"Dear Humanity," a Lovecast with Laura Dawn

As the psychedelic movement rapidly bolts forward, we might consider looking to the elders for guidance to maintain respect, reciprocity and bridge understanding of the traditions connected to these plant medicines into Western culture.  This episode was from a panel of wisdom keepers, recorded in front of a live Clubhouse audience featuring Otomi-Toltec wisdom keeper Mindahi Bastida,  L...

As we continue to witness the interest in psychedelics rapidly escalating, more and more people are feeling the call to step into leadership roles in the psychedelic space. But leadership can mean many different things and can take many different forms.   In this episode of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast, Natasja Pelgrom (from the Awaken Podcast) interviews Laura Dawn about Visionary...

Breathwork is making a comeback, and for good reason. Through the simple act of conscious breathing, we can tune ourselves to new ways of being, reduce stress and tap into our body’s inherent healing wisdom.  In this episode Laura Dawn drops in with Amanda Laine and Harry Taylor who have dedicated their lives to helping others achieve personal growth and elevated states of wellbeing, creating...

Think about the last time you faced a major life challenge. What did you do to effectively navigate through that adversity? This was the question at the forefront of the research that Dr. Taryn Marie conducted on resilience that led her to discover the five practices of resilient people. These are the real-time actions resilient people take to effectively face adversity.  Dr. Taryn Marie is a...

Kile Ortigo, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, certified psychedelic psychotherapist, and founder of the Center for Existential Exploration , where he offers depth-oriented psychotherapy and psychedelic integration services.  In this episode we talk about Kile's book, Beyond the Narrow Life: A Guide for Psychedelic Integration and Existential Exploration where Kile offers a powerful roadmap fo...

Have you ever heard of a darkness retreat? There’s been a recent surge of interest in exploring the transformational benefits one might receive by spending multiple days and nights in complete darkness.  Robbie Bent joins Laura Dawn on the podcast to discuss what he recently discovered by spending 8 days in total darkness. Robbie Bent is the CEO of Inward , a healthy experience company that b...

Kori Harrison came from the tech start-up world in Silicon Valley and through her transformational journeys with sacred plant medicine found her way to Field Trip. At Field Trip, she has been leading (a predominantly male) team to build and develop one of the first apps in the psychedelic space, called Trip App, supporting people through the psychedelic experience that includes preparation and int...

Ben Joseph Stewart is a filmmaker and producer of the Psychedelica series that just launched Season 2 on Gaia TV and released DMT Quest featuring names like Wim Hof. He also hosted his own talk show on GaiaTV called Limitless and is passionate about exploring optimal human performance. In this episode Laura Dawn speaks to Ben Stewart about psychedelics, pseudoscience, how we connect to a sense of...

Mahina Nani was born into a bloodline of Ancient Hawaiian Healers that is centuries old and carries the wisdom teachings of Ho’o’ponopono.  In this episode of the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast, Mahani shares the meaning of H’o’ponopono. By learning to take full responsibility for our actions and opening to the power of forgiveness, we can step into “right relationship” with ourselves and tho...

Former UFC Hall of Famer, Rashad Evans, speaks openly about how his “mind blowing” and “earth shattering” experience with the Toad medicine (5Meo-DMT) radically changed his life.  In this episode, Rashad shares about how his entheogenic experiences were a familiar kind of home-coming that offered him a consciousness-shift that inspired him to quit drinking alcohol, become vegan, improve his r...

In this episode, Laura Dawn features her conversation with both Dr. Jim Fadiman, author of an all-time classic The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide alongside Jordan Gruber, who both co-authored a new book called Your Symphony of Selves: Discover More Of Who You Are . When you think about your Self, do you consider yourself to be one “Unified Self? Or is it possible that you have multiple selves? And i...

As a journalist, Michelle Janikian covers psychedelic and cannabis education and harm reduction and is passionate about the healing potential of psychedelic plants and substances, and the legalization and de-stigmatization of all drugs. Michelle has been featured in Playboy, Rolling Stone, High Times, DoubleBlind Mag, Psychedelics Today, and more. In this episode, we talk about her book Your Psilo...

