Leadershipedelics Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:22:16 -0400 http://www.leadershipedelics.com en-us © 2026 Leadershipedelics yes 98d98ace-8e1f-5e45-8fb6-7f07640334b3 Sebastien episodic true Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) leadership, psychedelics Sebastien https://storage.buzzsprout.com/k1puxdtxn2ypvfmqyuoshc1mk8av?.jpg Leadershipedelics http://www.leadershipedelics.com Shauheen Etminan: From Chemical Engineering to Psychedelics, a Journey of Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science Shauheen Etminan: From Chemical Engineering to Psychedelics, a Journey of Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science Embark on a journey of ancient mystery, modern science, and transformative discovery with our guest, Shauheen Etminan. Born in Iran, Shauheen made his way to Canada to study for a PhD in Chemical Engineering. Harnessing the drive that led him to academic success, Shauheen transitioned into the world of social entrepreneurship, ultimately guiding him to the heart of the Psychedelics industry and to our conversation today.

This episode thrills with tales of Shauheen's first encounter with Ayahuasca, the power of psilocybin mushrooms, and how these experiences have shaped his life and business ventures. From the mystical roots of his childhood in Iran to his current work in the field of psychoactive supplements, Shauheen’s story is a testament of the power of psychedelics as a catalyst for personal exploration and scientific discovery. Furthermore, he unveils the ancient knowledge of Iran and how the extraction of active compounds from plants has been part of this knowledge for centuries.

But we don’t stop at theory. Shauheen takes us a step further to discuss the process of developing the perfect formula for psychedelics, exploring the safety and toxicity of compounds, and the importance of understanding drug interactions. He also shares his experiences in creating unique psychoactive supplements aimed at providing a holistic approach to psychospiritual elevation. From the power of breath work and meditation to the potential of a collective mystical approach, this episode is a mind-expanding exploration of the potent mix of ancient wisdom and modern science. So, join us as we journey with Shauheen Etminan into the realm of psychedelics, ancient practices and the entrepreneur's pursuit.

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]]> Embark on a journey of ancient mystery, modern science, and transformative discovery with our guest, Shauheen Etminan. Born in Iran, Shauheen made his way to Canada to study for a PhD in Chemical Engineering. Harnessing the drive that led him to academic success, Shauheen transitioned into the world of social entrepreneurship, ultimately guiding him to the heart of the Psychedelics industry and to our conversation today.

This episode thrills with tales of Shauheen's first encounter with Ayahuasca, the power of psilocybin mushrooms, and how these experiences have shaped his life and business ventures. From the mystical roots of his childhood in Iran to his current work in the field of psychoactive supplements, Shauheen’s story is a testament of the power of psychedelics as a catalyst for personal exploration and scientific discovery. Furthermore, he unveils the ancient knowledge of Iran and how the extraction of active compounds from plants has been part of this knowledge for centuries.

But we don’t stop at theory. Shauheen takes us a step further to discuss the process of developing the perfect formula for psychedelics, exploring the safety and toxicity of compounds, and the importance of understanding drug interactions. He also shares his experiences in creating unique psychoactive supplements aimed at providing a holistic approach to psychospiritual elevation. From the power of breath work and meditation to the potential of a collective mystical approach, this episode is a mind-expanding exploration of the potent mix of ancient wisdom and modern science. So, join us as we journey with Shauheen Etminan into the realm of psychedelics, ancient practices and the entrepreneur's pursuit.

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]]> Shauheen Etminan Buzzsprout-13351707 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:00:00 -0400 5026 Leadershipedelics, Shauheen Etminan, Social Entrepreneurship, Psychedelic Experiences, Psychoactive Supplements, Nootropic Supplements, Magi, Spirituality in Business, Iranian Culture, Ancient Spiritual Practices, Personal Transformation, Leadership Styl 3 17 full false Exploring Happiness, Leadership, and Self-Ownership with Olivier Egli: Discovering the Power of Storytelling and Intention Exploring Happiness, Leadership, and Self-Ownership with Olivier Egli: Discovering the Power of Storytelling and Intention What happens when you sit around a bonfire, sharing stories, and reconnecting with your true self? Olivier Egli, founder at Why Story and the brain behind the Bonfire Exchange, takes us on a journey of discovery, revealing how leaders can create unified teams bonded over shared narratives rather than mere business objectives. This episode invites you to examine your own story and unravel the ways in which it can transform your leadership style.

Have you ever wondered about the correlation between personal happiness and your true nature? Olivier Egli provokes us to explore this idea, shedding light on his own journey of choosing contentment over a high-paying job. We take on the conventional concepts of happiness and perfection, showcasing how growth and appreciating every moment are actually the keys to unlocking our true potential. The discussion then steers towards self-ownership, and the significance of embracing the scars and pain that life inevitably presents.

As we navigate through the world of storytelling and intention in business, Olivier offers some intriguing insights. He illustrates how Steve Jobs created an unparalleled value with Apple products by focusing on the intention behind them, rather than purely on market capitalization. We challenge the notion of giving as a means of bringing systemic change to society, drawing parallels from the wisdom of our elders and the interconnectedness of an ancient forest. Wrapping up our enriching conversation, we explore the balance between personal and professional growth, and how embracing our true nature can lead to authentic happiness. Join us for this enlightening discussion, packed with invaluable life and leadership lessons.

Enjoy 🙏

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]]> What happens when you sit around a bonfire, sharing stories, and reconnecting with your true self? Olivier Egli, founder at Why Story and the brain behind the Bonfire Exchange, takes us on a journey of discovery, revealing how leaders can create unified teams bonded over shared narratives rather than mere business objectives. This episode invites you to examine your own story and unravel the ways in which it can transform your leadership style.

Have you ever wondered about the correlation between personal happiness and your true nature? Olivier Egli provokes us to explore this idea, shedding light on his own journey of choosing contentment over a high-paying job. We take on the conventional concepts of happiness and perfection, showcasing how growth and appreciating every moment are actually the keys to unlocking our true potential. The discussion then steers towards self-ownership, and the significance of embracing the scars and pain that life inevitably presents.

As we navigate through the world of storytelling and intention in business, Olivier offers some intriguing insights. He illustrates how Steve Jobs created an unparalleled value with Apple products by focusing on the intention behind them, rather than purely on market capitalization. We challenge the notion of giving as a means of bringing systemic change to society, drawing parallels from the wisdom of our elders and the interconnectedness of an ancient forest. Wrapping up our enriching conversation, we explore the balance between personal and professional growth, and how embracing our true nature can lead to authentic happiness. Join us for this enlightening discussion, packed with invaluable life and leadership lessons.

Enjoy 🙏

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]]> Olivier Egli Buzzsprout-13350658 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0400 5796 Leadership Lessons, Personal Growth, Professional Development, Authentic Happiness, Storytelling in Business, Team Unity, Bonfire Exchange, Olivier Egli, Transformative Leadership, Self-Ownership, Intentional Business, Steve Jobs, Community Change, Ancest 3 16 full false The Confluence of Leadership, Psychedelics, and Nature with Marcus Druen The Confluence of Leadership, Psychedelics, and Nature with Marcus Druen Are you ready to tap into a more profound understanding of our relationship with nature, the fascinating world of psychedelics, and the intricate dynamics of leadership? Marcus Druen joins me as we embark on a captivating journey of intrigue and discovery. From his spellbinding connection with a local fox that led him to ponder the stone ape theory, to a psychedelic experience that spurred his dedication to environmental preservation, Marcus weaves an enchanting narrative that challenges our perspective on nature and the vital role we play in its conservation.

Our conversation shifts gears as Marcus unveils his transformative journey from organizational development consultant to certified psychedelic coach. Drawing on his extroverted personality, analytical thinking, and the teachings of the Hawkins scale, Marcus discusses how he advocates change and inspires others. We delve into the variances of leadership across cultures, highlighting the significance of language in forging connections and the importance of recognizing one's identity as a leader.

As we delve deeper into our dialogue, we explore the fascinating intersection of wisdom, creativity, and leadership. Together, we contemplate the possible impacts of artificial intelligence on these qualities, and the role of emotions within the workplace. We also touch upon the historic and contemporary usage of psychedelics, their potential role in mental health, and the journey of self-discovery. Brace yourself for a captivating exploration into the profound effects of nature, psychedelics, and leadership. It's a conversation that you won't want to miss!

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]]> Are you ready to tap into a more profound understanding of our relationship with nature, the fascinating world of psychedelics, and the intricate dynamics of leadership? Marcus Druen joins me as we embark on a captivating journey of intrigue and discovery. From his spellbinding connection with a local fox that led him to ponder the stone ape theory, to a psychedelic experience that spurred his dedication to environmental preservation, Marcus weaves an enchanting narrative that challenges our perspective on nature and the vital role we play in its conservation.

Our conversation shifts gears as Marcus unveils his transformative journey from organizational development consultant to certified psychedelic coach. Drawing on his extroverted personality, analytical thinking, and the teachings of the Hawkins scale, Marcus discusses how he advocates change and inspires others. We delve into the variances of leadership across cultures, highlighting the significance of language in forging connections and the importance of recognizing one's identity as a leader.

As we delve deeper into our dialogue, we explore the fascinating intersection of wisdom, creativity, and leadership. Together, we contemplate the possible impacts of artificial intelligence on these qualities, and the role of emotions within the workplace. We also touch upon the historic and contemporary usage of psychedelics, their potential role in mental health, and the journey of self-discovery. Brace yourself for a captivating exploration into the profound effects of nature, psychedelics, and leadership. It's a conversation that you won't want to miss!

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]]> Marcus Druen Buzzsprout-13340173 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:00:00 -0400 5408 Marcus Druen, Leadership Dynamics, Nature Conservation, Psychedelics, Stone Ape Theory, Environmental Preservation, Executive Coaching, Organizational Development, Hawkins Scale, Cross-Cultural Leadership, Language and Connection, Leadership Identity, Wis 3 15 full false Trauma, Transformation, and Finding Peace: A Personal Journey with Maxime Bonnasserre Trauma, Transformation, and Finding Peace: A Personal Journey with Maxime Bonnasserre Ever felt lost or unfulfilled despite achieving all the goals you set for yourself? Our guest, Maxime Bonnasserre, Founder and Chief Harmony Office at Stoa, a recognized coach and content creator who shares his work in both French and English,  reveals his own journey of navigating through trauma, self-discovery, and transformation to ultimately find his place of peace.

Maxime gives us an enlightening perspective on life's unpredictability, as he discusses how his career vision took an unexpected turn. He delves into the period of self-discovery which led him out of his past struggles. Maxime's reasons for choosing to honor and accept his trials rather than fight them, is something that might resonate with many of our listeners. He uncovers the tools he used to rebuild his life, offering an inspiring testament to personal growth.

Our conversation culminates in exploring how Maxime integrated the lessons he learned from his transformative journey. We discuss his transition from the whirlwind of striving to a peaceful existence, revealing his genuine quest for something deeper than external rewards. His unique approach to coaching, where he assists individuals to work through their emotions to experience more joy and inner peace, adds a new dimension to finding tranquility through service. Join us for this enriching and transformative conversation and uncover life's hidden lessons with Maxime Bonnasserre.

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]]> Ever felt lost or unfulfilled despite achieving all the goals you set for yourself? Our guest, Maxime Bonnasserre, Founder and Chief Harmony Office at Stoa, a recognized coach and content creator who shares his work in both French and English,  reveals his own journey of navigating through trauma, self-discovery, and transformation to ultimately find his place of peace.

Maxime gives us an enlightening perspective on life's unpredictability, as he discusses how his career vision took an unexpected turn. He delves into the period of self-discovery which led him out of his past struggles. Maxime's reasons for choosing to honor and accept his trials rather than fight them, is something that might resonate with many of our listeners. He uncovers the tools he used to rebuild his life, offering an inspiring testament to personal growth.

Our conversation culminates in exploring how Maxime integrated the lessons he learned from his transformative journey. We discuss his transition from the whirlwind of striving to a peaceful existence, revealing his genuine quest for something deeper than external rewards. His unique approach to coaching, where he assists individuals to work through their emotions to experience more joy and inner peace, adds a new dimension to finding tranquility through service. Join us for this enriching and transformative conversation and uncover life's hidden lessons with Maxime Bonnasserre.

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]]> Maxime Bonnasserre Buzzsprout-13332990 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:00:00 -0400 4939 Maxime Bonnasserre, Stoa, Chief Harmony Office, Coach, Content Creator, Trauma, Self-discovery, Transformation, Personal growth, Life's unpredictability, Career vision, Navigating through struggles, Acceptance, Honor, Rebuilding life, Inspiring testament, 3 14 full false Exploring Cannabis, Psychedelics, and Spirituality with Pioneer Stephen Gray: A Global Awakening of Consciousness Exploring Cannabis, Psychedelics, and Spirituality with Pioneer Stephen Gray: A Global Awakening of Consciousness Today's episode sees us sit down with Stephen Gray, an author, community organizer, and pioneer in cannabis ceremonies. Over five decades, Stephen has been exploring the intersections of cannabis, psychedelics, and spirituality. His wisdom on these topics is profound, making him an ideal guide for those eager to understand these powerful substances on a deeper level.

Our captivating chat with Stephen journeys through a variety of fascinating topics. We discuss his latest book, How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World, and share insights into how mantras and Tibetan Buddhist meditation practices can be used to focus the mind and ground us in the present moment. Stephen shares his experiences with the Tibetan Buddhist community, the Native American Church, and the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, all of which have fueled his belief in the potential of a global shift in consciousness.

But the conversation doesn't stop there. We tackle the healing power of psychedelics, the role they can play in inspiring creativity, and fostering a deeper connection with our planet. We even touch upon the potential for decriminalizing psychedelics. So, get comfortable, open your mind and join us for a journey that transcends the ordinary, explores the spiritual, and dreams of a future where psychedelics are embraced for their healing power.

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]]> Today's episode sees us sit down with Stephen Gray, an author, community organizer, and pioneer in cannabis ceremonies. Over five decades, Stephen has been exploring the intersections of cannabis, psychedelics, and spirituality. His wisdom on these topics is profound, making him an ideal guide for those eager to understand these powerful substances on a deeper level.

Our captivating chat with Stephen journeys through a variety of fascinating topics. We discuss his latest book, How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World, and share insights into how mantras and Tibetan Buddhist meditation practices can be used to focus the mind and ground us in the present moment. Stephen shares his experiences with the Tibetan Buddhist community, the Native American Church, and the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, all of which have fueled his belief in the potential of a global shift in consciousness.

But the conversation doesn't stop there. We tackle the healing power of psychedelics, the role they can play in inspiring creativity, and fostering a deeper connection with our planet. We even touch upon the potential for decriminalizing psychedelics. So, get comfortable, open your mind and join us for a journey that transcends the ordinary, explores the spiritual, and dreams of a future where psychedelics are embraced for their healing power.

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]]> Stephen Gray Buzzsprout-13331631 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:00:00 -0400 6239 Stephen Gray, Cannabis Ceremonies, Psychedelics, Spirituality, Tibetan Buddhist Meditation, Mantras, How Psychedelics Can Help Save the World, Consciousness Shift, Native American Church, Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, Psychedelic Healing, Psychedelic 3 13 full false Finding Wisdom Within And Leading A More Integrated Life With Nigel Pedlingham Finding Wisdom Within And Leading A More Integrated Life With Nigel Pedlingham Today on Leadershipedelics, we meet with Nigel Pedlingham, a unique blend of change maker, consciousness guide, and psychedelic facilitator. Beyond his roles as a social justice leader, husband, and father, Nigel is the founder of MAGUEY, an Amsterdam-based practice dedicated to healing and personal growth. He also serves as the chair of the Guild of Guides Netherlands. An ardent lover of nature, ceremony, stillness, and the unknown, Nigel humorously yet humbly dubs himself a "mystic in the making", a subject we'll delve into further in this episode.

 Our discussion spans Nigel's transformative journey from corporate life to burnout and then to finding healing in Latin America. We'll examine his metamorphosis through reconnecting with his authentic self and his commitment to assisting others towards a more integrated life. We'll delve into topics like breathwork, preparation, integration, inherent wisdom, and the humbling experience of witnessing people's personal transformations. Enjoy!

Highlights:

  • Latin American healing journey
  • Mystical experiences and humility
  • From head vs. heart to integrated dialogue
  • Freedom found through healing
  • Embracing life's natural rhythms
  • Transition to a service-centered life
  • Reconnecting with the authentic self
  • Utilizing personal wisdom in healing
  • Managing psychedelic experiences
  • Essential role of self-care in healing

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]]> Today on Leadershipedelics, we meet with Nigel Pedlingham, a unique blend of change maker, consciousness guide, and psychedelic facilitator. Beyond his roles as a social justice leader, husband, and father, Nigel is the founder of MAGUEY, an Amsterdam-based practice dedicated to healing and personal growth. He also serves as the chair of the Guild of Guides Netherlands. An ardent lover of nature, ceremony, stillness, and the unknown, Nigel humorously yet humbly dubs himself a "mystic in the making", a subject we'll delve into further in this episode.

 Our discussion spans Nigel's transformative journey from corporate life to burnout and then to finding healing in Latin America. We'll examine his metamorphosis through reconnecting with his authentic self and his commitment to assisting others towards a more integrated life. We'll delve into topics like breathwork, preparation, integration, inherent wisdom, and the humbling experience of witnessing people's personal transformations. Enjoy!

Highlights:

  • Latin American healing journey
  • Mystical experiences and humility
  • From head vs. heart to integrated dialogue
  • Freedom found through healing
  • Embracing life's natural rhythms
  • Transition to a service-centered life
  • Reconnecting with the authentic self
  • Utilizing personal wisdom in healing
  • Managing psychedelic experiences
  • Essential role of self-care in healing

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]]> Nigel Pedlingham Buzzsprout-13326093 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:00:00 -0400 5873 Leadershipedelics, Nigel Pedlingham, change maker, consciousness guide, psychedelic facilitation, social justice, healing journey, burnout recovery, Latin America, self-discovery, personal transformation, life's rhythms, service-centered life, breathwork 3 12 full false Unlocking Self-Discovery with Kristin Taylor, Microdosing Integration, Parenting, Blue Lotus, Amanita Muscaria Unlocking Self-Discovery with Kristin Taylor, Microdosing Integration, Parenting, Blue Lotus, Amanita Muscaria Welcome back to Leadershipedelics! Today, we dive deep into the transformative world of Microdosing Integration with our esteemed guest, Kristin Taylor. A certified microdosing practitioner and author of the insightful book, "Integrate: 3 Month Microdosing Guide", Kristin brings a unique approach to healing and self-discovery.

Her techniques encompass Applied Positive Psychology, reiki, yoga nidra, somatic movement, shamanic drumming, and even equine therapy, offering a well-rounded and inclusive approach to personal growth. As a single mother of five, Kristin taps into her intuitive abilities to both inspire and heal, utilizing the natural power of sacred plants like the Blue Lotus and Amanita Muscaria.

Kristin is dedicated to guiding her clients to discover their authentic selves, unlock their inherent gifts, and cultivate self-compassion, helping them unearth their higher purpose in life. In this episode, we explore a wide range of topics from breathwork and parenting to the profound influence of touch, Kristin's personal spiritual journey, and her approach to incorporating compassion and religion into healing.

Additionally, we delve into how Kristin seamlessly infuses her wisdom and teachings into the corporate sphere, highlighting the importance of mindful leadership. Get ready to embark on an enlightening journey of self-discovery and the tranquil peace it brings. Sit back, relax, and join us as we welcome Kristin Taylor. Enjoy the show!

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‣ http://www.calendly.com/kpspeaks
‣ http://www.kristintaylor.com
‣ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpspeaks/
‣ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristin._taylor/

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‣ Sacred Creativity Retreat in Peru, April 2024: http://sacredcreativityretreat.com
‣ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienfouillade/

Enjoy and thank you!
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#Leadershipedelics #KristinTaylor #MicrodosingIntegration #AppliedPositivePsychology #Reiki #YogaNidra #SomaticMovement #EquineTherapy #Parenting #Breathwork #BlueLotus #AmanitaMuscaria #SpiritualJourney #CorporateWellness #Mindfulness #SelfDiscovery #Stillness #Surrender #TouchTherapy #Gratitude #Compassion #SingleMotherhood #PsychedelicTherapy #SacredPlants #IntegrateGuide #AuthorKristinTaylor #CorporateLeadership #PersonalGrowth #Transformation #Peace

]]> Welcome back to Leadershipedelics! Today, we dive deep into the transformative world of Microdosing Integration with our esteemed guest, Kristin Taylor. A certified microdosing practitioner and author of the insightful book, "Integrate: 3 Month Microdosing Guide", Kristin brings a unique approach to healing and self-discovery.

Her techniques encompass Applied Positive Psychology, reiki, yoga nidra, somatic movement, shamanic drumming, and even equine therapy, offering a well-rounded and inclusive approach to personal growth. As a single mother of five, Kristin taps into her intuitive abilities to both inspire and heal, utilizing the natural power of sacred plants like the Blue Lotus and Amanita Muscaria.

Kristin is dedicated to guiding her clients to discover their authentic selves, unlock their inherent gifts, and cultivate self-compassion, helping them unearth their higher purpose in life. In this episode, we explore a wide range of topics from breathwork and parenting to the profound influence of touch, Kristin's personal spiritual journey, and her approach to incorporating compassion and religion into healing.

Additionally, we delve into how Kristin seamlessly infuses her wisdom and teachings into the corporate sphere, highlighting the importance of mindful leadership. Get ready to embark on an enlightening journey of self-discovery and the tranquil peace it brings. Sit back, relax, and join us as we welcome Kristin Taylor. Enjoy the show!

Connecting with Kristin
‣ http://www.calendly.com/kpspeaks
‣ http://www.kristintaylor.com
‣ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpspeaks/
‣ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristin._taylor/

Connecting with Sebastien
‣ http://fooyad.com
‣ Sacred Creativity Retreat in Peru, April 2024: http://sacredcreativityretreat.com
‣ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienfouillade/

Enjoy and thank you!
🙏❤️

#Leadershipedelics #KristinTaylor #MicrodosingIntegration #AppliedPositivePsychology #Reiki #YogaNidra #SomaticMovement #EquineTherapy #Parenting #Breathwork #BlueLotus #AmanitaMuscaria #SpiritualJourney #CorporateWellness #Mindfulness #SelfDiscovery #Stillness #Surrender #TouchTherapy #Gratitude #Compassion #SingleMotherhood #PsychedelicTherapy #SacredPlants #IntegrateGuide #AuthorKristinTaylor #CorporateLeadership #PersonalGrowth #Transformation #Peace

]]> Kristin Taylor Buzzsprout-13055117 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:00:00 -0400 5899 Leadershipedelics, Kristin Taylor, Microdosing Integration, Applied Positive Psychology, Reiki, Yoga Nidra, Somatic Movement, Equine Therapy, Parenting, Breathwork, Blue Lotus, Amanita Muscaria, Spiritual Journey, Corporate Wellness, Mindfulness, Self-Dis 3 11 full false Embodied Awakening: Holistic Living, Psychedelics, and Mindfulness with Lana Shay Embodied Awakening: Holistic Living, Psychedelics, and Mindfulness with Lana Shay Welcome to Leadershipedelics! I’m thrilled to introduce Lana Shay, a lifelong advocate for holistic living and cognitive liberty. Lana's passion is igniting human potential through embodiment practices, holistic lifestyle choices, and exploration with plant medicines and entheogens. She's a seasoned leader in dance, yoga and movement, and a profound voice in the tantric arts. Lana is a #1 bestselling author, and her latest book "Erotic Hustle: Redefining Sin Through Sacred Sexuality & Psychedelics" delves into her unique journey as an exotic dancer and her dedication to mindfulness. She's also a co-founder of EntheoVentures, a consulting firm for psychedelic companies. 

