Candid Conversations by Cultivating Connections

I've been getting a lot of questions on social media asking me about what the psychedelic experience provided me with, and questions about how it helped changed my behaviors and views on life. So I decided to record a 15 minute episode where I talk about it in depth, and go over what else has helped me get off and stay off illicit drugs. Thank you for listening!

I missed the ritual this week and wasn’t sure how it would affect me. Honestly, it was a blessing simply for the fact that I learned how much this ritual provides for me.  We also want to let people know that if you have a story you'd like to share, a story about mental health, addiction, depression, or psychedelics, that we would love to have you on our podcast to talk about it. Please send us an email at [email protected]. Thank you for listening!

Ryan missed our ritual this Sunday and we talk a bit about how that has affected us, we also talk about how important rite of passage is for the transformation of one's life, especially when confronting adulthood. If we can get our society to understand how important rite of passage is and if we can educate the youth about it, then we believe it could be massively impactful in the way of the world, and for everyone's future.

We talk about the human relationship with altered states of consciousness, wether endogenous or exogenous. This weekend we took part in a cold water immersion, with breathing techniques that gave us introspection to the capabilities we as humans have. 

Today we discuss the power of ritual, and we talk about why people in todays society don't incorporate rituals into their lives more often. We also talk about the impact it has had on both our lives and the lives of people connected to us.

In this episode we get a new addition to the podcast, our dad an M.D. Psychiatrist who will be a consistent member on our podcast in the future. In this episode we get his perspective on how our ritual has affected his life, and talk about an experience in our ritual that was transformative for him and us all, thank you for listening.

We talk about relapse and the state of mind one can be in before they make the decision to relapse, in this case it is conveyed through Rory's own personal experience. 

Religion is quite possibly the most powerful tool humans have ever created. It has empowered us to build cities, empires, and modern day as we know it. We all have a choice to use this tool. But should we? 

In Podcast number 7, We talk about accepting our responsibility to heal/change ourselves and how reliying on external sources handicaps our ability to do so

Check out this recording of Ryan and I talking about death and experiencing the overwhelming fear that literally took over and obliterated our ego, and how we are going to find value in it.