In this episode, I explore the deeper layers of spiritual sovereignty, perception, and the nature of evil with teacher and healer Sarah Elkhaldy, host of Mystery Teachings on Gaia. We go far beyond surface-level spirituality and into the real terrain—psychopathy, manipulation, spiritual warfare, and the psychological mechanics behind modern psyops.

Sarah shares her unlikely entry point into awakening through conspiracy research, how that path evolved into esoteric study, and why understanding darkness is essential to true alchemy. We unpack the weaponization of compassion, the dangers of outsourcing authority, and how unexamined core wounds can make us vulnerable to manipulation. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the state of the world, questioned your sanity while researching uncomfortable truths, or struggled to balance discernment with an open heart, this conversation will resonate.

We also get into perception as the ultimate alchemical tool—how mastering it can modulate your nervous system, shift your biology, and reclaim your power from false authorities. Sarah explains why spiritual awakening requires energy, resilience, and a willingness to confront the uncomfortable realities most people avoid.

This one goes deep. If you’ve been navigating the rabbit holes, wrestling with duality, or wondering whether evil can truly change—or whether this realm is something we graduate from rather than fix—you’re going to want to hear this conversation.

Watch Mystery Teachings with Sarah Elkhaldy at gaia.com/series/mystery-teachings-with-sarah-elkhaldy.

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(00:00:00) Trolls, Praise, Ego, & the Alchemy of Spiritual Leadership

(00:16:24) Limbic Hijacking, Psychopathy, & Mastering Perception in the Matrix

(00:40:59) Discernment, Free Will, & Graduating the Earth Arena

(01:03:44) Fallen Gurus, False Light, & the Ego’s Spiritual Costume

(01:35:18) Channeling, Discernment, and the Line Between Wisdom & Ego

(01:51:15) Karma as Cause, Effect, and Conscious Course Correction

(02:01:35) Addiction, Ego Death, and the Path to Surrender

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• Website: www.gaia.com

• Website: alchemicalenergyhealing.com

• Website: thealchemist.community

• Instagram: instagram.com/the.alchemist

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In this episode, I explore what it really takes to break free from the relationship patterns that keep us stuck—with trained educator and relationship expert Stefanos Sifandos. With a background in behavioral science, trauma, and somatics, Stefanos brings a grounded, embodied perspective to the way we love, attach, and relate to ourselves and others.

We unpack how early experiences and unprocessed trauma quietly shape our nervous systems, our choices, and the dynamics we recreate in intimate relationships. Stefanos explains why awareness alone isn’t enough, and how lasting change requires working with the body—not just the mind—to rewire safety, trust, and emotional regulation. If you’ve ever found yourself repeating the same cycles despite years of “knowing better,” this conversation sheds light on why that happens and what actually helps shift it.

We also talk about self-leadership, emotional responsibility, and what it means to cultivate a healthier sense of self without bypassing the discomfort that growth often demands. Stefanos shares practical insights on boundaries, communication, and how to meet conflict as an opportunity for deeper connection rather than something to avoid or dominate.

This episode is an invitation to relate more consciously to your partner, your past, and yourself. If you’re committed to personal growth, healing relational wounds, and stepping into your highest potential with honesty and integrity, this conversation offers both clarity and depth.

Order Stefanos’ book, Tuned In and Turned On: A Path to True Connection, Deep Healing, and Lasting Love, at tunedinandturnedonbook.com.

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(00:00:00) Place, Memory, and the Moment Everything Broke Open

(00:20:03) How Childhood Wounds Shape Our Adult Relationships

(00:33:33) Codependency, the Nervous System, and the Real Work of Intimacy

(01:14:34) Celibacy, Solitude, and Rebuilding Self-Worth from the Inside Out

(01:45:15) Body Shame, Transparency, and Emotional Responsibility in Relationship

(02:10:35) The Mother Wound, Enmeshment, and Integrating Growth

(02:32:58) Integrity, Service, and the Inner Conflict Around Being Paid to Help

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What does it actually mean to be wild in the modern world—and why does it matter so much for our health, identity, and sense of belonging? In this episode, I explore those questions and more with Daniel Vitalis, host of the TV series WildFed and a lifelong advocate for reconnecting with nature through food, place, and embodied experience.

