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The Liberated Leader PodcastE2E8 - Moving Trauma, Psychedelic Therapy Training & Canadian Politics with Lindsay Billingsley“I went deep, and I went far away from who I was in order to find who I actually am.”
Lindsay is a social worker and clinical counselor who has spent the last 17 years working to support those struggling with substance use and mental health.
5.5 years ago her life course shifted dramatically and catapulted her into her own journey of healing and self-discovery. Since that time she has been on a path from the head into the heart, finding her way through the embodied practices of yoga, meditation, and somatic experiencing, to the gateway of psyc...
2022-04-251h 03The Liberated Leader PodcastS2E7 - Thank You Plant Medicine, Rebelling Against Capitalism & Entrepreneurial Lessons with Dave Grillot“I was somehow afraid to charge money because I thought it went against the ethos of it and my own resistance towards money played against me… money is not a bad thing, money is the energy"
Dave Grillot is a yogi, plant medicine enthusiast, and change-maker located on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. In 2014, he launched Karma Tribe, a "pay-it-forward" social network that grew to be in 63 countries. In 2019, with a friend he started Thank You Plant Medicine, a global gratitude movement to raise awareness and destigmatize plant medicines and psychedelics through gratitude. He currently teaches non...
2022-04-1856 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS2E6 - Black People Trip, Non-Profit Status & Suspended Coffee with Robin Divine"I wanted to find other black folks in this space that were into the medicine, and I couldn't find any… so I wanted to create a space where we could all come together, and Black People Trip became a safe space for us."
Robin Divine is the founder of Black People Trip, a grassroots organization that serves the needs of the Black Psychedelic community through education and advocacy. She is the co-founder of the online community "The Black Psychedelic Collective," an information hub of psychedelic resources by Black educators.
In addition, she serves as a Sa...
2022-04-1151 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS2E5 - Dose Day, Psychedelic Misconceptions & Open Dialogue with Cory Firth"I believe in the decriminalization of all medicine, I believe that all plant-based medicine is a human right… Everything that grows in my backyard I should have access to"
Cory Firth is a human-impact community builder and plant medicine advocate who has spent the better part of the last 5 years building communities in the mental health and wellness space, including his work as the former Executive Director of the Canadian Psychedelic Association.
Today, Cory works as Chief Storyteller for the Nikean foundation and is the founder of Dose Day, a group-matching peer support community for in...
2022-04-0457 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS2E4 - UBC Psychedelic Society, Psychedelic Salons & MAPS Canada With Mia Cosco"When you're used to one perspective your whole life and suddenly you have a change of narrative because of psychedelics, you are humbled by just the sheer beauty of the universe. My life changed without me really realizing it - the world is the same but I'm different".
Mia's call to psychedelic awakening was in the form of profound curiosity to understand mental health and dis-ease. After she co-created her university's first Psychedelic Society, she graduated with a degree in Psychology. After working in venture capital for a number of years, she felt her own stress levels...
2022-03-2800 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS2E3 - From Bad Trip to Psychedelic Society Founder to Community Builder with Kristof Lenart "Staking can enhance the experience and bring you deeper if you are trying to experience life, but you should be mindful and know if you can do certain combinations, it does carry risk, and you have to be aware of that."
Kristof is the founder of the Vancouver Psychedelic Society - a rapidly growing community of over 1400 members with bimonthly gatherings featuring guest speakers and discussions on topics related to psychedelics.
He is inspired by the promising therapeutic implications psychedelics may offer those suffering from mental health conditions and problematic substance use. Kristof has a ba...
2022-03-2158 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS2E2 - From Romania to Costa Rica, Women's Only Retreat & North Star Story with Ana Badila"Psychedelics allow me to dance to music; it allows me to free my body and mind… It frees me from this fear that I won't be enough."
In this episode, we chat with Ana Badila.
She is a student of life soul searcher and deep diver into layers of reality and consciousness. She left her comfortable and steady growing career as a special needs specialist back in Romania to explore and live across the world, starting from zero in Canada. She thought she was looking for adventure when in fact, she was looking for herself an...
2022-03-1444 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS2E1 - Legality in Psychedelics, When to Get a Lawyer & Penalties with Marc Goldgrub“Freedom Comes With Responsibility, people defend freedom in all kinds of ways, some in the military, some through the legal system, and it requires courage.”
In this episode, we chat with Marc Goldgrub
Marc is the founding lawyer at Green Economy Law Professional Corporation, a boutique Toronto-based corporate, commercial, and environmental law firm specializing in work with green businesses and non-profits, as well as parties working in the health and psychedelic sectors. He is licensed to practice law in Canada and the United States and was formerly a resident associate at the New York media and...
2022-03-0755 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastSeason 1 - Wrap UpHey Everybody,
Thank you so much for tuning into season one of The Liberated Leaders Podcast!
I am so humbled by all the love, support and curiosity from friends, guests and the wider community out there.
I hope I was able to bring to light a lot of things that people were interested in in regards to psychedelics medicine, mental health, therapy and more!
On that note, we will be taking a little break as we iterate and prepare for season two. We’ll be taking it in a slightly different dire...
2022-01-0300 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS1E9 - Ram Dass, Meditation, Psychedelic Preparation & Integration with Daniel Shankin"You can either clean up your shit or smell like shit - it’s not going to go anywhere on its own. That’s what integration is sometimes too - is cleaning up that mess. Sometimes you come out of [a psychedelic trip] and there’s half a dozen people who you need to say sorry to."
In this episode, we talk to Daniel ‘Sitaram Das’ Shankin
Daniel is the founder of The Psilocybin Summit and Mt. Tam Psychedelic Integration.