Tune in as we delve into Lana's fascinating world, from her first ayahuasca experience, to bringing mindfulness to strip clubs, to honoring what is sacred within, slowing down and reconnecting with nature and our senses. Enjoy and see you on the other side.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Reverence in human interactions
  • Juxtaposition of extremes in daily life
  • Helping sex workers retain their Sacred Energy
  • A Vision for conscious strip clubs
  • Resensitizing as creatures of the Earth
  • The sensual experience of eating
  • Slowing down and reconnecting with the subtle

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]]> Welcome to Leadershipedelics! I’m thrilled to introduce Lana Shay, a lifelong advocate for holistic living and cognitive liberty. Lana's passion is igniting human potential through embodiment practices, holistic lifestyle choices, and exploration with plant medicines and entheogens. She's a seasoned leader in dance, yoga and movement, and a profound voice in the tantric arts. Lana is a #1 bestselling author, and her latest book "Erotic Hustle: Redefining Sin Through Sacred Sexuality & Psychedelics" delves into her unique journey as an exotic dancer and her dedication to mindfulness. She's also a co-founder of EntheoVentures, a consulting firm for psychedelic companies. 

Tune in as we delve into Lana's fascinating world, from her first ayahuasca experience, to bringing mindfulness to strip clubs, to honoring what is sacred within, slowing down and reconnecting with nature and our senses. Enjoy and see you on the other side.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Reverence in human interactions
  • Juxtaposition of extremes in daily life
  • Helping sex workers retain their Sacred Energy
  • A Vision for conscious strip clubs
  • Resensitizing as creatures of the Earth
  • The sensual experience of eating
  • Slowing down and reconnecting with the subtle

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]]> Lana Shay Buzzsprout-12947176 Tue, 30 May 2023 14:00:00 -0400 3877 Leadershipedelics, Lana Shay, Holistic Living, Cognitive Liberty, Embodiment Practices, Holistic Lifestyle, Plant Medicine, Entheogens, Dance, Yoga, Tantric Arts, Mindfulness, Sacred Sexuality, Psychedelics, Bestselling Author, Erotic Hustle, Psychedelic 3 10 full false Dr. Melissa Barker, Phoenix Project Founder on Healing Trauma with Psychedelics, Alternative Therapies & Community Support Dr. Melissa Barker, Phoenix Project Founder on Healing Trauma with Psychedelics, Alternative Therapies & Community Support In this episode of Leadershipedelics, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Melissa Barker, founder and CEO of the Phoenix Project and a mentor and speaker at South By Southwest. Driven by her personal journey, she found healing from sexual violence and PTSD through alternative therapies like somatic therapy, IFS, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, and ultimately, the world of psychedelics. Melissa is on a mission to ensure that each and every person feels seen, heard, and empowered to continue their own healing and growth.

During our conversation, Melissa and I discuss her path to healing, the modalities she used along the way, the role of psychedelics in mental health, and the Phoenix Project's focus on creating community-based programs to support healing and growth.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Melissa's background and her journey towards healing from PTSD and trauma
  • The role of alternative therapies like somatic therapy, IFS, and mindfulness-based psychotherapy in her healing process
  • The impact of psychedelics on mental health
  • The Phoenix Project's mission and its focus on community-based mental health programs

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#Psychedelics, #TraumaHealing, #MentalHealth, #PTSD, #SomaticTherapy, #IFS, #Mindfulness, #Therapy, #HealingJourney, #PhoenixProject, #SouthBySouthwest, #AlternativeTherapies, #CommunitySupport, #PsychedelicTherapy, #HolisticHealing, #PersonalGrowth, #SexualViolence, #PsychedelicAdvocacy, #HealingFromTrauma, #MentalHealthAwareness, #InnerChild, #DrMelissaBarker, #Leadershipedelics, #TraumaRecovery, #SelfHealing, #CollectiveHealing, #SupportiveEnvironment, #Consciousness, #Empowerment, #Wellness

]]> In this episode of Leadershipedelics, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Melissa Barker, founder and CEO of the Phoenix Project and a mentor and speaker at South By Southwest. Driven by her personal journey, she found healing from sexual violence and PTSD through alternative therapies like somatic therapy, IFS, mindfulness-based psychotherapy, and ultimately, the world of psychedelics. Melissa is on a mission to ensure that each and every person feels seen, heard, and empowered to continue their own healing and growth.

During our conversation, Melissa and I discuss her path to healing, the modalities she used along the way, the role of psychedelics in mental health, and the Phoenix Project's focus on creating community-based programs to support healing and growth.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Melissa's background and her journey towards healing from PTSD and trauma
  • The role of alternative therapies like somatic therapy, IFS, and mindfulness-based psychotherapy in her healing process
  • The impact of psychedelics on mental health
  • The Phoenix Project's mission and its focus on community-based mental health programs

Connect with Dr Melissa Barker

Connect with Sébastien

#Psychedelics, #TraumaHealing, #MentalHealth, #PTSD, #SomaticTherapy, #IFS, #Mindfulness, #Therapy, #HealingJourney, #PhoenixProject, #SouthBySouthwest, #AlternativeTherapies, #CommunitySupport, #PsychedelicTherapy, #HolisticHealing, #PersonalGrowth, #SexualViolence, #PsychedelicAdvocacy, #HealingFromTrauma, #MentalHealthAwareness, #InnerChild, #DrMelissaBarker, #Leadershipedelics, #TraumaRecovery, #SelfHealing, #CollectiveHealing, #SupportiveEnvironment, #Consciousness, #Empowerment, #Wellness

]]> Dr Melissa Barker Buzzsprout-12810516 Mon, 08 May 2023 19:00:00 -0400 4370 Psychedelics, Trauma Healing, Mental Health, PTSD, Somatic Therapy, IFS, Mindfulness, Therapy, Healing Journey, Phoenix Project, South By Southwest, Alternative Therapies, Community Support, Psychedelic Therapy, Holistic Healing, Personal Growth, Sexual V 3 9 full false Sabba Nazhand: Conscious Leadership, Fatherhood, Psychedelic Business, and Personal Growth Sabba Nazhand: Conscious Leadership, Fatherhood, Psychedelic Business, and Personal Growth In today's episode of Leadershipedelics, we're joined by Sabba Nazhand, a successful entrepreneur and leader who has ventured into the world of psychedelics and mental health. Sabba shares his powerful story of overcoming burnout and discovering the transformative power of psychedelics, ultimately redefining his approach to leadership and personal growth. 

He is now the co-founder of Mission Club, a business advisor to Retreat-Microdose, and involved with Wavepaths, all focusing on the intersection of psychedelics and personal development, and mental health. 

We dive deep into the importance of vulnerability and emotional openness for fathers and leaders, and how psychedelics can be a catalyst for self-discovery and profound change. Don't miss this enlightening conversation packed with valuable insights and inspiration!

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Sabba's background and experience with burnout
  • His journey into plant medicine and mental health
  • The impact of plant medicine on his personal and professional life
  • The importance of vulnerability and emotional openness for fathers and leaders
  • The role of plant medicine as a tool for personal growth and self-discovery

🤯 Quotes 🤯

"I think for fathers and I'm learning this every day is being okay with having emotions and being vulnerable and expressing them."

"The most alpha manly men in this world are so in tune with their emotions. They cry, they talk about their emotions. That's what, in my opinion, a true man is."

"Being deeply empathetic start with understanding the people that you manage or work with... The moment you understand their motivations, their personal lives, why they do what they do, I promise you that you will get for selfish reasons even you would get more output from them, more work, better work than just treating them like another number, another cog in the wheel."

 Connect with Sabba Nazhand

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#PersonalGrowth, #Leadership, #Psychedelics, #PlantMedicine, #MentalHealth, #ConsciousLeadership, #Entrepreneurship, #MissionClub, #RetreatMicrodose, #Wavepaths, #SelfDiscovery, #Burnout, #Fatherhood, #Vulnerability, #EmotionalIntelligence, #Integration, #Inspiration, #Healing, #Mindfulness, #Meditation, #Ayahuasca, #Psilocybin, #LSD, #Microdosing, #SelfImprovement, #SelfAwareness, #Spirituality, #Empowerment, #LifeLessons, #Wellness

]]> In today's episode of Leadershipedelics, we're joined by Sabba Nazhand, a successful entrepreneur and leader who has ventured into the world of psychedelics and mental health. Sabba shares his powerful story of overcoming burnout and discovering the transformative power of psychedelics, ultimately redefining his approach to leadership and personal growth. 

He is now the co-founder of Mission Club, a business advisor to Retreat-Microdose, and involved with Wavepaths, all focusing on the intersection of psychedelics and personal development, and mental health. 

We dive deep into the importance of vulnerability and emotional openness for fathers and leaders, and how psychedelics can be a catalyst for self-discovery and profound change. Don't miss this enlightening conversation packed with valuable insights and inspiration!

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Sabba's background and experience with burnout
  • His journey into plant medicine and mental health
  • The impact of plant medicine on his personal and professional life
  • The importance of vulnerability and emotional openness for fathers and leaders
  • The role of plant medicine as a tool for personal growth and self-discovery

🤯 Quotes 🤯

"I think for fathers and I'm learning this every day is being okay with having emotions and being vulnerable and expressing them."

"The most alpha manly men in this world are so in tune with their emotions. They cry, they talk about their emotions. That's what, in my opinion, a true man is."

"Being deeply empathetic start with understanding the people that you manage or work with... The moment you understand their motivations, their personal lives, why they do what they do, I promise you that you will get for selfish reasons even you would get more output from them, more work, better work than just treating them like another number, another cog in the wheel."

 Connect with Sabba Nazhand

Connect with Sébastien

#PersonalGrowth, #Leadership, #Psychedelics, #PlantMedicine, #MentalHealth, #ConsciousLeadership, #Entrepreneurship, #MissionClub, #RetreatMicrodose, #Wavepaths, #SelfDiscovery, #Burnout, #Fatherhood, #Vulnerability, #EmotionalIntelligence, #Integration, #Inspiration, #Healing, #Mindfulness, #Meditation, #Ayahuasca, #Psilocybin, #LSD, #Microdosing, #SelfImprovement, #SelfAwareness, #Spirituality, #Empowerment, #LifeLessons, #Wellness

]]> Sabba Nazhand Buzzsprout-12715722 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:00:00 -0400 4219 Personal Growth, Leadership, Psychedelics, Plant Medicine, Mental Health, Conscious Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mission Club, Retreat Microdose, Wavepaths, Self Discovery, Burnout, Fatherhood, Vulnerability, Emotional Intelligence, Integration, Inspirat 3 8 full false Alex Atwood: Psychedelics, Leadership, Wellness in Hospitality, Self-Discovery & Unlocking Potential Alex Atwood: Psychedelics, Leadership, Wellness in Hospitality, Self-Discovery & Unlocking Potential Join us in today's episode with the dynamic Alex Atwood, seasoned entrepreneur, psychedelics coach, change-maker, and host of the Alchemist Lounge Podcast. Discover his transformative journey from the hospitality sector to advocating for wellbeing and wellness.

Explore love, self-discovery through psychedelics, Alex's unique perspective on religion and community, the role of music in psychedelic ceremonies, and the art of leadership. Learn how he promotes a healthy work environment while unlocking organizations' potential.

Dive into topics like yoga, meditation, microdosing, creativity, and mindfulness in this enlightening conversation. Connect with Alex and Sébastien via their websites and LinkedIn profiles.

Key discussion points:

  • Psychedelics and self-discovery
  • Religion and community perspectives
  • Music in psychedelic ceremonies
  • Leadership and unlocking potential
  • Healthy work environments with yoga, meditation, and more

Connect with Alex:

  • Website: https://alexatwood.co/
  • Alchemist Lounge: https://alexatwood.co/the-alchemist-lounge/
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexatwood/

Connect with Sébastien:

  • Retreat updates: http://sacredcreativityretreat.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienfouillade/
  • Website: http://fooyad.com

#AlexAtwood #Psychedelics #SelfDiscovery #SpiritualGrowth #Entrepreneur #Wellbeing #Wellness #Leadership #HospitalityIndustry #AlchemistLoungePodcast #Yoga #Meditation #Microdosing #Biohacking #Community #CeremonialMusic #Religion #UnlockingPotential #HealthyWorkEnvironment #Inspiration

]]> Join us in today's episode with the dynamic Alex Atwood, seasoned entrepreneur, psychedelics coach, change-maker, and host of the Alchemist Lounge Podcast. Discover his transformative journey from the hospitality sector to advocating for wellbeing and wellness.

Explore love, self-discovery through psychedelics, Alex's unique perspective on religion and community, the role of music in psychedelic ceremonies, and the art of leadership. Learn how he promotes a healthy work environment while unlocking organizations' potential.

Dive into topics like yoga, meditation, microdosing, creativity, and mindfulness in this enlightening conversation. Connect with Alex and Sébastien via their websites and LinkedIn profiles.

Key discussion points:

  • Psychedelics and self-discovery
  • Religion and community perspectives
  • Music in psychedelic ceremonies
  • Leadership and unlocking potential
  • Healthy work environments with yoga, meditation, and more

Connect with Alex:

  • Website: https://alexatwood.co/
  • Alchemist Lounge: https://alexatwood.co/the-alchemist-lounge/
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexatwood/

Connect with Sébastien:

  • Retreat updates: http://sacredcreativityretreat.com
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienfouillade/
  • Website: http://fooyad.com

#AlexAtwood #Psychedelics #SelfDiscovery #SpiritualGrowth #Entrepreneur #Wellbeing #Wellness #Leadership #HospitalityIndustry #AlchemistLoungePodcast #Yoga #Meditation #Microdosing #Biohacking #Community #CeremonialMusic #Religion #UnlockingPotential #HealthyWorkEnvironment #Inspiration

]]> Alex Atwood Buzzsprout-12602621 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400 3715 Alex Atwood, Psychedelics, Self Discovery, Spiritual Growth, Entrepreneur, Wellbeing, Wellness, Leadership, Hospitality Industry, Alchemist Lounge Podcast, Yoga, Meditation, Microdosing, Biohacking, Community, Ceremonial Music, Religion, Unlocking Potenti 3 7 full false Unveiling the Sacred Creativity Retreat: A Journey of Transformation with Sebastien Fouillade Unveiling the Sacred Creativity Retreat: A Journey of Transformation with Sebastien Fouillade Join us for a mesmerizing episode of Leadershipedelics that promises to captivate your senses! Today, we're thrilled to have Kasia from the Nourish podcast as our guest host, interviewing Sebastien Fouillade, the Founder of the Sacred Creativity Retreat and host of Leadershipedelics. Venture into the enchanting Sacred Creativity Retreat set in the breathtaking sacred valley of Peru. Learn about the intricate process of assembling exceptional guests, the meticulous preparation, integration, and the life-altering experiences that the retreat offers. Delve into the fascinating world of brain mapping and uncover the profound lessons that have transformed lives. Explore Sebastien's personal journey towards multidimensional authenticity and its true meaning. For our viewers, immerse yourselves in the captivating visuals that transport you straight to the heart of this extraordinary retreat. Don't miss this unforgettable adventure that will awaken your creative spirit and elevate your spiritual journey!


About Kasia and the Nourish Podcast:

PS: Thank you Kasia for being such an awesome host!

🙏❤️

#Leadershipedelics #SacredCreativityRetreat #NourishPodcast #SebastienFouillade #Peru #SacredValley #Spirituality #Creativity #BrainMapping #MultidimensionalAuthenticity #PersonalGrowth #SelfDiscovery #Transformation #CreativeExpression #SpiritualAwakening #LifeChangingExperiences #Retreat

]]> Join us for a mesmerizing episode of Leadershipedelics that promises to captivate your senses! Today, we're thrilled to have Kasia from the Nourish podcast as our guest host, interviewing Sebastien Fouillade, the Founder of the Sacred Creativity Retreat and host of Leadershipedelics. Venture into the enchanting Sacred Creativity Retreat set in the breathtaking sacred valley of Peru. Learn about the intricate process of assembling exceptional guests, the meticulous preparation, integration, and the life-altering experiences that the retreat offers. Delve into the fascinating world of brain mapping and uncover the profound lessons that have transformed lives. Explore Sebastien's personal journey towards multidimensional authenticity and its true meaning. For our viewers, immerse yourselves in the captivating visuals that transport you straight to the heart of this extraordinary retreat. Don't miss this unforgettable adventure that will awaken your creative spirit and elevate your spiritual journey!


About Kasia and the Nourish Podcast:

PS: Thank you Kasia for being such an awesome host!

🙏❤️

#Leadershipedelics #SacredCreativityRetreat #NourishPodcast #SebastienFouillade #Peru #SacredValley #Spirituality #Creativity #BrainMapping #MultidimensionalAuthenticity #PersonalGrowth #SelfDiscovery #Transformation #CreativeExpression #SpiritualAwakening #LifeChangingExperiences #Retreat

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-12457461 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:00:00 -0400 3557 3 6 full true Getting More Of You In Your Brand With Guest Aleana Kali (Full Interview) Getting More Of You In Your Brand With Guest Aleana Kali (Full Interview) Aleana Kali is the founder of Brands Are Alive. She helps people reconnect with their essence and creativity to develop their authentic brand and marketing strategy. Aleana shares important lessons on growing a business, the benefits of journaling, and some essential tips to help you with consistency and creativity. We discuss identifying non-healthy partnerships, respecting your own boundaries, the benefits of getting in front of the camera to address your audience, and much more.
This episode is loaded with goodness.

Previous interview on Aleana's journey
https://www.leadershipedelics.com/1860291/10096390

Highlights
◦ Journaling for business and personal growth
◦ Importance of consistency
◦ Identifying healthy partnerships
◦ Respecting your own boundaries
◦ Connecting with your audience through the camera
◦ Surrendering, attachment, intuition and more…

Connecting with Aleana
◦  The best place is her "Saturday MOJO" video newsletters. People can subscribe at: https://www.brandsarealive.com/blog
◦  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brandsarealive
◦  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandsarealive/

About Sébastien & Leadershipedelics
◦ Support this work by subscribing on YouTube (interviews and music): https://www.youtube.com/@leadershipedelics?sub_confirmation=1
◦ Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienfouillade/ 
◦ Personal site: http://fooyad.com 

Enjoy 🙏❤️

]]> Aleana Kali is the founder of Brands Are Alive. She helps people reconnect with their essence and creativity to develop their authentic brand and marketing strategy. Aleana shares important lessons on growing a business, the benefits of journaling, and some essential tips to help you with consistency and creativity. We discuss identifying non-healthy partnerships, respecting your own boundaries, the benefits of getting in front of the camera to address your audience, and much more.
This episode is loaded with goodness.

Previous interview on Aleana's journey
https://www.leadershipedelics.com/1860291/10096390

Highlights
◦ Journaling for business and personal growth
◦ Importance of consistency
◦ Identifying healthy partnerships
◦ Respecting your own boundaries
◦ Connecting with your audience through the camera
◦ Surrendering, attachment, intuition and more…

Connecting with Aleana
◦  The best place is her "Saturday MOJO" video newsletters. People can subscribe at: https://www.brandsarealive.com/blog
◦  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brandsarealive
◦  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandsarealive/

About Sébastien & Leadershipedelics
◦ Support this work by subscribing on YouTube (interviews and music): https://www.youtube.com/@leadershipedelics?sub_confirmation=1
◦ Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienfouillade/ 
◦ Personal site: http://fooyad.com 

Enjoy 🙏❤️

]]> Aleana Kali Buzzsprout-12361873 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0500 3704 brand, branding, marketing, authenticity, creativity, creative, your brand, journaling, journaling for business, journaling for personal growth, consistency, consistency is key, healthy partnership, boundaries, branding yourself, authentic brand, connecti 3 5 full false David Drapkin, Director of Education at Psychedelics Today on Psychedelic Therapy and His journey (S3E4) David Drapkin, Director of Education at Psychedelics Today on Psychedelic Therapy and His journey (S3E4) Today, we catchup with returning guest David Drapkin, Director of Education and Training at Psychedelics Today to talk about the Vital Psychedelic Therapy Training Program (https://www.vitalpsychedelictraining.com/) and his journey since we last met over a year ago. David reflects on what they learned in the first year of Vital, some of the highlights of the program, who can apply, and why this program is different from other Psychedelic Therapy Training programs.

We also talk about David's journey since our last episode, his upcoming move to Israel, a huge step for him and his family, and the reason, the pull, the calling behind the move. This was such an enjoyable discussion full of inspiration, reflection and lots of info on psychedelic therapy training.

Enjoy!

Previous episode with David to learn more about his personal journey:
https://www.leadershipedelics.com/1860291/9917407

Connecting with David or Vital
- David is on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddrapkin/
- Learn more about the Vital Certification program at https://www.vitalpsychedelictraining.com/
Applications must be received before March 19th, 2023.

Connecting with Sébastien
- Subscribe to our YouTube channel (interviews and more): https://www.youtube.com/@leadershipedelics
- Seb's personal site: Fooyad.com
- On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienfouillade/

🙏❤️

Cover art and background interview provided by #midjourney

]]> Today, we catchup with returning guest David Drapkin, Director of Education and Training at Psychedelics Today to talk about the Vital Psychedelic Therapy Training Program (https://www.vitalpsychedelictraining.com/) and his journey since we last met over a year ago. David reflects on what they learned in the first year of Vital, some of the highlights of the program, who can apply, and why this program is different from other Psychedelic Therapy Training programs.

We also talk about David's journey since our last episode, his upcoming move to Israel, a huge step for him and his family, and the reason, the pull, the calling behind the move. This was such an enjoyable discussion full of inspiration, reflection and lots of info on psychedelic therapy training.

Enjoy!

Previous episode with David to learn more about his personal journey:
https://www.leadershipedelics.com/1860291/9917407

Connecting with David or Vital
- David is on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddrapkin/
- Learn more about the Vital Certification program at https://www.vitalpsychedelictraining.com/
Applications must be received before March 19th, 2023.

Connecting with Sébastien
- Subscribe to our YouTube channel (interviews and more): https://www.youtube.com/@leadershipedelics
- Seb's personal site: Fooyad.com
- On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastienfouillade/

🙏❤️

Cover art and background interview provided by #midjourney

]]> David Drapkin Buzzsprout-12301772 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:00:00 -0500 2363 mental health,psychedelics,psilocybin,positive mental health,mental health crisis,mental health awareness,psychedelic therapy,psychedelic therapy training,israel,psychedelics today,personal health,mental health awarness,personal journey,inspiration,interv 3 4 full false Going From Strategy Consulting To Founding Plant Medicine Retreats, The Journey Of Jonathan de Potter Going From Strategy Consulting To Founding Plant Medicine Retreats, The Journey Of Jonathan de Potter Today, join us to meet the Founder of Behold Retreats, Jonathan de Potter 🙏 Jonathan is a recovering strategy consultant, lover of big ideas, meditation, and the ocean, he grew up in Hawaii and now lives in Thailand on the small island of Koh Phangan. 

Jonathan shares his journey from his challenging times as a strategy consultant to his first Ayahuasca experience, which was also very challenging but very transformative. This led him on a path to dive deep into the world of plant medicine and consciousness, which eventually led to the creation of Behold retreats.  

