The Plant Medicine For PTSD Podcast

Zack Moore is a dangerous conspiracy theorist who associates with the likes of Sam Tripoli, Eddie Bravo and Alex Jones. His views on supposed corruption within the United States government, especially surrounding the COVID pandemic response, are a serious threat to democracy and have rightfully earned him repeated shadowbans on all social media platforms. In response to digital censorship, Zack to...

Micah is a black belt and co-owner of 10th Planet Etobicoke and has some of the craziest highlight reel finishes in both MMA and grappling competition. You can find his instructionals at micahbrakefield.com or follow him on IG for more. Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivor...

I decided to record a solo episode giving a bit more background on how I went from Doctor of Physical Therapy to psychedelic facilitator, Ayahuasca apprentice, and organizer of the world's first plant medicine infused jiu jitsu retreats. Check out the retreat at becomingom.com/flowstate And here's a little video showing that art exhibit in Jerusalem that I mention in the podcast if you w...

I'm joined today by 10th Planet Long Island black belt and academy owner, Steve Kasten. Not too long ago, in an effort to solve his own back pain, Steve stumbled upon the work of Paul Chek, which not only solved his physical issues but set him down a path of studying esoteric practices and schools of thought. This conversation ranges from the study of tarot and past life regression to psyched...

You may know Chris as the dad of that 15 year old kid who tore apart a black belt's knee that one time. But did you know that he used to be a preacher and believed the earth to be only a few thousand years old? Did you know his view of the world changed by studying the work of Graham Hancock and Russel Carlson? Did you know that just a few months ago, he pulled all of his money out of long te...

About two and a half years ago, Chad's sons were sleeping just down the hal when he opened his gun safe, grabbed a pistol, and put the muzzle to his head. Since he's appearing on my podcast right now, you can guess how that story ends. Ultimately, this incident prompted him and his wife to start looking at some alternative treatment methods, putting him onto the path he walks today. Chad...

So we set out on this episode to have me interview Cordi a bit about her experienes with microdosing, but it quickly devolved into a totally different discussion. Cordi first shares some of her tales about taking mushrooms in her earlier life, before she started down the path of working intentionally with medicine. Then we get into what makes medicine use actually ceremonial and we break down some...

Cordi interviews me this time around to pull out some stories and some lessons learned from back when I was a wee lad first dipping my toes into the psychedelic waters. You'll hear about how I tripped for 13 hours straight and fully accepted that as my new reality, and how I used to say hello to the cows I would drive past when I was microdosing. To reap all the benefits of our combined wisdo...

You may have guessed from his name, but my guest this week, Dom, is a professional hypnotist. This was a particularly interesting episode for me because we got into a lot of familiar topics such as changing subconsciously held ideas about self-image and self-worth, manifestation, and alternate planes of reality that may exist around us at all times. BUT while Cordi and I usually explore these topi...

This is an obscenely good podcast. Drew Weatherhead worked for 15 years as a welder, killing his soul to provide for his family. When his company was bought out and he lost his job, he decided to bet on himself and go all in on opening a jiu jitsu academy. Just as his academy started to pick up some steam, the government stepped in and shut him down during COVID. He tried everything he could to st...

In this episode, Cordi and I sit down to discuss the latest creation we are bringing to the world - our Mindful Microdosing program. This program was born, really, out of what we perceived to be a bit of a failure on our end.  You see, we’ve been helping people get into microdosing for some time now. But previously, we would meet for a one-off, hour-long consultation where we would dig deep on som...

This episode is being co-released on Alex's feed, as she actually interviewed me for this one. It was a nice change of pace to have the space to talk openly about all of the things I enjoy talking about, an opportunity I guess I do not afford myself often enough as I feel like my role as host should lie more in listening than speaking. You can catch Alex's show and much more on her youtu...

