006: Running, Sobriety and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy with Charlie Engle

Charlie Engle shares his inspiring story of smoking crack for six days straight to go on to run 35 marathons in his first three years of recovery. Charlie became the top ultra-marathon runner in the world and ran over 5,000 miles across Africa. In this episode, Charlie opens up for the first time about his experiences with psychedelic-assisted therapy.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• The entrepreneurial mindset
• Alcohol became a reliable friend
• Sobriety and running
• No one is coming to save you
• Running the Sahara
• Doing federal prison time
• Running 31 hours to celebrate 31 years sober
• My addictive, obsessive behavior is the best part of me
• Ketamine assisted-therapy with veterans
• Charlie’s own healing journey with psychedelic-assisted therapy
• Curiosity is what drives me
• Am I still sober?

 

Work with Charlie Engle:

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Instagram: @charlieengle

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