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In this deeply inspiring instalment of The Journey series, Lana reconnects with her former coaching client Nadi Miri, a powerhouse architect, business owner, and newly minted PhD student whose transformation over the past year reveals what happens when we become the architects of our own inner world.

Through their conversation, Nadi reflects on how coaching helped her move from burnout, overextension, and people-pleasing into clarity, alignment, and authentic leadership. Together, they explore how Nadi redefined her relationship with money, boundaries, creativity, and self-worth—and how learning to say “no” became the foundation for saying a fuller “yes” to herself, her values, and her purpose.

Nadi’s story is one of courage, reflection, and self-reclamation: a reminder that transformation doesn’t come from fixing ourselves, but from consciously rebuilding our belief systems, mindset, and creative process to align with the truth of who we really are.

Topics Covered:

• How Nadi went from burnout and overwhelm to joy and creative flow
• Reconnecting with her true values after years of over-giving and people-pleasing
• The inner work of setting boundaries and saying “no” without guilt
• Reframing money from shame to energetic neutrality and self-worth
• Letting go of control and learning to trust her team as a conscious leader
• Returning to creativity and curiosity through her PhD journey
• How self-acceptance became the foundation for new possibilities

Explore Coaching with Lana:

• Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

• Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (6 Month Program)

• Focused Transformation Coaching - Mini Container (6 Week Program)

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠⁠

• Substack: The Healthy Ego⁠⁠

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠

• FREE Set Better Goals⁠

• FREE Integration Journal ⁠

• FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠

• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

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In this deeply personal and illuminating solo episode, Lana explores one of the most overlooked yet transformative aspects of healing and consciousness work—learning to receive. Drawing inspiration from her 5-MeO-DMT experience and her work as an Energy Leadership coach, she breaks down why receiving often feels so difficult, the cultural conditioning that drives over-giving and over-functioning, and how we can shift our energy to create balance, trust, and flow.

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Topics Covered:

• The energetics of receiving as an active surrender
• Breaking down the energy of the caregiver
• Recognizing when giving turns into over-giving
• Reconnecting to balance between giving and receiving
• Reprogramming the inner narratives that block receiving
• The four energetic blocks: limiting beliefs, interpretations, assumptions, and gremlins
• How to shift from catabolic to anabolic (low to high) consciousness
• Trusting life, love, and abundance as forms of receiving

Explore Coaching with Lana:

• ⁠Focused Transformation Coaching⁠ - 6 Week Micro-Program
• Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

• Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (6 Month Program)

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠⁠

• Substack: The Healthy Ego⁠⁠

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠

• FREE Set Better Goals⁠

• FREE Integration Journal ⁠

• FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠

• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

What is it like to spend a week in the deep jungle of Westen Africa, with nothing but a dirt floor, lots of Iboga, a skirt, and no necessities like water or a bed to rest in? In this intimate conversation, I welcome back my Iboga provider, and twice-initiated Bwiti practitioner Paije Alexandra West. With intention and care, Paije shares about her recent initiation into the Fang branch of the Bwiti tradition in Gabon. This is ultimately a conversation about what it means to walk the path of service with Iboga.

Paije shares carefully about her journey from working in ibogaine clinics to becoming a ceremonial iboga provider, and how initiation has shaped her life, her family, and her work with her retreat center, ⁠ETÈREO⁠ in Baja. She opens up about the realities of being a provider—the intensity, responsibility, and beauty of holding this medicine—and offers fresh insight into the role of women’s voices in the iboga space.

Show Links:

• ⁠Paije's Instagram⁠
• ⁠ETÈREO's Instagram⁠
• ETÈREO's website⁠

Explore Coaching with Lana:

• Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

• Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (6 Month Program)

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠⁠

• Substack: The Healthy Ego⁠⁠

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠

• FREE Set Better Goals⁠

• FREE Integration Journal ⁠

• FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠

• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

In this solo episode, we’re discussing a core insight from my own medicine path: the crucial energetic difference between healing and integration.

