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Thirty minutes after the biggest relief of his life, Dylan Gemelli found out his apartment was being ransacked, with half a kilo of cocaine in the safe.

A leading voice in fitness and biohacking, Dylan has over 1.5 million Instagram followers and a podcast that hit #1 in Health and Fitness in October 2025.

He shares how he got caught, what prison did to his character, and the moment his Mom asked him a question on a collect call that broke him open.

Then the conversation turns to hormones. Anabolic steroids versus TRT, why free testosterone can matter more than total, the sperm count issue many men on testosterone don't see coming, and the oral testosterone option that changes the math.

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You'll learn:

[0:00] Introduction

[0:52] Dylan’s apartment ransacked 30 minutes after the biggest relief ever

[9:13] What prison is actually like versus what the movies sell

[21:05] Prison as the biggest investment Dylan ever made

[32:54] Verbal abuse in prison fuels the revolving door

[36:02] Teaching safer steroid use to a million YouTube subscribers

[46:06] COVID in bed and the lightbulb moment that birthed Dylan’s podcast

[49:50] SARMs were built to fight muscle wasting before bodybuilders found them

[54:27] Bringing testosterone to normal levels is not cheating

[1:05:56] My emasculating sperm count and the testosterone connection

[1:17:04] How much credence your blood work actually deserves

[1:23:29] Mind and spirit come before diet and training

[1:36:17] Environmental orthorexia and feeling the world is trying to kill you

[1:42:46] The peptide Wild West and the Ozempic skeleton aesthetic

[1:54:44] Building the biggest wellness conglomerate ever

Resources mentioned:

NASM | Website

STEMREGEN | Website

Boundless Life | Podcast

CAROL Bike | Website

EWOT | Website

Dr. Daniel Amen | Website

Dave Asprey | Website

Kevin Trudeau | Website

Ben Azadi | Website

ZYN | Website

Full show notes at lukestorey.com/gemelli

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Find more from Dylan:

Dylan Gemelli | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | YouTube

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Luke Storey | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedIn

My new book, A Horse Named Lonesome, launches November 17, 2026. Pre-order now at ahorsenamedlonesome.com and get bonuses: access to my Inner Circle Book Club, an exclusive Lonesome Conversations six-part miniseries, and an ebook transcript of the series.

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I join my brother Kyle Kingsbury for a raw conversation about the life experiences behind my new book, A Horse Named Lonesome. We trace my journey from childhood abuse and addiction to recovery and spiritual awakening, exploring how shame, trauma, and the illusion of separation can keep us disconnected from ourselves and others. We also get into forgiveness, ego death, 5-MeO-DMT, and the hard-earned lessons that ultimately inspired me to share this book with the world.

In this Lonesome Conversation, Dr. Lipton and I explore his striking claim that loneliness runs against a law of biology—that no organism, from an ant to a bee to a human, survives outside its community. He walks through why we've been programmed to feel separate by religion, politics, nationality, and sex, and who actually benefits when we're isolated and disempowered. A bracing reframe of the loneliness epidemic as a spiritual and biological crisis rather than a personal failing.

About Dr. Lipton

Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, former medical school professor and epigenetic science pioneer, is the bestselling author of The Biology of Belief, Spontaneous Evolution, and The Honeymoon Effect. Bruce received the prestigious Goi Peace Award (Japan) in honor of his scientific contribution to world harmony.

For over 10 years, Bruce has been listed in the top 100 of “the world’s most spiritually influential living people” by United Kingdom’s Watkins Journal. He will be releasing his new book, Beyond Darwin: How Epigenetics, Quantum Science, and Cooperation Shape Humanity’s Future in 2026.

Lonesome Conversations Limited Series

Lonesome Conversations is a special series from The Life Stylist, built around my new book, A Horse Named Lonesome (out November 17, 2026). Loneliness is something almost everyone goes through, and almost nobody talks about honestly. So I sat down with psychologists, philosophers, trauma therapists, teachers, and friends to find the truth about loneliness, and how we heal from it. Each episode is its own conversation, but together they walk the same ground the book maps out. (Pre-order your copy at ahorsenamedlonesome.com) You'll find new episodes alongside our regular show over the coming months.

Can a natural drug get you off drugs?

Co-founder of Ambio Life Sciences and one of the leading voices on ibogaine, Jonathan has spent over 15 years inside the clinical, traditional, and research sides of this medicine.

Being handed a Zoloft prescription after a nine-item questionnaire became his first real entry into altered states, a lens on the world that also left him feeling trapped. Harm reduction research in Vancouver and the NAOMI heroin trial pulled him into drug policy, where ibogaine became the bridge between that world and psychedelics.

