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Founder of Heroic Hearts Project, Jesse Gould, talks about psychedelics for PTSD with our co-hosts, Nicholas and Jimmy. Jesse designed the non-profit organization as an outlet for veterans to connect with psychedelic healing centers. They discuss the origin story of the Heroic Hearts Project, how it’s transitioned into what the project is today, and ongoing plans for expansion.

The options available for veterans with PTSD are antiquated. They involve prescription medications but lack any substantial therapeutic support. Nick and Jimmy will explore veterans' resources and the process that Jesse’s team uses to locate and thoroughly vet international psychedelic retreats.

Our hosts will delve into Jesse’s process of developing a veteran-specific approach to therapeutic psychedelic support. What recovery traditions cater most effectively to military trauma and veterans’ warrior mentality?

Our hosts and special guest will explore Jesse’s efforts to increase veteran access to community systems and to reduce program costs without impacting professionalism and quality of support. What does the Veterans Affairs have to say about all of this? 

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How Psychedelic Therapy Can Help Heal Sexual Trauma

How Psychedelics Help Heal Trauma and Overcome PTSD

How Your Psychedelic Experiences Evolve Over Time

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Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest. 

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States. 

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How psychedelics help release traumatic residue has been the subject of many previous and ongoing research studies. Today, our hosts will discuss the unique ways in which psychedelics promote emotional catharsis through somatic processes.

Through the lens of Peter Levine, author of Waking the Tiger, they’ll explore why trauma remains stagnant in the human body for so long, compared to wild animals. How have social constructs conditioned us to not only repress trauma, but to feel guilt and shame in its somatic release?

Jimmy and Nicholas talk about the noticeable ways in which trauma is carried in the body and address questions surrounding psychedelic retraumatization. How can this traumatic residue be released in and out of a psychedelic experience and what is the importance of these practices during psychedelic integration?

Our hosts will also discuss common barriers to traumatic release, in the context of both intentional and recreational psychedelic experiences. What can journeyers do to move through those obstacles with mindfulness and proper support? To finish off, they’ll offer tangible advice for navigating emotional catharsis and ensuring a fluid transition between altered states of consciousness. 

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• Episode Transcript
• How Psychedelic Therapy Can Help Heal Sexual Trauma
• How Psychedelics Help Heal Trauma and Overcome PTSD
• How Your Psychedelic Experiences Evolve Over Time

About Us:

Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest. 

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States. 

Visit our website or book a consultation to speak with a highly knowledgeable psychedelic concierge. They will get to know you and your situation and you’ll have all your questions answered.

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Does the heroic dose downplay the hero’s journey? Today’s conversation compares the cultural significance of Terence McKenna’s popularization of the term 'heroic dose’ to Joseph Campbell’s comparative mythology studies on ‘the hero’s journey’.

While one term places large emphasis on psychedelic dosage, the other works to unravel common themes that underscore the ages of human suffering and transcendence. Our hosts will debunk myths surrounding the heroic dose by highlighting its common lack of consideration toward harm reduction, community support, and intentionality.

Nicholas and Jimmy will explain how heroic doses are often unconsciously used to cloak the ego’s desire for validation and social recognition. They’ll discuss why dosage isn’t an appropriate measure of resilience and spiritual intellect. How are the themes of revelation, death, and rebirth embedded across all channels of intrapersonal transformation? 

Later they’ll explain how the concept of a heroic dose has been used to invalidate the healing initiatives of low-dose psychedelic journeyers. Why is the heroic dose based on conditionality and how does the hero’s journey accentuate the contrary?

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• Episode Transcript
• Psychedelic Dosage Guide: How Much of Each Substance to Take
• How to Test Potency of Psychedelics at Home: Mushrooms, LSD, MDMA
• How to Avoid Consumerist Traps in the Psychedelic Industry

About Us:

Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest. 

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States. 

Visit our website or book a consultation to speak with a highly knowledgeable psychedelic concierge. They will get to know you and your situation and you’ll have all your questions answered.

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The equivocal influence of cannabis on psychedelic experiences has raised many questions, specifically in relation to the therapeutic effects of psychedelics and potential blunting effects on intentionality. Today, Jimmy and Nicholas will discuss the logistics of using cannabis before, during, and after a psychedelic journey.

How can we know if our cannabis use is unconsciously masking intrapersonal conflict? Conversely, how can intentional cannabis use connect us to a deeper awareness of our emotional state? Does a psychedelic preparation diet include cutting down on cannabis?

Nicholas and Jimmy will go over tangible ways to assess if using cannabis during the psychedelic healing process would benefit or hinder your intentions. In retelling personal and client accounts, they’ll exemplify the possible outcomes of cannabis use during your journey. 