We dive deep into what wildness really is—not as a romantic ideal, but as a lived, practical relationship with the natural world. Daniel shares how wild foods offer more than just nutrition; they provide feedback, resilience, and a kind of intelligence that modern systems have largely stripped away. We talk about how convenience culture has distanced us from our instincts, our land base, and even our own hunger cues, and why reclaiming these relationships is essential for both personal and ecological health.

This conversation also weaves through nervous system regulation, ancestral skills, and the quiet confidence that comes from direct experience—whether that’s foraging, hunting, or simply learning to trust your own perception again. Daniel reflects on the responsibility that comes with sourcing food from the wild, the ethics of reciprocity, and how participation in nature changes the way we see ourselves as humans.

If you’ve felt a pull toward something more grounded, more honest, and more alive—this episode is an invitation to listen to that signal. It’s a reminder that wildness isn’t something we’ve lost; it’s something we can remember, one relationship at a time.

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(00:00:00) Origins, Mentorship, & Navigating Truth in a Fracturing World

(00:30:04) Faith, Power, & the Illusion of Saviors at the End of an Age

(01:01:41) From Hunter-Gatherer Sovereignty to Hierarchy, Control, & the Modern Psyop

(02:10:48) Heaven, Hell, & the Choice Between Becoming Gods or Becoming Whole

(02:49:42) Consent, Control, & Choosing Humanity over the Machine

(03:10:23) Lost Civilizations, Broken Timelines, & the Architecture That Doesn’t Add Up

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• Website: danielvitalis.com

• Website: surthrival.com

• Instagram: instagram.com/danielvitalis

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As we move into a new year, Alyson and I explore one of the most important skills of our time: discernment. In a world saturated with noise, manipulation, and endless information streams, this conversation is about reconnecting with what actually feels true—in your body, your heart, and your lived experience.

We talk about why the traditional calendar feels increasingly out of sync with natural rhythms, and how ancient systems rooted in the sun, moon, and seasons offer a deeper sense of alignment. From there, we unpack how modern technology, media, and algorithm-driven platforms hijack attention, overstimulate the nervous system, and subtly pull us away from our inner guidance—often without us even realizing it.

Alyson shares the practices that anchor her back into truth, including prayer, sacred fire, drumming, plant medicines, and daily rituals that reconnect her to Earth and spirit. We also get into the medicine of imperfection—why releasing the pressure to be flawless is essential for real growth, compassion, and humility, especially for those walking spiritual paths.

Along the way, we reflect on unity versus division, the importance of nature as a reality check, and how fear-based operating systems can quietly shape our lives until we consciously choose something else. There’s also a memorable (and cautionary) story involving incense, firemen, and a very unexpected lesson in presence.

If you’ve been feeling disoriented, overstimulated, or unsure what to trust lately, this episode offers grounded reminders, practical anchors, and a powerful invitation to reclaim your own inner compass.

Get the Animal Power book and deck, plus a free guided drumming shamanic journey to meet your power animal, at alysoncharles.com/animalpower.

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(00:00:00) Fake Calendars, Real Time, & Finding Your Inner Compass

(00:20:38) Sacred Smoke, Fire Trucks, & a Very Real PSA

(00:30:00) Nature, Unity, & the Practices That Reveal Truth

(00:43:59) Fear, Imperfection, & the Courage to Say “I Don’t Know”

(01:04:09) Expanding Your Capacity for Joy, Bliss, & Safe Expression

(01:49:55) Understanding Female Cycles, Communication, & Conscious Partnership

(01:59:53) Power Animals, Creative Awakening, & the Energetic Themes of 2026

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This episode goes deep into the strange, powerful, and often misunderstood terrain of psychedelics, consciousness, and human potential. I’m joined by Adam Butler, a psychedelic philosopher and long-time DMT psychonaut, whose work lives at the intersection of mental health, neuroplasticity, trauma healing, and radical self-exploration.

