Welcome welcome to the first ever episode of the Illume Podcast, a personal solocast where I go into my story, how my first heartbreak cracked me open and why I dropped the academic path to follow the path of healing and reconnect with my joie de vivre. 

Timestamps:
2:47 Early Conditioning and Defenses
4:16  Glimmers of Alternative Healing and Cosmic Awe 
9:12 Heartbreak in College and Depression
14:44 Finding Healing and Realignment 
20:03 The Call from Ayahuasca 
26:23 Escaping the Ivory Tower
27:40 Death of the Old and the Shamanic Path 
30:12 Clues from the Dreamworld and Yoga 
33:00 Reclaiming Power and Pleasure 
37:15 Finding Support and Community 

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Dear listener, please excuse the editing on this episode. It may sound choppy and unnaturally fast at times as it was my first time recording and editing. The following episodes sound much better. Thanks for listening and your support!