After a deep awakening in 1998, Daniel dove deep into his yoga and meditation...
2021-12-2753 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS1E8 - Non-Psychoactive Kratom, Lucid Dreaming & Toxic Positivity with Brian Flasche“Kratom is not FDA-approved, but neither are vitamins so it falls under this field of pseudo-pharmaceuticals. Big Pharma can’t monopolize it so the FDA doesn't approve them. That said, it doesn’t mean these medicines aren’t absolutely miraculous.”
In this episode, we chat with Brian Flasche.
Brian is the owner of Botanical Solutions, co-founder of the Las Vegas Psychedelic Society, and one of the Decriminalize Nature NV leaders.
Through Botanical Solutions, he provides Kratom, dream enhancing plants, herbal remedies and integration coaching to help his clients improve their quality of life.
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2021-12-201h 00The Liberated Leader PodcastS1E7 - Ayahuasca, Breathwork & Somatic Experiencing with Ayahuasca Kaur (Sarai Darbandi)“Learning how to slow down [is] the biggest thing and the most challenging for most of us in the west...tap into breathing and realize that that is the doorway into our parasympathetic nervous system.”
In this episode, we chat with Ayahuasca Kaur (Birth Name: Sarai Darbandi).
Ayahuasca Kaur is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Ayahuasca Preparation & Integration Coach. She specializes in childhood trauma, helping people optimize their Ayahuasca experiences and transformations.
The Multidimensional Journey, her coaching practice, was created in 2018 and provides educational resources like podcasts, videos, and content dedicated to th...
2021-12-131h 02The Liberated Leader PodcastS1E6 - Leaving Mormonism, Parents for Psychedelics & EMDR with Peter Gulka“The imagery of the college kid who is looking to get high needs to be let go. Yes, college kids go out and get high, but I’m 43 yr old and I’m involved in these substances because they are helpful tools in my own healing.”
In this episode, we chat with Peter Gulka
Peter began his journey of healing with plant medicine in 2017 after over 20 years of anxiety, depression, and OCD symptoms that began in adolescence.
After medication no longer served to manage those symptoms, he sought relief elsewhere.
Through dee...
2021-12-061h 21The Liberated Leader PodcastS1E5 - Former C-Suite Executive, Psychedelic Effects on Women & Transformational Microdosing with Dana Harvey"It's important to have people who are experiencing [the psychedelic effects on women's health to be] at that leadership level where they can bring it into the greater consciousness of all genders”
In this episode, we chat with Dana Harvey
She's an entrepreneur, non-profit leader, professional communicator, ex-C-suite executive, mom and recovering workaholic who knows the feeling first hand.
Plant medicines helped Dana recover her love for life and the joy in her soul.
Now, as a Transformational Microdosing and Psychedelics Coach, as well as the founder of The Flourish Aca...
2021-11-2957 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS1E4 - Harm Reduction, Holding Space & MAPS Canada with Michael Oliver"When you feel safe in your physical environment, then you feel a lot more safe to explore your internal environment. That’s the key thing!"
In this episode, we chat with Michael Oliver
He's a leader, community builder and psychedelic practitioner based in Vancouver, BC.
Michael is the co-founder of The Flying Sage, a psychedelic community of healers and educators, and is also the Volunteer Coordinator and Executive Assistant for MAPS Canada.
Through his own practice, Michael seeks to offer transformative experiences to leaders, entrepreneurs and change makers who are seek...
2021-11-2241 minThe Liberated Leader PodcastS1E3 - Self-Acceptance, NLP & Integrative Life Coaching with Jamie Star Crawford“The more specific the picture I see in my mind, it’s possibility. When i see the possibility, it’s believability. When it’s believability, then I can pursue readily.”
In this episode, we chat with Jamie Star Crawford.
She's a dedicated Integrative Life Coach, mental and emotional wellness specialist, entheogenic integration coach, visionary mentor, and passionate creator.
After experiencing decades of multi-layer illness and mind-body dysfunction, she pursued a pathway of holistic healing that led her into dozens of modalities, teachings, and experiences that would shape her mission and purpose for others.
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2021-11-151h 08The Liberated Leader PodcastS1E2 - Katukina Kambo, Satori Breathwork & TRE with Maxwell Honey“If you don’t have any tools [to down regulate] going into a ceremony to deal with stress, it’s Russian Roulette. Psychedelic is an amplifier of whatever you’re carrying, so if you’re carrying a lot of stress going into ceremony, it could very likely just amplify that.”
In this episode, we chat with Maxwell Honey.
He's a breathwork teacher, wellness coach, TRE provider, and Katukina Kambo practitioner. His approach to personal empowerment is based on a unique combination of modern science, shamanic spirituality, trauma integration, embodiment training and 15+ years' experience working with entheoge...
2021-11-091h 06The Liberated Leader PodcastS1E1 - Nomadism, Spiritual Journey & Failed Psychedelic Experiences with Bea ChanIn this inaugural solocast episode, Bea dives deep into her story of breaking away from societal norms and embarking on a spiritual journey that includes a 1-way flight to Thailand, failed psychedelic experiences and sacred medicine ceremonies including Kambo, 5-me0-DMT & Ayahuasca...that all led to starting AKITA "A Kick In The Ass" Agency & The Liberated Leader Podcast.
Enjoy!
Resource Links:
Royal Conservatory of Music
Digital Nomad - My old travel blog, JohnnyFD - who I first heard this concept from, Nomad List
Transformational Coaching Program by Jim Fortin
To Your Libe...
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