This One Time On Psychedelics

For many of us who have dove into the world of psychedelic medicines, we have experienced the drastic shifts that can happen as a result in our lives. Sometimes these shifts are small & sometimes they are large, however, what I’ve come to understand is that in all cases, these shifts allow us to benefit from the shedding of one or more of the masks we have been wearing in our lives, leaving us...

What’s up everybody?! This is my first solo cast ever & it is for a very good reason! I love to keep you all updated on what I have coming down the pipeline & our current creation over here at Highly Optimized, which is the Conscious Cannabis Collective, is our biggest creation yet. Come hang with me as I bring you through all the ins & outs of the collective, including a VERY special...

One of my all time favorite aspects of podcasting & doing the work I do is having the opportunity to meet absolutely EPIC humans that become instant brothers & sisters in my life. For me, that feeling of picking right up where we left off in a previous lifetime is one of the feelings that informs me I am in alignment & am on the right path to continue creating self awareness, self acce...

As you guys may have been catching the drift of, I have been totally ridiculously obsessed with the idea of mineral optimization in the body as of late, especially when it comes to how to remineralize effectively when connecting with plant medicines. Todays guest on the show is a man who originally got into this topic after dealing with his own challenges in wanting to find the remedy for why he a...

For any of you who have been listening to the show for some time now, you know full well my love & affinity for cultivating Cannabis organically & consciously. One of my absolute favorite aspects of this passion is the individuals I meet who are in alignment with cultivating in this way. The reason for this is not simply due to the fact that we can agree on our values & expand each oth...

I imagine for all of us that have been curious & interested in the realm of psychedelic medicines for some time now, it is easy to see that the landscape surrounding the industry of these medicines is developing & shifting rapidly. While many people are focused on wanting things to stay the same way they were, others of us recognize that with anything in life, change is the only status quo...

In todays episode, I wanted to bring back a very dear friend of mine & someone who every time I speak with, I learn an invaluable amount of info from. Also, based on the fact that his episodes always do very well in terms of views, he is a crowd favorite amongst all of you & as you will hear in this episode, he brought the heat as usual! He is a doctor of medical qi-gong, an advanced CHEK...

For anyone who is aware of the psychedelic space, it is no secret that these medicines can initiate some incredibly powerful transformations. This being said, in my experience, the initiation is just that, the initiation. What is left to discover is how to then take that spark that was created within the experience & stoke it gently yet persistently enough to allow it to take flame & becom...

When we stop to think for a second about just how far psychedelic medicines have come with regards to research, application & popularity, it would be easy to ask ourselves how much farther this realm can expand into, however, as our guests today on the show will open your mind to, we’ve only just begun seeing the possibilities of what this industry is going to expand into. Stopping by to share...

With psychedelics exploding in popularity & having a resurgence of interest in the modern day, it is more important than ever to ensure we are each well informed on these topics, how to discern if they are right for us in our lives & aware of the tools that can assist us in these experiences. Amongst the many tools available to us within this space, none are more available & easier to...

Shadow work is a term that I imagine any of you listening to this episode can recall hearing, especially in recent times. The idea of parts of us that are left in the shadows, waiting to be reclaimed into the wholeness of our being has been talked about throughout antiquity in various different manners & has been called many different things, yet the idea that these aspects of us exist & a...

Recently, I have been meeting some individuals that have been absolutely blowing my mind & allowing me to tap into the psychedelic nature of life in my sober state of reality, both with their information & knowledge as well as having first hand experiences of their magic. Todays returning guest to the show is someone who has very quickly become a dear friend of mine & someone who has g...

One of the main aspects that I love most about connecting with psychedelic medicines is their ability to truly show us what we’re made of & in doing so, give us the opportunity to obliterate perceived obstacles in our lives & live our lives to the fullest long after the medicine has worn off. Todays guest on the show is someone who since he has last been on, has been a beacon of this abili...

For any of us that are a part of the current Psychedelic renaissance, it is crucial that we realize & understand that, in a big part, the awareness & popularity we are currently experiencing within this field was made possible by individuals such as todays guest over the last 50 years or so. It is because of these individuals that we are now able to see psychedelic medicines being respecte...

In the current age of popularity surrounding psychedelics, it is imperative that we have individuals out in the field who are not only experienced with these medicines, but that can also help integrate these experiences after individuals come back down to earth & require grounding & context to be provided to how their experience can be most useful for their day to day lives. Todays guest o...

Welcome back to the show everybody & today, we have a special guest making his 3rd appearance on the podcast & for a very good reason. Everytime we chat I feel we only barely get the opportunity to scratch the surface on the realms of psychedelics, spirituality &, most importantly, how to practically engage in these realms to allow our entire lives to benefit as a result. In todays epi...

Hopping back onto the show for round 2 today is someone who as soon as I met, we immediately hit it off & it was easy to see why & how he has been able to help countless individuals move through the plant medicine space safely & confidently at his retreat center in Peru, Blue Morpho. For anyone who hasn’t heard the first episode I did with him, make sure to check that one out for a dee...

Today on the show we have a very special guest who I have been beyond excited to dive In with since discovering his work. Since 2012, he has owned & operated one of the first legal psychedelic plant medicine therapy centers in the United States, the “Medicinal Mindfulness” center, where he brings his clients through Cannabis & Ketamine assisted therapies for trauma resolution. In addition,...

As I have said before & I feel bears repeating, life itself is a psychedelic experience & for each of us, the ability of us to explore psychedelic states in otherwise sober states of reality can differ depending upon our ability to tune into the subtle energies & frequencies around us. For some of us, we are born with a deeper connection to these subtleties & frequencies & toda...

As I am sure many of you listening to this show currently are aware, the potential of psychedelics to assist in some of the most hard to treat mental illnesses, such as depression, is being recognized exponentially in our current time in history. This being said, many of us that have been connecting with these medicines for years now have been saying this from our own anecdotal evidence & as s...

One of the things I love chatting with people on this show about the most is what their psychedelic & plant medicine experiences have opened up for them in their lives. As you guys have heard me speak about before, the experiences themselves are short in nature, yet the potential life altering benefits can last an entire lifetime & within that entire lifetime, there is SO much magick that,...

Now that I have been hosting this show for the better part of 18 months, I have been enjoying having some of my past guests on who’s knowledge & expertise I find extra important for those of you either curious about psychedelics or those of you who are already connecting with them & are looking to optimize your experiences with them. As such, in todays episode, we will be chatting with an...

As any of you who have listened to this show before have heard me speak about, I only connect with Cannabis that was grown organically by individuals who are on an active pursuit of bettering themselves & doing the inner work necessary to be self aware, as I truly feel the energy of the cultivator of the medicine directly translates into the final product. This being said, I like to take this...

It is no secret that within the space of psychedelics, there is ample opportunity for the process of healing to unfold, however, as anyone who has connected with these medicines I am sure understands, healing is not a given. This is because, in many cases, without support, individuals who come up against their shadow & trauma do not know how or feel safe enough to process it in the moment. Tod...

When it comes to the realm of harm reduction within the psychedelic space, many of us are aware of concepts such as minimum effective dosing, however, many are unaware that our lifestyle habits, such as diet, exercise, water intake & sleep also play a big role in this realm. One area that I have been particularly interested in recently with regards to this idea is the notion that many of these...