This week on The Real Life Lab, I sit down with Mark A. Michaels, a lawyer, writer, and self-described "uncontrolled experiment" (he's part of the first generation of donor-conceived people from the 1950s).

Mark recently completed a client-authored case study on psychedelic-assisted therapy, combining EMDR, ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin, creative expression, and AI-assisted reflection, all in collaborative therapy aimed at reclaiming what he calls "narrative agency."

We talk about what actually happened in those sessions, what AI's role really was versus what a human clinician offers, and what it means to become the author of your own healing instead of just the subject of it. This is a raw, honest look at a very unconventional path through a hard chapter, told by the person who lived it.

This is not a path for everyone, as Mark A. Michaels says, but with AI growing daily, it presents both challenges and opportunities.

Note: This episode discusses psychedelic-assisted therapy as part of Mark's personal healing process. It reflects his experience only and isn't medical guidance.

Pure Venom reptile park is the second largest reptile park in Africa. In this excerpt from my radio show, we take a marvellous adventure through Terence's life and knowledge about reptiles. We are simply scratching the surface of a topic that for many is a little scary and for others a little exhilarating, but always fun!

Find out more about Pure Venom on www.purevenom.com

A plane to nowhere; behind the psy-op to discredit South Africa when 153 Palestinians are forcefully displaced from the Occupied State of Palestine, by Israel.

November 2025 Live replay with Guest Mohammed Ayaaz Careem, media producer, political couch-analyst and host of radio show Political Arena of Opinions

What happened to the 153 passengers who arrived in South Africa including a 9month pregnant woman.

How did they get here and what does it mean in the broader scope of international politics?