
Terrain Theory
Terrain Theory is hosted by Ben Hardy and Mike Merenda, two childhood friends on a journey to tear down the old fear-based germ theory paradigm and usher in a better, brighter approach to health and wellness. Discover interviews with guests from the alternative medicine space and find inspiration in real-life stories of Terrain Transformations. Reclaim agency and discover methods both old and new to improve and optimize your health and your terrain. You are your primary healthcare provider.
Latest episodes

Nov 24, 2024 • 2h 55min
Nick Keene on Ayahuasca's sentience, shadow work nuance, and energy field medicine
Nick Keene is the owner and manager of the Egremont Barn in Western Massachusetts. He rejoins us for an update on his journey training to be a pourer of Ayahuasca, a potent plant medicine long used by indigenous peoples in South America. In our conversation with Nick we discuss:His last two years training to be a pourer of AyahuascaTrauma and re-traumatizingThe importance of integration post-ceremonyPlant medicine shadow work vs classic Jungian shadow workHow to face the fear of that first time experienceHis suicide attempt and how it shaped his journeyTrauma vs neglect and why the distinction matters...and more!You can learn more about Nick and his work at npkeene.com and on Facebook.Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Nov 17, 2024 • 1h 56min
Lincoln Crockett on bio-energetic psychotherapy, energy healing, and finding alignment
Lincoln Crockett is a Washington-based musician and energy healer trained in the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. In this conversation with Lincoln we discuss:Being a musician who discovers energy healingThe particulars of the Barbara Brennan School of HealingThe difference between Reiki and other forms of energy healingHow a typical energy healing session unfoldsThe importance of being alignedHow to apply energy healing principles in your daily life...and more!Learn more about Lincoln at lincolncrockett.com, on Instagram and on his Facebook Page. Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Nov 10, 2024 • 1h 57min
Kim Knight on emotional alchemy, Chi Nei Tsang, and inner smile meditations
Kim Knight is an empowerment coach and emotional alchemist who assists clients in transforming (or transmuting) their feelings of overwhelm, unhappiness and chronic illness into a natural state of joy and health. In this conversation with Kim we discuss:The chronic conditions that changed the direction of her lifeThe single session that became a turning point in her heath journeyThe power of daily inner smile meditationThe link became emotions and her chronic illness and depressionCommitting to believing in God 1 percent more every dayWelcoming and validating the "negative" feelings as well as the positive...and more!Learn more about Kim at emotionalalchemyacademy.com, The Art of Health, and Ren Xue.Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Nov 3, 2024 • 1h 8min
Why We're Not Voting
On the eve of elections here in the United States, co-hosts Ben & Mike break down the argument for opting out and choosing not to vote, using a selection of philosophy, comedy, and music through which to view this topic. In this conversation they discuss:Discourse on Voluntary Servitude by Étienne de La BoétieWhy I Don't Vote by George CarlinFree State of Mind by The MammalsSupport Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Oct 27, 2024 • 1h 41min
Zowe Smith on the Covid Code, deadly protocols, and the Thrill Kill Medical Cult
Zowe Smith is a former medical coder who has blown the whistle on the crimes against humanity that were committed in hospitals during the height of the COVID experience. She is the author of The Covid Code: My Life in the Thrill Kill Medical Cult. In this conversation with Zowe we discuss:How her job as a medical coder granted her a unique perspectiveThe lie of hospitals overrun with early patientsHow lockdowns put hospitals in dire financial straightsThe fatal nature of the COVID treatment protocolsThe financial incentives associated with deadly protocolsWhat happened during the jab rollouts...and more!You can learn more about Zowe and her work on her website and by following her on Substack.Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Oct 20, 2024 • 1h 34min
Elizabeth Wells on next level liver flushes, bile production hacks, and the gut/liver axis