Adam shares his personal transformation story—moving from addiction, chronic stress, and emotional repression into sobriety, balance, and embodied clarity—and how intentional psychedelic use played a pivotal role in that shift. We explore how compounds like DMT can act as catalysts for confronting fear, dissolving trauma patterns, and reprogramming deeply-ingrained mental and emotional loops when approached with discipline, reverence, and integration.

From there, the conversation expands into the mechanics of the mind itself. We talk about neuroplasticity, meditation, lucid dreaming, tantric practices, and how these tools can be woven together to access altered states without bypassing responsibility or grounding. Adam offers a refreshingly honest take on the risks, the myths, and the shadow side of psychedelic culture, especially when it comes to escapism, ego inflation, and spiritual shortcuts.

This is not a surface-level conversation. It’s about facing discomfort, rewiring fear responses, and learning how to meet extreme inner experiences with presence instead of avoidance. If you’re curious about the deeper psychological and philosophical implications of psychedelics—or you’re interested in what real integration looks like beyond the hype, this episode will challenge, expand, and ground you all at once.

For a free pdf version of his book, Butler's DMT Field Guide: A Brief History, Step by Step Recipes, and Personal Experiences From a DMT Saturated Consciousness, email Adam at [email protected].

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(00:00:00) From Hemi-Sync Curiosity to a Life-Altering Awakening

(00:29:51) Integration, Intention, and the Line Between Awakening & Escape

(00:53:54) DMT 101: What It Is, How It’s Used, and Why It’s Different

(01:18:46) Trauma, Nervous System Lock-In, and the Body’s Memory

(02:26:05) Family, the DMT Laser Code, and the Edge of Reality

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This episode is a deep exploration of purpose, initiation, and what it truly means to live in right relationship with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. I’m joined by Tim Corcoran, founder of Purpose Mountain and co-director of Twin Eagles Wilderness School, whose life’s work is devoted to helping people reconnect with their soul-level calling through nature-based mentoring and rites of passage.

Tim shares his personal journey from a conventional path in computer science to a life shaped by wilderness immersion, indigenous wisdom, and long-term mentorship. We explore the cultural gap created by the absence of meaningful rites of passage in modern society, and how that absence often leads people to unconsciously create their own initiations through suffering, addiction, or crisis. Tim offers a radically different framework—one rooted in intentional initiation, deep nature connection, and guided vision quests that help individuals discover who they are and why they’re here.

We also dive into the mechanics and philosophy behind vision quests, including fasting, solitude, mindset, and the importance of preparation and integration. Tim explains why these experiences are not about endurance or bravado, but about presence, humility, and listening—both to oneself and to the living intelligence of the Earth. We talk about mentorship as a reciprocal relationship, resilience as a cultivated capacity, and how true healing often emerges from being witnessed over time rather than chasing peak experiences.

This conversation is a powerful reminder that purpose isn’t something we invent—it’s something we remember when we slow down, step outside, and allow life to speak back.

Visit purposemountain.com to sign up for a Vision Quest or Discover Your Purpose mentoring.

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(00:00:00) From the Matrix to the Mountains: Awakening to a Different Path

(00:22:03) Earning the Right to Ask for a Vision

(00:40:20) What Makes a True Initiation

(01:01:50) The “Greatest Hits” of a Vision Quest

(01:20:08) Wilderness Skills as Medicine

(01:34:58) Finding Your Role in the Tribe

(01:55:21) Vision Quest vs. Psychedelics

(02:20:14) Holding Pain Without Losing Your Heart

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• Website: twineagles.org

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Fertility, chronic illness, and children’s health are colliding in ways we can no longer ignore, and this conversation brings much-needed clarity to what’s happening beneath the surface. In this episode, I’m joined by Ann Shippy, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician and functional medicine practitioner whose work is reshaping how we think about preconception, detoxification, and generational health.

We explore Dr. Shippy’s personal healing journey, from severe gut illness and infertility to a complete career pivot into medicine, and how that experience shaped her systems-based approach to root-cause healing. From there, we dig into the modern fertility crisis, including declining sperm counts, rising miscarriage rates, and the alarming increase in childhood chronic disease, autism, and autoimmunity.

