Adam Jackson is the co-founder of The Sacred Sons, a mens’ community devoted to masculine alchemy. He joined me to talk about the unique way that his community is helping men connect to each other, and find conscious healing. In this episode we discuss: The history and mission of Sacred Sons. Masculine Alchemy. Diversity in men’s spaces. Embodiment - what is it? Healing from mental illness and addiction. Creating sacred, safe spaces. Confronting shadows, biases, and core beliefs to connect with others. Combating divisiveness created by the media. Resisting disconnection amidst COVID controversies. Outsourcing discernment to the media. Collective representation. What work is right in front of you? Self-sabotage. Learning to close relationships properly. The importance of gratitude and celebration. The Lover archetype and how the Sacred Sons conjure it. Brotherhood as medicine. MDMA and plant medicine. Using substances to open up vs. the “drugs” already inside of you. The lack of brotherhood spaces for teens. Mens’ personal responsibility to create connection and culture. Finding growth and space in fatherhood. The return of the Father archetype. Family is a spiritual practice. What is a Sacred Sons Embodied Masculine Experience (EMX).    Links  Sacred Sons Website Sacred Sons Podcast  Brothership App Sacred Sons Facebook Adam’s Instagram EMX Fall ‘21 Schedule Samurai Brotherhood WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Zach Bush is a multi-disciplinary physician of internal medicine, endocrinology, hospice care and an internationally recognized educator on the microbiome as it relates to human health, soil health, food systems, and a regenerative future.  Zach joined me to discuss the current state of health in the world and how living in a toxic environment exacerbates the spread of disease amongst humans. In this episode we discuss: The paradox of views surrounding COVID vaccines. How the immune system works. Flu vaccines increase coronavirus symptoms. GMO mechanisms. The definition of ‘vaccine’. Differences between the COVID vaccines. How spike proteins harm the body. Cas9: our bodies own vaccine cards. Will vaccines get rid of coronavirus? The history of coronaviruses. The flu vs. coronavirus. Myths about PCR and our relationship to coronaviruses. Personal responsibility over our immune systems. Genetic modification of food. What we can learn from the DDT ban. Creating a call to action for our future.  Is SARS Covid 2 a naturally occurring virus? A biological look on how the virus impacts each of our bodies. Histotoxic hypoxia, cyanide poisoning, and hospitalizations. The India outbreak. The importance of breath. Benefits of Vitamin D.  Racial and socioeconomic impacts on the pandemic.  The bottleneck of information on public health. The downsides to social distancing.  Response to critiques of Zach’s from the Conspirituality podcast. Changes in mortality rates and chronic diseases in children. Romanticization of nature. War-like mentality between nature and mankind.  Soil, water, and air systems collapsing modern society.  Intuitive knowing vs. science.  Macro and micro struggles during the pandemic.  Links: Neurohacker Collective Podcast Episode  Rich Roll Podcast Episode Luke Storey Podcast Episode  Mark Groves Podcast Episode  Dr. Doudna’s TED Talk  Zach’s Website Zach’s Twitter   Zach’s Facebook Zach’s Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jessica Cadoch is a researcher whose masters’ thesis focussed on building a bridge between the well established 12 step recovery approach for addiction recovery, and the emerging movement of psychedelic assisted therapy for trauma.Since addiction is often rooted in trauma, her question is an important one: “How can addicted people in abstinence-based recovery benefit from the healing that psychedelic therapy can provide, without it qualifying as a ‘relapse’?”. Jessica joined me on the show to discuss this topic and talk about solutions. In this episode we dive into: Jessica’s experience volunteering at the Montreal Psychedelic Society.  Psychedelic assisted therapy.  The groundwork of Jessica’s thesis in Medical Anthropology.  Ben’s journey of learning about psychedelics.  Double standards in 12-Step programs.  Community initiatives progressing the psychedelic revolution.  Building a bridge between 12-Step programs and psychedelic assisted therapy. Spiritual awakenings vs. spiritual experiences.  Changing existing medical models.  Examining phrases and ideologies in 12-Step programs. Original definition of “recreational.” Stigma of psychedelic use in the recovering addicts community.  The importance of intent when using drugs.  Spreading the conversation of psychedelics outside of medical clinics.  The role of demographics in drug use and treatment.  Dr. Carl Hart’s idea of “no bad drugs.” Addiction as a result of systemic issues. How psychedelics could aid society’s current downfalls.  Missing statistical data in the psychedelic movement.  