Mormons on Mushrooms

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**TRIGGER WARNING**
 
This episode contains in depth discussion surrounding self-harm. If this subject is sensitive to your mental health, we urge you to avoid this episode.
 
National Suicide Prevention Line: 1-800-273-8255
 
Lifeline Chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
 
Prevention Resources: https://afsp.org
 
Join Mike, Tess, and Doug as we discuss the importance of mental health. We take a hard look at suicide ideation and the need for a broader discussion surrounding safety. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please seek help, including use of the resources listed above.




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We are thrilled to be joined by the legendary, magical John Larsen, founder of the Mormon Expression podcast,  a Mormon-themed podcast that ran from 2009-2014. We discuss:

• Value of entheogens as one way (of many) to transcendental experiences and connecting new relationships or pathways in the mind
• Reprocessing life as Exmormons
• Active vs. Passive Deprogramming
• Processing Anger
• Recognizing and owning your power
• "Religions are like athlete's foot"
• Tarot Cards
• "The Devil's inside all of us"
• Building the World From the Bottom Up
• And so much more

Enjoy!

Links:

John's Website
Support the Mormon Expression Revival Project


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We are joined by David, psychonaut, exmormon, former alcoholic, and the kundalini yoga instructor for our Mighty Networks community to discuss his story of overcoming trauma and addiction and finding himself through the help of mindfulness, yoga, and plant medicine.

David has a powerful story and is a magical human. We can't wait for you to listen!



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Join Mike and Doug as we take a dive into the imagination and the Trickster....

The trickster is a representation of the shadow, a “summation of all [one's] inferior traits” in the psyche. He is a bridge, or even a waterfall, between the subconscious urges of the animalistic, primitive, and the divine aspects of the individual. A bridge between the sacred and the profane.

Similarly, imagination is one of our most powerful and underutilized (at least in our modern, rational society) tools in bridging our conscious and unconscious selves. A space where the two can meet, play, and interact together. 



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What happens when a new couple trips together for the first time? Come with us as Shelise and Jonathan, brought together by the universe, their joint manifestations,  past lives, and / or Hinge, recount their first trip together, journeying through time and space in their bohemian AirBnB.

Along the way, we discuss set and setting, integration, listening to our intuition, and a bunch of other good shit.

Links:

Shelise's Utah Bee Article

Methodbox (Jonathan's YouTube Channel)


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Sex and relationship therapist, Christine Falconer, is back for another juicy, jaw dropping episode! This time Mike is joined by guest co-host Adrienne, who asked our listening community to submit their unfiltered questions and curiosities for Christine to discuss. And oh, do we get straight into it! We go deeper into topics from Christine’s first episode (check out # 55) and then address all your yearnings and dark secrets about sex and relationships. Thank you to all our listeners who confided in us and submitted their sexy, intimate, and often vulnerable questions. Although we weren’t able to get through everything in this episode, we addressed the most popular and heavily asked questions, so hopefully this listen leaves you feeling complete and satisfied! 

Topics covered this second time around include: 

• A deep dive into consent 
• Toxic monogamy vs healthy monogamy 
• Boundaries in the bedroom 
• The myth of “sex drive” and where arousal actually starts 
• Ethical non-monogamy  
• The difference between polygamy and polyamory 

And much more! 

About Christine: 

Christine Falconer, LCSW and sex therapist, specializes in working with clients who practice ethical non-monogamy, kink, and who are LGBTQIA+. She is located in Northern California and can be found at tiesthatbindcounseling.com 

Referenced in this episode: 

Books
Becoming Cliterate 
Come As You Are
Polysecure 

YouTube video on consent
Tea Consent 

IG post Adrienne mentions on toxic monogamy
@marjanilane toxic monogamy

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"Serenity is not finding calmer seas, it's building a better boat..." - Ryan Soave


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We are joined again by the always amazing Jake Wheadon to discuss guiding in an ethical way, creating an atmosphere of safety and consent, as well as, some of the abuses and unethical practices occurring within the psychedelic space. We also discuss what to look for when choosing a guide and precautions to take before exploring expanded states work.

We feel this conversation is so timely and important that we decided to memorialize it as one of our "Special Episodes" as these topics are valuable for anyone beginning, or in the middle of, their expanded states or psychedelic exploration.

Enjoy and be safe!


About Jake:

Jake is a holistic counselor focused on helping people heal and grow by accessing expanded states of consciousness. Through mindfulness, body awareness, embodied movement, bodywork, sound, and ritual, Jake helps clients identify old patterns and core beliefs, make contact with trauma material, and connect to their bodies and emotions.

Website:  https://www.jakewheadon.com/
Instagram: @jakewheadon


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What stories in you are calling to be lived? What songs need to be sung through?

Join Mike and Doug as we discuss our favorite (and least favorite) primary songs, the power of music, religious compulsions, with a dash of Mormon history and a bunch of other random tangents. In the end, Mike reclaims one of his favorite childhood hymns.


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Join Mike, Doug and Shelise as they recount their first joint mushroom ceremony together, It's an episode filled with talk of music, wizards, butterflies, fairy kings, as well as, holding space, leaning into what you love, breaking ancestral patterns, embodying archetypes, making love to the universe, and so much more!


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Happy New Year! After a brief holiday break, we are back and thrilled to be joined by Andrew Jasko, founder of lifeafterdogma.org, an online space offering coaching and group programs for healing from religious trauma. We discuss:

• Leaving organized religion (Pentecostal)
• Profound similarities between Mormonism and evangelical Christianity around sexual repression and purity culture.
• Recognizing and healing from religious trauma
• Reclaiming spirituality
• Finding purpose and meaning and connection post religion
• Changing the narrative of your life
• Psychedelics as a tool of healing through experiential spirituality

Such an amazing discussion and his story will resonate with so many!


About Andrew:

Andrew was born into a minister’s family and became a preacher and missionary to India, after studying theology at Wheaton College and Princeton Seminary. As a Christian, his relationship with God was his passion, but unhealthy religious teachings caused him an anxiety disorder, sexual repression, and spiritual disillusionment. He felt alone, traumatized, and abandoned. After an agonizing crisis of faith, he rejected religion and spirituality. He healed through mystical practices like meditation and psychedelics. His passion is to help you in your spiritual, religious, or life transition to heal and find your wholeness.

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