My own history with opiate withdrawal and Effexor comes in, along with the paradox at the center of this field: a psychoactive substance that helps people put down other substances. You'll hear about Jonathan's first Bwiti initiation in Gabon, the Stanford research on Navy SEALs, and why the real work happens in the weeks after the ceremony.

You'll learn:

[0:00] Introduction

[4:18] The literature that pulled Jonathan toward altered states

[11:10] Effexor samples my Century City psychiatrist left in the bushes

[19:41] Harm reduction and prescribing heroin to stabilize addicts

[24:13] A spiritual experience as the seed of Alcoholics Anonymous

[34:56] Reconciling the paradox of using drugs to get off drugs

[43:48] Agency and reconnection ibogaine gives beyond withdrawal

[51:05] Years of low ibogaine doses and a helicopter sound on the beach

[1:01:30] Bwiti initiation in Gabon with 72 grams of iboga

[1:16:13] Initiation as a door rather than a qualification

[1:22:27] What iboga is and where it grows in Gabon

[1:36:02] Semi-synthetic ibogaine and the voacangine supply chain

[1:41:49] A Fang Nganga told in a vision to plant iboga trees

[1:51:25] How substances keep us attached by enabling flow states

[2:10:26] The Stanford study that shook the regulatory world

[2:20:27] Whether the executive order opens the floodgates for other psychedelics

Resources Mentioned:

Read: Writing on Drugs by Sadie Plant | Book

Ibogaine | Wikipedia

Iboga | Wikipedia

The North American Opiate Medication Initiative (NAOMI): Profile of Participants in North America’s First Trial of Heroin-Assisted Treatment by Oviedo-Joekes et al. | Article

Blessings of the Forest | Website

Bufo Toad | Wikipedia

Paul F. Austin | Website

Dock Phillip Ellis Jr., LSD No Hitter | Wikipedia

Read: Tryptamine Palace: 5-MeO-DMT and the Sonoran Desert Toad by James Oroc | Book

In Waves and War | IMDb

Full show notes at lukestorey.com/ibogaine

Find more from Jonathan:

Jonathan Dickinson | Website | Instagram

Ambio Life Sciences | Website | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube

Read: Ibogaine and the Bicameral Mind: The Transformational Potential of the World's Most Complex Psychedelic Medicine by Jonathan Dickinson | Book

Find more from Luke:

Luke Storey | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedIn

My new book, A Horse Named Lonesome, launches November 17, 2026. Pre-order now at ahorsenamedlonesome.com and get bonuses: access to my Inner Circle Book Club, an exclusive Lonesome Conversations six-part miniseries, and an ebook transcript of the series.

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In this Lonesome Conversation, Joel and I explore his reframe that "aloneness can become all oneness" — that you can learn to connect with the earth and sun so deeply you're never truly alone, even in solitude. He shares the story of a teacher who spent 18 years alone doing shamanic practice, and makes the case that intentional solitude, far from something to fear, can be an actual lifeline. A grounding look at why most of us lack the tools to be alone well, and how they can be learned.

About Joel

Joel Schafer is a personal empowerment mentor and shamanic dreaming arts teacher. Through online courses, one-on-one mentoring, and in-person workshops, Joel trains people in a highly effective way to reclaim vital energy and attention utilizing the Toltec knowledge base. These are powerful, non-linear redistribution techniques that guide and support students in discovering clear purpose, increasing awareness, getting grounded, reclaiming focus, & accessing strong intent. Joel is also an excellent listener and mirror, offering practical but magical solutions to life's challenges.

Lonesome Conversations Limited Series

Lonesome Conversations is a special series from The Life Stylist, built around my new book, A Horse Named Lonesome (out November 17, 2026). Loneliness is something almost everyone goes through, and almost nobody talks about honestly. So I sat down with psychologists, philosophers, trauma therapists, teachers, and friends to find the truth about loneliness, and how we heal from it. Each episode is its own conversation, but together they walk the same ground the book maps out. (Pre-order your copy at ahorsenamedlonesome.com) You'll find new episodes alongside our regular show over the coming months.

This conversation with Ross Rosenberg goes straight into the heart of my recovery story—from childhood trauma, shame, addiction, and compulsive behavior to the lifelong process of learning how to genuinely love and accept myself.

We explore loneliness as an underlying driver of addiction, why our attempts to fill that void often create even more separation, and how healing can transform suffering into empathy, purpose, and service. I also get into the deeper story behind A Horse Named Lonesome and the roadmap back to connection woven throughout the book.

We’ve been ingesting microplastics, and no one is talking about it.