The Maya App: measurement based software for psychedelic therapists and coaches.  Psychedelics: assisted process vs. self-directed process.  How can individuals support the psychedelic movement?  Normalizing conversations about taboo subjects.  Links  Jessica's Instagram - @_jaz.ie Montreal Psychedelic Society Dosed Movie Evolving Man & Dosed Podcast Episode 1 Evolving Man & Dosed Podcast Episode 2 Danielle Negrin Instagram The San Francisco Psychedelic Society Kevin Franciotti Website Carl Hart’s Website Maya Health Psychsem.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ashanti Branch has been mentoring young men and women for 19 years in California. He is the founder of The Ever Forward Club, with a mission of changing the way students relate to learning. He is also the host of the Taking Off The Mask Podcast.Ashanti joined me on the show to talk about how to build emotionally intelligent, resilient, and powerful humans.  In this episode we dive into: Ashanti’s role in the film: The Mask You Live In. Creating a safe space for teenage boys. Talking about feelings vs. writing them down. The origin of “the mask” movement.  Myths about anger. Emotional literacy. Breaking the cycles perpetuated by older generations.  Making money vs. following your purpose. Ashanti’s journey from engineering to teaching.  What it looks like to run Ever Forward and host men’s groups.  Expectations of men in society: repressing feelings that have nowhere to go. The nature of emotions.  Conscious leadership.  Grief co-existing with anger. How to hold space for men experiencing anger.   Emotional expectations of women vs. men.  Examples of Ashanti’s work with boys in schools.  Ashanti’s life-changing path to creating men’s groups. Overcoming the lone wolf narrative: the importance of asking for help.  The magic of appreciation, recognition, and compliments in men sharing’s circles.  The “no homo” phase and what it was pointing to.  Younger generations: open minds and determination.  Gender and sexuality.  COVID vaccines and the divisiveness we are seeing.  Confirmation bias and the news.  Advocating for men to have support teams.  Taking Off the Mask podcast. Links Ashanti’s Instagram Ashanti’s Twitter Ashanti’s Facebook Ashanti’s Website Ever Forward Club Instagram Ever Forward Club Website Mask Challenge  Brad Leslie on The Evolving Man Podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Traver Boehm is the author of Today I Rise, and Man UNcivilized. He’s a men’s coach and the founder of the UNcivilized Men’s Movement. Traver wants to redefine the way men experience their masculinity, by blending the primal elements of manhood with massive doses of consciousness. In this episode, Traver joins me to discuss the challenges men are facing today: from mass depression and suicidality, to mass shootings, to fatherlessness and the lack of men’s initiation culture. Please share this episode with men who you think might need it. In this episode we talk about: What’s going on with men and humanity as a whole. Mass shootings in the US and Canada.  The lockdown’s impact on outwardly expressing violence.  Addressing grief in men.  Appropriate anger towards men vs. men needing compassion. Finding roots of behavior in adulthood linked to childhood.  Free will vs. life choices.  Privilege and the lack of understanding for those who struggle.  Social media: a double edged sword.  Shadows, wounding, and trauma.  Turning inward: looking at pain and grief.  Finding the root of a problem vs. attacking the branches.  Suicide vs. homicide & mental illness vs. addiction.  How do we deal with men feeling collectively lost?  Redefining the role of men in society.  Intentional men’s groups: support, accountability, and healing.  Pros and cons of finding like minded connections.  The magic of being seen.  The masculine’s desire to be challenged.  Confronting fears.  The lack of humanity in society.  The #MeToo movement and #NotAllMen. Men and women doing “the work.”  What’s behind Traver’s mantra, “Let others be safer as I walk among them”? Living by a code.  3 things men can do today to turn inward and start healing wounds.  The fulfillment of doing “the work.” The challenges of being a policeman today. Shout out to the protectors. Find and Follow Traver at the below links: Website  Instagram  YouTube Podcast  Book See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shawn Stevenson is the author of the USA Today National bestseller Eat Smarter and the international bestselling book Sleep Smarter. He’s also creator of The Model Health Show, featured as the number #1 health podcast in the U.S. As a graduate of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, Shawn studied business, biology, and nutritional science and became the cofounder of Advanced Integrative Health Alliance. He joins me on the show to discuss how to follow scientific studies to manage your health and your mindset, and how WE can use science help humanity through the current crisis. In this episode, we discuss: How real education is education is up to you. Unsuccessful (and some damaging) approaches in current medicine practice.  