What if the 12 steps helped save your life, but eventually, you outgrew them? In this moving episode, Gillian Lepisto shares her bold journey beyond traditional recovery frameworks and into the world of sacred medicine, intuitive healing, and spiritual integration.
Listeners will explore the deeper layers of trauma, embodiment, and devotion that unfold after sobriety, and how tools like Kambo, microdosing, and ceremony are opening new frontiers in post-recovery healing.
What You’ll Learn:
Why Gillian transitioned from AA to psychedelic healing work
How sacred plant medicines helped her wean off psychiatric prescriptions
The emotional and spiritual process of shedding old identities after addiction
What Kambo is, how it works, and why it’s becoming a sought-after energetic cleanse
The role of ceremony, intuition, and mentorship in trauma-informed recovery
Episode Highlights:
04:01 – From underground parties to profound loss: Gillian’s early journey
09:40 – The “grand sponsor” who introduced psychedelics to the recovery community
13:22 – Gillian’s DMT initiation and awakening in a crystal city
19:48 – Tapering medication with the help of psilocybin and intuitive listening
25:39 – Why Gillian left AA: spiritual expansion, not rebellion
33:15 – Kambo explained: frog medicine for energetic detox and shadow release
38:42 – Honoring grief, identity death, and sacred service
44:19 – Reclaiming trust in yourself after the structure of recovery dissolves
Meet the Guest:
Gillian Lepisto is a medicine woman, mentor, and mother whose personal journey from addiction to sovereignty bridges traditional sobriety and sacred psychedelics. Her work is rooted in trauma healing, intuitive development, and community-led ceremonial integration.
Tools, Frameworks, and Strategies Mentioned:
Sacred Integration Circles
Cambo (frog medicine)
Mama Dose™ Microdosing Protocol
Ceremony-based Fourth and Fifth Step
Devotional mentorship models
Closing Insight:
“I’m not afraid of myself anymore. I trust myself. And I know the medicine lives in me now.” – Gillian Lepisto
This episode is an invitation for anyone who’s ever asked, “What comes after sobriety?” to explore a deeper path of spiritual and cellular healing.
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