Later, our hosts will explain the difference between THC and CBD use as it relates to a psychedelic experience. How can our relationship to cannabis change after a journey and how should you go about integrating these changes in a healthy way?

Additional Resources:

• Episode Transcript
• The Definitive Guide to Mixing Cannabis and Psychedelics
• Why Psychedelic Reform Will Surpass Cannabis: 6 Reasons
• What is Cannabis-Assisted Psychotherapy & Where to Find it

About Us:

Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest. 

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States. 

Visit our website or book a consultation to speak with a highly knowledgeable psychedelic concierge. They will get to know you and your situation and you’ll have all your questions answered.

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Spiritual emergence bordering on a spiritual emergency defines the fine line that psychedelic journeyers commonly tread when entering expanded states of awareness. Though both experiences are rooted in a visceral unveiling of truth, lack of proper therapeutic support or preparation can make us feel untethered, even producing psychotic-like symptoms. 

Jimmy and Nicholas discuss the work of Stan and Christina Grof, highlighting the notion of spiritual health in the context of Western diagnostic pathology. What defines a spiritual emergence and how can journeyers distinguish it from a spiritual emergency?

Our hosts will examine how the timing of a spiritual emergence can translate into these often reality-blurring and physically incapacitating experiences. How does social conditioning influence our predisposition to a spiritual emergency in and out of a psychedelic event, and how can we create a supportive framework in preparation?

Later, they’ll explore how the desire for security can conflict with our search for meaning and purpose. Where does our relationship with ourselves intersect with our external perception of the world? Finally, they’ll discuss why deep intrapersonal reflection is a prerequisite for safely engaging in this type of transformational work.

Additional Resources:

• Episode Transcript
• The Effects of Psychedelic Therapy on Personality & Spirituality
• Psychedelics and Spirituality in Non-Religious Contexts
• How Psychedelics Can Tap Into Transpersonal Aspects of Reality

This podcast is edited by Chad Eschman. 

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Kayse Gehret talks about microdosing mushrooms for healing with our co-hosts Jimmy Nguyen and Nicholas. Psychedelic medicines are now commonly being used for not only large dose experiences but for their microdosing benefits as well.

In this episode, our hosts have a conversation about all things microdosing. Kayse talks about having founded Micro-dosing for Healing as a way to heal alongside our human collective. How are world events causing this sudden global interest in earth medicine, and how do these medicines help us reconnect with our intuition? 

They’ll explain how sub-perceptual doses of psychedelic mushrooms facilitate the processing of difficult emotions by loosening our internal resistance to change. Why has it been so difficult to study microdosing, and could science ever really quantify such an intrapersonal event?

Later, our hosts will discuss why at the start of a microdosing regimen, emotions may get more challenging to face before they can truly dissolve and be released. They’ll offer advice on how to prepare for psilocybin microdosing experiences while providing information on the benefits of self-regulating your nervous system. 

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• Episode Transcript
• How to Microdose Psilocybin Mushrooms: Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Integrate the Psychedelic Microdose Into Daily Life
• How Long Should You Microdose Psychedelic Mushrooms for?

About Us:

Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest. 

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States. 

Visit our website or book a consultation to speak with a highly knowledgeable psychedelic concierge. They will get to know you and your situation and you’ll have all your questions answered.

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The phases of healing after a psychedelic experience are unique to each individual, but recent media attention to these treatments may be creating disproportionate expectations. In this episode, our hosts will explore how some folks may experience more immediate benefits than others.

Nicholas and Jimmy will discuss methods for journeyers to assess if further inner work is required after a psychedelic experience. They’ll touch on the instinctual human habit of self preservation and detail its often, pervasive role, in the maintenance of our suffering. 

Our hosts will explain how conscious discomfort is a vital vehicle for long-term growth and continued healing, in and out of a psychedelic journey. They’ll also clarify common misconceptions about the number of ceremonial experiences and the amount of integration sessions required for successful mental health treatment.

Later, Nicholas and Jimmy exchange personal experiences to highlight how the challenging emotions that arise post-ceremony offer an opportunity for intuitively connecting to your healing nature. Our hosts will discuss the “Golden Rules of Integration” and provide tangible steps for honoring and disentangling the emotions we often feel ashamed to experience. 

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• Episode Transcript
• Psychedelic Therapy Integration Workshop
• Psychedelic Therapy Integration Handbook
• What is Psychedelic Integration: Your Questions Answered
• Should You Microdose After a Large-Dose Psychedelic Trip?
• How Psychedelics Enhance Mindfulness Practices

About Us:

Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest.

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States.