What most people who have lost their life to COVID have in common.  The extreme politicization of COVID.  The number one cause of chronic disease. Diet and how it influences the immune system.  A cardiologist’s perspective on why our healthcare systems fail us.  How long it takes to destroy our immune systems. Most important factors to staying healthy: movement and sleep.  Somatic effects of COVID.  Empowering people to understand their health better. Understanding and supporting scientific evidence.  COVID vs. birthing process. Hive mind - the good and the bad.  Shawn’s book, “Eat Smarter.” The current epidemic of suicide and attempted suicide.  Natural killer cells - what are they? How will the COVID lockdown impact our children?  Analyzing COVID data through an epidemiologist lens. Masks: are they helpful or harmful?  Cognitive biases and their impact on relaying COVID information.  Studies on COVID and masks found on Shawn’s website.  Top 3 pre-existing conditions tied to COVID deaths.  The next novel virus.  How we can change a system that was not designed to help us.  What can actually help strengthen our immune systems. Shawn’s Links: Website  Podcast  Instagram Facebook  Twitter YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Wolynn is a trauma specialist who understands how to resolve trauma that has been passed down through generations. He wrote a book called It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle. At a time where the world is waking up to our individual and collective wounding, Mark is a perfect guest for listeners who want to understand more about what trauma is, how it occurs, and how to heal it.Mark joined me for a fascinating discussion that took us into the depths of the healing arts. We talked about early life trauma, ancestral trauma, and particular insights on men’s relationships with their mothers and fathers which shape them in adulthood. For my male listeners, this will be truly fascinating. In this episode we discuss:  What is inherited family trauma? Mark’s focus on “what isn’t remembered in the mind”, but what is remembered in the body.  Trauma: expanding our understanding and its misconceptions.  Ben’s story of addiction and how it ties to his mom.  Attunement - now we know its importance. Why it’s useful to dig into our pasts.  Verbal and non-verbal trauma language. Trauma as the window to our ancestors.  The importance of doing trauma work with others.  Focusing on father/son relationships in men’s groups.  How to do this work without spiritual bypassing. Avoiding and re-creating pain.  “The Work”: leaning in and creating space. The unconscious connection to our parents that we all need to recognize.  4 ways we can merge with our parents that creates pain.  Common dynamics with men and their mothers, and their fathers.  Why men’s groups are so important.  The lost art of initiation processes. Positive experiences that can physically change the brain.  DNA expression and how we can shape it in the healing process. The power of visualization for healing.  Ben’s experience of re-connecting with his brother.  The importance of knowing your family history. Links Mark’s Website: https://markwolynn.com/ Mark’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkWolynn  Mark’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkWolynnSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyler Chandler and Nick Meyers from the DOSED documentary are back to dig even deeper into the healing powers of psychedelics and discuss how the psychedelic revolution is making its way into government policies. They share multiple personal accounts of their experiences taking psychedelics, all which led to their own personal growth. We also covered the ongoing mental health and addiction crisis, the negative impact of modern medicine, religion, censorship on social media, and most importantly, DOSED 2 which is in production now. In this episode, we discuss:  DOSED is now live on streaming platforms. How the pandemic has impacted its reach. Isolation and COVID restrictions worsening the mental health and addiction crisis.  Why watching DOSED can be beneficial to the whole world. The major downfalls of the “war on drugs”.  The growth of psychedelic research.  The psychedelic revolution making its way to the government level. Big Pharma vs. plant medicine. How medication treats the symptom of problems.  Parallels between drug addicts and medication to treat mental illness.  Why psychedelics treat the root of problems.  How psychedelics lead to the dissolution of ego.  Tyler’s profound experience taking psychedelics for the first few times.  What inner-work looks like, while on psychedelics.  The necessity of connectivity and understanding.  Taking mushrooms for personal growth. Nick and Tyler’s experiences with DMT. The progress being made in Canada to access psilocybin mushrooms for therapeutic purposes. DOSED 2 Nick and Tyler’s next film project about psilocybin and terminal illness. Navigating shadow bans and censorship on social media.  