Air-Check Your Life

LFPWLI: Stuart Preston, Psychedelics for Healing After Losing a Child 

TW: suicide, mention of molestation, eating disorder,  and addiction

In this episode, Mathew and Stuart discuss the shift in reality he experienced before the officer even finished explaining that his son had completed suicide. Stuart tells us about his relationship with his son Ian, why his suicide was a complete surprise, and how they are keeping his memory alive today. They also talk about the research into setting and dosage Stuart has done on his journey with various psychedelics over the years including psilocybin, ayahuasca, LSD, peyote, and DMT. 

Stuart Preston is not a therapist, not a psychologist, and not here to claim Psychedelics are for everyone. He is here to recount what worked for him to anyone dealing with the loss of a child, struggling with suicidal thoughts, and feeling trapped by the stigma. Stuart grew up as the son of a DEA agent during the war on drugs. However, after he lost his own son seven years ago Stuart tried psychedelics for the first time and found peace and freedom from attachment he didn’t know was possible. Stuart is now on a mission to break the stigmas around mental health and the psychedelics that helped get him centered and get back on track after his whole life was changed.

““I have had to let go of my emotional attachment to Ians physical presence, and I’ve had to learn to live with him in memory, in love, and in spirit.”

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• Some of the physical effects of psychedelics

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Ian Preston Memorial Facebook

Resources: 

• CompleteBadass.com

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

In this episode, Mathew and Randall discuss what he saw and experienced as an officer investigating child crimes, the impact it had on him, the various therapies he has tried, and the ways society could be dealing with these issues in a much better way.

Randall Snyder is an experienced educator with 7 years of teaching at Arizona State University and over 15 years of professional training covering law enforcement topics. He was a law enforcement officer for over 20 years with 10 of them devoted to child crimes investigations, including internet Crimes Against Children. Randall is now using what he saw and experienced as a first responder to advocate and raise awareness around these issues.

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• What parents can do to help their children be safer in cyberspaces

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Randall Snyder’s Website 

Resources:

• Randall’s book - Cyber Creeps: Real-Life Investigations of Internet Crimes Against Children

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

In this episode, Mathew and Joya discuss the science behind generational trauma, how trauma healing is forgiveness work, the benefits of a sound bath, how sound bath differs from other methods of healing work, and what makes Joya’s sound work even more unique. We also hear from Annie, a friend and client of Joya’s, as she receives a sound bath from Joya.  The link to her event on the 22nd of Jan is below. Hope to see you there.

Joya Sosnowski is a Spiritual Psychology Coach, Sound Healer, and Certified Mindfulness Trainer who is on a mission to liberate people from the low vibrations of ego suffering with sound healing. 

“The brain seeks to answer the questions you ask it.”

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• The benefits of live music and the healing power of collective experience

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Joya on Instagram

Resources: 

• Vibologie.com

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

LFPWLI: Tim Curran, How Yoga, Awareness, and Intention can Transform Your Life

In this episode, Mathew and Tim discuss the different types of yoga, common terms, and why we need to destigmatize using props in our practice. Tim opens up about not liking who he saw in the mirror, deciding to do something about it, and how therapy, meditation, journaling, and yoga helped him through that transitional time. 

Tim Curran is a Yogi through and through. He is a certified yoga teacher, a self-improvement seeker, and is on a mission to live a Yogic life in the 21st century. Tim went to his first class after losing a bet and his life has never been the same. 

"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” –The Bhagavad Gita

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• What Yoga did for Tim and why he needed it so much

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Tim Curran Yoga

Resources: 

• Mel Robbins

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

LFPWLI: Danielle Dickshinski, Surviving Incest and Thriving After Trauma 

In this episode, Mathew, and Danielle discuss her experience as an incest survivor, how she repressed and regained her memories of abuse, her relationship with her father in his passing, and the generational cycles she is breaking.

Danielle Dickshinski is a Licensed Acupuncturist, certified Reiki Master, Herbalist, and Trauma Support Specialist. She owns and practices at Thriving with Eastern Medicine & Acupuncture located in Logan, Utah where she helps others regain their power, find their voice, and learn how to thrive.

“I don't need to forgive him because I did nothing wrong. I need to learn to have inner peace with myself with everything I went through.”

