Conversations With The Mind

Conversations With The Mind

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Conversations With The Mind episodes

  • Episode 95 - Jason Sienknecht - Mind at Large, The Addiction of Mental Illness, Sacred Texts & Poetry

    On today's fantabulous episode of the Conversations With the Mind Podcast, we speak with good friend, fellow Ketamine Therapist, and long-time explorer of Consciousness, Jason Sienknecht.  Wow, what an amazing show this was as we delved into the deep recesses of our individual and collective consciousness.  Jason reflects on his years of experience as a psychonaut exploring his and others' consciousness and he shares some of his most transformative stories of his journeys.  I ask Jason about his experience being a twin and if there are any instances of "strange happenings" between them through their shared genetic connections.  We talk about the modern addiction to mental illnesses in our Western Societies and how it is perpetuating continued individual and collective suffering at some of the greatest levels we've seen in history.  And lastly, Jason shares with us his passion for sacred texts and poetry and how it has helped him in his life for deeper self-understanding.

    www.wholeness.com

    www.pratigroup.org

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page 

    2 hr 37 min
  • Episode 94 - Nicole Blanchette - Combat Athlete Research, Overcoming Sport Injuries through Sport Psychology, Community Neurosis

    You're going to love this new episode of the Conversations With The Mind Podcast!!! Today we interview Nicole Blanchette, a PhD student working in the fields of clinical mental health and sport and performance psychology.  We talk about her current research project focusing on female combat athletes.  Nicole tells us about her more than 10 year experience with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai and her challenges in overcoming a double hip injury as well as other challenges.  We discuss her experience as a therapist both in New York City and how it compares to therapy work in a small town community and the possible factors underlying heightened numbers of mental illness in bigger cities.  What a fascinating conversation.  Thank you Nicole for sharing your extensive wisdom and knowledge.

    Full Audio Version

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    2 hr 31 min
  • Episode 93 - Milena Casamassima - Self as Devine Collective Energy, Building Empathy Through Community, & Masculinity vs. Toxic Masculinity

    On today's award winning episode of the Conversations With The Mind Podcast, we speak with Milena Casamassima about her interests in Social Work and Public Health and how her interests have changed or been enhanced during the global pandemic.  We talk about different views and approaches towards COVID and the next phase of overcoming this virus.  She and I delve deep into our shared interest around drug policy reform, harm-reduction, and safe use sites as means to change our public perception of healthy drug use for our modern society.  We also dig into the idea of policing, not only for the drug war, but also in general and how policing is viewed and experienced differently by different groups of people in our country.  Lastly, i ask Milena about her opinions around the difference between healthy masculinity and toxic masculinity and we try to find a healthy pathway for everyone to embrace and promote healthy and productive manifestations of masculine energy in our changing world.  What a fun show!! Thanks Milena for joining us!

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    2 hr 20 min
  • Episode 92 - Dr. Jim Fadiman & Adam Bramlage - Your Symphony of Selves, Psychedelic Exploration in the 60s and 70s, and Psychedelics for Human Performance and Evolution

    On today's AMAZING episode of the Conversations With The Mind Podcast, we speak with esteemed guests Dr. Jim Fadiman and Adam Bramlage in a whirlwind of consciousness topics.  Jim tells us both stories about his life and of the world of psychedelics back in the 60's and 70's up until today.  Jim discusses his newest book about Consciousness and the Self. Adam talks to us about his collaborations with Jim in the realm of microdosing and his company Flo State micro.  We talk about the healing potentials of altered states and even more exciting, the potentials that these states of being have for enhancing our everyday performance and evolution as humans in our lifetimes.  We go deep in this one and cover so many fun topics. So grateful to share virtual space with these two innovators of the mind.    

    www.Mind-Ops.com  

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page  

    https://www.facebook.com/Flow-State-Micro-108772037547630/  

    https://www.jamesfadiman.com/  

    @Jfadiman on Twitter  

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fadiman  

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-fadiman-0b0733

    3 hr 2 min
  • Episode 91 - Dr. Matthew MacKenzie - A Philosophical Journey Through Consciousness, Living a Wise Life, & Embodied Luminosity

    On today's episode of the Conversations With The Mind Podcast I speak with my 'Metaphysics of the Self' professor at Colorado State University, Dr. Matthew MacKenzie.  Matt is the current Chair of the Philosophy Department at CSU and teaches a variety of interesting subjects including Metaphysics of the Self, Philosophy of the Mind, and takes much of his philosophical expertise from the Indian, Buddhist, and Contemporary Western Philosophical Traditions.  On today's show we discuss the Self and Consciousness at great depths and look at constructs such as; the Embodied Self, the Life-Mind Continuity Thesis, the Advaita Tradition of Indian Thought, and Emergence.  Matt talks with me about how he thinks 'Living a Wise Life' could look as a philosophy of living.  We parse out individualism and egoism and Matt tells me all about his upcoming book Embodied Luminosity which he is still writing and his personal philosophy of a multi-dimensional network-based self which is best explored through an interdisciplinary lens.  I hope you all enjoy this deep conversation and that you all find some value in the conversation.