We cover many topics from challenging plant medicine experiences, to the importance of proper screening in plant medicine retreats, to honoring energy workers, and more. We even make a small detour to discuss creativity, ChatGPT and the Age of Wisdom. Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Challenging plant medicine experiences
  • The importance of screening in retreats
  • Breathwork and meditation as preparation tools
  • Reorienting our mind and consciousness
  • The impact of trauma on Leadership
  • Honoring space holders and energy workers
  • ChatGPT and the Age of Wisdom
  • Pitfalls of delegating our lives
  • Staying in the present
  • Acknowledging the journey

Connecting with Jonathan

Connecting with Sébastien

 

]]> Today, join us to meet the Founder of Behold Retreats, Jonathan de Potter 🙏 Jonathan is a recovering strategy consultant, lover of big ideas, meditation, and the ocean, he grew up in Hawaii and now lives in Thailand on the small island of Koh Phangan. 

Jonathan shares his journey from his challenging times as a strategy consultant to his first Ayahuasca experience, which was also very challenging but very transformative. This led him on a path to dive deep into the world of plant medicine and consciousness, which eventually led to the creation of Behold retreats.  

We cover many topics from challenging plant medicine experiences, to the importance of proper screening in plant medicine retreats, to honoring energy workers, and more. We even make a small detour to discuss creativity, ChatGPT and the Age of Wisdom. Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Challenging plant medicine experiences
  • The importance of screening in retreats
  • Breathwork and meditation as preparation tools
  • Reorienting our mind and consciousness
  • The impact of trauma on Leadership
  • Honoring space holders and energy workers
  • ChatGPT and the Age of Wisdom
  • Pitfalls of delegating our lives
  • Staying in the present
  • Acknowledging the journey

Connecting with Jonathan

Connecting with Sébastien

 

]]> Jonathan de Potter Buzzsprout-12269253 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0500 3847 behold retreats, plant medicine, ayahuasca, shamanism, healers, peru, ChatGPT, creativity, energy workers, energy work, healer, personal journey, my first ayahuasca experience, mental health, leadership, wisdom, breathwork, meditation, self improvement 3 3 full true Following your calling, listening to your intuition, energy healing and card reading with Jessica Posillico (S3E2) Following your calling, listening to your intuition, energy healing and card reading with Jessica Posillico (S3E2) This week meet the founder of High Priestess Healing, Jessica Posillico. Find out how after years dealing with anxiety, this former NYC teacher and corporate worker went all in on her holistic healing business, what it took to listen to the voice inside, answer the calling and manifest High Priestess healing. This is a truly inspiring journey. If you’ve ever wondered about energy healing, card reading, working with your fears and intuition, or what "following a calling” really entails, don’t miss this interview. Jessica shares some amazing lessons from her journey. Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Working with fear and anxiety
  • What it means to follow your calling
  • Energy healing
  • Card reading
  • Breaking patterns in relationships and life
  • Trusting your intuition and listening to the voice inside
  • The butterfly’s lifecycle (was one of my favorite insights)
  • Being a manifestor
  • The sea as a representation for leadership

Connecting with Jessica

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> This week meet the founder of High Priestess Healing, Jessica Posillico. Find out how after years dealing with anxiety, this former NYC teacher and corporate worker went all in on her holistic healing business, what it took to listen to the voice inside, answer the calling and manifest High Priestess healing. This is a truly inspiring journey. If you’ve ever wondered about energy healing, card reading, working with your fears and intuition, or what "following a calling” really entails, don’t miss this interview. Jessica shares some amazing lessons from her journey. Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Working with fear and anxiety
  • What it means to follow your calling
  • Energy healing
  • Card reading
  • Breaking patterns in relationships and life
  • Trusting your intuition and listening to the voice inside
  • The butterfly’s lifecycle (was one of my favorite insights)
  • Being a manifestor
  • The sea as a representation for leadership

Connecting with Jessica

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Jessica Posillico Buzzsprout-12203577 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500 4399 mental health, mentalhealth, energyhealing, energy healing, card reading, cardreading, tarot reading, tarot, taro, intuition, spiritual, calling, manifest, fear, anxiety, reiki healing, reiki, healer, holistic healing, teacher, corporate 3 2 full true Luke Jensen, U.S. Marine vet at the intersection of neurofeedback and plant shamanism (S3 Ep1) Luke Jensen, U.S. Marine vet at the intersection of neurofeedback and plant shamanism (S3 Ep1) Watch & subscribe on  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leadershipedelics

This week meet Luke Jensen, founder, and CEO of Neuro Enlightenment, a company at the intersection of neuroscience and plant shamanism. We worked with Luke and his team during the Sacred Creativity Retreat to measure the impact of ayahuasca ceremonies and creativity workshops on our guests, we were blown away with the results. 

Luke is from Nebraska and joined the US Marines when he was 18.  After returning from his deployment to Afghanistan in 2011 Luke was searching for meaning in life.  He experienced ayahuasca which changed and reshaped his perspective of reality.  This sent him on a quest to Peru where he spent time living in the jungle with Shipibo healers.  Luke started learning about QEEG brain mapping and different types of brain training.  He eventually became passionate about the potential of brain mapping and training in conjunction with plant medicines.  This led him to the creation of Neuro Enlightenment. 

We cover Luke’s personal journey from the Marines to his deep soul work that followed, what led him to brain mapping, and what he’s seen in his work at the intersection of neurofeedback and spirituality. After talking with Luke and using brain mapping during our retreat, I’m convinced this is a tool with huge potential in the psychedelic space. Interview not to be missed. We recorded this in person so checkout the video on YouTube as well which has extra footage from the retreat.

💡Highlights💡

  • Spiritual health & the spiritual side of brainwaves
  • Redefining yourself and healing from soul loss
  • Brain mapping, QEEG, training, and neurofeedback
  • Improving brain efficiency and resilience through neurofeedback
  • Measuring the impact of psychedelics on brain plasticity and normalization
  • Cats, neurofeedback & rocket fuel 

Connecting with Luke

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Watch & subscribe on  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leadershipedelics

This week meet Luke Jensen, founder, and CEO of Neuro Enlightenment, a company at the intersection of neuroscience and plant shamanism. We worked with Luke and his team during the Sacred Creativity Retreat to measure the impact of ayahuasca ceremonies and creativity workshops on our guests, we were blown away with the results. 

Luke is from Nebraska and joined the US Marines when he was 18.  After returning from his deployment to Afghanistan in 2011 Luke was searching for meaning in life.  He experienced ayahuasca which changed and reshaped his perspective of reality.  This sent him on a quest to Peru where he spent time living in the jungle with Shipibo healers.  Luke started learning about QEEG brain mapping and different types of brain training.  He eventually became passionate about the potential of brain mapping and training in conjunction with plant medicines.  This led him to the creation of Neuro Enlightenment. 

We cover Luke’s personal journey from the Marines to his deep soul work that followed, what led him to brain mapping, and what he’s seen in his work at the intersection of neurofeedback and spirituality. After talking with Luke and using brain mapping during our retreat, I’m convinced this is a tool with huge potential in the psychedelic space. Interview not to be missed. We recorded this in person so checkout the video on YouTube as well which has extra footage from the retreat.

💡Highlights💡

  • Spiritual health & the spiritual side of brainwaves
  • Redefining yourself and healing from soul loss
  • Brain mapping, QEEG, training, and neurofeedback
  • Improving brain efficiency and resilience through neurofeedback
  • Measuring the impact of psychedelics on brain plasticity and normalization
  • Cats, neurofeedback & rocket fuel 

Connecting with Luke

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Luke Jensen Buzzsprout-12127444 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:00:00 -0500 3328 US Marine vet, vet, US marine, plant medicine, neurofeedback, brain mapping, psychedelic, psychedelics, mentalhealth, mental health, spirituality, spiritual, spiritual journey, peru, ayahuasca, shamanism, shaman, shipibo, jungle, healer, neurofeedback 3 1 full false Hernan Savastano on fatherhood, medicines in life, healing trauma, creating music, & holding space (S2E28) Hernan Savastano on fatherhood, medicines in life, healing trauma, creating music, & holding space (S2E28) For the last episode of the year, last episode of season 2, and our 2022 Holiday Special, I am meeting with Hernan Savastano. Hernan is the father of Raina, husband of Angela, and talented plant medicine musician, facilitator, and space holder. He left the corporate world a few years ago after 18 years at Microsoft and Zillow working in User Research. Hernan and his wife now run a wellness and retreat center outside Seattle. Hernan recounts his journey from childhood to fatherhood, his work to heal, the missteps and lessons learned along the way, the role of plant medicine music in healing, and all the forms of medicine in his life. This is a powerful episode full of vulnerability and deep emotions. We cover a lot, from spiritual bypassing to healing generational trauma to holding emotional space for your children. We recorded this in person so watch the video if you can. This was one of the most moving interviews I’ve done so far, enjoy it and Happy Holidays.

Video available on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/AMo2xayB7AI

💡Highlights💡

  • Reconnecting with yourself and finding alignment
  • The forms of medicine: children, family, music, and plants
  • Singing in your native tongue
  • Becoming a father & healing generational trauma
  • Holding emotional space for your children
  • Letting the child inside speak
  • Healing from the inside out
  • Shadow work and spiritual bypass
  • Patience and compassion during healing
  • Psychedelic-assisted therapy

Connection with Hernan

Additional resources mentioned during the interview

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> For the last episode of the year, last episode of season 2, and our 2022 Holiday Special, I am meeting with Hernan Savastano. Hernan is the father of Raina, husband of Angela, and talented plant medicine musician, facilitator, and space holder. He left the corporate world a few years ago after 18 years at Microsoft and Zillow working in User Research. Hernan and his wife now run a wellness and retreat center outside Seattle. Hernan recounts his journey from childhood to fatherhood, his work to heal, the missteps and lessons learned along the way, the role of plant medicine music in healing, and all the forms of medicine in his life. This is a powerful episode full of vulnerability and deep emotions. We cover a lot, from spiritual bypassing to healing generational trauma to holding emotional space for your children. We recorded this in person so watch the video if you can. This was one of the most moving interviews I’ve done so far, enjoy it and Happy Holidays.

Video available on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/AMo2xayB7AI

💡Highlights💡

  • Reconnecting with yourself and finding alignment
  • The forms of medicine: children, family, music, and plants
  • Singing in your native tongue
  • Becoming a father & healing generational trauma
  • Holding emotional space for your children
  • Letting the child inside speak
  • Healing from the inside out
  • Shadow work and spiritual bypass
  • Patience and compassion during healing
  • Psychedelic-assisted therapy

Connection with Hernan

Additional resources mentioned during the interview

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Hernan Savastano Buzzsprout-11866549 Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:00:00 -0500 5553 plant medicine, mental health, ayahuasca, creativity, music, artist, medicine, fatherhood, daughter, healing, compassion, leadership, psychedelics, spiritual bypassing, generational trauma 2 28 full false Phil Dames, Music Maker and Director of Ops at Roots to Thrive, on music for psychedelic therapy (S2 E27) Phil Dames, Music Maker and Director of Ops at Roots to Thrive, on music for psychedelic therapy (S2 E27) Today on Leadershipedelics, we talk about music for psychedelic assisted therapy with Phil Dames, the music maker and director of operations at Roots to Thrive. We've had other members of Roots to Thrive on the show, Dr Pamela Kryskow and Shannon Dames. This is very intentional: they’ve got a great team and they’re doing great work. Roots to Thrive is Canada’s first and only multidisciplinary, non-profit healthcare practice to legally offer evidence-informed, group therapy programs that use a community of practice model, uniquely designed to address trauma and to promote resilience, and to also include the option of psilocybin-assisted and ketamine-assisted group therapy.” It’s a pleasure to get to know them and share their work. 

With Phil being a music maker, and music playing such an important role in psychedelic assisted therapy, we go deep in what it takes to create the perfect playlist for a therapy session, how different types of music are used at different points and with different medicines. We share many resources, all listed in the show notes. And of course, we bring it all back to leadership comparing leadership to a cattle dog, imagine that.

💡Highlights💡

  • Ketamine therapy in group setting
  • Crafting and curating playlists for psychedelic-assisted therapy
  • Creating more inclusive playlists
  • Different music for different medicine
  • Structuring a playlist
  • Customizing at the cohort level
  • Use of tension and textures in songs
  • Leadership as a cattle dog

Connecting with Phil

  • Roots to Thrive: https://rootstothrive.com/

More about Phil
Phil is the Director of operations at Roots to Thrive, a 12-week program aimed at addressing PTSD, treatment resistant depression, anxiety, and others.

Phil comes to Roots to Thrive with a focus on developing the structure to guide and inform the operations of the program. Phil has a long history of working with families and corporations, in the management of their financial well-being. Phil’s passion surrounds men’s health and the cultivation of environments that promote emotional awareness and expression. Phil developed the structure of the Roots to Thrive virtual program, which is currently is being used for RTT and RTT-KAT.

Resources mentioned in the show

Eric Sienknecht:
https://open.spotify.com/user/estnick46

Patterns by Solar Fields (“brain scrambler”): https://open.spotify.com/track/1wnZN0xG2bWmlKHP0iYeSG?si=2823b8178bcc4bc2

4am by Jade Cicada:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7IIVlJeo9O2DpSCBuWWLtu?si=e53e660bd9544457

Portals (Avengers Endgame):
https://open.spotify.com/track/0OVtnS3l4vThGxkdqCxN6K?si=01944b094e3c4f94

About the Johns Hopkins playlist mentioned during the interview:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/inside-the-johns-hopkins-psilocybin-playlist

Wilbur Weekend playlist by Eric Sienknecht:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7raeMhIkbeCyOCXmoAeNY1?si=5f276f4f7d47474a

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Today on Leadershipedelics, we talk about music for psychedelic assisted therapy with Phil Dames, the music maker and director of operations at Roots to Thrive. We've had other members of Roots to Thrive on the show, Dr Pamela Kryskow and Shannon Dames. This is very intentional: they’ve got a great team and they’re doing great work. Roots to Thrive is Canada’s first and only multidisciplinary, non-profit healthcare practice to legally offer evidence-informed, group therapy programs that use a community of practice model, uniquely designed to address trauma and to promote resilience, and to also include the option of psilocybin-assisted and ketamine-assisted group therapy.” It’s a pleasure to get to know them and share their work. 

With Phil being a music maker, and music playing such an important role in psychedelic assisted therapy, we go deep in what it takes to create the perfect playlist for a therapy session, how different types of music are used at different points and with different medicines. We share many resources, all listed in the show notes. And of course, we bring it all back to leadership comparing leadership to a cattle dog, imagine that.

💡Highlights💡

  • Ketamine therapy in group setting
  • Crafting and curating playlists for psychedelic-assisted therapy
  • Creating more inclusive playlists
  • Different music for different medicine
  • Structuring a playlist
  • Customizing at the cohort level
  • Use of tension and textures in songs
  • Leadership as a cattle dog

Connecting with Phil

  • Roots to Thrive: https://rootstothrive.com/

More about Phil
Phil is the Director of operations at Roots to Thrive, a 12-week program aimed at addressing PTSD, treatment resistant depression, anxiety, and others.

Phil comes to Roots to Thrive with a focus on developing the structure to guide and inform the operations of the program. Phil has a long history of working with families and corporations, in the management of their financial well-being. Phil’s passion surrounds men’s health and the cultivation of environments that promote emotional awareness and expression. Phil developed the structure of the Roots to Thrive virtual program, which is currently is being used for RTT and RTT-KAT.

Resources mentioned in the show

Eric Sienknecht:
https://open.spotify.com/user/estnick46

Patterns by Solar Fields (“brain scrambler”): https://open.spotify.com/track/1wnZN0xG2bWmlKHP0iYeSG?si=2823b8178bcc4bc2

4am by Jade Cicada:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7IIVlJeo9O2DpSCBuWWLtu?si=e53e660bd9544457

Portals (Avengers Endgame):
https://open.spotify.com/track/0OVtnS3l4vThGxkdqCxN6K?si=01944b094e3c4f94

About the Johns Hopkins playlist mentioned during the interview:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/articles/inside-the-johns-hopkins-psilocybin-playlist

Wilbur Weekend playlist by Eric Sienknecht:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7raeMhIkbeCyOCXmoAeNY1?si=5f276f4f7d47474a

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-11722882 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0500 3154 2 27 full false S2 E26: Jason LeValley, Editor of Psychedelic Scene Magazine on psychedelic music, recreational vs. therapeutic use of psychedelics, and creativity S2 E26: Jason LeValley, Editor of Psychedelic Scene Magazine on psychedelic music, recreational vs. therapeutic use of psychedelics, and creativity Today, we talk about psychedelic music and therapy with Jason LeValley, the founder and Editor of the online Psychedelic Scene Magazine. Prior to Psychedelic Scene, Jason built a popular and successful radio station which was recognized as Best New Radio Station by Tucson Weekly. Jason shares his love and knowledge of psychedelic music bands, and his experience earlier this year with ketamine therapy, which stressed the importance of doing your research before selecting a clinic and the importance of using the right music for a psychedelic therapy session. We also explore the intersection between psychedelic music, recreational vs. therapeutic use of psychedelics, and creativity.  

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Psychedelic Scene Magazine
  • Lessons from Jason’s ketamine experience
  • Importance of integration work
  • Antidepressants and psychedelics
  •  Music for therapy
  • History of psychedelic music
  • Recreational use vs. therapeutic use and creativity

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠
[About Ketamine Clinics] “You have to research which clinic you’re going to and what their practices are, because a lot of clinics will just take your money and tell you to come back for more without really helping you.”

 “There has to be integration involved because just the ketamine alone is not enough to have a therapeutic value. It’s the combination of it: the integration with the ketamine therapy.”

[About Music in Psychedelic Therapy] “If you’re listening to music that has lyrics, you sort of take on the theme of the lyrics and get removed from your own eternal self-processing.”

“Presumably at some point people who are seeking healing through psychedelics will be healed and then what? Will they be done with psychedelics or will they want to continue to take them for the purpose of inspiration and recreation.”

Connecting with Jason

Links to resources mentioned

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Today, we talk about psychedelic music and therapy with Jason LeValley, the founder and Editor of the online Psychedelic Scene Magazine. Prior to Psychedelic Scene, Jason built a popular and successful radio station which was recognized as Best New Radio Station by Tucson Weekly. Jason shares his love and knowledge of psychedelic music bands, and his experience earlier this year with ketamine therapy, which stressed the importance of doing your research before selecting a clinic and the importance of using the right music for a psychedelic therapy session. We also explore the intersection between psychedelic music, recreational vs. therapeutic use of psychedelics, and creativity.  

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Psychedelic Scene Magazine
  • Lessons from Jason’s ketamine experience
  • Importance of integration work
  • Antidepressants and psychedelics
  •  Music for therapy
  • History of psychedelic music
  • Recreational use vs. therapeutic use and creativity

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠
[About Ketamine Clinics] “You have to research which clinic you’re going to and what their practices are, because a lot of clinics will just take your money and tell you to come back for more without really helping you.”

 “There has to be integration involved because just the ketamine alone is not enough to have a therapeutic value. It’s the combination of it: the integration with the ketamine therapy.”

[About Music in Psychedelic Therapy] “If you’re listening to music that has lyrics, you sort of take on the theme of the lyrics and get removed from your own eternal self-processing.”

“Presumably at some point people who are seeking healing through psychedelics will be healed and then what? Will they be done with psychedelics or will they want to continue to take them for the purpose of inspiration and recreation.”

Connecting with Jason

Links to resources mentioned

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-11618908 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:00:00 -0400 2375 2 26 full false S2 E25: Claire Jones, Sr VP of Operations on mental health, Ayahuasca, making time and space for yourself S2 E25: Claire Jones, Sr VP of Operations on mental health, Ayahuasca, making time and space for yourself In this episode, meet Claire Jones. Claire is a Senior VP of Operations for a digital advertising company in Toronto. She’s passionate about people and mental health. She’s studying for a master’s in psychology & neuroscience, and also volunteers for several non-profit organizations focused on mental health. We talked a few weeks after Claire got back from her first ayahuasca journey in Costa Rica. She recounts her experience, from preparation, to the actual ayahuasca ceremonies, to the integration phase where the hard work begins. She shares many lessons she gained along the way and how she’s integrating them in her work. We cover many topics, from trauma to the importance of slowing down and making space and time for yourself.

Enjoy. 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • The dire need for more focus on mental health in the world
  • Personal aspect of trauma
  • Lack of early education in mental health
  • Claire’s journey to Costa Rica
  • The journey back and the integration period
  • Letting go the fear of vulnerability
  • Creating space and time for yourself
  • And more…

Connecting with Claire

·      LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-michelle-jones/

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> In this episode, meet Claire Jones. Claire is a Senior VP of Operations for a digital advertising company in Toronto. She’s passionate about people and mental health. She’s studying for a master’s in psychology & neuroscience, and also volunteers for several non-profit organizations focused on mental health. We talked a few weeks after Claire got back from her first ayahuasca journey in Costa Rica. She recounts her experience, from preparation, to the actual ayahuasca ceremonies, to the integration phase where the hard work begins. She shares many lessons she gained along the way and how she’s integrating them in her work. We cover many topics, from trauma to the importance of slowing down and making space and time for yourself.

Enjoy. 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • The dire need for more focus on mental health in the world
  • Personal aspect of trauma
  • Lack of early education in mental health
  • Claire’s journey to Costa Rica
  • The journey back and the integration period
  • Letting go the fear of vulnerability
  • Creating space and time for yourself
  • And more…

Connecting with Claire

·      LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-michelle-jones/

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-11567541 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:00:00 -0400 4541 2 25 full false S2 E24: Shannon Dames from Roots to Thrive on healing starting at the basement of the soul S2 E24: Shannon Dames from Roots to Thrive on healing starting at the basement of the soul In this episode, meet Shannon Dames. She is a professor and researcher at Vancouver Island University, a resilience Health professional investigator, and the Research and Development director for the Roots to Thrive Ketamine assisted therapy program. She is working to develop and study the combination of resilience development and psychedelic-assisted therapies within a novel outpatient mental health model.

We discuss the role of community in the healing process and why the healing journey should start at the basement of the soul, rather than at the mind. Shannon talks about bringing together western medicine and the indigenous ways of healing and working with the medicines of the land. And finally, she shares her own personal healing journey. 

 Enjoy. 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Staying grounded while flowing
  • Over-preparing’s impact on inspiration
  • Healing through Community
  • Taking resilience development beyond the mind
  • Operating as whole person
  • Healing at root level rather than top down
  • The basement of your soul
  • Partnership with First Nations 
  • Honoring the indigenous ways of knowing and working with the medicine of the land
  • Shannon’s spiritual journey 

Connecting with Shannon Dames

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> In this episode, meet Shannon Dames. She is a professor and researcher at Vancouver Island University, a resilience Health professional investigator, and the Research and Development director for the Roots to Thrive Ketamine assisted therapy program. She is working to develop and study the combination of resilience development and psychedelic-assisted therapies within a novel outpatient mental health model.

We discuss the role of community in the healing process and why the healing journey should start at the basement of the soul, rather than at the mind. Shannon talks about bringing together western medicine and the indigenous ways of healing and working with the medicines of the land. And finally, she shares her own personal healing journey. 