I am joined today Jon McLernon, who I met as one of my mentors in an online fitness coaching mentorship program. Jon's chief work lies in helping people lose weight and keep it off, and you'll notice quickly in this podcast that much of his approach lies in his thoughtful and effective communication style. If you'd like to hear more from Jon, you can find him in the following places...

Back in August of 2021 I met Jocko Willink at his Origin Camp in Maine, and had him record the soundbyte at the start of these episodes. I met someone else that week - my buddy Jake Blanchard. But funnily enough, I completely forgot about this meeting until Cordi and I appeared on his podcast a few months back. Jake's story actually has a lot of parallels with Matt Enns from my last episode (...

I stumbled across Matt's Instagram somewhat randomly and was immediately hooked by the topics he discusses on there. I then do some digging, and realize he's a jiu jitsu guy who moved from Canada to Texas to escape the medical tyranny of the Great White North. Not only that, but I knew he was starting a coaching platform to help men live up to their highest potential. Based on this alone...

The Bhagavad Gita is essentially a short excerpt from a much, much larger story that was written thousands of years ago in India. It represents the central text of Bhakti Yoga, a path that comes from Hinduism. Think of it as sort of analogous to the Bible. My entire relationship with Cordi is really founded on this text; the first conversation we had started because she saw me reading it, and our...

I stumbled on Clayton's Instagram @clayton.moves a while back, and knew immediately I found someone I would vibe with after seeing him drinking a stout beer while wearing a Patagonia jacket and shorts with mushrooms printed all over them. Believe it or not, this is pretty much his marketing strategy for his offerings as a mobility coach and as a business coach to other online trainers - he ju...

So this one started out innocently enough, with Cordi wanting to interview me about my experience so far living in Mexico. Unfortunately (or fortunately if you are into this sort of thing) , we both got pretty stoned so this episode quickly ran off the rails and into the territory of conspiracy theories and everything wrong with the world.  Apologies if the ending sounds a bit abrupt - I did my be...

Seb is a jiu jitsu black belt, CrossFit beast, and retired first responder whose career included many years leading the Emergency Response Team in his province, the equivalent to a SWAT team in the states. Recently he had a series of harrowing experiences with life-threatening complications following a routine surgery, which we don't even touch on today. What we do get into is some of his ori...

In this episode we talk about the constructive, intentional use of cannabis. And then I get distracted thinking about steak... Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to ge...

Cordi and I recently returned from facilitating our latest Ayahuasca retreat down in Peu, and we sit down today to do a bit of a debrief and discuss some of the experience. Visit becomingom.com/ayahuasca-retreat to learn more about our retreats and register for upcoming dates, or visit plantmedicineproject.com to support our nonprofit. Spreading awareness and contributing donations helps to expand...

In this episode Cordi and I divert from the conversations we've been having about microdosing and dig into the opposite end of the spectrum - the macrodose. If you've ever been confused by the terms "trip sitters" and  "psychedelic guides" or the phrase "holding space," we try to parse out the meanings of these and other terms to give you a clearer picture o...

So somehow Nick and I were on the same mats together in NJ for about 4 hours one day for a seminar, and managed to never speak to each other until I moved down to Mexico.  While we may have missed our chance to do one of these in person for now, Nick and I have quite a bit to talk about. In this one we touch on a bit of his story of leaving a corporate job that was making him miserable, his transi...

While life in Mexico has a lot of upsides, one annoyance is the frequency of power and internet outages. So, on a recent day when I had a lot of work to be doing on my computer, we lost power, and I had to change plans. Naturally, Cordi and I broke out the recorder to tape an episode and still make good use of our time.  I wanted to do a bit more of an interview with her on this one, to hear some...

Joining me this week is my boy Scott, who was in town in Tulum for a Tantra Yoga retreat with his girlfriend. Since he had just gotten out of that retreat the very morning we recorded this episode, we didn't really get into it to give him some time to digest the entire experience.  Scott is quite an interesting fellow, one who inspires me with his journey of self-growth and his current level...