After years of ceremonies, coaching, and personal exploration, I realized that the constant search for healing was actually keeping me stuck in an identity of being “broken.” It wasn’t until very recently that I fully understood that wholeness doesn’t come from fixing, but from integrating who you already are.

This episode is an invitation to shift from a “healing orientation” rooted in victimhood and fixing, into an “integration orientation” rooted in authenticity, creativity, and self-acceptance.

Key Topics Covered:

• The trap of the “healing identity” and how it can keep us stuck

• My personal journey from Ayahuasca, to 5-MeO-DMT, to Iboga

• Why integration is about seeing, not seeking

• The difference between a healing orientation vs. an integration orientation 

• Self-acceptance as the foundation of wholeness

• How reclaiming forgotten parts of ourselves—like play, creativity, and joy—is part of integration

• Practical reflections for recognizing when you’re fixing vs. truly integrating

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• Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

• Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (6 Month Program)

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠⁠

• Substack: The Healthy Ego⁠⁠

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠
• FREE Set Better Goals⁠

• FREE Integration Journal ⁠

• FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠

• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

In this solo episode, I’m diving deep into a crucial topic that doesn’t get talked about enough: how to differentiate between fear and danger when working with psychedelics.

This episode was inspired by my coach training at iPEC and the powerful concept of Fearlessness—the idea that fear is a projection of the mind, not a present-moment truth.

Understanding the difference between fear and danger can literally be the difference between a transformative psychedelic experience and a traumatizing one. And the line between the two is not always clear—especially when psychological or energetic safety is involved.

Topics Covered:

• Why fear is natural (and even healthy) when approaching psychedelic work

• How danger shows up in the psychedelic space—from unsafe facilitators to inadequate screening

• Clear examples of fear vs. danger in ceremony settings

• Why mistaking one for the other could cost you transformation—or your safety

• How prep coaching can help you work with fear and protect yourself from danger

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Explore Coaching with Lana:

Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (6 Month Program)

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠⁠

• Substack: The Healthy Ego⁠⁠

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠

• FREE Set Better Goals⁠

• FREE Integration Journal ⁠

• FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠

• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

In this episode, Lana sits down with Karis Malszecki, a creative professional and former coaching client, to dive deep into her transformative journey over the past year. Karis shares how coaching helped her navigate life’s transitions—from a major career shift to moving homes and embracing a more authentic way of living. Together, they explore the power of self-awareness, creativity, and embracing authenticity, especially when faced with life's stressors.

Support the show and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠become a subscriber⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for just $4.99/mo!

As a subscriber, enjoy ad free and intro free episodes, early access to new episodes + a monthly bonus podcast.

Explore Coaching with Lana:

• Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

• Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (6 Month Program)

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠⁠

• Substack: The Healthy Ego⁠⁠

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠

• FREE Set Better Goals⁠

• FREE Integration Journal ⁠

• FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠

• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

⁠Doing the Work with Iboga: ⁠The World's Most Comprehensive Iboga Preparation & Integration Program.

In this episode, Lana chats with Leo Van Veenendaal, author of The Iboga Experience, about his profound journey with Iboga and the insights he’s gained from his personal experiences and the research he conducted for his book. Leo shares his unique perspective on Iboga, its role in healing, and the importance of preparation, integration, and guidance when working with this powerful plant medicine.

Key Topics Covered:

• Leo’s Journey with Iboga: How a transformative Ayahuasca experience led Leo to discover Iboga and the deep shifts it created in his life.

• The Role of Iboga in Healing: Insights on how Iboga functions as a powerful tool for personal transformation, healing, and uncovering blind spots.

• The Challenges of Writing About Iboga: Leo discusses the process of writing The Iboga Experience, navigating cultural sensitivities, and helping others understand the diversity of Iboga experiences.