How to watch DOSED. To watch DOSED and stay up to date on Tyler and Nick’s projects, check out the links below:  DOSED Website Instagram Facebook YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamilton Souther is a master Ayahuasca Shaman who moved from the United States to Peru in his early 20s to find out if there was any truth behind mysticism and Shamanism. He ended up becoming one of the few non-native men to be initiated into traditional ways of Ayahuasca Shamanism. To learn more about how Hamilton got involved with Indigenous cultures and his path to Shamanism, check out our first episode together. Hamilton now operates a healing center called Blue Morpho, based in Iquitos, Peru. They hold traditional healing retreats, hosting guests from all over the world. However, due to the outbreak of COVID, they were forced to transform. Blue Morpho is now expanding its retreats around the world, through cyberspace. Now you can take part in healing ceremonies with Hamilton from the comfort and safety of your own home. In this episode we talk about Hamilton’s journey to becoming a Shaman, the myths and reality of Shamanism, the future of holding healing ceremonies online, and COVID-19’s impact on the medicine world. In this episode we dive into the following:  The life and death reality of learning Shamanism.  Shamanism is not all about love and “new age” light. An anthropological outlook on tribal societies.  A different way of looking at viruses. Hamilton’s first interactions with Shamans. A medicine man vs. any other kind of Shaman. Modern society issues vs. Shamanic tribal issues. The internal struggle that each Shaman has to face.  The keys to finding the right healing ceremony for yourself. Hamilton’s own intense healing experience.  Two main governing principles of Ayahuasca. The westernization of Ayahuasca ceremonies.  Becoming your own Shaman during a healing ceremony.  Untrained support vs. trained support.  What healing ceremonies should be based in: medicine, love, and healing.  The importance of knowing the history of the space of your ceremony. The mythological conflict that exists in Amazonian ideas about plants.  “Tree Dietas”. The sacred plant industry during COVID.  What happened to Iquitos, Peru’s during the pandemic.  Bringing ceremonies to digital space. Breathwork in ceremonies.  The importance of plants in the future of technological advancement.  Blue Morpho’s Triniti Retreats.  Links to find more content from Hamilton and Blue Morpho: Blue Morpho’s website Blue Morpho’s Facebook Blue Morpho’s Instagram Hamilton’s Facebook Hamilton’s Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-selling author Robert Glover joins me on the podcast for a candid conversation about Nice Guys, relationships, and men’s work. Robert didn’t start out his career as a therapist planning on getting into men’s work. After receiving his doctorate and working as a marriage and family therapist, Robert started noticing common patterns in the men he was seeing. Many of them were the same patterns he saw in his own life. So he dove into men’s work,  and wrote “No More Mr. Nice Guy - A Proven Plan For Getting What You Want In Love, Sex, and Life.  Robert has been on this journey for over 25 years – helping other men break free of the Nice Guy Syndrome, and always evolving his own personal tool kit. In this episode, we discuss nice guys, “men’s tribes”, mothers, subconscious programming, shifting mindsets in relationships, embodiment work, men’s safe spaces, purpose, and so much more. We dug into the following in detail:  How Robert got into men’s work.  The paradox of “nice guys.”  Do women like Nice Guys?  Differentiating from family members, especially mothers. Macho Jerks and Caring Wimps. Breaking free from the “nice guy syndrome.” What it means to be a differentiated man.  How mothers can impact their son’s lives and future relationships.  Subconscious programming in relationships.  Co-creating familiarity in relationship. Viewing relationships as an opportunity to work on patterns vs. a difficult burden. The ticket to a successful long-term relationship. The importance of having same sex friends. “Men’s Only” spaces” - The power of strong masculine relationships. Different opportunities to connect deeper with other men.  The growth of the worldwide men’s movement. Embodiment work. The push needed to get into men’s work. The connection between childhood wounds and relationship patterns. Robert’s top book picks for men’s work and self-healing.  What men need most in 2020 - honesty, purpose, passion.  “Playing games” in relationships. Robert’s books (No More Mr. Nice Guy! And Dating Essentials for Men).  Ben’s “human contract” in this world (AKA purpose). How to bring these ideals back to younger boys. The changing adolescent education system. Robert's Links  DrGlover.com Twitter Facebook YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.