That result is what first got David Roberts, co-founder and managing partner of Mara Labs, interested in microplastics.

Most broccoli supplements don't contain what their labels claim. One doctor even teared up in front of him at a conference when they realized what they'd been recommending for years. The GLP-1 side effect story is even uglier than the headlines suggest, with nearly 4,000 lawsuits and up to 40% of lost weight coming from muscle.

Where do microplastics accumulate? Why is your dryer lint a warning sign? What do fenugreek and beta-glucan do in the gut? And what’s the two-step pathway that mobilizes plastic out of your cells and into your stool?

If you've ever wondered whether the supplements you're taking are actually reaching your cells, this one will change how you shop.

For the next week, The Life Stylist listeners can get an exclusive 25% off all Mara Labs products when you go to mara-labs.com/luke and use code LUKE at checkout. After that, code LUKE will still get you 15% off.

You'll learn:

[0:00] Introduction

[5:34] The companies selling sugar also promote the weight-loss solution

[19:36] Glucoraphanin grew breast cancer cells while sulforaphane killed them

[31:39] A patent-pending carrier molecule that smuggles compounds through the gut barrier

[38:47] Zeroing in on microplastics after an independent researcher's sulforaphane study

[54:22] Three biggest bang-for-your-buck steps to reduce microplastic exposure

[1:09:00] Microplastics accumulating in the brain and testes

[1:13:20] Hidden microplastic sources from black takeout containers to pyramid tea bags

[1:29:48] Fillers and flow agents can make up more than half of a capsule

[1:38:04] The two-step detox strategy behind MicroPlastX

[1:49:24] Mobilizing microplastics differs from detox protocols that trigger the detox flu

[1:56:49] Inflammation markers dropping about 30% in 24 hours and acne clearing in two weeks

Resources Mentioned:

Luv & Yum Pancakes | Website

Solea Bakes Pancakes | Website

Berberine | Wikipedia

Berberine treats atherosclerosis via a vitamin-like effect down-regulating Choline-TMA-TMAO production pathway in gut microbiota by Ma et al. | Article

Glucoraphanin | Wikipedia

NRF2 | Wikipedia

The Sprouting Company | Website

Resveratrol | Wikipedia

Fenugreek | Wikipedia

Beta-Glucan | Wikipedia

Full show notes at lukestorey.com/mara3

Find more from David:

David Roberts - Mara Labs | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | TikTok | YouTube

Find more from Luke:

Luke Storey | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedIn

My new book, A Horse Named Lonesome, launches November 17, 2026. Pre-order now at ahorsenamedlonesome.com and get bonuses: access to my Inner Circle Book Club, an exclusive Lonesome Conversations six-part miniseries, and an ebook transcript of the series.

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In this Lonesome Conversation, Cal and I discuss a kind of loneliness that has nothing to do with being alone — the "island in your own home" feeling that comes from not sharing what you're struggling with, even with a partner who'd drop everything for you. Cal is disarmingly honest about how pride and shame, usually around money, keep him from letting his wife in, and how every time he finally does, he's met with a grace that shocks him. A tender look at how the wall we feel between us and the people we love is one we quietly build ourselves.

About Cal

Cal is a former trader turned seeker of truth and human potential and the host of The Great Unlearn—a podcast inviting listeners to question old narratives and reconnect with what’s real.

After leaving behind a successful career in finance, Cal stepped into a more intentional life—one centered around curiosity, self-inquiry, and personal freedom. Through The Great Unlearn, he holds space for meaningful conversations with entrepreneurs, rebels, and mystics who challenge the status quo and offer new ways of seeing the world.

He’s also the founder of Unlearn Ventures—an incubator, fund, and venture studio supporting bold, conscious projects that expand possibility and prioritize people over profit.

Lonesome Conversations Limited Series

Lonesome Conversations is a special series from The Life Stylist, built around my new book, A Horse Named Lonesome (out November 17, 2026). Loneliness is something almost everyone goes through, and almost nobody talks about honestly. So I sat down with psychologists, philosophers, trauma therapists, teachers, and friends to find the truth about loneliness, and how we heal from it. Each episode is its own conversation, but together they walk the same ground the book maps out. (Pre-order your copy at ahorsenamedlonesome.com) You'll find new episodes alongside our regular show over the coming months.

What if mental illness is actually a spiritual battle?

My guest today is Skai Delacroix, a healer and teacher who spent three years in near-total silence and now works with people through his ZeroPoint method.

What happened to him after that first year of samadhi is the part nobody talks about: the long collapse into psychiatric diagnoses, suicidal planning, and a body he could barely move.