 Enjoy. 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Staying grounded while flowing
  • Over-preparing’s impact on inspiration
  • Healing through Community
  • Taking resilience development beyond the mind
  • Operating as whole person
  • Healing at root level rather than top down
  • The basement of your soul
  • Partnership with First Nations 
  • Honoring the indigenous ways of knowing and working with the medicine of the land
  • Shannon’s spiritual journey 

Connecting with Shannon Dames

Connecting with Sébastien

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-11306829 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:00:00 -0400 2922 2 24 full false S2 E23: Martin de Bókay, the "French Guru" on finding, listening to, and sharing your own unique voice S2 E23: Martin de Bókay, the "French Guru" on finding, listening to, and sharing your own unique voice “What kept me in LA wanting to make films for all these years was my ego.”
~ Martin de Bókay

 In today’s episode, I travelled to Arizona to meet with Martin de Bókay for a live video interview in the beautiful red rocks of Sedona. Martin, who goes by “French Guru” on Instagram, was someone I had to meet. After watching a few of his videos, it was clear he’d done a lot of deep personal work and had had quite a journey. Sure enough, the story he shared was nothing short of inspiring and energizing. 

Martin spent half his life in Europe and half in the US. He’s worked as a producer in the film industry in Hollywood on music videos, films, documentaries, TV shows and followed his dream to make films. On all accounts, he had it all, but it all came to a head when he realized he wasn’t honoring his core self and felt a strong calling to elevate himself and bring alignment to his life. He crossed path with the plant medicine Ayahuasca and then everything changed.

This is his story.

I recommend watching the interview on our YouTube channel if you can:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mviHHUo5IDtq4Yz6EY4HQ

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Creativity in the film industry
  • Finding spiritual realization in hikes
  • The magic of Sedona
  • When ego takes over your dream
  • Listening to your internal voice
  • Experiential side of Ayahuasca
  • Protecting yourself in order to give to others
  • Weathering the unexpected in life
  • Honoring your uniqueness and your core values
  • Bringing your passion and voice back into your life

 Connecting with Martin de Bókay

About Sébastien and the Sacred Creativity Retreat

#creativity #create #creator #authenticity #authentic #yourvoice #plantmedicine #ayahuasca #spiritualjourney #journey #spiritual #inspiration #mentalhealth #filmindustry #hollywood #sedona #leadership #leader #leadershipedelics #podcast #live #interview

]]> “What kept me in LA wanting to make films for all these years was my ego.”
~ Martin de Bókay

 In today’s episode, I travelled to Arizona to meet with Martin de Bókay for a live video interview in the beautiful red rocks of Sedona. Martin, who goes by “French Guru” on Instagram, was someone I had to meet. After watching a few of his videos, it was clear he’d done a lot of deep personal work and had had quite a journey. Sure enough, the story he shared was nothing short of inspiring and energizing. 

Martin spent half his life in Europe and half in the US. He’s worked as a producer in the film industry in Hollywood on music videos, films, documentaries, TV shows and followed his dream to make films. On all accounts, he had it all, but it all came to a head when he realized he wasn’t honoring his core self and felt a strong calling to elevate himself and bring alignment to his life. He crossed path with the plant medicine Ayahuasca and then everything changed.

This is his story.

I recommend watching the interview on our YouTube channel if you can:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-mviHHUo5IDtq4Yz6EY4HQ

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Creativity in the film industry
  • Finding spiritual realization in hikes
  • The magic of Sedona
  • When ego takes over your dream
  • Listening to your internal voice
  • Experiential side of Ayahuasca
  • Protecting yourself in order to give to others
  • Weathering the unexpected in life
  • Honoring your uniqueness and your core values
  • Bringing your passion and voice back into your life

 Connecting with Martin de Bókay

About Sébastien and the Sacred Creativity Retreat

#creativity #create #creator #authenticity #authentic #yourvoice #plantmedicine #ayahuasca #spiritualjourney #journey #spiritual #inspiration #mentalhealth #filmindustry #hollywood #sedona #leadership #leader #leadershipedelics #podcast #live #interview

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-11205201 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:00:00 -0400 3339 2 23 full false S2 E22: Lakshmi Narayan, Founder at Awake Media, co-Founder at Awake.Net, Rediscovering who we are, Climbing the ladder of consciousness S2 E22: Lakshmi Narayan, Founder at Awake Media, co-Founder at Awake.Net, Rediscovering who we are, Climbing the ladder of consciousness This week, meet Lakshmi Narayan.

Lakshmi Narayan is the co-founder and editor of awake.net, a non-profit collective wisdom blog about the inner journey with entheogens, and founder and creative director of Awake Media a digital media coalition offering media products and services to clients in the transformational wellness community, particularly entheogenic medicine. She has a decades long interest in the cause of repositioning psychedelics in the public mind, and educating people about the benefits, cautions, best practices, and timeless wisdom that can be had from these experiences.

We talk about Lakshmi’s spiritual journey from childhood to crossing path with Ayahuasca in the 90’s, well before it became as popular as it is today. We cover a lot of ground from ibogaine, to integrating 2 years of journeying over 20 years, from climbing the ladder of consciousness to remembering who we are and finally we talk about what led Lakshmi to start Awake Media and Awake.Net.

 This is a beautiful journey of awakening and following your path to help others 🙏

💡Highlights💡

  • Creating media that awakens
  • The divine delusion of individualism
  • Climbing the ladder of consciousness
  • 20 years to integrate 2 years of intense journeys
  • Finding the willingness to make change happen
  • Walking on top of the Amazon
  • Plant medicine as a dimensional doorway
  • The story behind Awake.Net
  • Accessible and affordable online integration courses
  • Raising money to fund 100 Ibogaine treatments
  • Searching for mentors and masters 

 🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“The journey of life is to remember.” ❤️ Seb's favorite ❤️ 

 About 2 years of intense journeying with psychedelics - “It took us 20 years to actually integrate” 😮

”I just want to tell people who’re getting into it, don’t be in a rush to crystalize it into something you can sell or could teach.”

“You have this body of knowledge that wakes up in you and it’s available to everybody because we’re very very old as a species.”

Connecting with Lakshmi

About Sébastien and the Sacred Creativity Retreat

]]> This week, meet Lakshmi Narayan.

Lakshmi Narayan is the co-founder and editor of awake.net, a non-profit collective wisdom blog about the inner journey with entheogens, and founder and creative director of Awake Media a digital media coalition offering media products and services to clients in the transformational wellness community, particularly entheogenic medicine. She has a decades long interest in the cause of repositioning psychedelics in the public mind, and educating people about the benefits, cautions, best practices, and timeless wisdom that can be had from these experiences.

We talk about Lakshmi’s spiritual journey from childhood to crossing path with Ayahuasca in the 90’s, well before it became as popular as it is today. We cover a lot of ground from ibogaine, to integrating 2 years of journeying over 20 years, from climbing the ladder of consciousness to remembering who we are and finally we talk about what led Lakshmi to start Awake Media and Awake.Net.

 This is a beautiful journey of awakening and following your path to help others 🙏

💡Highlights💡

  • Creating media that awakens
  • The divine delusion of individualism
  • Climbing the ladder of consciousness
  • 20 years to integrate 2 years of intense journeys
  • Finding the willingness to make change happen
  • Walking on top of the Amazon
  • Plant medicine as a dimensional doorway
  • The story behind Awake.Net
  • Accessible and affordable online integration courses
  • Raising money to fund 100 Ibogaine treatments
  • Searching for mentors and masters 

 🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“The journey of life is to remember.” ❤️ Seb's favorite ❤️ 

 About 2 years of intense journeying with psychedelics - “It took us 20 years to actually integrate” 😮

”I just want to tell people who’re getting into it, don’t be in a rush to crystalize it into something you can sell or could teach.”

“You have this body of knowledge that wakes up in you and it’s available to everybody because we’re very very old as a species.”

Connecting with Lakshmi

About Sébastien and the Sacred Creativity Retreat

]]> Lakshmi Narayan Buzzsprout-11084133 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:00:00 -0400 3610 psychedelics, mentalhealth, mental health, plant medicine, consciousness, ayahuasca, iboga, ibogaine 2 22 full false Season 2 E21: Amélie Beerens on Rediscovering Yourself and Creating a Business Without Walls Season 2 E21: Amélie Beerens on Rediscovering Yourself and Creating a Business Without Walls In this episode, meet with Amélie Beerens ✨ Amélie is a customer experience (CX) leader and career coach obsessed with putting humans at the heart of everything ❤️ Her journey to overcome trauma and burnout has reconnected her with her magic, her emotions, and her humanity. This has redefined how she approaches her work and how she helps others through coaching. 

We talk about breaking the rules to rediscover yourself, overcoming burnout & trauma and the tools she used along the way, from EMDR to yoga, from kambo to microdosing.  

Amélie’s energy is infectious, you can feel her love for life and the creativity she brings to the world. She’s a true maverick, who helps others through creative work, showing up as she is, as her whole self.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Humans at the heart of everything
  • Breaking the rules and rediscovering yourself
  • Dealing with burnout
  • Making time for self-care
  • Connecting with your whole self and emotions
  • Coming as you are, with the good, and the bad
  • Microdosing for sleep, creativity, and life
  • Shoe shopping and mind work
  • Breaking away from anxiety
  • Creative work to help others
  • Mavericks and certifications
  • EMDR therapy, yoga teacher training, Kambo, and more…

 🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“We are all creatures of magic.” ❤️ Seb's favorite ❤️ 

 “The moment I started to feel better is the moment I started connecting with myself.” 

 “This element of being my real self and being able to be really compassionate with the people I work with because I can be compassionate with myself, that was what was missing with my practice before.”

Connecting with Amélie

About Sébastien and the Sacred Creativity Retreat

]]> In this episode, meet with Amélie Beerens ✨ Amélie is a customer experience (CX) leader and career coach obsessed with putting humans at the heart of everything ❤️ Her journey to overcome trauma and burnout has reconnected her with her magic, her emotions, and her humanity. This has redefined how she approaches her work and how she helps others through coaching. 

We talk about breaking the rules to rediscover yourself, overcoming burnout & trauma and the tools she used along the way, from EMDR to yoga, from kambo to microdosing.  

Amélie’s energy is infectious, you can feel her love for life and the creativity she brings to the world. She’s a true maverick, who helps others through creative work, showing up as she is, as her whole self.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Humans at the heart of everything
  • Breaking the rules and rediscovering yourself
  • Dealing with burnout
  • Making time for self-care
  • Connecting with your whole self and emotions
  • Coming as you are, with the good, and the bad
  • Microdosing for sleep, creativity, and life
  • Shoe shopping and mind work
  • Breaking away from anxiety
  • Creative work to help others
  • Mavericks and certifications
  • EMDR therapy, yoga teacher training, Kambo, and more…

 🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“We are all creatures of magic.” ❤️ Seb's favorite ❤️ 

 “The moment I started to feel better is the moment I started connecting with myself.” 

 “This element of being my real self and being able to be really compassionate with the people I work with because I can be compassionate with myself, that was what was missing with my practice before.”

Connecting with Amélie

About Sébastien and the Sacred Creativity Retreat

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-11039546 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 19:00:00 -0400 4154 2 21 full false Season 2 E20: Honshin, Internationally renowned artist and poet on creativity and spirituality Season 2 E20: Honshin, Internationally renowned artist and poet on creativity and spirituality Today's guest is internationally renowned artist and poet, Nicholas Kirsten, known as Honshin 🙏

Five years ago, Honshin’s art changed my appreciation of the present golden moment and reshaped my own spiritual path.  Now 5 years later, I had the privilege to meet with him in his studio and talk creativity, spirituality and even play a little harmonica while he shared his poetry. 

Honshin’s art and poetry reflect his experience with ancient Eastern spiritual practices and the philosophies of Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and ancient Mesoamerican cultures. He sees art as a form of spiritual quest and his artwork is a message from a pure heart. His intention is to communicate the unity of consciousness and life of all things in the universe.

He lives in Sedona with his wife, Krystal Kirsten, where they operate two galleries - The Gallery of Wholeness, Harmony, and Radiance, and The Ascending Spirit Gallery. You have to stop there if you ever visit Sedona.

This was truly a golden moment. Enjoy 🙏❤️

Connecting with Honshin
• http://honshinfineart.com/
• honshinfineart@gmail.com
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/honshin_fine_art/

About Leadershipedelics and the Sacred Creativity Retreat
•  www.leadershipedelics.com 
•  Sacred Creativity Retreat: reatreat.fooyad.com
•  Contacting Sébastien: fooyad.com

#creativity #art #artist #sedona #spirituality #moment #present #goldenmoment #goldenmoments #presentmoment #beherenow #mentalhealth #leadership #leadershipedelics 

]]> Today's guest is internationally renowned artist and poet, Nicholas Kirsten, known as Honshin 🙏

Five years ago, Honshin’s art changed my appreciation of the present golden moment and reshaped my own spiritual path.  Now 5 years later, I had the privilege to meet with him in his studio and talk creativity, spirituality and even play a little harmonica while he shared his poetry. 

Honshin’s art and poetry reflect his experience with ancient Eastern spiritual practices and the philosophies of Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and ancient Mesoamerican cultures. He sees art as a form of spiritual quest and his artwork is a message from a pure heart. His intention is to communicate the unity of consciousness and life of all things in the universe.

He lives in Sedona with his wife, Krystal Kirsten, where they operate two galleries - The Gallery of Wholeness, Harmony, and Radiance, and The Ascending Spirit Gallery. You have to stop there if you ever visit Sedona.

This was truly a golden moment. Enjoy 🙏❤️

Connecting with Honshin
• http://honshinfineart.com/
• honshinfineart@gmail.com
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/honshin_fine_art/

About Leadershipedelics and the Sacred Creativity Retreat
•  www.leadershipedelics.com 
•  Sacred Creativity Retreat: reatreat.fooyad.com
•  Contacting Sébastien: fooyad.com

#creativity #art #artist #sedona #spirituality #moment #present #goldenmoment #goldenmoments #presentmoment #beherenow #mentalhealth #leadership #leadershipedelics 

]]> Honshin Buzzsprout-11001603 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 16:00:00 -0400 3363 creativity, art, artist, sedona, spirituality, moment, present, golden moment, golden moments, present moment, be here now, mental health, leadership, leadershipedelics 2 20 full false Season 2 E19: David Wood on substance regulation in the Canada vs. US, psychedelics access for end-of-life distress, and leadership Season 2 E19: David Wood on substance regulation in the Canada vs. US, psychedelics access for end-of-life distress, and leadership Meet David Wood, David has been on a mission to broaden regulated access to psychedelics. He is the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Psygen, a Canadian company manufacturing pharmaceutical-grade psychedelics for clinicians and researchers. David also runs R-Group Legal where he provides legal support for a small number of operators in the cannabis industry and the psychedelic space.

We talk about substance regulation in Canada versus the US. We cover the special access program available for end-of-life distress for psilocybin in Canada. We cover the war on drugs and bring it all back to leadership with a bit of perspective on the mycelium network, and a touch of Steve Jobs, Smashing Pumpkins and Pink Floyd.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Substance regulation in Canada vs. US
  • Psilocybin for end-of-life distress and the special access program
  • Pure synthetic psilocybin vs. natural
  • The war on drugs
  • Disruptive potential of psychedelics
  • Perspective in life and leadership
  • Breaking the stigma associated with psychedelics 
  • Pink Floyd, Smashing Pumpkins, the Mycelium network
  • David’s journey from the biggest national law firm in Canada to Psygen
  • And more…

 🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“The war on drugs lumped a bunch of substances together that have very little to do with each other, other than the fact they are all prohibited, and they all put you off baseline with very different ways and consequences.”

 “Psychedelics are a substance that are very disruptive to mental healthcare and to the pharmaceutical industry that supplies drugs for mental healthcare.”

 “Psychedelics are pharmacologically and therapeutically relevant but there is also something so connected to what makes us humans human that cannot be overlooked.”

Connecting with David

About Leadershipedelics and the Sacred Creativity Retreat

]]> Meet David Wood, David has been on a mission to broaden regulated access to psychedelics. He is the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Psygen, a Canadian company manufacturing pharmaceutical-grade psychedelics for clinicians and researchers. David also runs R-Group Legal where he provides legal support for a small number of operators in the cannabis industry and the psychedelic space.

We talk about substance regulation in Canada versus the US. We cover the special access program available for end-of-life distress for psilocybin in Canada. We cover the war on drugs and bring it all back to leadership with a bit of perspective on the mycelium network, and a touch of Steve Jobs, Smashing Pumpkins and Pink Floyd.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Substance regulation in Canada vs. US
  • Psilocybin for end-of-life distress and the special access program
  • Pure synthetic psilocybin vs. natural
  • The war on drugs
  • Disruptive potential of psychedelics
  • Perspective in life and leadership
  • Breaking the stigma associated with psychedelics 
  • Pink Floyd, Smashing Pumpkins, the Mycelium network
  • David’s journey from the biggest national law firm in Canada to Psygen
  • And more…

 🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“The war on drugs lumped a bunch of substances together that have very little to do with each other, other than the fact they are all prohibited, and they all put you off baseline with very different ways and consequences.”

 “Psychedelics are a substance that are very disruptive to mental healthcare and to the pharmaceutical industry that supplies drugs for mental healthcare.”

 “Psychedelics are pharmacologically and therapeutically relevant but there is also something so connected to what makes us humans human that cannot be overlooked.”

Connecting with David

About Leadershipedelics and the Sacred Creativity Retreat

]]> Buzzsprout-10956675 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0400 4828 2 19 full true Season 2 E18: Holly Huber on brain mapping & training, superpowers, divinity & spirituality, poetry, and burnout Season 2 E18: Holly Huber on brain mapping & training, superpowers, divinity & spirituality, poetry, and burnout Meet Holly Huber, a Neuromodulation Consultant in the pursuit of bolstering 
the spiritual consciousness and connection of humanity. Holly has worked with neurofeedback in mental health and for intensive brain training with peak performance elites. She’s seen humans push themselves past the possible, find Spirit and their superpowers.

She’s doing work with the NeuroEnlightenment team in the Sacred Valley, provides NeuroTraining and is starting NeuroRetreats in the US this August.

We talk brain, psychedelics, the divinity of life, poetry, and the magic around us. This episode was loaded with insights, filmed on location in front of a majestic waterfall which you have to see it (on our YouTube channel) to believe it (and also explains the background noise and 12 hours to clean our audio).

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Brain mapping & training and psychedelics
  • Remote neurofeedback
  • Flow state and creativity
  • Our superpowers within
  • Divinity of life
  • Spirituality, magic, & poetry
  • Burnout and the brain
  • Brain, heart, and consciousness 

 🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

 “I have worked in mental health, and I worked in peak performance, and over and over I see this divinity, this beauty within life and aliveness with people.“

 “Resiliency is an opening and a flexibility to life. It is changing the tread in your journey to fit the new paths that you’re on.” 

 “Psychedelics are such an opener and connector and then it’s up to us to do something with it afterwards.”

Connecting with Holly

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

#neurofeedback #brainmapping #braintraining #psychedelics #divinity #magicaroundus #waterfall #creativity #leadership #mentalhealth #burnout #leadershipedelics #superpowers #humanity #peru

]]> Meet Holly Huber, a Neuromodulation Consultant in the pursuit of bolstering 
the spiritual consciousness and connection of humanity. Holly has worked with neurofeedback in mental health and for intensive brain training with peak performance elites. She’s seen humans push themselves past the possible, find Spirit and their superpowers.

She’s doing work with the NeuroEnlightenment team in the Sacred Valley, provides NeuroTraining and is starting NeuroRetreats in the US this August.

We talk brain, psychedelics, the divinity of life, poetry, and the magic around us. This episode was loaded with insights, filmed on location in front of a majestic waterfall which you have to see it (on our YouTube channel) to believe it (and also explains the background noise and 12 hours to clean our audio).

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Brain mapping & training and psychedelics
  • Remote neurofeedback
  • Flow state and creativity
  • Our superpowers within
  • Divinity of life
  • Spirituality, magic, & poetry
  • Burnout and the brain
  • Brain, heart, and consciousness 

 🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

 “I have worked in mental health, and I worked in peak performance, and over and over I see this divinity, this beauty within life and aliveness with people.“

 “Resiliency is an opening and a flexibility to life. It is changing the tread in your journey to fit the new paths that you’re on.” 

 “Psychedelics are such an opener and connector and then it’s up to us to do something with it afterwards.”

Connecting with Holly

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

#neurofeedback #brainmapping #braintraining #psychedelics #divinity #magicaroundus #waterfall #creativity #leadership #mentalhealth #burnout #leadershipedelics #superpowers #humanity #peru

]]> Holly Huber Buzzsprout-10886809 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:00:00 -0400 3457 neurofeedback, brain mapping, brain training, psychedelics, brain, divinity, magic around us, waterfall, creativity, leadership, mental health, burnout, leadershipedelics, superpowers, humanity, peru 2 18 full false Season 2 E17: Hanifa Nayo Washington on Fireside project, the art of listening, healing with songs Season 2 E17: Hanifa Nayo Washington on Fireside project, the art of listening, healing with songs In this episode of Leadershipedelics, meet Hanifa Nayo Washington. Hanifa is a social entrepreneur, cultural producer, and healing justice practitioner. She is a facilitator, reiki master, singer, song writer, and a creator who works at the intersection of mindfulness, place making, and social justice to create organizations, gatherings, spaces, and experiences rooted in the values of beloved community.

She is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Fireside Project. She is involved with the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association, East Forest’s Journey Space, and the Global Wellness Institute Psychedelics & Healing Initiative. She is the co-founder of One Village Healing, a BIPOC centered healing, resilience, and psychedelic wellness space and is a lead facilitator of the New Haven Community Leadership Program.

 We cover a wide range of topics including Hanifa’s medicine songs, her creative process, and how these songs have helped her and others in their journeys. We talk about the importance of listening in our lives, in leadership, in helping one another, and to drive change. We cover the Fireside project, its mission, training approach, and upcoming equity initiative. Hanifa closes our interview by singing a song from her Mantras for the Revolution album.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Hanifa’s creative and integration process
  • Singing in morning rituals, ceremonies, with breathwork and somatic work
  • Reverence and awe about life
  • Connecting with the vibration of everything
  • The sacredness and honor that come from holding space
  • Finding coherence with each other in an intentional way
  • Importance of listening for leadership and change
  • Fireside Project’s mission and approach
  • Fireside Project’s new equity initiative 
  • The power of silence and reflective questions
  • Acknowledging and addressing power dynamics
  • Generational trauma, wisdom, and gifts
  • And much more

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“Listening is at the heart of change, of connection. When we think about social justice movement and liberation, listening, or not, is how we use our power.”

“When we are listened to, it is one of the most absolute gifts and declaration of respect we can give one another.” 

“Healing is a birthright and people just need more and more access to it.”

Connecting with Hanifa

IG 

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

#listening #healing #songwriter #singer #mentalhealth #BIPOC #psychedelics
#creativity 

]]> In this episode of Leadershipedelics, meet Hanifa Nayo Washington. Hanifa is a social entrepreneur, cultural producer, and healing justice practitioner. She is a facilitator, reiki master, singer, song writer, and a creator who works at the intersection of mindfulness, place making, and social justice to create organizations, gatherings, spaces, and experiences rooted in the values of beloved community.

She is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Fireside Project. She is involved with the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association, East Forest’s Journey Space, and the Global Wellness Institute Psychedelics & Healing Initiative. She is the co-founder of One Village Healing, a BIPOC centered healing, resilience, and psychedelic wellness space and is a lead facilitator of the New Haven Community Leadership Program.