Visit our website or book a consultation to speak with a highly knowledgeable psychedelic concierge. They will get to know you and your situation and you’ll have all your questions answered.

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The truth about ego death has, in recent years, become lost under the public glamorization of psychedelic experiences. ‘Ego death’ translates to ‘death of self’, and many believe that the ego’s permanent dissolution is necessary for eradicating individual suffering and having a successful psychedelic trip.

Nicholas and Jimmy will reframe this perspective by highlighting the human necessity for an ego and explaining how and why psychedelics don’t permanently dissolve it. After analyzing how making an enemy of the ego is at odds with self-love, our hosts will attempt to conceptualize its inherently ineffable, subjective experience.

They’ll go over why an ego death shouldn’t be the goal for our psychedelic journey. Then, they’ll give a brief overview of what’s going on inside of our brains when we experience this phenomenon. How can an ego death be beneficial to journeyers, specifically those with a terminal illness or a fear of death?

Our hosts will follow up with a discussion on the difference between expecting an ego death and preparing for one. Later, they’ll explain how preparation for such an experience is a useful tool that encourages therapeutic trust and comfortable surrender. They’ll close off by offering helpful information on how you can prepare for the possibility of an ego death.

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• Episode Transcript
• Is an Ego Death Necessary for Psychedelic Therapy Benefits?
• How Psychedelics Tap Into Transpersonal Aspects of Reality
• Why do Psychedelics Produce Paranormal & Mystical Experiences?

About Us:

Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest.

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States.

Visit our website or book a consultation to speak with a highly knowledgeable psychedelic concierge. They will get to know you and your situation and you’ll have all your questions answered.

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Learning how to surrender in a psychedelic experience is a practice that many journeyers seek to understand. In this episode, Jimmy and Nicholas explain the difference between giving up and surrendering. They’ll walk you through the process of actively relinquishing control as a means for allowing the psychedelic experience to unfold organically and without internal resistance.

Our hosts will discuss the importance of recognizing our survival mechanisms in order to detach from the self-preserving habits that take us out of the present moment. They’ll also highlight how expectations and comparison can quickly become an obstacle in a psychedelic trip and how setting expectations differs from creating a therapeutic plan.

Later they'll consider the role of social conditioning in our human tendency to focus on outcomes rather than the process. Then they’ll explain how we can find the emotional space to embed surrender into our current belief systems.

To close off, our hosts compare surrender to the act of radical acceptance by unraveling their inextricable link to trust and faith. Nicholas and Jimmy define what it means to view your psychedelic medicine as an ally while providing tangible steps for mitigating fear and practicing the art of surrender in our daily lives.

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• Episode Transcript
• How to Surrender in a Psychedelic Experience
• How to Deal With Pre-Trip Anxiety During Psychedelic Therapy
• Preparing For a Psychedelic Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest.

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States.

Visit our website or book a consultation to speak with a highly knowledgeable psychedelic concierge. They will get to know you and your situation and you’ll have all your questions answered.

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Mitigating the chances of a bad trip is a crucial factor in preparing for the unpredictable and often challenging nature of psychedelic experiences. In this episode, Jimmy and Nick will review some actionable steps that can be taken to prevent discomfort, dissolve self-judgment, and redirect the tone of your journey.

First, they’ll highlight some of the common themes of a bad trip. They’ll explain what ‘surrendering’ really means and how it applies to not only psychedelic experiences but to life as a whole. They’ll also offer some examples of what a psychedelic facilitator might do to ease your mind during the intense parts of the psychedelic experience. 

Then our hosts will explain why having a psychedelic facilitator or tripsitter present can help you feel a more solid sense of being grounded and safe in your body and in your environment. Nick and Jimmy will clarify just how much personal autonomy you have over the course of your journey and why emotional transparency with your facilitator can be of immense benefit. 

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• Episode Transcript
• Does a ‘Failed’ or Unsuccessful’ Psychedelic Trip Exist?
• Preparing For a Psychedelic Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Surrender in a Psychedelic Experience

About Us:

Psychedelic Passage is the nation’s first psychedelic concierge service. Our platform connects clients with a pre-vetted network of trusted, local facilitators across the country. We serve as an independent body that moderates the network of facilitators who all have their own private practice, which means we can advocate for you without a conflict of interest. 

Our comprehensive vetting process ensures each hand-selected facilitator serves journeyers with integrity. The goal is to inspire trust, confidence, and lasting change for each journeyer. To date, our network of guides has facilitated hundreds of safe and transformational journeys for people all across the United States. 

Visit our website or book a consultation to speak with a highly knowledgeable psychedelic concierge. They will get to know you and your situation and you’ll have all your questions answered.

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