This conversation centers on the preconception window, the months and years before pregnancy that determine the health of sperm, eggs, and ultimately future generations. We break down how toxins like mold, heavy metals, plastics, pesticides, and PFAS quietly damage mitochondria, hormones, and DNA, and why fertility challenges can be a powerful “check engine light” for deeper imbalances in the body.

We also get practical, covering environmental testing, detox strategies, and why gentle, well-supported detoxification matters more than aggressive protocols. Dr. Shippy explains how nutrition, minerals, glutathione, methylation, and nervous system regulation work together to restore resilience, whether you’re trying to conceive or simply aiming for long-term vitality.

If you’re thinking about having children, struggling with fertility, or concerned about the health trajectory of future generations, this episode offers both hope and a science-backed roadmap forward.

Order Ann’s new book, The Preconception Revolution: A Science-Backed Path to Your Fertility and Generational Health, at annshippymd.com/the-preconception-revolution.

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(00:00:00) From Corporate Engineer to Healing the Impossible

(00:12:30) The Fertility Crisis, the Children’s Health Emergency, and the Preconception Wake-Up Call

(00:21:38) Mold Toxicity: The Invisible Fertility Killer Hiding in Plain Sight

(00:35:26) Heavy Metals, Plastics, and PFAS: What’s Getting Imprinted in the “Time Capsule”

(01:00:56) Making Preconception Practical: Testing Access, Men’s Role, and the Supplement “Short List”

(01:25:46) Fertility Begins Long Before Conception: Stress, Trauma, and the Hidden Signals We Pass On

(01:44:22) Histamines, Genetics, and the Fertility Puzzle Most People Miss

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This episode explores one of the most charged and misunderstood topics in modern wellness: meat, ethics, and our relationship to life and death. I’m joined by Mansal Denton, founder of Real Provisions and creator of Sacred Hunting, for a wide-ranging conversation that challenges how we think about nourishment, stewardship, and responsibility in the natural world.

We dig into the realities of animal suffering across different food systems, including wild ecosystems, regenerative farming, and industrial agriculture. Mansal shares why ethical hunting, when done with precision, reverence, and intention, can result in less suffering than many people realize—and why modern food supply chains often hide uncomfortable truths behind marketing labels.

From there, the conversation moves into Mansal’s personal spiritual journey, including how Orthodox Christianity reshaped his understanding of food as a sacred act. We explore how ritual, beauty, and embodied spirituality intersect with ancient wisdom traditions, and why honoring life requires confronting discomfort rather than avoiding it.

We also unpack the nutritional and ecological case for wild game, particularly axis deer from Hawaii, including biodiversity, nutrient density, and population balance. Mansal explains how Real Provisions was born from a desire to feed his family—and future children—with food that aligns with both ethics and physiology.

This episode isn’t about telling you what to eat. It’s about asking better questions: Where does our food come from? What does it cost—physically, spiritually, and ecologically? And how might choosing with more awareness bring us back into right relationship with the world that feeds us.

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(00:00:00) Wild Death vs Ethical Harvest: Rethinking Animal Suffering

(00:12:10) From Resistance to Reverence: Rediscovering Christianity Through Lived Experience

(00:40:39) Bad Supply Chains, Not Bad Food: Why Wild Meat Hits Different

(00:50:39) For the Good of All: Axis Deer, Ecological Balance, and Ethical Harvest

(00:56:17) Veganism, Ethics, and the Cost We Don’t See

(01:16:30) Microplastics in “Clean” Meat: Escaping the Invisible Contamination

(01:33:24) Food as Medicine for the Next Generation: Scaling Nutrition Without Compromise

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• Website: realprovisions.com

• Website: sacredhunting.com

• Instagram: instagram.com/mansaldenton

• Instagram: instagram.com/realprovisions

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Welcome to Part Two of the Best of The Life Stylist Podcast 2025. This episode is both a reflection and a deep thank-you to the listeners who continue to choose long-form conversation, nuance, and depth in a world built on distraction and noise.