 We cover a wide range of topics including Hanifa’s medicine songs, her creative process, and how these songs have helped her and others in their journeys. We talk about the importance of listening in our lives, in leadership, in helping one another, and to drive change. We cover the Fireside project, its mission, training approach, and upcoming equity initiative. Hanifa closes our interview by singing a song from her Mantras for the Revolution album.

Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Hanifa’s creative and integration process
  • Singing in morning rituals, ceremonies, with breathwork and somatic work
  • Reverence and awe about life
  • Connecting with the vibration of everything
  • The sacredness and honor that come from holding space
  • Finding coherence with each other in an intentional way
  • Importance of listening for leadership and change
  • Fireside Project’s mission and approach
  • Fireside Project’s new equity initiative 
  • The power of silence and reflective questions
  • Acknowledging and addressing power dynamics
  • Generational trauma, wisdom, and gifts
  • And much more

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“Listening is at the heart of change, of connection. When we think about social justice movement and liberation, listening, or not, is how we use our power.”

“When we are listened to, it is one of the most absolute gifts and declaration of respect we can give one another.” 

“Healing is a birthright and people just need more and more access to it.”

Connecting with Hanifa

IG 

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

#listening #healing #songwriter #singer #mentalhealth #BIPOC #psychedelics
#creativity 

]]> Hanifa Nayo Washington Buzzsprout-10872968 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:00:00 -0400 4680 listening, healing, song writer, singer, mentalhealth, BIPOC, psychedelics, creativity 2 17 full false Season 2 E16: Jose Franchini Vasquez, Ayahuascero, family man, teacher, community leader Season 2 E16: Jose Franchini Vasquez, Ayahuascero, family man, teacher, community leader For this interview, I flew to Peru to meet with Jose Franchini Vasquez, an Ayahuascero from a small village in the Peruvian jungle near Pucallpa. Jose has been working with the plant medicines Ayahuasca and Chacruna for over 13 years. He was taught by his uncle, the highly honored teacher Antonio Vasquez Galarreta, and he is the brother of Pepe Franchini Vasquez who was featured in the movie The Last Shaman. I’ve known Jose for several years and we’re working with him and his brother on a very special retreat for this October.

Jose opens and closes the interview with one of his medicine songs known as an Icaro which makes this meeting even more special. We talk about his journey with plant medicine, the diets, fasting, and challenges he had to overcome. We discuss how he heals others whether they’re from his village or as part of a retreat. We talk about life outside his medicine work as a teacher, dad and respected community leader, the meaning behind Shipibo tapestries and the properties of tobacco as plant medicine. 

The interview is both in English and Spanish with many thanks to Kunti Trejo for providing her help as translator. Don’t miss this one. Enjoy.

💡Highlights💡

  • The journey of an Ayahuascero
  • Working with plant medicine from the jungle
  • Diets, cleansing, and medicine songs
  • Clearing energy blockages
  • Running ceremonies
  • Life outside medicine work
  • Tobacco as a medicine plant
  • Healing with nature
  • The meaning behind Shipibo tapestries 

Connecting with Jose

  • You can connect with Jose through our contact form on the retreat.fooyad.com web page and we will forward you your contact information.

 About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming creativity retreat

]]> For this interview, I flew to Peru to meet with Jose Franchini Vasquez, an Ayahuascero from a small village in the Peruvian jungle near Pucallpa. Jose has been working with the plant medicines Ayahuasca and Chacruna for over 13 years. He was taught by his uncle, the highly honored teacher Antonio Vasquez Galarreta, and he is the brother of Pepe Franchini Vasquez who was featured in the movie The Last Shaman. I’ve known Jose for several years and we’re working with him and his brother on a very special retreat for this October.

Jose opens and closes the interview with one of his medicine songs known as an Icaro which makes this meeting even more special. We talk about his journey with plant medicine, the diets, fasting, and challenges he had to overcome. We discuss how he heals others whether they’re from his village or as part of a retreat. We talk about life outside his medicine work as a teacher, dad and respected community leader, the meaning behind Shipibo tapestries and the properties of tobacco as plant medicine. 

The interview is both in English and Spanish with many thanks to Kunti Trejo for providing her help as translator. Don’t miss this one. Enjoy.

💡Highlights💡

  • The journey of an Ayahuascero
  • Working with plant medicine from the jungle
  • Diets, cleansing, and medicine songs
  • Clearing energy blockages
  • Running ceremonies
  • Life outside medicine work
  • Tobacco as a medicine plant
  • Healing with nature
  • The meaning behind Shipibo tapestries 

Connecting with Jose

  • You can connect with Jose through our contact form on the retreat.fooyad.com web page and we will forward you your contact information.

 About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming creativity retreat

]]> Jose Franchini Vasquez Buzzsprout-10846319 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:00:00 -0400 4449 plant medicine, plantmedicine, sacred medicine, sacredmedicine, ayahuasca, ayahuascero, diet, cleansing, jungle, peru, retreat, mentlhealth, mental health, shipibo, healer, shaman, leadershipedelics, psychedelics 2 16 full false Season 2 E15: Dr Pamela Kryskow on nurturing our humanity, childlike curiosity, healing and integrating with nature Season 2 E15: Dr Pamela Kryskow on nurturing our humanity, childlike curiosity, healing and integrating with nature This week on Leadershipedelics, meet Doctor Pamela Kryskow. Dr Kryskow is the medical lead on the Roots to Thrive Nonprofit team that provides psilocybin therapy for patients with end-of-life anxiety who have section 56 exemptions from the Health Minister of Canada. She is a founding board member of the Canadian Psychedelic Association and is actively involved in research related to psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, mental wellness, chronic pain, and neurogenesis. She is also a co-investigator on the largest microdosing study which is ongoing with over 14,500 enrolled participants. 

We talk about mentors in our human journey, the curiosity of children, foraging, the healing power of nature, giving time for integration without rushing to the next thing, light heartedness, and human connections in life.

This is a beautiful interview. Enjoy. 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Mentorship in our human journey
  • Pam’s daily morning ritual
  • Nurturing all the parts within
  • Gift of childlike curiosity
  • Foraging
  • Finding humility in how we talk about psychedelic experiences
  • Integrating an experience before jumping to the next
  • Using nature to heal and integrate your experiences
  • Somatic therapy
  • Importance of light heartedness and connections

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“You have to nurture all these parts of you, you have to nurture the physical, the spiritual, and the intellectual and recognize you’re not a thing, you’re not a title. You are many things.”

“Life is to be savored and enjoyed in the moment.  If you’re going to do a profound medicine that is going to be transformative, why not transform? why not take advantage of it and see the world through the new eyes and the widening of the blinders.”

“Everyone is on a unique path in their life and needs different things at different times.”

Connecting with Dr Pamela Kryskow

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming creativity retreat


]]> This week on Leadershipedelics, meet Doctor Pamela Kryskow. Dr Kryskow is the medical lead on the Roots to Thrive Nonprofit team that provides psilocybin therapy for patients with end-of-life anxiety who have section 56 exemptions from the Health Minister of Canada. She is a founding board member of the Canadian Psychedelic Association and is actively involved in research related to psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, mental wellness, chronic pain, and neurogenesis. She is also a co-investigator on the largest microdosing study which is ongoing with over 14,500 enrolled participants. 

We talk about mentors in our human journey, the curiosity of children, foraging, the healing power of nature, giving time for integration without rushing to the next thing, light heartedness, and human connections in life.

This is a beautiful interview. Enjoy. 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Mentorship in our human journey
  • Pam’s daily morning ritual
  • Nurturing all the parts within
  • Gift of childlike curiosity
  • Foraging
  • Finding humility in how we talk about psychedelic experiences
  • Integrating an experience before jumping to the next
  • Using nature to heal and integrate your experiences
  • Somatic therapy
  • Importance of light heartedness and connections

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

“You have to nurture all these parts of you, you have to nurture the physical, the spiritual, and the intellectual and recognize you’re not a thing, you’re not a title. You are many things.”

“Life is to be savored and enjoyed in the moment.  If you’re going to do a profound medicine that is going to be transformative, why not transform? why not take advantage of it and see the world through the new eyes and the widening of the blinders.”

“Everyone is on a unique path in their life and needs different things at different times.”

Connecting with Dr Pamela Kryskow

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming creativity retreat


]]> Pamela Kryskow Buzzsprout-10837793 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:00:00 -0400 1741 mentalhealth, nature, psychedelics, curiosity, humility, mental health, foraging, ritual, therapy, human journey 2 15 full false Season 2 E14: Kunti Trejo on being a medicine woman, creativity and temazcal ceremonies Season 2 E14: Kunti Trejo on being a medicine woman, creativity and temazcal ceremonies This week, meet Kunti Trejo. Kunti is a medicine woman from Mexico who lives in the Sacred Valley of Peru. She practices many modalities of healing and has dedicated her life to the service and study of ancestral traditions of natural medicines and ways to heal from Mother Earth. Kunti is also a mom and a talented artist who paints, creates clothing, and performs medicine songs. We talk about the traditional Temazcal sweat lodge ceremony, her path to become a medicine woman, and the healing aspects of creativity.

I’ve known Kunti for several years, wrote about our first encounter in the book Stairway to Healing and have always been impressed with her work, her music, and her art.  We’re also collaborating on a sacred creativity retreat this October (more info at retreat.fooyad.com). 

For this interview we met in person down in Peru ❤️ on a hill overlooking the Sacred Valley as the sun was setting, near the retreat center we will be using later this year. Watch it on YouTube, this was a magical moment.

Enjoy!

❤️🙏

Connecting with Kunti

About Leadershipedelic, Sébastien, and the upcoming retreat

#creativity #retreat #plantmedicine #ayahuasca #temazcal #medicinewoman #mentalhealth #peru #sacredvalley #create #liveinterview  #leadershipedelics #psychedelics #leadership #sweatlodge

]]> This week, meet Kunti Trejo. Kunti is a medicine woman from Mexico who lives in the Sacred Valley of Peru. She practices many modalities of healing and has dedicated her life to the service and study of ancestral traditions of natural medicines and ways to heal from Mother Earth. Kunti is also a mom and a talented artist who paints, creates clothing, and performs medicine songs. We talk about the traditional Temazcal sweat lodge ceremony, her path to become a medicine woman, and the healing aspects of creativity.

I’ve known Kunti for several years, wrote about our first encounter in the book Stairway to Healing and have always been impressed with her work, her music, and her art.  We’re also collaborating on a sacred creativity retreat this October (more info at retreat.fooyad.com). 

For this interview we met in person down in Peru ❤️ on a hill overlooking the Sacred Valley as the sun was setting, near the retreat center we will be using later this year. Watch it on YouTube, this was a magical moment.

Enjoy!

❤️🙏

Connecting with Kunti

About Leadershipedelic, Sébastien, and the upcoming retreat

#creativity #retreat #plantmedicine #ayahuasca #temazcal #medicinewoman #mentalhealth #peru #sacredvalley #create #liveinterview  #leadershipedelics #psychedelics #leadership #sweatlodge

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10806565 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:00:00 -0400 2816 2 14 full false Season 2 Ep. 13: Sean McCormick on health optimization, curiosity, leadership and psychedelics Season 2 Ep. 13: Sean McCormick on health optimization, curiosity, leadership and psychedelics This week, we meet with Sean McCormick. Sean is an expert in performance biohacking , the host of the Optimal Performance Podcast and a certified life and performance coach with clients like NFL and MLS players, CEOs and TV stars. Disclaimer: Sean helped me in my own journey when I was making big changes to my life.

We talk about his journey from starting Float Seattle over 10 years ago, to the insights he’s gained along the way, as a dad, as a coach, from his experiences with psychedelics and as an expert health optimizer and entrepreneur.  Sean shares his first experiences with Ayahuasca over ten years ago and his more recent experience with 5-MeO-DMT (Toad) where somehow Google AI showed up in the middle of it. We talk about children and the importance of curiosity in their lives and we bring it all back to leadership and cedar trees. Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Starting Float Seattle, becoming a dad, and Sean’s first Ayahuasca ceremony
  • Depth of consciousness gained in realizing we are not our bodies
  • Getting your body to a place of vitality so your brain works properly
  • Lightheartedness and the AWE that is this life
  • Appropriate, responsible psychedelic experiences as tools to orient ourselves
  • When Google AI showed up in the middle of a 5-MeO-DMT experience
  • Cleansing the residue from daily interactions
  • Shipibo tapestries as a representation of energy
  • The role of curiosity and stupid questions, especially with kids
  • Leaders that make you lean forward
  • Leadership as a cedar tree
  • Health optimization

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

 “The leaders you resonate with the most are the ones that make you lean forward.” ❤️ Seb's favorite ❤️

 “What’s a good leader? It’s not someone who has all the answers all the time, it’s someone who asks great questions and finds solution and gets people excited about what they’re doing.”

 “We should all suspend our beliefs and keep an open mind and an open heart to continue to learn because there are lessons in every moment of every day that if you’re paying attention and open to receive, you’re going to learn things. And that’s going to make you a more complete person.”

 “Insatiable curiosity, just engagement with the world, engagement with the people around you, with the ideas you’re thinking about, that level of curiosity can be taught and instilled in young people.”

 “Insight doesn’t come watching Netflix. These important moments that orient your way happen in the shower, on the beach somewhere, meditating by a creek, on a walk without your phone. And they also happen when you are in an altered state of consciousness (with psychedelics).”

Connecting with Sean

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

]]> This week, we meet with Sean McCormick. Sean is an expert in performance biohacking , the host of the Optimal Performance Podcast and a certified life and performance coach with clients like NFL and MLS players, CEOs and TV stars. Disclaimer: Sean helped me in my own journey when I was making big changes to my life.

We talk about his journey from starting Float Seattle over 10 years ago, to the insights he’s gained along the way, as a dad, as a coach, from his experiences with psychedelics and as an expert health optimizer and entrepreneur.  Sean shares his first experiences with Ayahuasca over ten years ago and his more recent experience with 5-MeO-DMT (Toad) where somehow Google AI showed up in the middle of it. We talk about children and the importance of curiosity in their lives and we bring it all back to leadership and cedar trees. Enjoy 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Starting Float Seattle, becoming a dad, and Sean’s first Ayahuasca ceremony
  • Depth of consciousness gained in realizing we are not our bodies
  • Getting your body to a place of vitality so your brain works properly
  • Lightheartedness and the AWE that is this life
  • Appropriate, responsible psychedelic experiences as tools to orient ourselves
  • When Google AI showed up in the middle of a 5-MeO-DMT experience
  • Cleansing the residue from daily interactions
  • Shipibo tapestries as a representation of energy
  • The role of curiosity and stupid questions, especially with kids
  • Leaders that make you lean forward
  • Leadership as a cedar tree
  • Health optimization

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

 “The leaders you resonate with the most are the ones that make you lean forward.” ❤️ Seb's favorite ❤️

 “What’s a good leader? It’s not someone who has all the answers all the time, it’s someone who asks great questions and finds solution and gets people excited about what they’re doing.”

 “We should all suspend our beliefs and keep an open mind and an open heart to continue to learn because there are lessons in every moment of every day that if you’re paying attention and open to receive, you’re going to learn things. And that’s going to make you a more complete person.”

 “Insatiable curiosity, just engagement with the world, engagement with the people around you, with the ideas you’re thinking about, that level of curiosity can be taught and instilled in young people.”

 “Insight doesn’t come watching Netflix. These important moments that orient your way happen in the shower, on the beach somewhere, meditating by a creek, on a walk without your phone. And they also happen when you are in an altered state of consciousness (with psychedelics).”

Connecting with Sean

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]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10694827 Fri, 27 May 2022 19:00:00 -0400 4761 2 13 full true Season 2 Ep. 12: Jéssika Lagarde on women on psychedelics, traveling the world, and creativity Season 2 Ep. 12: Jéssika Lagarde on women on psychedelics, traveling the world, and creativity This week on the Leadershipedelics Podcast, meet Jéssika Lagarde. 

Jéssika is a psychedelic-assisted medicine guide in the Netherlands. She’s also a freelance writer in the psychedelic space and co-founded Women on Psychedelics (or WOOP), an educational platform that advocates for the end of stigmatization around women’s mental health and substance use, and the normalization of psychedelics for therapy and healing. Jéssika’s passion for storytelling, women's empowerment, and psychoactive substances comes alive in WOOP's content since 2020.

We talk about Jéssika’s travels across 30 different countries, the impact psychedelics have had on her life, what she’s learned from guiding others in their journey, the act of creating for reconnecting with your body, and the story behind women on psychedelics and much more. Enjoy 🙏

💡Highlights💡

  • Lessons from travels to 30 different countries in 5 years
  • Impact of toxic relationships on self-love 
  • How working with psilocybin and magic truffles changes her life
  • Self-expression and flow state to reconnect with the body
  • Being present with the act of creating
  • Story behind Women on Psychedelics
  • Holding space to enable others to be vulnerable
  • Lessons from guiding psychedelic sessions 
  • Listening to the love inside yourself
  • Leadership is like mycelium (again) 

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

 “There are two types of travelers, people who are looking for something and people who are running away from something and back then I was a mix of both of those.”

 “Psychedelic experiences have connected me much more with my true essence behind everything that has happened to me, all the insecurity, all the narratives, all the stories I tell myself about who I am, and they brought me to this deeper part of me.” ❤️ Seb's favorite ❤️

 “These (psychedelic) compounds can bring you more self-awareness and when we start from this place of self, that’s where it ripples, and it can affect other people with that.” 

 “Leadership is like the mycelium network. It’s how you’re able to connect people with other people, see everyone as their own unique person, no one being better than the other but when we all come together, we can create this incredible thing.”

Connecting with Jéssika

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

]]> This week on the Leadershipedelics Podcast, meet Jéssika Lagarde. 

Jéssika is a psychedelic-assisted medicine guide in the Netherlands. She’s also a freelance writer in the psychedelic space and co-founded Women on Psychedelics (or WOOP), an educational platform that advocates for the end of stigmatization around women’s mental health and substance use, and the normalization of psychedelics for therapy and healing. Jéssika’s passion for storytelling, women's empowerment, and psychoactive substances comes alive in WOOP's content since 2020.

We talk about Jéssika’s travels across 30 different countries, the impact psychedelics have had on her life, what she’s learned from guiding others in their journey, the act of creating for reconnecting with your body, and the story behind women on psychedelics and much more. Enjoy 🙏

💡Highlights💡

  • Lessons from travels to 30 different countries in 5 years
  • Impact of toxic relationships on self-love 
  • How working with psilocybin and magic truffles changes her life
  • Self-expression and flow state to reconnect with the body
  • Being present with the act of creating
  • Story behind Women on Psychedelics
  • Holding space to enable others to be vulnerable
  • Lessons from guiding psychedelic sessions 
  • Listening to the love inside yourself
  • Leadership is like mycelium (again) 

🧠 Memorable Quotes 🧠

 “There are two types of travelers, people who are looking for something and people who are running away from something and back then I was a mix of both of those.”

 “Psychedelic experiences have connected me much more with my true essence behind everything that has happened to me, all the insecurity, all the narratives, all the stories I tell myself about who I am, and they brought me to this deeper part of me.” ❤️ Seb's favorite ❤️

 “These (psychedelic) compounds can bring you more self-awareness and when we start from this place of self, that’s where it ripples, and it can affect other people with that.” 

 “Leadership is like the mycelium network. It’s how you’re able to connect people with other people, see everyone as their own unique person, no one being better than the other but when we all come together, we can create this incredible thing.”

Connecting with Jéssika

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10643242 Wed, 18 May 2022 19:00:00 -0400 3290 2 12 full true Season 2 Ep. 11: Jason Grechanik on the wisdom of plants, ancient cultures, martial arts, ayahuasca, and more... Season 2 Ep. 11: Jason Grechanik on the wisdom of plants, ancient cultures, martial arts, ayahuasca, and more... This week we meet with Jason Grechanik. I met Jason 7 years ago when he was a facilitator for ayahuasca ceremonies at the Temple of the Way of Light in the Amazon jungle. I was super impressed then and I’m even more impressed now after our conversation. Jason has such a depth of knowledge. He shares the wisdom he’s gained from his fascination with ancient cultures and what he’s learned from his lifelong journey working with plants as food, nutrition, and medicine. We also talk a bit about martial arts, where he got his discipline from and the importance of principles in challenging times. And of course, we all connect it with leadership. I really loved this conversation. Enjoy.

💡Highlights💡

  • Plants as food, medicine, and nutrition
  • Martial arts, shamanism, ancient cultures
  • Insights from running dietas and facilitating ceremonies
  • What it means to be a “bridge keeper”
  • Self-discipline in spiritual work
  • Shift of consciousness
  • Fear as the root of suffering
  • Leaders as a reflection of us
  • The profound resonance within
  • Principled leadership
  • Trusting in a higher source of goodness

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠
(there were even more but couldn't list them all)

“Nothing is free there is a reciprocity for everything.”

“Most of us, we’re constantly in this state of all of these thoughts arising and we believe they’re all real and we live our lives in this cloud, in this fog.”

“We want the world to be sane or good and yet we don’t want to be doing the work ourselves, so we expect other people to change the world. That’s one of the things these plants are pointing towards, it’s that it’s up to us to change the world, it’s not up to anyone else.”

“It’s much easier to have a principle when we agree with the thing that is happening. It’s much difficult to have a principle when we don’t but that’s when the principle becomes so vital.”

“When something is coming from the heart, there is truth there, it’s ‘life giving’ and that principle we should cherish like a gem.’”

  Connecting with Jason

His podcast: 

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

]]> This week we meet with Jason Grechanik. I met Jason 7 years ago when he was a facilitator for ayahuasca ceremonies at the Temple of the Way of Light in the Amazon jungle. I was super impressed then and I’m even more impressed now after our conversation. Jason has such a depth of knowledge. He shares the wisdom he’s gained from his fascination with ancient cultures and what he’s learned from his lifelong journey working with plants as food, nutrition, and medicine. We also talk a bit about martial arts, where he got his discipline from and the importance of principles in challenging times. And of course, we all connect it with leadership. I really loved this conversation. Enjoy.

💡Highlights💡

  • Plants as food, medicine, and nutrition
  • Martial arts, shamanism, ancient cultures
  • Insights from running dietas and facilitating ceremonies
  • What it means to be a “bridge keeper”
  • Self-discipline in spiritual work
  • Shift of consciousness
  • Fear as the root of suffering
  • Leaders as a reflection of us
  • The profound resonance within
  • Principled leadership
  • Trusting in a higher source of goodness

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠
(there were even more but couldn't list them all)

“Nothing is free there is a reciprocity for everything.”

“Most of us, we’re constantly in this state of all of these thoughts arising and we believe they’re all real and we live our lives in this cloud, in this fog.”

“We want the world to be sane or good and yet we don’t want to be doing the work ourselves, so we expect other people to change the world. That’s one of the things these plants are pointing towards, it’s that it’s up to us to change the world, it’s not up to anyone else.”

“It’s much easier to have a principle when we agree with the thing that is happening. It’s much difficult to have a principle when we don’t but that’s when the principle becomes so vital.”

“When something is coming from the heart, there is truth there, it’s ‘life giving’ and that principle we should cherish like a gem.’”

  Connecting with Jason

His podcast: 

About Leadershipedelics, Sébastien, and upcoming retreat

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10565396 Thu, 05 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400 4873 2 11 full true S2 E10: Susan Guner on building resilience, self-agency, congruency, and somatic therapy S2 E10: Susan Guner on building resilience, self-agency, congruency, and somatic therapy This week we meet with Susan Guner. Susan is a trained, somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist. She’s also the host of the Psychedelic Conversations Podcast. Her mindfulness-based approach is grounded in transpersonal psychology and integrates the mind, body, and spirit aspects of human experience for personal growth and development. This approach focuses on gaining a holistic perspective and increasing self-awareness through introspection, insights, and compassionate self-exploration.