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• How being an incest survivor impacts Danielle’s relationships with her partner and her children

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Thriving with Eastern Medicine and Acupuncture

Resources: 

• Survivors of Incest Anonymous

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

LFPWLI: Anna Seewald, Living Through Loss and Action Steps for Healing  

In this episode, Mathew, and Anna discuss how experiencing loss changes who you are, the importance of radical self-care, and how you truly are in control of how you feel. By embracing the power of relationships, being in nature, journaling, and moving her body Anna has developed emotionally flexible, deep empathy, and eternal gratefulness for life.

Anna Seewald was 13 years old when the earthquake struck Armenia killing about 60,000 people, including her mother, cousin, friends, teachers, and relatives. Anna recounts the surreal chaos of the day her life changed forever, how it shaped her views on human nature, and what she has learned about herself in the wake of tragedy.

“There are no sure things in life. It's unpredictable and uncertain. So you have to enjoy and be present here and now, today.”

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• Difference between losing a parent as a child versus as an adult

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Anna Seewald on Facebook

Resources: 

• Authentic Parenting Podcast

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

LFWPLI: Angela Pugh, Creating a New Life after Alcoholism 

In this episode, Mathew and Angela discuss what led her to getting sober and what made it stick, the empowerment that follows taking personal responsibility, and the work she is doing with other addicts that are ready to create a new life for themselves. 

Angela Pugh is the Host of Addiction Unlimited Podcast who teaches people that getting sober requires more than just not drinking. There has to be a lifestyle change.

“Connection is what will squash addiction.”

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• Advice for people in different stages of their addiction

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Angelapugh.com

Resources: 

• Addiction Unlimited Podcast

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

LFWPLI: Dr. Scott Cloutier, Allowing Yourself to Create Happiness with Universal Connection 

In this episode, Mathew and Scott discuss how connecting to nature shifts your perspective on life, the beauty of finding connection through sports, and the difference between happiness that comes from pleasure and happiness that comes from purpose. 

Dr. Scott Cloutier is a spiritual life coach, applied shamanic practitioner & counselor, hypnotherapist, integrative healing arts practitioner, farmer, natural builder, and Assistant Professor at the School of Sustainability of Arizona State University. He is also a former Navy sailor and a basketball enthusiast who has a lot to teach us about what happiness is and how to manifest it for ourselves.

“Follow what lights your heart up.”

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• Why some people feel like they can’t connect

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures

Resources: 

• The Mask You Live In Documentary 

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

LFWPLI: Umar Kankiya, Developing a New Way to Parent as a Dope Black Dad

In this episode, Mathew and Umar discuss the differences and similarities of the struggles they experience as fathers and what it means to try to parent in a new way. Umar has always been one to challenge the status quo. As the first-generation son of Nigerian immigrant partners in the UK, he channels that determination into breaking generational trauma, creating a new way of doing things, and leaning into being a dope black dad for his two daughters.

Dope Black started in 2018 as a group message sent by founder Marvyn Harrison to his friends expressing that he was thinking of them and that he appreciated the work they did as fathers. He soon realized there was a need for connection and developed a network of communities aimed at creating a future where black people are better skilled, trained, and informed on the major issues and play a key part in the solution.

“It’s ok to mess up. It's just about how you deal with it and how you come back from that.”

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• How and why Dope Black was created and what they are doing to support people around the world 

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• Dope Black Dads on Instagram 

Resources: 

• Lori Motola's Episode on Journaling 

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

Mathew and Umar

LFWPLI: Larry Hagner, Practical Ways to Become the Parent and Spouse You Want to Be 

In this episode, Mathew and Larry discuss what it means to pursue Legendary Fatherhood and why, just like everything else, it takes practice to get good at it. Larry’s own father walked out on him twice but eventually, he moved on, graduated, got a good job, got married, and then realized he had become the kind of parent he never wanted to be. From that point on, he has dedicated himself to learning what it means to be a good father and husband who’s in it for the long run and is passing those skills on to others. 

“10 years ago I became the monster that I swore to protect my son against.”

In this episode, you'll hear: 

• Tools to create an environment where your kids feel safe talking to you

Follow the podcast: 

• Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h) 

Connect with the guest:

• https://www.facebook.com/TheDadEdge 

Resources: 

• https://thedadedge.com/ 

Connect with Mathew Blades: 

• Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades

* This podcast is not meant to serve as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, and is not a substitute for therapy.

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