Elizabeth Wells is a trained naturopath and nutritionist who has performed over 300 liver flushes. She has taken the Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush protocol outlined by Andreas Moritz and brought it into the 21st century, adding variations and adjusting for advances in our understanding of how the body works. In this conversation with Elizabeth we discuss:The serious health challenges that led her to her first liver flushThe drastic changes that multiple flushes can have on an individualWhy healthy bile production is so importantUnderstanding the gut/liver axisWhy healing the gut is a vital first stepThe differences between her flushes and those laid out by Andreas Moritz...and more!Learn more about Elizabeth and her work by following her on Instagram and YouTube.Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Oct 13, 2024 • 1h 40min
Terrain Transformation: Stephanie Joyce
Stephanie Joyce is a biofield tuning practitioner who joined us to share her remarkable Terrain Transformation that began at age five when she experience her first of what would become a lifetime of seizures and an exploration into the body electric. In this conversation with Stephanie we discuss:Her first seizure and diagnosisThe side effects of the early medicationsThe progression of her condition into the later yearsDiscovering biofield tuningThe first sessions that changed her life...and more!Learn more about Stephanie, her journey and her work on her website.Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Oct 6, 2024 • 1h 49min
Mark Gober on upside down cosmos, dark matter mischief, and possible alternatives
Mark Gober is the author of An End to Upside Down Thinking (2018), which won the IPPY award for best science book of the year. He is also the author of An End to Upside Down Living (2020), An End to Upside Down Liberty (2021), An End to Upside Down Contact (2022), An End to the Upside Down Reset (2023), An End to Upside Down Medicine (2023), and An End to Upside Down Cosmos (2024). He is also the host of the podcast Where Is My Mind?In this conversation with Mark we discuss:The most compelling evidence against the current model for the cosmosThe problems with dark matter and dark energyWhere gravity gets it wrongWhy knowing our place in the cosmos matters (to our health)How consciousness ties in...and more!Learn more about Mark and his work, books and podcast at his website.Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Sep 29, 2024 • 1h 32min
Eileen McKusick on remote tuning, biofield science, and charging your batteries
Eileen McKusick is the founder of Biofield Tuning, a sound therapy methodology that uses tuning forks to interact with the body’s electro-magnetic system to locate, diminish, and ultimately resolve the dissonances that can exist within that system. She is the author of Tuning the Human Biofield and Electric Body, Electric Health. In this conversation with Eileen we discuss:The nature of the human biofieldWhat a typical biofield tuning session looks likeThe scientific research exploring the biofield and biofield tuningRemote tuning and the unified fieldAn experience at 12-years-old that changed her life440 Hz vs 432 Hz...and more!Learn more about Eileen and her work on her website and on her YouTube channel.Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda

Sep 22, 2024 • 1h 60min
Steven Young on rejecting scientism, practical alchemy, and the wisdom of fools
Steven Young is a Master of Science and Theoretical Physicist (PhD) turned Alchemist by way of shamanic experiences and de-indoctrination. He is the author of A Fool's Wisdom: Science Conspiracies & The Secret Art of Alchemy, the creator of Hedflux, and the progenitor of Audio Alchemy: the Hermetic approach to music production. In this conversation with Steven we discuss:How a trained theoretical physicist came to reject theoretical physics and the very foundations of scienceThe direct opposition of modern science with the ancient science of AlchemyThe shamanic experiences that opened his mind to the problems with scienceDisentangling the Christian world view from AlchemyThe Alchemical processesHow to begin applying Alchemy to your life...and more!Learn more about Steven and his work on his website or follow him on Instagram. Purchase his book A Fool's Wisdom: Science Conspiracies & The Secret Art of Alchemy.Support Terrain Theory on Patreon! Our recently-launched member platform gives you access to a ton of free & exclusive content. Check it out: https://www.patreon.com/TerrainTheoryTerrain Theory episodes are not to be taken as medical advice. You are your own primary healthcare provider.If you have a Terrain Transformation story you would like to share, email us at ben@terraintheory.net.Learn more at www.terraintheory.netMusic by Chris Merenda
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