In this curated collection, we revisit some of the most expansive and boundary-pushing conversations of the year—dialogues that venture into territory most shows won’t touch. You’ll hear Erwan Le Corre challenge modern fitness myths and reframe movement as a return to our humanity; Melissa Kupsch unpack the true nature of homeopathy and personal autonomy; and Jim Poole explain how NuCalm works at a neurological level to unlock calm and flow without decades of practice.

We also explore the sacred lineage of iboga with Tricia Eastman, question conventional narratives about Earth’s history with Mike Wilkerson, and reimagine money as energy and consciousness with Elizabeth Ralph.

The episode continues with candid conversations on censorship, sovereignty, food systems, ritual, and ancient memory—each pointing back to a central theme: thinking clearly, feeling deeply, and reclaiming authority over your own life.

As 2025 closes and we look toward a year of integration and embodiment, this episode is an invitation to ask better questions—and to carry what you’ve learned into lived experience.

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(00:00:00) 607: Breathing Less to Experience More: The Inner Dive of BreathHoldWork & MovNat w/ Erwan Le Corre

(00:15:25) 612: Suppressed Solutions: Homeopathy for Fertility, Hormones, & Ancestral Pain w/ Melissa Kupsch

(00:25:23) 613: NuCalm: Silence Stress, Meditate Like a Monk, & Access Flow State on Demand w/ Jim Poole

(00:35:30) 614: The Heart of Iboga: Ancient Healing, Modern Maladies—PTSD, TBI, & Addiction w/ Tricia Eastman

(00:47:34) 618: Are Mountains the Corpses of Titans? Giant Trees, Fossil Beasts, & Earth's Hidden History w/ Mike Wilkerson

(00:57:03) 619: Sacred Currency: Bridging Frequency, Flow, and Financial Power w/ Elizabeth Ralph

(01:10:16) 620: The Fight for Vaccine Truth: Banned, Blacklisted, and Still Speaking Out w/ Andrew Wakefield

(01:24:15) 623: Soil, Sovereignty, & Sacred Self-Reliance: Accelerate Your Homesteading Journey w/ Curtis Stone

(01:34:46) 630: Oracle Arts & Ancient Mysteries: Ritual, Remembrance, & Restoration w/ Isis Indriya

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We’re back with another AMA for this liminal, reflective space between Christmas and the New Year—a time when big questions tend to surface. In this episode, Alyson and I respond to a wide range of listener-submitted questions that span the deeply practical, the philosophical, and the cosmic.

We start with a sweeping question about what the next 50 years may hold for humanity, exploring themes like consciousness evolution, polarity, technology, AI, sovereignty, and whether progress is actually accelerating—or fragmenting us further. That conversation opens into reflections on free will, self-governance, spiritual maturity, and how discernment becomes essential in an increasingly noisy world.

From there, we shift gears into more specific listener curiosities, including how I’ve experimented with tools like NuCalm, meditation stacking, and sound frequencies—and what to be mindful of when working with altered states or nervous system regulation. We also unpack questions around longevity, quality of life versus lifespan, and why equanimity may be one of the most underrated spiritual skills of our time.

As always, the AMA format invites real-time exploration, tangents, humor, and unexpected insights—from road rage and nervous system dysregulation to regenerative agriculture, ethical food choices, and how small daily decisions reflect much larger spiritual principles.

Thank you to everyone who submitted questions. These episodes are shaped by your curiosity, your honesty, and your willingness to ask what’s real. Keep them coming—we’re listening.

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MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:

(00:00:00) Holiday Energy, Sacred Traditions, & the Consciousness of Trees

(00:17:53) Predictions for the Next 50 Years: AI, Sovereignty, & the Polarity Test

(00:49:11) NuCalm Stacking, Meditation Experiments, & Audio “Hacks”

(00:56:04) Latest Discoveries: Ethical Wild Meat, Ceremonial Cacao, & CBD That Actually Works

(01:19:14) The Fork in the Road: When to Lean In, When to Step Away

(01:53:08) Humility, Recovery, and the Long Arc of Healing

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