"Dear Humanity," a Lovecast with Laura Dawn

Want to understand what’s happening in the brain when under the influence of psychedelics? The default mode network (DMN) is receiving a lot of attention these days, but what do we really know about what the science is saying in terms of how psychedelics influence the DMN, and how can we use that information to catalyze change in our lives? In this conversation, Psychedelic Neuroscientist Manesh G...

As we know, this is a time of great change.  So how do we learn to navigate through major times of transition and learn to surf the waves of rapid change with more grace, ease, courage, and resilience?  As we close the chapter on 2020, the year of global upheaval, the year the world as we knew it forever changed, how can we find the wisdom to transmute crisis into the catalyst for transf...

Trying to make sense out of these strange times? Psychedelic pioneer and enthnopharmacologist  Dennis McKenna calls this global planetary transition a time of metamorphosis, and how COVID, climate change, psychedelics, and sacred plant medicines are “messengers from Gaia” telling us to wake up. He calls plant medicines the neurotransmitters of the Gaian mind. In this conversation, Dennis...

In this conversation with Sandra Ingerman, we dive into the path of shamanism and a look at the origins of shamanic wisdom, and the implications of the explosion of interest in shamanic practices within the context of our modern day world. We talk about what makes a shaman a shaman, what it means to be a gardener of energy, and the difference between a shaman and a shamanic practitioner. We discus...

In episode #1 of The Psychedelic Leadership Podcast, I speak with Jonathan Glazer, co-founder of the Thank You Plant Medicine Campaign.  Jonathan shares what the Thank You Plant Medicine Campaign has accomplished so far:  They created a global "coming out day" event where thousands of people came out of the psychedelic closet and shared their transformational stories with psychedelics an...

Hey there, and welcome to this short introduction for the Psychedelic Leadership podcast, where I’m going to give you an overview in terms of what to expect from this podcast and the episodes to come.  Ok, so there are 3 different areas this Psychedelic Leadership Podcast explores. First, I’m having conversations with a diverse range of leaders in the psychedelic space discussing all topics r...

My name is Laura Dawn and this is the Psychedelic Leadership Podcast, because what the world needs is a new kind of leader.   This podcast features a series of mind-enhancing conversations with thought leaders and the wisdom keepers of our time both in the psychedelic space and beyond.  Weaving wisdom with science, we’re exploring the intersection between psychedelics and sacred pla...