On episode 10 of A Chat with Uma, I'm sharing everything about the next chapter of my life, which stems from one of the biggest life decisions I have made to date. I speak at length about the major decision I have made for the next step of my life + career, and narrate through the complexities and interplay of my beliefs, traumatic experiences, pathologies/mental illnesses, and distortions that contributed to my past confusion about my life path. I detail the process of integrating a pivotal psilocybin experience and the insights that provided integral support to my decision-making. I share the details of my next steps, how I got to this path, where exactly I will be going + what I will be doing, and how I will navigate the challenges & difficulties that may arise. I illustrate a tangible example of the illusion of "correct" choices, and share the role of acceptance and self-discovery in making values-driven decisions. This episode ultimately serves to share my raw and honest experience of moving through acceptance, curiosity, finding myself beyond what I "do," breaking through the binaries + limitations of others, and the process of becoming myself.
Topics Covered + Timestamps:
(00:00:00): Introduction to the episode
(00:03:18) Aspiring Scientists Coalition meeting with Dr. Ben Rein
(00:07:39): Breaking Convention Presentation
(00:11:58) Announcing the major life decision I made!
(00:14:38) How and why I made this decision
(00:30:06) How I'm moving from safety behaviors to this choice being an avenue to discover, accept, & become myself
(00:46:45) Where I am going/moving for this next chapter + why
(01:04:02) What I experienced there & how this place changed my perception of life
(01:07:31) Breaking through the belief that I need to shrink + be either/or an advocate or scientist, and paving my own path to integrate all parts of myself
(01:14:48) Where I'm going from here, gratitude for this podcast community, moving into my next chapter
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