 We talk about resilience, self-agency, congruency, somatic and psychedelic therapies. Susan shares how her journey shaped her approach to therapy, we talk about the story behind Today’s Vibe posts which are often dark and intense, and much more. 

💡Highlights💡

  • The story behind the intense “Today’s Vibe” posts
  • The importance of self-agency
  • Somatic therapy, what it is, and how it can help
  • Working with trauma, darkness, and intensity
  • Understanding that healing takes time
  • The “being skinned alive” concept in healing experiences
  • Balancing lightheartedness with serious work
  • Safe “containers” and why they matter
  • The need for a more trauma-informed society
  • The power of fragility and leadership
  • Book recommendations

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“The healing never happens magically. The only time I’ve seen healing happening super fast is when the person is really ready to let go of everything. They’re ready to shed, they’re ready to just release what’s holding them back and they just go for it.”

 “We became this culture where we can’t take anything, any information that has any negative or dark or intensity to it. We can’t handle it. This is becoming a bigger problem because it’s showing us where that capacity is, where that resilience is.”

 “My idea of healing is becoming so strong and resilient that you become so unshakable and centered within you that you can contain everything.” 

 “Let’s not forget we are fragile being. We are made of bones, skin and blood. We are here for a reason. We are in this physical realm experiencing this physical body which is finite. “

Connecting with Susan

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Susan Guner. Susan is a trained, somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist. She’s also the host of the Psychedelic Conversations Podcast. Her mindfulness-based approach is grounded in transpersonal psychology and integrates the mind, body, and spirit aspects of human experience for personal growth and development. This approach focuses on gaining a holistic perspective and increasing self-awareness through introspection, insights, and compassionate self-exploration.

 We talk about resilience, self-agency, congruency, somatic and psychedelic therapies. Susan shares how her journey shaped her approach to therapy, we talk about the story behind Today’s Vibe posts which are often dark and intense, and much more. 

💡Highlights💡

  • The story behind the intense “Today’s Vibe” posts
  • The importance of self-agency
  • Somatic therapy, what it is, and how it can help
  • Working with trauma, darkness, and intensity
  • Understanding that healing takes time
  • The “being skinned alive” concept in healing experiences
  • Balancing lightheartedness with serious work
  • Safe “containers” and why they matter
  • The need for a more trauma-informed society
  • The power of fragility and leadership
  • Book recommendations

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“The healing never happens magically. The only time I’ve seen healing happening super fast is when the person is really ready to let go of everything. They’re ready to shed, they’re ready to just release what’s holding them back and they just go for it.”

 “We became this culture where we can’t take anything, any information that has any negative or dark or intensity to it. We can’t handle it. This is becoming a bigger problem because it’s showing us where that capacity is, where that resilience is.”

 “My idea of healing is becoming so strong and resilient that you become so unshakable and centered within you that you can contain everything.” 

 “Let’s not forget we are fragile being. We are made of bones, skin and blood. We are here for a reason. We are in this physical realm experiencing this physical body which is finite. “

Connecting with Susan

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]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10522750 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:00:00 -0400 4192 2 10 full true Leadershipedelics S2E9: Saba Candari, CEO of Entho Ventures on intentional transformation, making space for yourself, and psychedelics Leadershipedelics S2E9: Saba Candari, CEO of Entho Ventures on intentional transformation, making space for yourself, and psychedelics This week we meet with Saba Candari. Saba has extensive experience in the wealth management and financial sectors, he is the founder and CEO of Entheo Ventures. His primary focus is to offer business management and financial support to underserved organizations leading the resurgence of plant medicine and psychedelics. 

We talk about Saba’s early life arriving in the US at age 7, having to play catchup in a new country, the challenges that followed, and his very intentional journey to become the person he is today. We cover the learnings from his psychedelic experiences and what it took to integrate them back in his life (hint: it wasn’t doing more psychedelics). We talk about making space for yourself, leadership, authenticity and more.

Enjoy. 

💡Highlights💡

  • Intentional transformation
  • Moving away from what drags you down
  • Surrounding yourself with people to learn from
  • 5-MeO-DMT journey
  • Are psychedelics shortcuts or not and for what?
  • Connecting with Nature
  • Giving space to integrate lessons from psychedelic experiences
  • Making space for yourself
  • Energy and authenticity in leadership

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“Once I went through that journey of being healthier, eating cleaner, not drinking, not doing some of the things that dragged me down, that was really the beginning of my journey.”

“As far as psychedelics go, when the phone rings I pick it up. I have to be called to it or I won’t just do it. If it doesn’t call me, I’m not going to get peer pressured in doing it.”

“Psychedelics are shortcuts, but they are shortcuts to see something. It’s like binoculars. I can see I can get there, it’s true, it exists, I can get from point A to point B but the reality is that you still have to do the work to get to it.”

“Take your time, turn your phone off, take a pause in life and start taking an inventory of yourself. And to me that was more important than running to another ceremony.”

More about Saba
Saba Candari is a 15+ year veteran in the Financial Service industry. He began his career helping entrepreneurs position themselves for successful early-stage capital raises. Soon after, he pivoted into strategic development of internal infrastructure for sustainable growth and scale of midsized companies.

The next decade of his career was spent working with high net worth clientele to build and grow personal wealth as a Certified Wealth Strategist®, managing over $130M in assets under management with Cetera Financial Group and SagePoint Financial.

 Saba has specialized in serving C-Suite level executives in both their personal and business-related ventures. 

 Saba completed his BA in Business Management and MBA at Pepperdine Business School, and holds the following licenses; Series 7, Series 66, CWS, and is a Member of the Financial Services Institute.

 As the Founder and CEO of Entheo Ventures, Saba’s primary focus is to offer high-level business management and financial support to the underserved companies and organizations leading the resurgence of plant medicines and psychedelics, as tools for the evolution of humanity.

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Saba Candari. Saba has extensive experience in the wealth management and financial sectors, he is the founder and CEO of Entheo Ventures. His primary focus is to offer business management and financial support to underserved organizations leading the resurgence of plant medicine and psychedelics. 

We talk about Saba’s early life arriving in the US at age 7, having to play catchup in a new country, the challenges that followed, and his very intentional journey to become the person he is today. We cover the learnings from his psychedelic experiences and what it took to integrate them back in his life (hint: it wasn’t doing more psychedelics). We talk about making space for yourself, leadership, authenticity and more.

Enjoy. 

💡Highlights💡

  • Intentional transformation
  • Moving away from what drags you down
  • Surrounding yourself with people to learn from
  • 5-MeO-DMT journey
  • Are psychedelics shortcuts or not and for what?
  • Connecting with Nature
  • Giving space to integrate lessons from psychedelic experiences
  • Making space for yourself
  • Energy and authenticity in leadership

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“Once I went through that journey of being healthier, eating cleaner, not drinking, not doing some of the things that dragged me down, that was really the beginning of my journey.”

“As far as psychedelics go, when the phone rings I pick it up. I have to be called to it or I won’t just do it. If it doesn’t call me, I’m not going to get peer pressured in doing it.”

“Psychedelics are shortcuts, but they are shortcuts to see something. It’s like binoculars. I can see I can get there, it’s true, it exists, I can get from point A to point B but the reality is that you still have to do the work to get to it.”

“Take your time, turn your phone off, take a pause in life and start taking an inventory of yourself. And to me that was more important than running to another ceremony.”

More about Saba
Saba Candari is a 15+ year veteran in the Financial Service industry. He began his career helping entrepreneurs position themselves for successful early-stage capital raises. Soon after, he pivoted into strategic development of internal infrastructure for sustainable growth and scale of midsized companies.

The next decade of his career was spent working with high net worth clientele to build and grow personal wealth as a Certified Wealth Strategist®, managing over $130M in assets under management with Cetera Financial Group and SagePoint Financial.

 Saba has specialized in serving C-Suite level executives in both their personal and business-related ventures. 

 Saba completed his BA in Business Management and MBA at Pepperdine Business School, and holds the following licenses; Series 7, Series 66, CWS, and is a Member of the Financial Services Institute.

 As the Founder and CEO of Entheo Ventures, Saba’s primary focus is to offer high-level business management and financial support to the underserved companies and organizations leading the resurgence of plant medicines and psychedelics, as tools for the evolution of humanity.

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10434752 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:00:00 -0400 4550 2 9 full true Leadershipedelics S2E8 - Stefany Nieto on sustainable projects, psychedelics and building products at Gwella Leadershipedelics S2E8 - Stefany Nieto on sustainable projects, psychedelics and building products at Gwella This week we meet with Stefany Nieto, the COO of Gwella Mushrooms. We cover Stefany’s journey from working on sustainable projects at an early age to her work at Gwella and her experiences with psychedelics. We talk about killer bees 🐝 in Kenya, water filtration 💧in India, growing food 🌱 in the Arctic, Gwella’s product philosophy 🧠, and much more. This episode is packed with insights. Enjoy.

💡Highlights💡

  • Sustainable projects: Killer bees in Kenya, water filtration in India, and Green Iglu
  • First experience with magic mushrooms
  • Preparation, intention setting, and integration
  • Having your identity tied to a company
  • Honesty with yourself about your needs
  • Learnings from guiding others
  • Microdosing and creativity
  • Gwella’s product philosophy 
  • Mycelium as the essence of leadership

 🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“It wasn’t my place to tell them how to do things or what to do but rather to ask them what they wanted to do and how could I support that. It really shaped the way I do business now.”

“Nothing will stagnate, things will move on, even if they don’t seem like they will in that moment.”  

“It’s a real healthy balance to be able to dream big but also look at what we can realistically do and set realistic timelines.”

☀️ Special Offer ☀️
Get 20% off your order at https://gwella.store/ with code: LEADELICS20 
Note: Leadershipedelics is NOT getting paid for promoting Gwella, we're just a fan.

More about Stefany & how to connect

Stefany is a 26-year-old entrepreneur whose early life was characterized by adaptation and resilience despite immigration woes, loss, and financial hardships. Her values have taken her around the world, re-conceptualizing ideas and creating meaningful impact, including water purification in India and micro-loans in Kenya.  

As a full-time student at 19, Stefany dove headfirst into her first company, Green Iglu, a NFP tackling food insecurity in remote Canada, including the Arctic, through tech and training. After eight years, Stefany is now exploring a new space, wellness, and psychedelics, through Gwella as Co-Founder and COO. The company is focused on designing mushrooms for modern life.  Deeply committed to Toronto’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, Stefany continues to consult for startups and mentor low-income women and newcomers to Canada as the launch their entrepreneurial journeys. 

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Stefany Nieto, the COO of Gwella Mushrooms. We cover Stefany’s journey from working on sustainable projects at an early age to her work at Gwella and her experiences with psychedelics. We talk about killer bees 🐝 in Kenya, water filtration 💧in India, growing food 🌱 in the Arctic, Gwella’s product philosophy 🧠, and much more. This episode is packed with insights. Enjoy.

💡Highlights💡

  • Sustainable projects: Killer bees in Kenya, water filtration in India, and Green Iglu
  • First experience with magic mushrooms
  • Preparation, intention setting, and integration
  • Having your identity tied to a company
  • Honesty with yourself about your needs
  • Learnings from guiding others
  • Microdosing and creativity
  • Gwella’s product philosophy 
  • Mycelium as the essence of leadership

 🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“It wasn’t my place to tell them how to do things or what to do but rather to ask them what they wanted to do and how could I support that. It really shaped the way I do business now.”

“Nothing will stagnate, things will move on, even if they don’t seem like they will in that moment.”  

“It’s a real healthy balance to be able to dream big but also look at what we can realistically do and set realistic timelines.”

☀️ Special Offer ☀️
Get 20% off your order at https://gwella.store/ with code: LEADELICS20 
Note: Leadershipedelics is NOT getting paid for promoting Gwella, we're just a fan.

More about Stefany & how to connect

Stefany is a 26-year-old entrepreneur whose early life was characterized by adaptation and resilience despite immigration woes, loss, and financial hardships. Her values have taken her around the world, re-conceptualizing ideas and creating meaningful impact, including water purification in India and micro-loans in Kenya.  

As a full-time student at 19, Stefany dove headfirst into her first company, Green Iglu, a NFP tackling food insecurity in remote Canada, including the Arctic, through tech and training. After eight years, Stefany is now exploring a new space, wellness, and psychedelics, through Gwella as Co-Founder and COO. The company is focused on designing mushrooms for modern life.  Deeply committed to Toronto’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, Stefany continues to consult for startups and mentor low-income women and newcomers to Canada as the launch their entrepreneurial journeys. 

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10391622 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:00:00 -0400 3026 2 8 full true Leadershipedelics S2E7 - Rick Elliott on being a dad, husband, finding happiness, ayahuasca and bufo alvarius Leadershipedelics S2E7 - Rick Elliott on being a dad, husband, finding happiness, ayahuasca and bufo alvarius This week we meet with Rick Elliot. Rick grew up in Canada, worked on oil fields to put himself through school and moved to California for a career in software development. He co-founded a tech startup in 2008 which was acquired later. He worked there until recently. 

Rick joins us after a long weekend of sacred ceremonies with the powerful psychedelic substances Ayahuasca and Bufo Alvarius. We talk about his spiritual awakening from his first experience with Ayahuasca and the lasting impact it’s had on his relationship with his wife, children, himself, and his happiness. This discussion is full of beautiful insights about parenting, being in the moment and happiness.  Enjoy 🙏❤️ 

💡Highlights💡

  • Spiritual awakening from Ayahuasca ceremony and its lasting impact
  • Being in the moment as a dad and husband
  • Gratefulness as a tool to address suffering
  • Modeling finding happiness as a parent
  • Focusing on what matters
  • Preparation and integration for an Ayahuasca ceremony
  • Finding a professional path aligned with your Self
  • Bufo Alvarius (toad) experience

 🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠 

About his first Ayahuasca experience: “It completely changed my perspective and it made me realize my kids, my family, those are the things that are important, and I was far too fixated on some of the things that were getting in the way professionally, like my ego, my desire to feel important or achieve more things.”

Since his first Ayahuasca experience: “I found more moments in the last two years where I’ve been able to be really present with my kids and have amazing moments where I felt super connected with them and the amount of joy just being with them is amazing.”

How to connect with Rick

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Rick Elliot. Rick grew up in Canada, worked on oil fields to put himself through school and moved to California for a career in software development. He co-founded a tech startup in 2008 which was acquired later. He worked there until recently. 

Rick joins us after a long weekend of sacred ceremonies with the powerful psychedelic substances Ayahuasca and Bufo Alvarius. We talk about his spiritual awakening from his first experience with Ayahuasca and the lasting impact it’s had on his relationship with his wife, children, himself, and his happiness. This discussion is full of beautiful insights about parenting, being in the moment and happiness.  Enjoy 🙏❤️ 

💡Highlights💡

  • Spiritual awakening from Ayahuasca ceremony and its lasting impact
  • Being in the moment as a dad and husband
  • Gratefulness as a tool to address suffering
  • Modeling finding happiness as a parent
  • Focusing on what matters
  • Preparation and integration for an Ayahuasca ceremony
  • Finding a professional path aligned with your Self
  • Bufo Alvarius (toad) experience

 🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠 

About his first Ayahuasca experience: “It completely changed my perspective and it made me realize my kids, my family, those are the things that are important, and I was far too fixated on some of the things that were getting in the way professionally, like my ego, my desire to feel important or achieve more things.”

Since his first Ayahuasca experience: “I found more moments in the last two years where I’ve been able to be really present with my kids and have amazing moments where I felt super connected with them and the amount of joy just being with them is amazing.”

How to connect with Rick

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10348888 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -0400 3451 2 7 full true Leadershipedelics S2E6 - Erin Cochrane on intentions, communities, and Gwella Mushrooms Leadershipedelics S2E6 - Erin Cochrane on intentions, communities, and Gwella Mushrooms This week we meet with Erin Cochrane. Erin is the cofounder and director of product at Gwella Mushrooms and the cofounder and facilitator of Healing While Healing, a community-based support network. Her experience spans health sciences, environmental regeneration, intentional communities, and plant medicines both nutritional and sacred. We talk about Erin’s soul-searching journey from an early age to her travels to Latin America and the creation of Gwella Mushrooms.  🙏❤️ 

💡Highlights💡

  • Erin’s travels to Latin America
  • Soul searching in intentional communities
  • Interconnected systems & eco projects
  • Experiences at Fungi Academy
  • Community group sacred ceremonies
  • Community as an integration tool
  • Mushrooms as the essence of leadership 
  • Gwella Mushrooms' newly released Intention Cards 

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“It’s one of my favorite parts about growing up, you always come back to something from before and you see something new, or you turn something a different way and you get to enjoy or experience a whole other side of it.”

“Nothing makes you more geared toward the sacredness of life than farming or taking part in that natural cycle of life and death.” 

“Learning how to quiet the Mitote, as the Toltec called it, the endless chatter of the mind. I really wanted to learn how to become friend with that and quiet it. That creates space for your self-reflection and for allowing yourself to process things, slowly, more patiently, more compassionately with yourself.”

“When you heal yourself, you do heal those around you.”

☀️ Special Offer ☀️

Erin also shared a special offer for our listeners: get 20% off your order at: https://gwella.store/ using the code: LEADELICS20

How to connect with Erin Cochrane

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Erin Cochrane. Erin is the cofounder and director of product at Gwella Mushrooms and the cofounder and facilitator of Healing While Healing, a community-based support network. Her experience spans health sciences, environmental regeneration, intentional communities, and plant medicines both nutritional and sacred. We talk about Erin’s soul-searching journey from an early age to her travels to Latin America and the creation of Gwella Mushrooms.  🙏❤️ 

💡Highlights💡

  • Erin’s travels to Latin America
  • Soul searching in intentional communities
  • Interconnected systems & eco projects
  • Experiences at Fungi Academy
  • Community group sacred ceremonies
  • Community as an integration tool
  • Mushrooms as the essence of leadership 
  • Gwella Mushrooms' newly released Intention Cards 

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“It’s one of my favorite parts about growing up, you always come back to something from before and you see something new, or you turn something a different way and you get to enjoy or experience a whole other side of it.”

“Nothing makes you more geared toward the sacredness of life than farming or taking part in that natural cycle of life and death.” 

“Learning how to quiet the Mitote, as the Toltec called it, the endless chatter of the mind. I really wanted to learn how to become friend with that and quiet it. That creates space for your self-reflection and for allowing yourself to process things, slowly, more patiently, more compassionately with yourself.”

“When you heal yourself, you do heal those around you.”

☀️ Special Offer ☀️

Erin also shared a special offer for our listeners: get 20% off your order at: https://gwella.store/ using the code: LEADELICS20

How to connect with Erin Cochrane

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10305956 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -0400 5374 2 6 full true Leadershipedelics S2E5 - Roel Bij De Vaate on being loved, being valued, pain & spirituality Leadershipedelics S2E5 - Roel Bij De Vaate on being loved, being valued, pain & spirituality This week we meet with Roel Bij De Vaate, the founder of Cosmic Truffles 🪐 A company focused on microdosing, natural psilocybin, community, and education building. We discuss Roel’s journey from his early interest in spirituality, the internal conflict from his work as a tattoo artist, his constant pain from lumbar hernia and how microdosing helped him change his relationship to that pain. Roel shares his perspective on psychedelics, science, and the importance to know you are loved and valued. 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Answers found in Hinduism and Buddhism
  • Harmony and oneness
  • Rebirth through psychedelics
  • Meditation, breathwork, cold therapy
  • Science and the ineffability of spiritual experiences
  • Microdosing vs. macrodosing
  • Healing from constant pain from lumbar hernia
  • Leaving a creative job misaligned with the self
  • Education for psychedelics and spiritual experiences
  • Supporting and encouraging one another
  • You are loved and you matter ❤️

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“With meditation I could put these things at ease and not think about them.”

“Psychedelics can be real powerful tools for a lot of people but only used in the right circumstances. That’s something people need to think about beforehand.”

“It’s really important for every individual to understand that they matter and that they can express themselves.”

“The scientific approach can tend to box certain aspect of the psychedelic experience. But to me, the nature of the experience shows there is much more mysticism and spirituality to it than is acknowledged by the scientific method.”

How to connect with Roel

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Roel Bij De Vaate, the founder of Cosmic Truffles 🪐 A company focused on microdosing, natural psilocybin, community, and education building. We discuss Roel’s journey from his early interest in spirituality, the internal conflict from his work as a tattoo artist, his constant pain from lumbar hernia and how microdosing helped him change his relationship to that pain. Roel shares his perspective on psychedelics, science, and the importance to know you are loved and valued. 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Answers found in Hinduism and Buddhism
  • Harmony and oneness
  • Rebirth through psychedelics
  • Meditation, breathwork, cold therapy
  • Science and the ineffability of spiritual experiences
  • Microdosing vs. macrodosing
  • Healing from constant pain from lumbar hernia
  • Leaving a creative job misaligned with the self
  • Education for psychedelics and spiritual experiences
  • Supporting and encouraging one another
  • You are loved and you matter ❤️

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“With meditation I could put these things at ease and not think about them.”

“Psychedelics can be real powerful tools for a lot of people but only used in the right circumstances. That’s something people need to think about beforehand.”

“It’s really important for every individual to understand that they matter and that they can express themselves.”

“The scientific approach can tend to box certain aspect of the psychedelic experience. But to me, the nature of the experience shows there is much more mysticism and spirituality to it than is acknowledged by the scientific method.”

How to connect with Roel

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10264266 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:00:00 -0400 3744 2 5 full true Leadershipedelics S2E4 - Meggen Harris on being a renaissance woman living her true self Leadershipedelics S2E4 - Meggen Harris on being a renaissance woman living her true self This week we meet with Meggen Harris. Meggen is a serial entrepreneur, writer, and a true renaissance woman. She’s helped thought leaders and brands connect with their audience for over 20 years. She’s a free spirit, she’s not afraid to challenge authority, discuss taboo subjects and call out people addicted to power. She lives true to herself and she’s on a mission to show others how to live true to themselves. We cover a lot of ground from Gen Xers, sexual empowerment, dancing, war on drugs to leadership and, of course, psychedelics. Enjoy.

💡Highlights💡

  • Breaking out of the box and living true to your soul
  • Leading with authenticity
  • Challenging the war-on-drugs narrative
  • What happened to GenX?
  • Ketamine therapy, microdosing, and empathy
  • Dancing
  • Power addiction in the world
  • Risks of being a people pleaser 
  • Navigating an imperfect world
  • Sexual empowerment and other taboos 
  • Slowing down tech without being anti-tech
  • Power of free thinking and not delegating it
  • Importance of improv in life
🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

 “We cannot all be circles.”

“Don’t box me in. I’m a freaking circle. I don’t want to be labelled. To me labels are boxes and are limiting and I don’t want limiting thinking. All my life experiences just add rings to this concentric circle and I’m just a really big wheel at this point and I expect it to expand.”
☝️ Seb's favorite ☝️

 “We (GenX) were the original stick-it-to-the-man punk rock and yet we’re just sitting back all passive, which is so weird because our generation really was rebellious.” 

“I want to die with grace. Why aren’t we there yet folks? There are so many things we need to be addressing, mental health, being good individuals, not abusing or seeking power.”

“Change is hard. You think you got it, and then you don’t. You think you’re done with work and then you don’t. And then you realize it’s always work.”