• The Importance of Preparation & Integration: Leo emphasizes the necessity of setting clear intentions and preparing properly for an Iboga ceremony, as well as the long-term integration process.

• Iboga’s Influence on Other Plant Medicines: How Iboga has shaped Leo’s experience with other plant medicines, including his observations on the unique energy it brings.

• Lessons from Bwiti Tradition: Reflections on the spiritual teachings of the Bwiti people and the importance of patience, wisdom, and taking a long-term perspective on life.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Iboga Experience: Stories from the Sacred and Secret Plant That Saves, Heals, and Transforms Lives [Leo's book]

• Recommended book on Bwiti tradition (by HW Fernandez) 

Explore Coaching with Lana:

• Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

• Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠⁠ (6 Month Program)

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠⁠

• Substack: The Healthy Ego⁠⁠

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠

• FREE Set Better Goals⁠

• FREE Integration Journal ⁠

• FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠

• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

In this heartfelt solo episode, I shares about my personal journey of reclaiming my roots in various ways. I reflects on how my psychedelic healing journey has helped me reconnect to my family, culture, and authentic self. As I prepares for a month-long trip to the Balkans, I shares how this healing journey, aided by psychedelics, has led me to re-engage with true passions like photography and fashion, as well as heal old wounds with my family of origin.

This episode is a reminder that the work of healing is not about becoming someone new, but about embracing who we truly are.

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Topics Covered:

• Reclaiming our roots: How personal healing and psychedelics bring us back to who we truly are

• Rediscovering lost passions like photography and fashion

• The role of psychedelics in reconnecting to family and culture

• Healing family dynamics: Lana's experience of working through her relationship with her parents

• The importance of honoring cultural traditions while letting go of those aspects that no longer serve us

• Living authentically: The journey of shedding masks and embracing your true self

• Preparing for a trip to the Balkans and reconnecting with her roots through travel and photography

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: @modernpsychedelics

• YouTube: Modern Psychedelics

• Website: www.modernpsychedelics.net
  

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠

• FREE Set Better Goals⁠

• FREE Integration Journal

• FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠

• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠

Disclaimer:Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

Olga Chernoloz is not your average neuroscientist and clinical pharmacologist; she has a creative, playful, and curious side to her that enhances both her personal and professional life. In this episode, we explore the intersection of psychedelic research, creativity, and the regulatory state of psychedelics in 2025.

We tease her very fun book, Psychedelics A to Z, which provides an in-depth, illustrated guide through the world of psychedelics, from the science behind them to their therapeutic potential, and everything in between.

Olga also discusses her efforts to bring legal psychedelic medicine to Ukraine through her nonprofit, Phoenix Ukraine. This episode is packed with valuable insights into the scientific, personal, and creative facets of psychedelic work, as well as how these substances have the potential to revolutionize mental health treatment.

Explore Coaching with Lana:

• ⁠⁠Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

• ⁠⁠Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (6 Month Program

Key Topics Covered:

• Olga’s Journey: How she transitioned from traditional neuroscience and pharmacology to psychedelic research.
• Psychedelics A to Z: A look into the creative process behind Olga’s accessible book.
• Psychedelics in Mental Health: The current landscape of psychedelic medicine and its potential to treat mental health conditions.
• Creativity and Psychedelics: How psychedelics foster creative thinking, problem-solving, and neuroplasticity.
• Phoenix Ukraine: Efforts to bring legal psychedelic medicine to Ukraine and the nuances of on trauma healing.
• Ethics and Research: Navigating the ethical challenges and cultural considerations in the world of psychedelic medicine.
• Play as a Tool: Exploring the role of play, nature, and creativity.
• Psychedelic Research Challenges: The importance of consistent research and quality studies to support the therapeutic use of psychedelics.
• Future of Psychedelics: The exciting prospects of psychedelics in therapy, particularly in the EU.