At one point in his story, paramedics couldn’t lift him off the sidewalk because the gravitational pull was too strong. In another, he received a directive to walk himself into destruction on purpose. The through-line is the question: how do you tell the difference between guidance and psychosis when the voices sound identical?

We also do a live ZeroPoint practice that shifted something in my chest I wasn't expecting.

You'll learn:

[0:00] Introduction

[6:50] Witnessing a miracle even an atheist couldn’t deny

[14:54] Becoming susceptible to dark forces

[21:12] Bipolar reframed as an imbalance between two selves

[26:18] Turning back toward the light before the voice demanded he give up everything

[39:59] Paramedics could not lift Skai's body off the ground

[55:45] Learning to discern the true force from the adversary

[1:02:02] The motivation behind the years of walking and extreme running

[1:12:22] Paradise is right here, and removing the word fighting from the equation

[1:32:49] Refining transgression from heroin to ice cream, and why the guru-disciple model is obsolete

[1:46:50] The ZeroPoint vortex technique and a live practice to find the root of my cold

[2:08:22] The contagious field and the dormant healing power we all carry

Resources Mentioned:

Ecstasy | Wikipedia

Bipolar Disorder | Wikipedia

Schizophrenia | Wikipedia

Reiki | Wikipedia

Lao Tzu | Wikipedia

Zero-Point Energy | Wikipedia

Double Vortex | Website

Sri Aurobindo | Wikipedia

Full show notes at lukestorey.com/skai

Find more from Skai:

Skai Delacroix - Zero Point Earth | Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

Read: Three Years in Silence: One Soul’s Fated Odyssey: From Human Indulgence to Divine Force by Skai Delacroix | Book

Find more from Luke:

Luke Storey | Website | Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube | LinkedIn

My new book, A Horse Named Lonesome, launches November 17, 2026. Pre-order now at ahorsenamedlonesome.com and get bonuses: access to my Inner Circle Book Club, an exclusive Lonesome Conversations six-part miniseries, and an ebook transcript of the series.

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In the first Lonesome Conversation I ever recorded, I speak with Jeffrey and Clayten, the two men behind Focused Life-Force Energy, to open on a paradox: how can we be more digitally connected than any humans in history, yet lonelier than ever? Clayten remembers pandemic Zoom dinners and the front porch he misses, while Jeffrey names the "field effect" between two people in a room — an intimate, silent exchange between our energetic fields that a video call simply can't carry, and that most of us don't even know we're missing. A quietly unsettling look at what disappears when presence goes virtual.

About Jeffrey

Jeffrey Stegman’s focus has been on creating a high-consciousness culture in his businesses, which parallels his own personal spiritual path. Jeffrey was the co-owner of two manufacturing businesses, including one in business since 1835. FLFE is a confluence of Jeffrey’s manufacturing, engineering, business, and spiritual evolution.

Focused Life-Force Energy began in 2008 when two men with an interest in high-consciousness fields met through a mutual friend. After coming across the beginnings of an invention that would become part of the FLFE system, Jeffrey Stegman and Clayten Stedmann worked together to develop it further. Eventually, they would broadcast high-consciousness fields to specific locations around the world. They poured thousands of hours into research and development to enhance this technology.

Beginning with service projects and targeting trauma-hit areas like refugee camps, FLFE grew into a private company and is now invited into the lives of thousands of people in over 85 countries. The company still donates over 90 percent of the energy created by the technology to service projects around the globe. FLFE is a thriving international organization that continues with its mission to “support the optimal conditions for the evolution of consciousness in an economized society” through the exploration of what is in the highest and best interest of all creation.

About Clayten

Clayten Stedmann has worked in the education, training, and coaching business since 1995. From 1995 to 2020, he focused on business as a spiritual path in his coaching practice. He discovered Consciousness Kinesiology in 2004, and as of December 2024, he has done over 14 million CK calibrations and created 10 consciousness assessments and two unique energetic medicine protocols. From 2013 to the present, Clayten has transitioned from using his coaching and research skills in his private practice to using those skills in a company he co-founded. Focused Life-Force Energy continues his purposeful intention to create the conditions for humanity to have a higher level of consciousness.

Lonesome Conversations Limited Series

Lonesome Conversations is a special series from The Life Stylist, built around my new book, A Horse Named Lonesome (out November 17, 2026). Loneliness is something almost everyone goes through, and almost nobody talks about honestly. So I sat down with psychologists, philosophers, trauma therapists, teachers, and friends to find the truth about loneliness, and how we heal from it. Each episode is its own conversation, but together they walk the same ground the book maps out. (Pre-order your copy at ahorsenamedlonesome.com) You'll find new episodes alongside our regular show over the coming months.