“We need to be leaders of our own lives first and foremost before we can be leaders of anyone or anything else out there.”

“I’m a sexual woman who lives life to its fullest and I should be able to talk about all those things without being judged.”

“This planet isn’t about having a perfect world. It’s about navigating through and picking your battles appropriately. There is a time to fight and there is a time to drop it, let it go, and move on. It’s like riding a wave.”

“We don’t get a script for life. If we got a script, wouldn’t it be much easier? But we don’t.”

How to connect with Meggen

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Meggen Harris. Meggen is a serial entrepreneur, writer, and a true renaissance woman. She’s helped thought leaders and brands connect with their audience for over 20 years. She’s a free spirit, she’s not afraid to challenge authority, discuss taboo subjects and call out people addicted to power. She lives true to herself and she’s on a mission to show others how to live true to themselves. We cover a lot of ground from Gen Xers, sexual empowerment, dancing, war on drugs to leadership and, of course, psychedelics. Enjoy.

💡Highlights💡

  • Breaking out of the box and living true to your soul
  • Leading with authenticity
  • Challenging the war-on-drugs narrative
  • What happened to GenX?
  • Ketamine therapy, microdosing, and empathy
  • Dancing
  • Power addiction in the world
  • Risks of being a people pleaser 
  • Navigating an imperfect world
  • Sexual empowerment and other taboos 
  • Slowing down tech without being anti-tech
  • Power of free thinking and not delegating it
  • Importance of improv in life
🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

 “We cannot all be circles.”

“Don’t box me in. I’m a freaking circle. I don’t want to be labelled. To me labels are boxes and are limiting and I don’t want limiting thinking. All my life experiences just add rings to this concentric circle and I’m just a really big wheel at this point and I expect it to expand.”
☝️ Seb's favorite ☝️

 “We (GenX) were the original stick-it-to-the-man punk rock and yet we’re just sitting back all passive, which is so weird because our generation really was rebellious.” 

“I want to die with grace. Why aren’t we there yet folks? There are so many things we need to be addressing, mental health, being good individuals, not abusing or seeking power.”

“Change is hard. You think you got it, and then you don’t. You think you’re done with work and then you don’t. And then you realize it’s always work.”

“We need to be leaders of our own lives first and foremost before we can be leaders of anyone or anything else out there.”

“I’m a sexual woman who lives life to its fullest and I should be able to talk about all those things without being judged.”

“This planet isn’t about having a perfect world. It’s about navigating through and picking your battles appropriately. There is a time to fight and there is a time to drop it, let it go, and move on. It’s like riding a wave.”

“We don’t get a script for life. If we got a script, wouldn’t it be much easier? But we don’t.”

How to connect with Meggen

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Meggen Harris Buzzsprout-10221641 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 19:00:00 -0500 4772 2 4 full true Leadershipedelics S2E3 - Renee M Gagnon on the consequence of being, being human, trans, passionate, aware Leadershipedelics S2E3 - Renee M Gagnon on the consequence of being, being human, trans, passionate, aware This week we meet with Renee Melodie Gagnon. Renee was born in Calgary and grew up on British Columbia’s West Coast. She achieved Canadian Federal Cannabis license number 005 and two Dealers Licenses, most recently for psychedelics. She’s an outspoken advocate for Diversity and Inclusion in Business, cover of The Advocate Magazine Women of the Year 2020, proud wife of an amazing warrior woman, dadmom, and trans person.

 Join us for a profound and insightful conversation about “being”, being human, being trans, being passionate, being inquisitive, being aware, being a couple and the tools that can help us along the way. We talk about the opportunity at hand and the consequences of being. Wow 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Cultural whiplash growing up in Alberta
  • Psychedelic experiences and understanding trauma
  • Growing cannabis with an Apple computer in the 80’s
  • Shito Ryu’s karate and Zen Buddhism
  • Letting your passions lead the way
  • Educating children about drugs
  • Ethical cross-conflicts between Corporate and Psychedelics
  • Psychedelics to understand the mind & develop software
  • Coming out, living out loud and proud, and the consequences of being
  • Time, death, and the opportunity to evolve our specie
  • Psychedelics and therapy for couples
  • Carlos Castaneda, Star Trek, Dune and much more…

🧠Powerful Quotes 🧠 (many more but I ran out of space)

 “I wasn’t so concerned there was a path for me, but I knew I had passions and, if left alone, I would follow those.”

 “I was given a basket of odd tools, and psychedelics have allowed me to embrace them with abandon rather than fear.”

 “Your minds are slippery eels with thorns in them. They don’t want to be held, but with psychedelics if you apply the notice-but-not-apprehend it’s like grasping sand. If you hold too tight it runs out of your fingers but if you cup your hand, you can hold it.”

 “My job is to see if I can live a harmless life as best as I’m able and exit with the least sins on my soul as I can and as few dents left in others.”

 “I had to come out, I had to exist. It was like a pressure behind a wall that had been building up behind a dam for 48 years.”

 “I had to embrace not just being trans but that there were consequences for my existence that were not under my control.”    

 “Wouldn’t it be nice if we could put 1,000 years of evil behind us in three generations of focus.”

Connecting with Renee

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Renee Melodie Gagnon. Renee was born in Calgary and grew up on British Columbia’s West Coast. She achieved Canadian Federal Cannabis license number 005 and two Dealers Licenses, most recently for psychedelics. She’s an outspoken advocate for Diversity and Inclusion in Business, cover of The Advocate Magazine Women of the Year 2020, proud wife of an amazing warrior woman, dadmom, and trans person.

 Join us for a profound and insightful conversation about “being”, being human, being trans, being passionate, being inquisitive, being aware, being a couple and the tools that can help us along the way. We talk about the opportunity at hand and the consequences of being. Wow 🙏❤️

💡Highlights💡

  • Cultural whiplash growing up in Alberta
  • Psychedelic experiences and understanding trauma
  • Growing cannabis with an Apple computer in the 80’s
  • Shito Ryu’s karate and Zen Buddhism
  • Letting your passions lead the way
  • Educating children about drugs
  • Ethical cross-conflicts between Corporate and Psychedelics
  • Psychedelics to understand the mind & develop software
  • Coming out, living out loud and proud, and the consequences of being
  • Time, death, and the opportunity to evolve our specie
  • Psychedelics and therapy for couples
  • Carlos Castaneda, Star Trek, Dune and much more…

🧠Powerful Quotes 🧠 (many more but I ran out of space)

 “I wasn’t so concerned there was a path for me, but I knew I had passions and, if left alone, I would follow those.”

 “I was given a basket of odd tools, and psychedelics have allowed me to embrace them with abandon rather than fear.”

 “Your minds are slippery eels with thorns in them. They don’t want to be held, but with psychedelics if you apply the notice-but-not-apprehend it’s like grasping sand. If you hold too tight it runs out of your fingers but if you cup your hand, you can hold it.”

 “My job is to see if I can live a harmless life as best as I’m able and exit with the least sins on my soul as I can and as few dents left in others.”

 “I had to come out, I had to exist. It was like a pressure behind a wall that had been building up behind a dam for 48 years.”

 “I had to embrace not just being trans but that there were consequences for my existence that were not under my control.”    

 “Wouldn’t it be nice if we could put 1,000 years of evil behind us in three generations of focus.”

Connecting with Renee

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10178549 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:00:00 -0500 4548 2 3 full true Leadershipedelics S2E2 - Deb Helfrich on realigning body mind soul in the face of adversity Leadershipedelics S2E2 - Deb Helfrich on realigning body mind soul in the face of adversity This week we meet with Deb Helfrich. Deb is a degreed Philosopher, performance artist of Socratic monologues, and a Mental Fitness Mentor whose work focuses on anti-racism, human functioning, and destigmatizing altered states of consciousness. She is also an outspoken #AutisticAF advocate for the value of neurodivergent capacities to create world-evolving change.

We cover Deb’s journey from not knowing if she would make it to 51, being overweight, struggling to walk & talk, to what led to her Kundalini awakening and beyond. We talk about the tools she used and the framework she built, from her diet to African trance dance experiences, to the power of tuning forks, cannabis and the endocannabinoid system.

💡Highlights💡

  • Bringing back philosophy to the conversation
  • From philosopher to software consultant
  • The importance of touch in human development
  • Autism and sensory overload
  • Experiencing altered states of consciousness without substances
  • The impact of unintentional childhood neglect
  • Tuning forks and biofields
  • African trance dance
  • Cannabutter taken medicinally 
  • Trusting ourselves and reclaiming our humanity
  • And much more...

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“There was this wonderfulness inside me but I felt scared to let it out.”

“We have put our entire mind and body in cubical captivity.”

“Tune within, there is so much data in the human body brain.”

“We have to start trusting ourselves. Be enthusiastic about yourself. And then take the opportunity”

“You can’t get to real human potential when you’re stuck in human neglect and trauma.”

“Until I started that (African trance) dance I was a brain without a body.”
❤️ Seb's favorite quote 🙏

More About Deb And How to connect

Deb is also a proud member of The Octopus Movement, a global aquarium of non-linear thinkers.   

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week we meet with Deb Helfrich. Deb is a degreed Philosopher, performance artist of Socratic monologues, and a Mental Fitness Mentor whose work focuses on anti-racism, human functioning, and destigmatizing altered states of consciousness. She is also an outspoken #AutisticAF advocate for the value of neurodivergent capacities to create world-evolving change.

We cover Deb’s journey from not knowing if she would make it to 51, being overweight, struggling to walk & talk, to what led to her Kundalini awakening and beyond. We talk about the tools she used and the framework she built, from her diet to African trance dance experiences, to the power of tuning forks, cannabis and the endocannabinoid system.

💡Highlights💡

  • Bringing back philosophy to the conversation
  • From philosopher to software consultant
  • The importance of touch in human development
  • Autism and sensory overload
  • Experiencing altered states of consciousness without substances
  • The impact of unintentional childhood neglect
  • Tuning forks and biofields
  • African trance dance
  • Cannabutter taken medicinally 
  • Trusting ourselves and reclaiming our humanity
  • And much more...

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“There was this wonderfulness inside me but I felt scared to let it out.”

“We have put our entire mind and body in cubical captivity.”

“Tune within, there is so much data in the human body brain.”

“We have to start trusting ourselves. Be enthusiastic about yourself. And then take the opportunity”

“You can’t get to real human potential when you’re stuck in human neglect and trauma.”

“Until I started that (African trance) dance I was a brain without a body.”
❤️ Seb's favorite quote 🙏

More About Deb And How to connect

Deb is also a proud member of The Octopus Movement, a global aquarium of non-linear thinkers.   

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10133634 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:00:00 -0500 6363 2 2 full true Leadershipedelics S2E1 - Aleana Kali on going beyond achievement, facing your wounds, and reconnecting with yourself Leadershipedelics S2E1 - Aleana Kali on going beyond achievement, facing your wounds, and reconnecting with yourself We're starting season 2 with an awesome interview with Aleana Kali. Aleana came to the US when she was 17 and was forced to take over family finances soon after. This sent her on a path of serial entrepreneurship and achievement which eventually came to a head and forced her to face her humanity, her wounds, and learn to love herself. She gained deep insights from her travels to India, Asia, breathwork, and working with psychedelics (Ayahuasca, Bufo Alvarius). She is now a mentor and consultant helping people, companies and brands find the genius within themselves and build a better, more human future.

💡Highlights💡

  • From hating everything about spirituality to finding spirituality
  • Her first Ayahuasca experience
  • Growing beyond achievement
  • Psychedelics as a tool but not a substitute
  • Meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork
  • Impact of personal wounds on leadership
  • Reconnecting with ourselves

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“Just because I got a message during a ceremony doesn’t mean I have to take it in the literal sense”

“If you have wounds you don’t tend to, you may try to keep it together but whether you realize it or not it’s going to affect other people. Unintentionally, often.”

“I really don’t think there is separation between what you create and who you are and what happens on the inside, your psyche. They’re so intertwined.”

“As long as you are present and you’re aware  "I’m here" and you allow yourself to experience life, whatever life throws at you, good or bad, and live it and feel it fully, and let it be, there is no right or wrong way to live life.”

Learning to love your mistakes: “The problem isn’t that when you went through it the first time you didn’t fix it BUT can you love it? Can you love it no matter how shitty life is? When your heart is shattered in pieces, can you love it?” ❤️ Seb's favorite quote 🙏

How to connect with Aleana

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> We're starting season 2 with an awesome interview with Aleana Kali. Aleana came to the US when she was 17 and was forced to take over family finances soon after. This sent her on a path of serial entrepreneurship and achievement which eventually came to a head and forced her to face her humanity, her wounds, and learn to love herself. She gained deep insights from her travels to India, Asia, breathwork, and working with psychedelics (Ayahuasca, Bufo Alvarius). She is now a mentor and consultant helping people, companies and brands find the genius within themselves and build a better, more human future.

💡Highlights💡

  • From hating everything about spirituality to finding spirituality
  • Her first Ayahuasca experience
  • Growing beyond achievement
  • Psychedelics as a tool but not a substitute
  • Meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork
  • Impact of personal wounds on leadership
  • Reconnecting with ourselves

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠

“Just because I got a message during a ceremony doesn’t mean I have to take it in the literal sense”

“If you have wounds you don’t tend to, you may try to keep it together but whether you realize it or not it’s going to affect other people. Unintentionally, often.”

“I really don’t think there is separation between what you create and who you are and what happens on the inside, your psyche. They’re so intertwined.”

“As long as you are present and you’re aware  "I’m here" and you allow yourself to experience life, whatever life throws at you, good or bad, and live it and feel it fully, and let it be, there is no right or wrong way to live life.”

Learning to love your mistakes: “The problem isn’t that when you went through it the first time you didn’t fix it BUT can you love it? Can you love it no matter how shitty life is? When your heart is shattered in pieces, can you love it?” ❤️ Seb's favorite quote 🙏

How to connect with Aleana

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10096390 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -0500 3901 2 1 full true Leadershipedelics S1E9 - Season 1 Recap & Reflections Leadershipedelics S1E9 - Season 1 Recap & Reflections In this episode I share some of the insights gained from my discussions with the guests of Leadershipedelics Season 1. This episode is a great place to start if you're new to Leadershipedelics, if you want to get caught up or just want to find which episode to dig more into. It's a short and can be even shorter if you speed it up 🕺👇

Season 1 Guests

  • Episode 1: Luc Van Poelje
  • Episode 2: Marik Hazan
  • Episode 3: Rob Kalwarowsky
  • Episode 4: Carlos Tanner
  • Episode 5: Ryan McMinn
  • Episode 6: David Drapkin
  • Episode 7: Lyle Maxson 
  • Episode 8: Jason Crawford

And if you know anyone who might be interested in sharing their experience with psychedelics and how that's helped them manifest a better future for themselves and the world around them, please send them my way.

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> In this episode I share some of the insights gained from my discussions with the guests of Leadershipedelics Season 1. This episode is a great place to start if you're new to Leadershipedelics, if you want to get caught up or just want to find which episode to dig more into. It's a short and can be even shorter if you speed it up 🕺👇

Season 1 Guests

  • Episode 1: Luc Van Poelje
  • Episode 2: Marik Hazan
  • Episode 3: Rob Kalwarowsky
  • Episode 4: Carlos Tanner
  • Episode 5: Ryan McMinn
  • Episode 6: David Drapkin
  • Episode 7: Lyle Maxson 
  • Episode 8: Jason Crawford

And if you know anyone who might be interested in sharing their experience with psychedelics and how that's helped them manifest a better future for themselves and the world around them, please send them my way.

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10038806 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:00:00 -0500 2205 1 9 full true Leadershipedelics S1E8 - Jason Crawford on psychedelics to help leaders, couples and parents Leadershipedelics S1E8 - Jason Crawford on psychedelics to help leaders, couples and parents This week, meet Jason Crawford. Jason is a serial entrepreneur, dad and husband who found enormous help in life from his work with psychedelics. He is the founder of Sovereignty a supplement company focused on positively impacting the trajectory of people’s lives.

I connected with Jason after trying their supplements and being super impressed. I could feel psychedelic might have had an influence on the way they show up as a company and build their product.

 We talk about how his journey with psychedelics and how that’s helped him as a human being, as a father and as a husband. 

💡Highlights💡

  • Heart-based leadership
  • Psychedelics as heart openers
  • Psychedelics to help couples face challenges together
  • How Jason’s glaucoma healed after Ayahuasca
  • Importance of preparation and integration
  • Intuition that comes from working with psychedelics
  • Positively impacting your employees and their lives
  • And more…

🧠Memorable Quote 🧠

“I was so left brained in my 20’s and my early 30’s and really just had that hamster wheel in my head, being very closed-minded and narrow-minded. As a result both of the spiritual openness that I’ve been exposed to and the physical changes that occurred each time you do this [plant medicine] work, I operate at a different level now.”

How to connect with Jason

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> This week, meet Jason Crawford. Jason is a serial entrepreneur, dad and husband who found enormous help in life from his work with psychedelics. He is the founder of Sovereignty a supplement company focused on positively impacting the trajectory of people’s lives.

I connected with Jason after trying their supplements and being super impressed. I could feel psychedelic might have had an influence on the way they show up as a company and build their product.

 We talk about how his journey with psychedelics and how that’s helped him as a human being, as a father and as a husband. 

💡Highlights💡

  • Heart-based leadership
  • Psychedelics as heart openers
  • Psychedelics to help couples face challenges together
  • How Jason’s glaucoma healed after Ayahuasca
  • Importance of preparation and integration
  • Intuition that comes from working with psychedelics
  • Positively impacting your employees and their lives
  • And more…

🧠Memorable Quote 🧠

“I was so left brained in my 20’s and my early 30’s and really just had that hamster wheel in my head, being very closed-minded and narrow-minded. As a result both of the spiritual openness that I’ve been exposed to and the physical changes that occurred each time you do this [plant medicine] work, I operate at a different level now.”

How to connect with Jason

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-10002080 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:00:00 -0500 4218 1 8 full true Leadershipedelics S1E7 - Lyle Maxson on tech for good, psychedelics, creativity and leadership Leadershipedelics S1E7 - Lyle Maxson on tech for good, psychedelics, creativity and leadership On today’s show we meet with Lyle Maxson, a pioneer in transformative entertainment, who started his career as a creative director for some of the world’s largest music festivals, impacting thousands of people. Lyle is now involved with several projects, including GeniusX, a VR education platform, and Entheo Digital, a digital therapeutics company pursuing FDA clearance. 

Lyle joins us from his biohacking dojo to talk creativity, daily routine, psychedelics, leadership, humility, cold plunge, reaching altered states without psychedelics, ketamine therapy, new earth architects, tech for good, and the future of humanity. Wow!

💡Highlights💡

  • What does a new earth architect do?
  • Technodelics
  • Reaching an altered state without the psychedelics
  • Creating spaces for yourself and others
  •  Using technology for the good of humanity
  • Taking the time to integrate psychedelics experiences
  • Collaborative creativity
  • Finding discomfort
  • Ketamine therapy with Nue.Life
  • Kyle’s daily routine (which isn’t loaded with tech)
  • Humility in leadership
  • Dear future…

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠 

“A big entrepreneurial trap is trying to figure out how to do everything yourself and be the CEO and run everything right off the bat.”

“If you have to ask if you’re too comfortable then you probably are.” 

“It’s just living the purpose and living the mission and being able to exemplify that, not brag about it, just radiate it. Not even tell I spent five minutes in the cold plunge at 32 degrees to start my day but clearly emanating that experience throughout the day with the passion and motivation.”

“Ultimately it’s down to what’s the little mundane day to day task you continue to build on that then create how you show up in the world at such a higher level.”

How to connect with Lyle

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> On today’s show we meet with Lyle Maxson, a pioneer in transformative entertainment, who started his career as a creative director for some of the world’s largest music festivals, impacting thousands of people. Lyle is now involved with several projects, including GeniusX, a VR education platform, and Entheo Digital, a digital therapeutics company pursuing FDA clearance. 

Lyle joins us from his biohacking dojo to talk creativity, daily routine, psychedelics, leadership, humility, cold plunge, reaching altered states without psychedelics, ketamine therapy, new earth architects, tech for good, and the future of humanity. Wow!

💡Highlights💡

  • What does a new earth architect do?
  • Technodelics
  • Reaching an altered state without the psychedelics
  • Creating spaces for yourself and others
  •  Using technology for the good of humanity
  • Taking the time to integrate psychedelics experiences
  • Collaborative creativity
  • Finding discomfort
  • Ketamine therapy with Nue.Life
  • Kyle’s daily routine (which isn’t loaded with tech)
  • Humility in leadership
  • Dear future…

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠 

“A big entrepreneurial trap is trying to figure out how to do everything yourself and be the CEO and run everything right off the bat.”

“If you have to ask if you’re too comfortable then you probably are.” 

“It’s just living the purpose and living the mission and being able to exemplify that, not brag about it, just radiate it. Not even tell I spent five minutes in the cold plunge at 32 degrees to start my day but clearly emanating that experience throughout the day with the passion and motivation.”

“Ultimately it’s down to what’s the little mundane day to day task you continue to build on that then create how you show up in the world at such a higher level.”

How to connect with Lyle

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-9960009 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:00:00 -0500 4086 1 7 full true Leadershipedelics S1E6 - David Drapkin from Psychedelics Today comes out of the psychedelic closet Leadershipedelics S1E6 - David Drapkin from Psychedelics Today comes out of the psychedelic closet Today we meet with David Drapkin 🕺

David is the director of operations and strategic growth at Psychedelics Today. He is a licensed clinical social worker and seasoned mental health and addiction practitioner with over 15 years in front-line clinical and leadership roles within healthcare. David is a fierce advocate for evidence-based, equitable and accessible behavioral health services. He envisions a future where psychedelics play a central role in redefining true wellness.

In this episode David comes out of the psychedelic closet and shares his whole self and spiritual journey, from his early days in England to his travels around the world, from his vision quest in the desert of Israel to magic mushrooms in New Zealand, from a life-changing electrocution to being a father of two, from a Buddhist monastery to leadership insights. And if that wasn’t enough, we end the discussion talking about the new 12-month psychedelic therapy and integration certification program offered by Psychedelics Today.

💡Highlights💡

  • Yoga, chocolate, and dancing.
  • David’s experiences with psychedelics and other spiritual experiences.
  • Reconnecting with ancestors and their trauma.
  •  The schoolteacher that changed David’s life.
  • A spiritual electrocution that lead to a new road.
  • The importance of walking in nature for personal wellness.
  • Fasting in New Zealand, vision quest in the desert of Israel.
  • The lost art of storytelling.
  • Being a dad as the most transformational experience.
  • Authentic and caring leadership.
  • Opportunities for healthcare system + mental health + psychedelics.
  • Psychedelics Today’s new 12-month certification program: https://www.vitalpsychedelictraining.com/

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠 

  • “I had assumed a personality almost like a character.”
  • “For about 15 seconds it electrocuted me, I could feel my heart and my veins, just kind of pumping up with electricity, and about to explode and a little voice said you’re going to die and then it said stop fighting it you’re dead and as soon as that part of me allowed that to be true and accept it, the heater exploded between flames and sparks and flung itself 180 deg opposite and made a dent in the wall. I was standing there, and I was alive, and it was the best experience I ever had.”
  •  During his vision quest in desert of Israel: “I felt my ancestors flow through me and come back to me”
  • About parenting: “Being a father is a mirror every day.”
  • As a dad, what are some of the things to help you kids blossom?
    “Saying I love you a stupid amount of time every day and give hugs and cuddle as much as I can.”
  •  ­­“The concept of leadership is being able to meet with people in an authentic way and how to encourage other people to be authentic.”
  •  “I believe whatever business you’re in, if you’re leader, you have responsibility for your employees, your team’s mental health, for their wellness, to really know them and what’s going on.”