Resources Mentioned:

• ⁠Psychedelics A to Z:⁠ An Illustrated Journey Through the Captivating World of Psychedelics [Olga’s book]

• ⁠Phoenix Ukraine⁠ Olga's nonprofit initiative working to bring legal psychedelic medicine to Ukraine.

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Substack: ⁠The Healthy Ego⁠⁠⁠

Free Resources:

• ⁠FREE Iboga Preparation Guide⁠⁠

• ⁠FREE Set Better Goals⁠⁠

• ⁠FREE Integration Journal⁠

• ⁠FREE Intention Setting Journal⁠⁠

• ⁠FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist⁠⁠

• ⁠FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration⁠⁠

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.

In perhaps my most raw episode yet, I share the recent experience of my second work with Iboga at ⁠ETÉREO: Center for Truth⁠ in Baja, Mexico. As I recounted this journey, I shed many unexpected tears while reflecting on the resistance I faced, the shadows I had to confront, and the enormous clarity that emerged through this recent work with the Iboga medicine. With stern realness and my signature vulnerability, I discuss how Iboga worked on me as a sharp, clear mirror, showing me a part of myself I had long suppressed.

Guided by Paije A. West and her team, I was able to unearth and start bringing love and acceptance to the deep well of shame I had been working very diligently to keep hidden beneath the surface. This episode highlights the significance of preparation, the courage required to face the darkest aspects of ourselves, and the gifts that await when we’re willing to see ourselves clearly with Truth. This episode is a reflection on the beauty and intensity of the healing process, a declaration of love to Iboga, and an exploration of the journey towards radical self-acceptance.

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Topics Covered:

• The Importance of Preparation: How preparation for a Iboga sets the tone for psychological safety required to truly see ourselves.

• Resistance and Shadows: Confronting the difficult emotions, fears, and aspects of self that arise during deep healing work.

• Iboga as a Mirror: How Iboga, AKA Truth Medicine, makes us see ourselves as we are, for better or for worse.

• Facing Shame: Working through the deep well of shame that was hiding beneath the surface of my conscious awareness.

• Guidance: The importance of having a trusted facilitator and professional supportive team during an Iboga journey.

• The Courage to Look Within: The bravery required to truly see ourselves, no matter how uncomfortable the process is.

• Spiritual Gifts from Iboga: The wisdom and clarity that emerge when we are ready to receive them, and how to honor these insights.

• Radical Self-Acceptance: The journey towards accepting all parts of ourselves, even the aspects we’ve been ashamed of, rejected and suppressed.

Show Links:

• ETÉREO: Center for Truth⁠⁠

• Paije Alexanda West⁠ (Instagram)

• Iboga Preparation & Integration Program⁠ (Now enrolling): The world's most comprehensive coaching program for Psycho-spiritual Iboga work
• Substack⁠: "Cracked Wide Open: My Journey Back to Iboga Was Challenging & Confronting."

Stay Connected to Modern Psychedelics:

• Instagram: ⁠⁠@modernpsychedelics⁠⁠

• YouTube: ⁠⁠Modern Psychedelics YouTube⁠⁠

• Website: ⁠⁠www.modernpsychedelics.net⁠⁠

• Substack: The Healthy Ego⁠

Explore Coaching with Lana:

• Iboga Integration & Prep Coaching⁠⁠ (NEW-now enrolling)

• Psychedelically Informed Life Coaching⁠⁠ (6 Month Program)

Free Resources:

• FREE Iboga Preparation Guide

• FREE Set Better Goals

• FREE Integration Journal 

• FREE Intention Setting Journal
• FREE Psychedelic Ceremony Checklist

• FREE Playlists for Psychedelic Journeys + Integration

DISCLAIMER: Modern Psychedelics does not endorse or support the illegal consumption of any substances. This show is meant for entertainment purposes only. Modern Psychedelics does not sell or promote the sale of any illegal substances. The thoughts, views, and opinions on this show should not be taken as life advice, medicinal advice, or therapeutic guidance.