ALTERED STATES

In this episode of ALTERED STATES, we go deep with executive coach Joe Cohen on how psychedelic experiences help him in his executive coaching practice, and overcoming his past. Starting with a first plunge into 5-MeO-DMT , and later ketamine, psilocybin, and ayahuasca —these powerful plant medicines helped him unlock buried emotions, reconnect with spirituality, and rebuild a durable sense of sel...

“It was the closest thing to hell—and I survived.” Iranian-Jewish refugee Joe Cohen’s raw confession launches this two-part deep dive into trauma recovery and the transformative power of psychedelics. Hear how a refugee-turned-inmate rebuilt his psyche, found self-love, and became a sought-after leadership mentor. If you’re curious about plant medicine, mental health, or human grit, this episode i...

When writer Ed Prideaux says “the media itself is a semi-psychedelic drug,” he isn’t joking — he lived seven years with hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) after one acid trip. In part three, and the last installment of our episodes with Ed, we explore a no-filter conversation that unpacks: -How scrolling news feeds mimics an LSD trip and rewires your reality -AI billionaires (Sam A...

In Part 2 of our conversation with writer and researcher Ed Prideaux, we continue exploring his personal experience recovering from Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD). Hosts Pat Murphy and Steven Tate dive deeper into the lesser-known risks associated with psychedelic use and discuss whether covert CIA experiments involving psychedelics might still exist today. Ed also offers his t...

In this first episode of ALTERED STATES, we delve into the often-misunderstood world of psychedelics, LSD, and plant medicine through the firsthand experience of independent writer and researcher, Ed Prideaux. Following an intense acid trip, Ed endured seven challenging years of Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD), a rare and debilitating condition that can result from psychedelic d...