How to connect with David

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Today we meet with David Drapkin 🕺

David is the director of operations and strategic growth at Psychedelics Today. He is a licensed clinical social worker and seasoned mental health and addiction practitioner with over 15 years in front-line clinical and leadership roles within healthcare. David is a fierce advocate for evidence-based, equitable and accessible behavioral health services. He envisions a future where psychedelics play a central role in redefining true wellness.

In this episode David comes out of the psychedelic closet and shares his whole self and spiritual journey, from his early days in England to his travels around the world, from his vision quest in the desert of Israel to magic mushrooms in New Zealand, from a life-changing electrocution to being a father of two, from a Buddhist monastery to leadership insights. And if that wasn’t enough, we end the discussion talking about the new 12-month psychedelic therapy and integration certification program offered by Psychedelics Today.

💡Highlights💡

  • Yoga, chocolate, and dancing.
  • David’s experiences with psychedelics and other spiritual experiences.
  • Reconnecting with ancestors and their trauma.
  •  The schoolteacher that changed David’s life.
  • A spiritual electrocution that lead to a new road.
  • The importance of walking in nature for personal wellness.
  • Fasting in New Zealand, vision quest in the desert of Israel.
  • The lost art of storytelling.
  • Being a dad as the most transformational experience.
  • Authentic and caring leadership.
  • Opportunities for healthcare system + mental health + psychedelics.
  • Psychedelics Today’s new 12-month certification program: https://www.vitalpsychedelictraining.com/

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠 

  • “I had assumed a personality almost like a character.”
  • “For about 15 seconds it electrocuted me, I could feel my heart and my veins, just kind of pumping up with electricity, and about to explode and a little voice said you’re going to die and then it said stop fighting it you’re dead and as soon as that part of me allowed that to be true and accept it, the heater exploded between flames and sparks and flung itself 180 deg opposite and made a dent in the wall. I was standing there, and I was alive, and it was the best experience I ever had.”
  •  During his vision quest in desert of Israel: “I felt my ancestors flow through me and come back to me”
  • About parenting: “Being a father is a mirror every day.”
  • As a dad, what are some of the things to help you kids blossom?
    “Saying I love you a stupid amount of time every day and give hugs and cuddle as much as I can.”
  •  ­­“The concept of leadership is being able to meet with people in an authentic way and how to encourage other people to be authentic.”
  •  “I believe whatever business you’re in, if you’re leader, you have responsibility for your employees, your team’s mental health, for their wellness, to really know them and what’s going on.”

How to connect with David

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-9917407 Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:00:00 -0500 4701 1 6 full true Leadershipedelics S1E5 - Ryan McMinn, ex-Microsoft Head of Product for OneNote Leadershipedelics S1E5 - Ryan McMinn, ex-Microsoft Head of Product for OneNote What do you get when two ex-Microsoft guys get together (in-person, not zoom) to talk about psychedelics, building products, and the corporate world? You get this awesome episode with Ryan McMinn! 🕺

Up until the end of last year, Ryan was the head of product for Microsoft OneNote. He started his career in the music business during the first dot com boom. Then as bankruptcy hit that startup, he started another one and was eventually recruited by Microsoft. He spent time on Microsoft Access, Xbox, Skype, and eventually found his way to OneNote where he spent the last 5 years as its head of product.

 We discuss insights gained from his early use of psychedelics and how he applies them to helping others, building products, and making sense of it all. We cover the importance of belonging, creating a space for yourself and your team, and knowing when you are in a place that doesn’t nourish your soul. We exchange notes about our experiences at Microsoft and we don’t hold back.

This one is not to be missed whether you’re interested in psychedelics, building products, or Microsoft. You can also watch the in-person interview on our new YouTube channel.

💡Highlights💡

  •  Seeing through social dynamics
  • Belonging in the workplace and the fear of being cast out
  • Creativity and technology
  • Coming to terms with spaces that don’t nourish your soul
  • Teaching the concept of multiple truths
  • The culture of not enough in public companies
  • Insights from going from an individual contributor to a lead
  • Helping people create a space for themselves
  • Supporting initiatives that benefit in non-measurable ways
  • The religion of OKR’s (Objective Key Results)
  • The illusion of bottom-up vs. the reality of running a business
  • Teaming up with people you’ve met in previous lives

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠 

 “We’re always playing this game of trying to understand what the right projection is within this group and how we get closer to that.”

 “You can’t cling to either world but what I see at work is a lot of people clinging to this world.”

 “What’s next, what’s more. And you realize that it doesn’t matter what milestone you hit, it’s a culture, and the culture is more is better and that’s an endless culture. There is no Enough.” 

 “The gift this role has given me is it allowed me into a room that I previously wasn’t able to go into. And when I went in that room, I found people who were very upset they weren’t in control of anything, and they worked for people who weren’t in control of anything, and it just went all the way up.” 

“We are at this moment in time, where groups of company are completely unaware to the extent at which their tools affect people because we’re moving faster than our brains and people can keep up.”

 “There are two heads of product inside a company, there are some with a vision, and there are some with a backlog.”

How to connect with Ryan

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> What do you get when two ex-Microsoft guys get together (in-person, not zoom) to talk about psychedelics, building products, and the corporate world? You get this awesome episode with Ryan McMinn! 🕺

Up until the end of last year, Ryan was the head of product for Microsoft OneNote. He started his career in the music business during the first dot com boom. Then as bankruptcy hit that startup, he started another one and was eventually recruited by Microsoft. He spent time on Microsoft Access, Xbox, Skype, and eventually found his way to OneNote where he spent the last 5 years as its head of product.

 We discuss insights gained from his early use of psychedelics and how he applies them to helping others, building products, and making sense of it all. We cover the importance of belonging, creating a space for yourself and your team, and knowing when you are in a place that doesn’t nourish your soul. We exchange notes about our experiences at Microsoft and we don’t hold back.

This one is not to be missed whether you’re interested in psychedelics, building products, or Microsoft. You can also watch the in-person interview on our new YouTube channel.

💡Highlights💡

  •  Seeing through social dynamics
  • Belonging in the workplace and the fear of being cast out
  • Creativity and technology
  • Coming to terms with spaces that don’t nourish your soul
  • Teaching the concept of multiple truths
  • The culture of not enough in public companies
  • Insights from going from an individual contributor to a lead
  • Helping people create a space for themselves
  • Supporting initiatives that benefit in non-measurable ways
  • The religion of OKR’s (Objective Key Results)
  • The illusion of bottom-up vs. the reality of running a business
  • Teaming up with people you’ve met in previous lives

🧠Memorable Quotes 🧠 

 “We’re always playing this game of trying to understand what the right projection is within this group and how we get closer to that.”

 “You can’t cling to either world but what I see at work is a lot of people clinging to this world.”

 “What’s next, what’s more. And you realize that it doesn’t matter what milestone you hit, it’s a culture, and the culture is more is better and that’s an endless culture. There is no Enough.” 

 “The gift this role has given me is it allowed me into a room that I previously wasn’t able to go into. And when I went in that room, I found people who were very upset they weren’t in control of anything, and they worked for people who weren’t in control of anything, and it just went all the way up.” 

“We are at this moment in time, where groups of company are completely unaware to the extent at which their tools affect people because we’re moving faster than our brains and people can keep up.”

 “There are two heads of product inside a company, there are some with a vision, and there are some with a backlog.”

How to connect with Ryan

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-9883604 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 19:00:00 -0500 5239 1 5 full true Leadershipedelics S1E4 - Carlos Tanner, Understanding Reality, Leadership, and Working With Plant Medicine Leadershipedelics S1E4 - Carlos Tanner, Understanding Reality, Leadership, and Working With Plant Medicine In this episode we meet with Carlos Tanner!

Carlos is an American living in Peru who has been studying the science of Ayahuasca and plant medicine in the Amazon Rainforest since 2003. He is the program director for the Ayahuasca Foundation and organizes healing retreats and educational courses with indigenous healers for people in need of healing or people who are interested in learning the ancestral healing traditions of the Amazon Rainforest.

In our conversation, we talk about his early life in activism, the car crash and the Ayahuasca ceremony that changed his life, the power of consciousness, our understanding of reality, the role of faith in leadership, ayahuasca research, and upcoming certification programs. 

Highlights

  • The car crash and the Ayahuasca experience that changed his life. 
  • Adopting a process-focused paradigm vs. a substance-focused paradigm.
  • The power of consciousness in working with plant medicine.
  • The trinity of preparation, participation, and integration, and the role they play.
  • Evolving our understanding of reality to help us gain more influence over our goals.
  • The role of faith in leadership.
  • Ayahuasca research.
  • Upcoming certification program.
  • Empowering people to be their own healers.

Memorable Quotes

“It is our perspective that actually determines what we call reality more than anything else, and how we interpret our experiences is actually what we remember as the truth not the experience itself.”

“Shamanism is a science that is the mastery of using a substance so that you optimize what that substance does to achieve the goals that you have and so we don’t really have that when it comes to alcohol and marijuana and unfortunately it’s not even a part of our paradigm to recognize that.” 

“Preparation is a very unique and personal thing.” 

“If we can understand how we form our reality, then we can hopefully gain more influence over the goals that we have to lead healthier and happy lives.”

“It is not what’s inside the seed that determines how well it grows, it is everything outside the seed that determines how well it grows.”

About Carlos Tanner: Carlos currently works as the program director for the Ayahuasca Foundation, a non-profit organization he began in 2009 based out of Iquitos, Peru. He organizes healing retreats and educational courses with authentic indigenous healers, called curanderos, to help people in need of healing anything from depression to cancer or who are interested in learning the ancestral healing traditions of the Amazon Rainforest.

In 2017 Carlos opened the Riosbo Ayahuasca Research Center, a modern facility located inside the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve. The research there was recently published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry demonstrating that attending an ayahuasca retreat can produce epigenetic changes and significantly reduce depression and anxiety. Research continues at the center and will now include studying chronic pain, PTSD, and changes to the gut biome as a result of attending an ayahuasca retreat.

How to connect with Carlos and his work

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> In this episode we meet with Carlos Tanner!

Carlos is an American living in Peru who has been studying the science of Ayahuasca and plant medicine in the Amazon Rainforest since 2003. He is the program director for the Ayahuasca Foundation and organizes healing retreats and educational courses with indigenous healers for people in need of healing or people who are interested in learning the ancestral healing traditions of the Amazon Rainforest.

In our conversation, we talk about his early life in activism, the car crash and the Ayahuasca ceremony that changed his life, the power of consciousness, our understanding of reality, the role of faith in leadership, ayahuasca research, and upcoming certification programs. 

Highlights

  • The car crash and the Ayahuasca experience that changed his life. 
  • Adopting a process-focused paradigm vs. a substance-focused paradigm.
  • The power of consciousness in working with plant medicine.
  • The trinity of preparation, participation, and integration, and the role they play.
  • Evolving our understanding of reality to help us gain more influence over our goals.
  • The role of faith in leadership.
  • Ayahuasca research.
  • Upcoming certification program.
  • Empowering people to be their own healers.

Memorable Quotes

“It is our perspective that actually determines what we call reality more than anything else, and how we interpret our experiences is actually what we remember as the truth not the experience itself.”

“Shamanism is a science that is the mastery of using a substance so that you optimize what that substance does to achieve the goals that you have and so we don’t really have that when it comes to alcohol and marijuana and unfortunately it’s not even a part of our paradigm to recognize that.” 

“Preparation is a very unique and personal thing.” 

“If we can understand how we form our reality, then we can hopefully gain more influence over the goals that we have to lead healthier and happy lives.”

“It is not what’s inside the seed that determines how well it grows, it is everything outside the seed that determines how well it grows.”

About Carlos Tanner: Carlos currently works as the program director for the Ayahuasca Foundation, a non-profit organization he began in 2009 based out of Iquitos, Peru. He organizes healing retreats and educational courses with authentic indigenous healers, called curanderos, to help people in need of healing anything from depression to cancer or who are interested in learning the ancestral healing traditions of the Amazon Rainforest.

In 2017 Carlos opened the Riosbo Ayahuasca Research Center, a modern facility located inside the Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve. The research there was recently published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry demonstrating that attending an ayahuasca retreat can produce epigenetic changes and significantly reduce depression and anxiety. Research continues at the center and will now include studying chronic pain, PTSD, and changes to the gut biome as a result of attending an ayahuasca retreat.

How to connect with Carlos and his work

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-9844456 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:00:00 -0500 3845 1 4 full true Leadershipedelics S1E3 - Rob Kalwarowsky, the Corporate Ladder's Mental Health Toll Leadershipedelics S1E3 - Rob Kalwarowsky, the Corporate Ladder's Mental Health Toll In this episode we meet with Rob Kalwarowsky!

Rob is on a mission to spread the message of people-centric leadership and the importance of mental health throughout the world. Rob is a Fearless Organization Practitioner and an Elite High Performance leadership coach. Before transitioning into leadership, Rob spent over 10 years as an engineer within mining, oil pipelines, and consulting in heavy industry.  Rob is also the co-host of the Leadership Launchpad Project and the Dismantling the High-Performance Narrative podcasts. Rob graduated from MIT with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Management, he was also a competitive water polo athlete and played on the Canadian National Water Polo team.

Highlights

  • Rob’s journey from competitive sports to climbing the corporate ladder.
  • The toll of that journey on his mental health. 
  • Rob's experience with various therapies from EMDR to Ketamine therapy.
  • The positive impact of ketamine therapy on Rob, his coaching work, and his life.
  • The importance of truly valuing ourselves and the people around us.
  • Rob's approach to leadership and how he helps others via coaching.

Memorable quotes

“I had done 15 different medications with regular doctor and psychiatrist, and I had basically given up, that’s when I started looking at psychedelics.”

“I really do believe psychedelics gave me the perspective where you can see the world for what it is. You can see that your value as a person isn’t tied to the job that you have.”

“We need to change how we’re leading. We need to lean into people and lean into empathy and shared trust.”

“We need to start truly valuing ourselves and valuing the people around us. And you can only get there through empathy and it starts with changing your perspective and being able to step in and being able to be vulnerable with yourself first. And that’s when you can give that to other people.”

How to connect with Rob

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> In this episode we meet with Rob Kalwarowsky!

Rob is on a mission to spread the message of people-centric leadership and the importance of mental health throughout the world. Rob is a Fearless Organization Practitioner and an Elite High Performance leadership coach. Before transitioning into leadership, Rob spent over 10 years as an engineer within mining, oil pipelines, and consulting in heavy industry.  Rob is also the co-host of the Leadership Launchpad Project and the Dismantling the High-Performance Narrative podcasts. Rob graduated from MIT with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Management, he was also a competitive water polo athlete and played on the Canadian National Water Polo team.

Highlights

  • Rob’s journey from competitive sports to climbing the corporate ladder.
  • The toll of that journey on his mental health. 
  • Rob's experience with various therapies from EMDR to Ketamine therapy.
  • The positive impact of ketamine therapy on Rob, his coaching work, and his life.
  • The importance of truly valuing ourselves and the people around us.
  • Rob's approach to leadership and how he helps others via coaching.

Memorable quotes

“I had done 15 different medications with regular doctor and psychiatrist, and I had basically given up, that’s when I started looking at psychedelics.”

“I really do believe psychedelics gave me the perspective where you can see the world for what it is. You can see that your value as a person isn’t tied to the job that you have.”

“We need to change how we’re leading. We need to lean into people and lean into empathy and shared trust.”

“We need to start truly valuing ourselves and valuing the people around us. And you can only get there through empathy and it starts with changing your perspective and being able to step in and being able to be vulnerable with yourself first. And that’s when you can give that to other people.”

How to connect with Rob

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-9777188 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 19:00:00 -0500 3532 1 3 full true Leadershipedelics S1E2 - Marik Hazan From Early Advocacy Work to Heading a Psychedelic Fund Leadershipedelics S1E2 - Marik Hazan From Early Advocacy Work to Heading a Psychedelic Fund Marik Hazan from Tabula Rasa Ventures

In this episode we meet with Marik Hazan, the founder and CEO of Tabula Rasa Ventures, an incubator, accelerator and fund focused on transforming the landscape for mental health using legal psychedelics. Marik is an engineer and advocate who has worked across “counter culture” industries, who led marketing and growth for many of Silicon Valley’s top startups. He holds an MBA from the Yale school of management  and helped develop the Yale school of management entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Key highlights 

  • His advocacy work from an early age
  • His narrative-breaking experiences and their impact
  • What drives him, his approach to leadership, his vision for the future
  • The need for openness in leadership
  • The influence of psychedelics on creativity
  • The need for community after a psychedelic experience
  • The connection between the pentatonic scale, indigenous songs, and nature
  • A story about Steve Jobs and approaching creativity
  • His upcoming book "our trip together"

Connecting with Marik Hazan 

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Marik Hazan from Tabula Rasa Ventures

In this episode we meet with Marik Hazan, the founder and CEO of Tabula Rasa Ventures, an incubator, accelerator and fund focused on transforming the landscape for mental health using legal psychedelics. Marik is an engineer and advocate who has worked across “counter culture” industries, who led marketing and growth for many of Silicon Valley’s top startups. He holds an MBA from the Yale school of management  and helped develop the Yale school of management entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Key highlights 

  • His advocacy work from an early age
  • His narrative-breaking experiences and their impact
  • What drives him, his approach to leadership, his vision for the future
  • The need for openness in leadership
  • The influence of psychedelics on creativity
  • The need for community after a psychedelic experience
  • The connection between the pentatonic scale, indigenous songs, and nature
  • A story about Steve Jobs and approaching creativity
  • His upcoming book "our trip together"

Connecting with Marik Hazan 

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-9728735 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:00:00 -0500 2678 1 2 full true Leadershipedelics S1E1 - Luc Van Poelje From Internet Startups to Helping Veterans Leadershipedelics S1E1 - Luc Van Poelje From Internet Startups to Helping Veterans Luc Van Poelje from Psychedelic Insights 

In this episode we connect with Luc Van Poelje, the founder of Psychedelic Insights.  Luc is a psychedelic guide, working with high dose psilocybin truffles. Based out of Amsterdam, he ran 2 different psychedelic retreat centers and is setting up his 3rd one this year. He is a Royal Netherlands Marine Corps veteran, internet startup entrepreneur, a passionate plant medicine advocate and he is a proud dad to his daughter Sam.

Key highlights 

  • Luc's 1st experience with Ayahuasca and the impact on his life.
  • His journey to follow his heart and how it unfolded.
  • His work with the ministry of defense in Netherlands to create a program to help veterans.
  • His relationship with nature and how he brings this into his work.
  • What he has learned from working with over 300 clients.
  • His perspective on leadership in the world and on legalization of psychedelics.

 Memorable quotes 

  • “Control is an illusion, so what are you afraid of losing?”
  • “I had to sit through all scenarios I came up with to realize Love was the answer.”
  • “It is a secret of human existence that we have this door inside of us we can access.”
  • “Ayahuasca showed me they were just ego dreams."
  • “It is really deep psychological work and you'll really have to face a mirror...”
  • "What is lacking (in leadership) today is authenticity."
  • "It wasn't science that put psychedelics in the sin-bin it was politics, so politics can take it out."
  • "Psychedelics allow for more authentic leadership."
  • "Leadership isn't someone who leads the way, it's someone who is between others."

How to connect with Luc Van Poelje and links mentioned in the show 

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Luc Van Poelje from Psychedelic Insights 

In this episode we connect with Luc Van Poelje, the founder of Psychedelic Insights.  Luc is a psychedelic guide, working with high dose psilocybin truffles. Based out of Amsterdam, he ran 2 different psychedelic retreat centers and is setting up his 3rd one this year. He is a Royal Netherlands Marine Corps veteran, internet startup entrepreneur, a passionate plant medicine advocate and he is a proud dad to his daughter Sam.

Key highlights 

  • Luc's 1st experience with Ayahuasca and the impact on his life.
  • His journey to follow his heart and how it unfolded.
  • His work with the ministry of defense in Netherlands to create a program to help veterans.
  • His relationship with nature and how he brings this into his work.
  • What he has learned from working with over 300 clients.
  • His perspective on leadership in the world and on legalization of psychedelics.

 Memorable quotes 

  • “Control is an illusion, so what are you afraid of losing?”
  • “I had to sit through all scenarios I came up with to realize Love was the answer.”
  • “It is a secret of human existence that we have this door inside of us we can access.”
  • “Ayahuasca showed me they were just ego dreams."
  • “It is really deep psychological work and you'll really have to face a mirror...”
  • "What is lacking (in leadership) today is authenticity."
  • "It wasn't science that put psychedelics in the sin-bin it was politics, so politics can take it out."
  • "Psychedelics allow for more authentic leadership."
  • "Leadership isn't someone who leads the way, it's someone who is between others."

How to connect with Luc Van Poelje and links mentioned in the show 

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Sebastien Buzzsprout-9687765 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 17:00:00 -0500 5524 1 1 full true Leadershipedelics - The Story Behind Leadershipedelics Leadershipedelics - The Story Behind Leadershipedelics Leadershipedelics episode 0 – The story behind Leadershipedelics  

In this episode Rob Kalwarowsky guest hosts to interview Sébastien Fouillade, the host of Leadershipedelics.  Learn about Sébastien’s story, his experience walking between two worlds, and his motivation behind Leadershipedelics.

Key highlights 

  • The dual meaning behind Leadershipedelics.
  • The influence psychedelics have had on leaders and the world we live in.
  • The boxes we build for ourselves.
  • Knowledge transfer vs. “feeling” transfer
  • We don’t know where we are until we do the deep inner work.
  • The importance of living your truth.
  • Our potential to create an amazing world.
  • Helping people experience what they can be and giving them control back.

 Memorable quotes 

 “Sometimes you have to stop questioning and you need to trust the Universe rather than trying to take it apart. Eventually if you keep trying to take it apart, you’ll break it.”

 “Psychedelics have helped me see what is on the other side of what I’ve been programmed to experience.”

 “If you want to break the patterns of the past, it doesn’t start with your children, it starts with you.”

Guest host: Rob Kalwarowsky 

About Leadershipedelics  

]]> Leadershipedelics episode 0 – The story behind Leadershipedelics  

In this episode Rob Kalwarowsky guest hosts to interview Sébastien Fouillade, the host of Leadershipedelics.  Learn about Sébastien’s story, his experience walking between two worlds, and his motivation behind Leadershipedelics.

Key highlights 

  • The dual meaning behind Leadershipedelics.
  • The influence psychedelics have had on leaders and the world we live in.
  • The boxes we build for ourselves.
  • Knowledge transfer vs. “feeling” transfer
  • We don’t know where we are until we do the deep inner work.
  • The importance of living your truth.
  • Our potential to create an amazing world.
  • Helping people experience what they can be and giving them control back.

 Memorable quotes 

 “Sometimes you have to stop questioning and you need to trust the Universe rather than trying to take it apart. Eventually if you keep trying to take it apart, you’ll break it.”

 “Psychedelics have helped me see what is on the other side of what I’ve been programmed to experience.”

 “If you want to break the patterns of the past, it doesn’t start with your children, it starts with you.”

Guest host: Rob Kalwarowsky 

About Leadershipedelics  

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