicated her life to a deep spiritual curiosity and calling. For many years, she has apprenticed with a well-known and respected family of Shipibo maestras, where she also helps to run their center. She has a deep and experiential knowledge of the plant medicine world, and we spoke about her journey into Santo Daime, the Shipibo lineage, the Tubu, ayahuasca, dieta, wisdom, and visions of the future. It was really a pleasure for me to reconnect with Jessica, and I know you all will gain much from her wisdom. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!If you enjoyed our recent episode with Dr. Nathan Bryan and are curious to try Nitric Oxide, as listeners of the show, you can receive a 10% discount on all orders from their WEBSITE at checkout by using the Coupon code: UNIVERSETo learn more about or contact Jessica, visit her website at: https://www.waking-lucid.com & https://www.niweraoxobo.com & https://www.sovereignxnature.com/thearcTo learn more about our work, visit our website: https://NicotianaRustica.orgTo view the recent documentary, Sacred Tobacco, about my work, visit: https://youtu.be/KB0JEQALI_wI will be guiding our next plant medicine dietas with my colleague Merav Artzi (who I interviewed in episode 28) in:June 7-14: Remote Online DietaJune 29-July 5: Practitioner Training, PortugalJuly 10-27: Westport, IrelandSeptember 1-8: Remote Online DietaNovember 2-30: Sacred Valley of PeruIf you would like more information about joining us and the work I do or about future retreats, visit my site at: https://NicotianaRustica.orgIntegration/Consultation call: https://jasongrechanik.setmore.comPatreon: https://patreon.com/UniverseWithinYouTube join & perks: https://bit.ly/YTPerksPayPal donation: https://paypal.me/jasongrechanikWebsite: https://jasongrechanik.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/JasonGrechanikFacebook: https://facebook.com/UniverseWithinPodcastMusic: Nuno Moreno: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound & Stefan Kasapovski's Santero Project: https://spoti.fi/3y5Rd4H

In this episode, I want to explore something that doesn't get talked about enough…How certain ideologies sound great on the surface—but when you actually push on them…they start to crack.A couple months ago, I was invited (by the Tacoma Psychedelic Society) to host a talk about about shipibo style plant medicine. Everything was set… until the last minute—my talk got canceled.And the reason?I didn't fit a certain mold.Now here's where it gets interesting…The organization that canceled me openly preaches inclusion.So that got me thinking…What does inclusion actually mean? And more importantly—who decides who gets included… and who doesn't?My Website: The Unplugged HumanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpluggedhuman.life/Watch this episode on YoutubeGet a copy of The Unplugged JournalPodcast gear, Quotes from Mother, Pine pollen and tallow - Online StoreSignup for newsletter: Send email to: ayahumero@deeperyougo.com with subject line "I Want In"Book: The Self-Sabotage Guide: 9 Behaviors Preventing You from Becoming Stronger, Faster, And Sexier

Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Andy Puharich is the son of Andrija Puharich, a CIA funded physician, inventor, and researcher best known for his work in parapsychology and fringe science. Puharich also conducted experiments on extrasensory perception (ESP) and claimed to explore communication with non-human intelligences. Greg Mallozzi is a filmmaker who produced & directed a new movie about Puharich called 'Mind Traveler'. SPONSORS https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off. FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Andrija Puharich's early psychic research 02:30 - When Puharich discovered Uri Geller 06:08 - Itzhack Bentov's theory of consciousness 11:06 - Evidence Uri Geller's abilities are real 15:40 - Telekinesis & spoon-bending 19:45 - When Andy learned the truth about Andrija Puharich 21:50 - Andy's UFO encounter 25:49 - The intelligence agencies that funded Puharich 32:50 - The entity known as "The Nine" 42:12 - Saucers, Spooks & Kooks 48:33 - Reports of teleportation 57:09 - When the CIA tried to recruit Puharich 58:48 - Puharich's work on ELF (extremely low frequency) 01:05:45 - The sacred mushroom & psychedelic experiments 01:14:58 - Andrija Puharich's final documents 01:21:42 - Suspicious details about Puharich's death 01:35:30 - The Space Kids program 01:43:15 - Nikola Tesla and free energy research 01:52:09 - Puharich's Pyramid research & copper's special properties 01:59:06 - Faraday cage experiments 02:04:56 - Contacting Puharich's Space Kids 02:15:33 - Myth behind the Montauk Project 02:18:05 - Evidence in the Telepathy Tapes 02:25:44 - Ayahuasca & DMT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us Fan MailThe day you retire, the job doesn't just end. Your identity can crack wide open. I sit down with Kemmi Sadler, a recently retired law enforcement professional, to talk about what it really feels like to go from “in the club” to “civilian” overnight, and why that change can pull years of grief and trauma straight to the surface. We get honest about the quiet moments after a career of composure, and the uneasy question so many first responders carry: if I'm the protector, who protects me when I finally need help? Kimmy shares how she started a deep dive into psychedelics and eventually found her way to ayahuasca in a U.S.-based church setting. We unpack the stigma around plant medicine, microdosing, and even cannabis for sleep, especially in a culture that often accepts pharmaceuticals without blinking while judging anything labeled a “drug.” The biggest takeaway isn't hype, it's the hard work: surrender, vulnerability, and the uncomfortable truth that healing can be demanding when your nervous system has been trained for vigilance and control. We also talk about her memoir, From the Badge to the Vine: Journey Through Duty, Trauma, and Healing, and how telling the raw story becomes part of destigmatizing mental health treatment for the first responder community. Then we zoom out to what's next: her Camino de Santiago pilgrimage with her dog Nona, a mental health awareness walk meant to remind people that while one path isn't for everyone, the need for healing is universal. If this conversation hits home, subscribe, share it with a coworker or a retiree, and leave a review so more first responders can find it.Here is how to reach Kemmi: www.klsadler.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemmisadler/https://www.facebook.com/klsadlerhttps://www.instagram.com/klsadler_/www.nonasway.comhttps://www.facebook.com/NonaTheWonderDog/https://www.instagram.com/nonas_way_/Support the showYouTube Channel For The Podcast

