The Psychedologist

This episode is an audio journal of my journey to take Iboga to address my lifelong problematic relationship with food and body dysmorphia. Part I was recorded in the car on the way to the ceremony.  Part II was recorded 5 days after the experience- it’s a conversation with one of my partners, Matty, who brought me to and from the ceremony. Part III are my reflections at two months post-ceremony....

Fungi Academy is mushroom education center, a creative and educational co-living space, nestled in the hills above the mystical Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. I interview two pairs of amazing folks from Fungi Academy in San Marcos Guatemala. Tabea, Leo, and I discuss the Academy, their backgrounds, and what they've learned from joining the core team at the school. Then Alessandra and Seth dive into ecol...

All In A Day’s Sex Work; independent book distribution; the exploitation and victimization in any job under capitalism; demographic representation in the book; Power Dynamics, BDSM, and healing; stigma and the consequences; feminism and sex work; decriminalization, and asking sex workers for the laws they want.

In this episode we talk Crossfit Lowell, Bodywork, being a female in the Crossfit world, Flow states, Norms in western allopathic medicine-- and much more on the way to surrendering to 2018.

In this episode we discuss a trip to see Dead and Company with friends at the TD Garden! This is a bit of a continuation of the first interview episode of The Psychedologist with the Wizard of Monadnock.

Elizabeth Gibson discusses growing up in the 60s, the path of helping others, becoming a parent and post-partum depression, similarities between Holotropic breathwork and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy,  women, trauma, bodywork, and holding space for a large group having an experience.

Britta Love is a writer, somatic sex educator and multi-dimensional healer based in Brooklyn, NY. A graduate of the London School of Economics and Goddard College, she wrote her thesis in Consciousness Studies on the healing and spiritual potential of altered states, specifically those induced by conscious sexual practice and the ritual use of psychoactive plant medicines.

Jonalyn Blaha, PsyD, is committed to a life of self-discovery, awareness, and professional development. Jonalyn's academic research has revolved around psychedelics and their healing potential. Her dissertation research entitled, "Riding the Bliss Wave: A Thematic Analysis of Intuitive Entheogen Dance Experiences in Women" explores the interplay between psyche and soma and the psychospiritual effe...

This episode is a recording of three talks and a panel discussion from the Sunday portion of our Boston Entheogenic Network (BEN) event, A Trip to the Past: Boston’s Psychedelic History. The speakers, in order, are Carl Ruck, PhD, Wendy Chapkis, PhD, and Rick Doblin, PhD, followed by a panel discussion with the three speakers plus authors Don Lattin (Changing Our Minds, the Harvard Psychedelic Clu...

Hannah Jermstad is utterly fascinated by what it means to be human, and knows without a doubt that each and every being is born imbued with a particular genius and soul purpose. Her work is aimed at the awakening of that in each individual, and she draws inspiration from the multi-hued tapestry of her life's studies in service to the golden thread running through the center of it all.

In this episode, Shira and I talk about the forces that led to the creation of Moon Mountain last year, which in the words of Gaia, another organizer and the primary steward of the land, was its “seed” year.. This summer it grew to over twice the size.

Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph. D., is a social psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, public speaker, and author of Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development. Dr. Goldsmith has extensive experience working with individuals seeking to fully benefit from and integrate the lessons gained during psychedelic experiences. In this episode, a misunderstanding lead...

Recording of Leia’s live 2017 talk at the Oregon Eclipse festival: A new psychedelic Renaissance, shifting perspectives from drugs to medicines.

Neal M. Goldsmith, Ph. D., is a social psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, public speaker, and author of Psychedelic Healing: The Promise of Entheogens for Psychotherapy and Spiritual Development. Dr. Goldsmith has extensive experience working with individuals seeking to fully benefit from and integrate the lessons gained during psychedelic experiences.

A discussion with the Wizard of Monadnock about the ritual aspects of a traditional Grateful Dead show.

The Psychedologist, by Leia Friedman, is consciousness positive radio. This show will engage with topics of psychology, non-ordinary states of consciousness, culture, sexuality, sustainability, wellness, and community. Sometimes all at once... and, sometimes with special guests!