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040 - Matt Mormello on his path to Ayahuasca, overcoming addiction, and finding peace
April 3, 2023

040 - Matt Mormello on his path to Ayahuasca, overcoming addiction, a…

Matt Mormello joins the show to share his own path with the medicine and practice of Ayahuasca. We start out with Matt sharing his chance encounter with the power of plant medicines after watching a documentary about them. In that …

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039 - Olivia Eden on Preparation, Integration and the Power of Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
March 20, 2023

039 - Olivia Eden on Preparation, Integration and the Power of Psyche…

Olivia starts us out with a wild story of her unique childhood growing up within the Children of God cult and how that experience led to her own struggles and challenges in her own life. One of my favorite parts …

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038 - Caitlin Riley on Ayahuasca, Iboga, and the Psychedelic Society of Texas
Feb. 20, 2023

038 - Caitlin Riley on Ayahuasca, Iboga, and the Psychedelic Society …

Caitlin joins the podcast in this episode to share her extensive experience with plant medicine including over 50 ayahuasca ceremonies and seven iboga experiences. She first turned to psychedelic medicine seeking relief from chronic undiagnosed...

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037 - Derek DuChesne on Ketamine for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
Feb. 8, 2023

037 - Derek DuChesne on Ketamine for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

Derek DuChesne (dew-shane) is the co-founder of Better U Care, a psychedelic-assisted therapy company currently specializing in ketamine treatment with both at-home and in-clinic models. We start out with Derek sharing his own story of...

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036 - Massy Almubidin on Ayahuasca and Incubate.X, a women led and mission driven NFT launchpad
Oct. 10, 2022

036 - Massy Almubidin on Ayahuasca and Incubate.X, a women led and mi…

Massy comes to the show to share her personal experience with Ayahuasca. She talks about how she and her husband serendipitously discovered the medicine in the aftermath of a hurricane and the profound effects it has had on her life. …

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035 - David O'Connor on MDMA Assisted Therapy
Aug. 29, 2022

035 - David O'Connor on MDMA Assisted Therapy

David has a razor sharp mind and a powerful story to share. We warm things up by discussing his early life experience as a professional poker player and I attempt to draw some correlations between success in the game and …

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034 - Tatyana Gustafson on Ketamine Treatment for Depression, Anxiety, Suicidality, and Optimization
June 20, 2022

034 - Tatyana Gustafson on Ketamine Treatment for Depression, Anxiety…

Tatyana is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner on Faculty at UT Austin with the Psych Nurse Practitioner program. She also has a private practice where she treats mental health using a combination of meds and psychotherapy. She has recently added...

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033 - Derrick Garza - Round 2
June 6, 2022

033 - Derrick Garza - Round 2

In this impromptu episode Derrick and I catch up on what we've been working on lately and then meander into some touchy subjects like pronouns, gun control, and polyamory. Despite coming to the table with different ideas and experiences I …

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032 - Podcast Update - May 2022
May 30, 2022

032 - Podcast Update - May 2022

I have a quick solo episode for you this week! Just some quick updates on the direction I'm headed with the podcast and what I've been up to lately in my personal life. Hint: Lots of upcoming content on psychedelic …

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031 - Jon Nelson-Griffith on Martial Arts, Jiu-jitsu, MMA, Camper Life, and Psychedelics
May 16, 2022

031 - Jon Nelson-Griffith on Martial Arts, Jiu-jitsu, MMA, Camper Lif…

Jon is a life long martial artist specializing in nogi jiu-jitsu and MMA. In addition to his background in the arts he is a deeply thoughtful and philosophical conversationalist. We talk about his perspective on martial arts in general and...

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030 - Michael Higgs - Retired Navy Seal on his work with Mission Within providing psychedelic treatment using Ibogaine and 5-meo-dmt
May 9, 2022

030 - Michael Higgs - Retired Navy Seal on his work with Mission With…

Michael is a retired Navy SEAL who spent 30 years on the teams. He is now the Director of Operations for the Mission Within, a psychedelic treatment program focusing on special operations and other clients with TBI, PTS, and mild …

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029 - Ryan Mulvihill on Martial Arts, Spirituality, and Psychedelics
May 2, 2022

029 - Ryan Mulvihill on Martial Arts, Spirituality, and Psychedelics

Ryan makes his second appearance on the podcast! We talk more about martial arts including the risk and danger of concussions, learning, teaching, and visualization. We also talk about Ryan's own adventures and path of discovery for his...

