She sold her company to Vice Media, had the marriage, the loft, the celebrity clients, and still felt completely hollow inside. Alana Varel is now an underground psychedelic facilitator who has guided over 1600 people through MDMA and psilocybin ceremonies, and she's got everything you need to know about how this medicine actually works, who it's for, and why therapy alone isn't enough.

FOLLOW FOR MORE! Connect With Our Guest! https://www.instagram.com/underground.mama/Follow Our Socials!https://www.instagram.com/twofunguysmultiverse/https://www.tiktok.com/@twofunguyspodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/_adetunjifilms/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00 – The Only Drug That Tells You When To Stop1:00 – Who Is Alana Varel The Underground Mama?1:27 – Welcome to TwoFunGuys Multiverse2:20 – Why She Started Talking About Psychedelics on TikTok4:21 – How She Got Into Facilitating4:49 – She Had Everything — and Still Felt Hollow5:38 – Her First Plant Medicine Journey That Changed Everything7:28 – The Download She Received on Her Third Journey8:36 – What It's Like Holding Space for 20 People at Once9:54 – The Guy Who Texted Her The Entire Journey11:27 – Why She Combines MDMA and Psilocybin13:33 – The Exact MDMA to Psilocybin Ratio She Uses15:00 – How and When to Dose During a Session16:35 – How Hands-On Is She During a Journey?19:37 – Stories That Changed Her as a Facilitator21:05 – Her 7-Day Preparation and Integration Protocol22:29 – Why People Want The Magic Wand But Won't Do The Work24:40 – Isn't Therapy Enough? She Answers Honestly28:07 – Why Mushrooms Are The Only Drug That Tells You No30:22 – Who She Turns Away and Why33:20 – When Is The Right Time To Do Psychedelics?35:32 – How To Handle Grief and Psychedelics36:24 – The MDMA After-Protocol — What To Do The Day After39:45 – Red Flags When Choosing a Psychedelic Facilitator43:00 – Tips and Tricks for Recreational MDMA Use46:50 – Her Days Running Limelight and Palladium in NYC49:56 – The Beautiful Reframe of Recreational Use51:24 – Her Upcoming Events and Six-Month Program53:45 – Where To Find Alana54:20 – Final Words of Wisdom From The Underground MamaTAGSAlana Varel underground mama psychedelic facilitator MDMA psilocybin mushrooms psychedelic therapy TwoFunGuysMultiverse podcast plant medicine healing integration rave culture psychedelics mental health