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Remember Who You Are Podcast1x10 - Finding Purpose After Prison (with Eric Zilleruelo)Eric Zilleruelo joins us to share a powerful and deeply personal story about life after prison — the guilt he carried, the depression that followed his release, and the internal conflict of trying to rebuild a life that no longer felt like his. Today, Eric is guided by a new purpose: supporting men who have walked a similar path and showing them that it’s never too late to start again. This conversation explores responsibility, truth, second chances, and the possibility of rediscovering direction after life’s darkest chapters.
2025-12-261h 08Remember Who You Are Podcast1x09 - From Addiction to Acceptance: An LGBTQ+ Story (with Robb Sames)Robb joins us to share a deeply personal story about addiction, identity, and the moment everything changed. In this conversation, Robb opens up about the painful experience of coming out to his parents, how plant medicine helped him see his story from a new perspective, and the compassion that emerged from confronting memories he spent years avoiding.This episode is an invitation to look at our past with courage, soften the parts of ourselves we’ve closed off, and explore what acceptance can mean when we stop running from our own truth.
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What‘s Up? with DJ PodcastAyahuasca Retreat at MexiSoul with Ruger HebertSend us a textWhat actually happens at an Ayahuasca Retreat, and how can plant medicine help you remember who you really are?💸 Listener Discount:Use code WHATSUPDJ when booking at MexiSoul for $100 off any retreat.In this episode of What’s Up? with DJ Podcast, DJ sits down with Ruger Hebert, owner and director of MexiSoul Retreats and host of the “Remember Who You Are” podcast. Ruger shares how he went from a depressed, nihilistic poker dealer in Las Vegas to...
2025-11-1558 minRemember Who You Are Podcast1x08 - My Mom Joins a Psilocybin Retreat (with Lucy Hebert)When your mom comes to one of your plant medicine retreats, you know life has come full circle. In this episode, I sit down with my mom to talk about what brought her to Mexisoul, what the experience was like for her, and how it’s transformed our relationship in unexpected ways. She opens up about discovering and healing generational pain — and how breaking the cycle begins with courage, compassion, and the willingness to look within.
2025-11-0759 minRemember Who You Are Podcast1x07 - Mormonism Meets Ayahuasca (with Stephanie)In this episode, Stephanie opens up about her journey from the structured faith of Mormonism (LDS) to the expansive world of plant medicine. After years of struggling with depression and anxiety following her father’s passing — and relying on antidepressants and therapy — she realized there were emotions she had long suppressed. Through Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, and a Women’s Retreat, Stephanie learned the power of release and the courage to surrender control. This is a vulnerable, honest conversation about grief, faith, and transformation.
2025-10-241h 20Remember Who You Are Podcast1x06 - The Journey Back to Myself (with David DJ Lloyd)In this episode, David DJ Lloyd opens up about his experience with depression and the numbness that comes with it. Searching for answers beyond medication, he found in plant medicine a way to reconnect with himself and rediscover the emotions he had long suppressed. Through his journey with Ayahuasca and Psilocybin, David learned that true healing begins when we allow ourselves to feel our feelings and let the subconscious do its work.📚 Connect with DJ Lloyd:Subscribe to his channel What’s Up With DJ Podcast and check out his inspiring books about self...
2025-10-101h 06Remember Who You Are Podcast1x05 - In and Out of Control: Lessons from Plant Medicine (with Ben Dingle)In this episode of Remember Who You Are, we sit down with Ben Dingle, a military nurse from Australia, who shares his deeply personal path to plant medicine. Shaped by the trauma of working in a high-mortality environment, Ben struggled with depression, anxiety, and a sense of emotional disconnection. His first plant medicine ceremony was not what he expected. Instead of the clarity he hoped for, he faced an experience that challenged his sense of control. Yet, over time, the lessons revealed themselves: the deep connection between body and mind, and the understanding that...
2025-09-261h 11Remember Who You Are Podcast1x04 - Through the Ego (with Melissa)In this episode of Remember Who You Are, Melissa opens up about the struggles she faced after the isolation of the pandemic—anxiety, social disconnection, and patterns of behavior that left her feeling almost paranoid. Guided by the call of plant medicine, she stepped into her first Ayahuasca ceremony, where she discovered profound insights: the ego as the root of pain, the importance of surrendering to the unconscious, and the realization that the only way through is inward. Melissa also reflects on the balance of masculine and feminine energy, cultivating empathy for her lineage, and the visions that reshaped he...
2025-09-121h 13Remember Who You Are Podcast1x03 - The Divine Femenine (with Julie Peck)In this episode of Remember Who You Are Podcast, Ruger Hebert sits down with Julie Peck — a lawyer and yoga practitioner whose journey into plant medicine began as a desperate search for solutions after a brain injury. Through meditation and her first encounters with plant medicine, Julie stepped into her power as the Divine Feminine, opening the door to a deeper expansion of consciousness. Together, we explore what it means to view life through a Divine Feminine lens, and how balancing the feminine and masculine energies within us can bring us closer to wholeness. This episode is an invitation to...
2025-08-2952 minRemember Who You Are Podcast1x02 - Grief & Plant Medicine (with Lauren Kelley)In this episode, we sit down with Lauren Kelley, a psychiatrist who shares her personal journey through depression, grief, and the emotional weight of loss. Lauren opens up about what led her to plant medicine—not as a professional curiosity, but as a human being seeking relief, perspective, and peace after the death of someone close. Her reflections are honest, grounded, and deeply vulnerable—touching on the limits of what she had been taught, and what she came to understand through direct experience.Read the full experience here: Letting go of her death was not lett...
2025-08-1540 minRemember Who You Are Podcast1x01 - God, Religion & Ayahuasca: A Story of Spiritual Reconnection (with Katie Hebert)In this first episode of the Remember Who You Are Podcast, we sit down with Katie Hebert—Ruger’s sister—for an open and heartfelt conversation about growing up within a religious tradition, and how her journey with plant medicine revealed a deeper, more personal connection to the divine. Katie shares what led her to Ayahuasca, the emotions that surfaced in her first ceremony, and the profound realizations around shame, guilt, love, and her sense of spirituality.
2025-08-0250 min
Shit We Don't Talk AboutEp 067 - Ayahuasca & other plant medicines Today’s topic is ayahuasca & other healing plant medicine modalities and I have two guests! Humberto Alcala(who is a shaman by the way) and Ruger Hebert - they have an ayahuasca retreat center called Finca el Pendulo in Jalisco Mexico. Tune in as we discuss all the amazing benefits and we do a deep dive into the background of ayahuasca as well as the experience itself.Humberto Alcala, is best described as a modern-day medicine man. Ten years ago, after several personal experiences with ayahuasca, the medicine led him away from his successful contracting business in Cal...
2022-09-0935 min