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028 - Adam Smith on Martial Arts, Community Involvement, and Doing What You Love
April 25, 2022

028 - Adam Smith on Martial Arts, Community Involvement, and Doing Wh…

Adam is a lifetime martial artist with black belts in BJJ and Karate. Also an avid competitor, martial arts school owner and instructor, fire fighter, and more. We talk about Adam's "why" and the importance of doing things for the …

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027 - Chef Dana Minuta on the Link Between Great Food and High Performance, Jiu-jitsu, Wealth, and Mindset
April 18, 2022

027 - Chef Dana Minuta on the Link Between Great Food and High Perfor…

Dana comes to the world bursting at the seams with energy and excitement for what she does. We dig into the relationship between eating amazing food and performing at the highest level. She also shares stories from life working on …

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026 - Miami NFT Week - What are NFTs, DAOs, Blockchain, and the Metaverse
April 11, 2022

026 - Miami NFT Week - What are NFTs, DAOs, Blockchain, and the Metav…

I asked 7 people the same 6 questions about NFTs, Crypto's strength and weaknesses, the missing killer feature, the metaverse, and the one thing they'd change about all of it. Huge thanks to each of them for answering my questions! …

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025 - All About You
March 28, 2022

025 - All About You

I want to know about you, the listener! This week is a short episode. Check it out to learn how to get involved in some badass giveaways and get involved by sharing some feedback. Then I wrap up the last …

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024 - Harrison Taylor on the Power of Breath, Sauna, Cold Immersion, and Othership
March 21, 2022

024 - Harrison Taylor on the Power of Breath, Sauna, Cold Immersion, …

Harry is a co-founder at Othership which, is changing the game in the breath work space. They have a stellar app available packed with over 300 guided breath work experiences as well as a stunning physical location in Toronto, Canada. …

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023 - Melanie Lauren Weinberger on True Wellness, Resilience, and Rewriting Your Personal Story
March 14, 2022

023 - Melanie Lauren Weinberger on True Wellness, Resilience, and Rew…

Melanie is a cofounder at Mindlight, an emotional training company based in Austin, TX. She is also a trainer, coach, entrepreneur, public speaker, and astute commenter on the many topics we covered. In this episode you'll learn how you can...

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022 - Dr. Robb Kelly on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Giving Back, and Finding Meaning
March 7, 2022

022 - Dr. Robb Kelly on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Giving Back, and…

Dr. Robb Kelly is a renowned addiction consultant who believes in treating the problem of addiction rather than the symptoms. In this episode Dr. Robb shares some incredible stories that led to his life's work of treating alcoholism and...

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021 - David Reveles on Martial Arts, Mental Health, Wellness, Meditation, and More
Feb. 28, 2022

021 - David Reveles on Martial Arts, Mental Health, Wellness, Meditat…

David is a lifetime martial artist, BJJ brown belt, holistic wellness coach and consultant, mental health advocate, public speaker, and meditation teacher. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the table and is genuinely committed to making the...

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020 - Danny Mulvihill on Psychedelic Therapy, Parenting, and The Mind State Podcast
Feb. 21, 2022

020 - Danny Mulvihill on Psychedelic Therapy, Parenting, and The Mind…

That's right, I'm the guest! My friend and fellow podcaster, Derrick Garza, took the reins and interviewed me! ​ We discuss my background, the crazy story about meeting my wife and getting married in less than 6 months, living and …

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019 - Brady Hiestand on MMA, The Ultimate Fighter, and Belief in Oneself
Feb. 14, 2022

019 - Brady Hiestand on MMA, The Ultimate Fighter, and Belief in Ones…

Brady was a bantamweight finalist on the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter. In this episode we catch up on what it was like being on the show, fighting through injury, and having to face a local friend from …

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018 - Accountability
Feb. 7, 2022

018 - Accountability

This week is a quick solo episode with the main topic being accountability. After some quick updates I talk about the number one thing I've found that is helping me make enormous progress on some massive goals. The best part …

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017 - Jason Rebsch on Jiu-Jitsu, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, and More
Jan. 31, 2022

017 - Jason Rebsch on Jiu-Jitsu, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, and …

​ is a 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Co-owner of , former police officer, and co-founder of . This was a very interesting episode where we are able to dig into the intricacies of law enforcement and the …

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