If there was a method that you could learn to feel more inspired, feel more alive and on purpose, think more creatively, become more productive, learn more rapidly, and feel like you have more time and patience, and in the process strengthened physical, mental and emotional resilience, would you take the time to learn about this methodology and train yourself to embody it?  What Laura Dawn ju...

Since 2008 East Forest has been the leader of underground ‘sound meditation’ ceremonies around the world. His primary mission is to create sonic architecture for others to explore their inner space.  In this episode, East Forest shares his journey with psychedelics and how that started him on the spiritual path, and how he didn’t find his own voice until discovering psilocybin, which is when...

Belinda Eriacho is a wisdom keeper from the Diné (Navajo) and Zuni lineage. She was born and raised on the Dine’ reservation. In this episode, Belinda shares that from a Diné perspective, the goal in life is walking through life in “hozho”, which means living in balance and harmony. We talk about the difference between cultural appropriation versus cultural appreciation and how we can’t move...

If you want to uplevel your life, you need to uplevel your mind and your mindset.  As Einstein says, we can’t solve our problems at the same level of thinking that created them. And as we face a time of crisis, we are being called to radically uplevel the way we think.  In this solo episode, Laura Dawn explores how you can cultivate mindsets that are critically valuable for leading...

In this episode, Laura Dawn speaks with influential thought leader and author of Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible, Charles Eisenstein. We discuss: Charles' recent psychedelic experiences of ego-dissolution How psychedelics have influenced him as a thought leader Wise advice for the psychedelic leaders of our time The process of reintegration back into the m...

After struggling with addiction, Carlos Tanner heeded the call to sit with grandmother ayahuasca in Peru, knowing this would be his path of healing. Shortly after that, he was invited to move into a shaman's home and apprenticed with him for 4 years. This eventually led him to start the Ayahuasca Foundation in 2009, offering retreats and educational training programs within the Shipibo lineage.&nb...

The passing of Measure 109 in Oregon was a pivotal moment for the psychedelic movement. By 2023, qualified practitioners will be able to legally administer psilocybin for therapeutic purposes. In this episode, Laura Dawn speaks with psychedelic pioneer Francoise Bourzat who is part of designing the curriculum to train practitioners to safely and legally support their clients’ healing process throu...

The narrative around creativity is drastically changing. Creative thinking is now being called the #1 most important skill set that you can learn to cultivate for thriving in these uncertain times.  In this episode, Laura Dawn speaks with Dr. Balder Onarheim who has a Ph. D. in the neuroscience of creativity and is the founder of PlatoScience (the developer of a neurostimulation head device c...

Laura Dawn speaks with co-founders of the Sabina Project Charlotte James and Undrea Wright are intentionally exploring sacred earth medicines and the power of ceremony as a profound catalyst for the liberation of oppressed people, helping to dismantle systems of oppression that become internalized. They are doing this by educating about harm reduction and creating safe spaces for people in the BIP...

Tricia Eastman is an Iboga facilitator who has supported over 1600 people's journey with this powerful plant medicine. Tricia shares how she found herself face-to-face with the Bwiti tribe in Gabon and how she was initiated into three different lineages and given permission to carry and serve this potent medicine. In this mind-expanding episode, Tricia describes some of the bizarre practices of th...

During this time of significant change, we can learn to stay centered and resilient amidst the whirlwind of upheaval by asking ourselves what we choose to focus our awareness on and what we genuinely care about.  These times are asking of us to turn our attention inwards, away from who’s right and wrong, fueling division and polarity, and train our minds and hearts to stay open and non-reacti...

For the first time ever, author of Biology of Belief, Dr. Bruce Lipton speaks publicly about his support for psychedelics, claiming: "I wouldn't be here today doing what I'm doing, if it wasn't for a psychedelics."  In this conversation, Bruce Lipton also touches on: The body as a "virtual reality suit" The true source of our identity and how psychedelics influence our perception of our...

In this episode, Shiri Godesi shares her four-pillar framework (that includes set, setting, skillsets, and support) she uses to help her clients create a “psychedelic roadmap” for maximizing their transformational experience with sacred plant medicines. She also shares applicable tools for what she calls “self-shamanism” to help her clients deepen in their journey, and gain more insights and wisdo...