John Carroll & Neleh Dennis Talk Survivor 50 Survivor 50 heats up as host Rob Cesternino welcomes Survivor Marquesas favorites Neleh Dennis and John Carroll to reflect on the season's most unpredictable moves and heartfelt connections. As Survivor 50 leans into the theme of duos, this episode dives deep into how both old school and new school strategies are playing out, and what it really means to juggle loyalty, friendship, and competition for a shot at the title. Rob is joined by Neleh and John for a special recap, putting personal connections under the microscope as the classic Marquesas bond is contrasted with today's high-speed, twist-filled gameplay. The trio revisit the fallout from the duos twist, which shook up Tribal Council and forced players to pick partners with major stakes—prompting tough debates about whether to stick with your closest ally or team up with a challenge beast. They also dissect Coach's dramatic exit, weighing in on if his larger-than-life presence is entertainment or a strategic liability, and debate whether unpredictability is ever worth the risk. Other highlights from the discussion include the evolving impact of pre-game alliances, how old school favorites like Cirie and Jonathan are keeping pace in a faster, more advantage-heavy landscape, and which challenges or game elements Neleh and John wish would return for this landmark season. Insights into heartbreak and healing in the post-game, the real-life friendships that outlast the island, and Survivor's role in bringing personal growth and reunions to the forefront all round out the conversation. Among the memorable moments and big Survivor 50 questions: – How the duos twist upended alliances and forced cutthroat decisions – Coach's legacy as a Survivor character—and what makes a player too unpredictable – Old school versus new school: Is the social game still king, or do you need constant strategic hustle? – Neleh and John's honest reflections on regret, friendship, and what they'd do differently if given another shot – The rise of challenge threats and strategic partnerships as the merge looms With the jury still out on whether Survivor 50 will live up to the hype, join Rob, Neleh, and John as they debate who can outwit, outplay, and outlast in a season packed with history and high stakes. Tune in to hear who might be voted out next, and how Survivor's classic lessons hold up in the game's boldest new era! Chapters: 0:00 Neleh and John's Friendship Reunion 3:06 Survivor Marquesas Memories and Impact 4:34 John's Critique of Survivor 50 6:14 Neleh Enjoys Survivor 50's Evolution 8:11 Old School vs. New School Dynamic 9:26 Duo Twist and Rival Season Ideas 14:30 Saying Goodbye to Coach 4.0 23:09 Neleh's Favorite Survivor 50 Players 32:03 Survivor Storytelling: Protagonists Emerge 37:05 John's Ayahuasca and Creativity Journey 49:54 How Survivor Trauma Shapes Castaways 55:24 Chrissy's Edit and Lack of Control 1:06:01 Which Castaway Plays Like Neleh? 1:14:22 Bring Back the Coconut Challenge 1:18:09 Pregame Alliances and Game Loyalty 1:35:10 Would Jeff Probst Be a Good Player? 1:37:35 Where to Find Neleh and John To pre-order Rob’s book, The Tribe and I Have Spoken, visit www.robhasabook.com Never miss a minute of RHAP's extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN: Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH:  Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT:  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!