    https://colostate.academia.edu/MatthewMacKenzie (for more of his publications)

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    3 hr 3 min
  • Episode 90 - Spencer Bath - America is Not the America You Think It Is, Deso-despair, Parasitic Magic

    Ready to go on a ride within the mind of Spencer Bath?  Well today on the show that is exactly what we do.  We talk about dozens of alternative theories on history as well as on today's events which I found very compelling to think about and consider.  We talk about the possibility that COVID and the way it is being handled is a planned action against the human population meant to divide and isolate us and prepare us for an ushering of further future restrictions.  We talk all things mind-control and dig into the history around this malicious practice as well as how it is possibly being used in today's world through parasitic magic.  Spencer delves into numerous topics that surround the potential of a 'great reset' and the 4th industrial revolution which includes globalism, climate control, and ideas that have been presented by some of the world's richest and most influential figures that, on the surface seem good, but may have ulterior motives driving them which could be disastrous.  He talks about esoteric politics, it's roots, and how our voting is a form of signing away spiritual energy and consent so that others can use them as they wish.  This and so much more!! Lastly, we talk a lot of solution.  We attempt to reduce the attitude of fear towards these topics and promote greater awareness and personal and collective healing and give some strategies to do so. Fun times.

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    2 hr 50 min
  • Episode 89 - Sean Lawlor - Ego Attachment, Integrating Heart & Mind, The Many Constructs of the Self

    Today on this Pulitzer Prize winning episode of the podcast we speak with Sean Lawlor, a good friend, freelance journalist, and traveler of inner and outer worlds.  Sean and I talk about his journalistic endeavors and how he uses his fiction writing to not only aid in his personal exploration of his many selves as well as a tool for personal therapeutics, but how he utilizes his writing to assist others in their own similar processes.  We both share stories of consciousness exploration through our psychedelic adventures and tap into the monomyth, the great Hero's Journey that we all are living both individually and collectively to try to hack our stories for health benefits.  I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!!!

    sean.p.lawlor.com

    Instagram - @seanplawlor

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    2 hr 24 min
  • Episode 88 - Adam Bramlage - Microdosing for Life and Performance, Practicing Daydreaming, Bringing the Universe to You

    On today's award winning episode of the podcast we speak with Adam Bramlage about all things microdosing.  He discusses his company Flow State Micro and his efforts to both educate and coach individuals in their personal use of microdosing psilocybin both for healing and for physical, mental, and spiritual performance enhancement.  We dig into the many benefits of microdosing including but not limited to; enhanced creativity, enhanced problem solving, improvements in athletic performance, eliciting the FLOW state, and overall general mental health.  We discuss the origins of the wise mushroom as well as how humans co-evolved alongside and even from the mushroom.  We share stories of healing and trauma as well as sharing some laughs along the way.  I have met a true friend and brother in Adam and I hope you all will too!!  Please Like, Share, Donate, and Reach out to the others!!!

    Facebook - Flow State Micro 

                          Flow State Community

                          Adam Bramlage

    Instagram - hummingbird_medicinals

    www.flowstatemicro.com

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page


    2 hr 44 min
  • Episode 87 - Melanie Jimenez - Religion & Politics, Shadow Work, America is a Teenager

    On this Nobel Prize Winning Episode we speak with superstar Melanie Jimenez.  Melanie is an Austrian-born badass and she come to the show to share her numerous perspectives on American culture, Consciousness, and Jiu-Jitsu among other topics.  We spend a good deal of time talking about the many ways in which the United States is just in its teenage years and how the American culture and political systems are viewed from other countries.  She and I talk about her 5-MEO-DMT experience and her ongoing but fruitful Shadow Work.  I also enlighten her on a few Sport Psychology concepts that are applicable to both sport and everyday life.  What a fun episode this was! And thanks Melanie for being such an amazing guest! Enjoy! And as always, please LIKE, SHARE, and SPREAD the word about the podcast!!

    Find Melanie on Facebook

    AND Instagram @ melschki_jimenez

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page


    2 hr 39 min
  • Episode 86 - Michelle Trumble - Shamanism, Women's Groups, Re-Wilding

    What a pleasure to have Michelle as a return guest to the show! Today we dig a little deeper into her shamanic path.  She discusses her interests, healing, and organization of healing women's groups and widens my perspectives on the power of community.  We talk about her journeys through motherhood and how she tries to treat each day as its own ceremony.  Powerful! We talk about the need in our culture to re-wild ourselves to bring us into better balance and harmony, not only within ourselves, but also with nature and the world around us.  We talk balance in the context of a technological world and how we can reconnect with ancestral energies. What a fun conversation. Thanks Michelle for joining the show again.

    www.Mind-Ops.com

    Mind-Ops YouTube Page

    2 hr 30 min

About Conversations With The Mind

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We discuss a variety of interesting topics with interesting people in an effort to engage our collective Mind, experiences, and knowledge to raise the consciousness within all humans.