chad charles

Faces of 5: Stories with Substance

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chad charles speaks with people about their 5-MeO-DMT experiences—why they chose 5, what unfolded, why they chose to work with a guide, and how their lives have been impacted. Each episode offers a first-hand account of experiences that are often misunderstood and rarely shared with such openness. Together, these conversations reveal a wide range of perspectives and outcomes. Grounded, present, and warm, chad brings out the clarity and insight in each storyteller’s voice. Note: 5-MeO-DMT is a controlled substance in many jurisdictions. This podcast is intended for educational purposes only.

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chad charles

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Trusting the Body, Letting Go of the Mind | a 5-MeO-DMT story | Coline | E06 30.06.2026 35:52

In this episode of Faces of Five , chad charles speaks with Coline about her first experience with 5-MeO-DMT and the profound lessons it revealed about trust, surrender, and the delicate relationship between the body and the mind. Drawing from years of meditation, somatic exploration, psychedelic work, and personal development, Coline shares how the experience challenged her tendency to analyze,...

From Confusion to Clarity: Finding Eternal Self Worth | a 5-MeO-DMT story | Moreno | E05 16.06.2026 31:21

In this episode of Faces of Five, chad charles speaks with Moreno, an artist, spiritual practitioner, and long-time participant in 5-MeO-DMT work. Reflecting on over five years of sessions together, Moreno shares how the medicine helped him move from confusion and self-doubt toward clarity, confidence, and a deeper understanding of who he truly is. Together, they explore spiritual materialism, s...

The Therapist Becomes the Client | a 5-MeO-DMT story | Andria | E05 22.05.2026 37:45

In this episode, Andria, a therapist based in Vancouver, speaks about her first 5-MeO-DMT experience in 2021 and the sessions that followed. She describes feeling a clear pull toward the work despite not having prior guided psychedelic experience, and moving forward based on intuition and trust in the referral that connected her to it. She shares how her background as a therapist shaped the way sh...

Finding Safety in Fear | a 5-MeO-DMT story | Naran | E03 01.05.2026 36:23

Naran describes returning to 5-MeO-DMT with chad after a previous experience (with someone else in a less-than-supportive container) left him terrified of both the medicine and life itself. That early experience initiated a two year journey of constant fear, panic, disregulation . Even hearing the medicine mentioned could send him into panic, yet he knew that avoiding it was not resolving what had...

All Is Well, Even When It Breaks You | a 5-MeO-DMT story | Carly Rae | E02 25.04.2026 31:57

In this episode, chad speaks with Carly Rae about the 5-MeO-DMT sessions they did together beginning in 2018, and how those experiences fit into the larger arc of her life. Carly Rae now lives in northern British Columbia with her partner, where they have bought 80 acres and are building a retreat centre. Her work has expanded into women’s health and equine therapy, and she describes her current l...

From Ice Cube to Water | a 5-MeO-DMT story | YZ | E01 14.04.2026 39:31

In this episode, chad speaks with YZ about her first 5-MeO-DMT experience. Despite prior work with meditation retreats and other psychedelics, she found those insights did not last. What remained was an intuitive pull toward a different kind of encounter—one grounded a contemporary context, and one-to-one support. YZ reflects on her hesitation around traditional medicine settings, particularly the...