#06 - Brigit Ritchie: 56 Questions for Ibogaine

Brigit is the founder and CEO of We, a learning studio that provides workshops and experiences to help people develop relational mindfulness within their relationships at work. She’s also an intimacy and relationship coach, a mom, and an artist.

What we discuss:

• what life was like before a recent ibogaine experience at Beond
• how she struggled to maintain a work-life balance
• how her relationships with alcohol and tobacco had become problematic without much awareness of how these substances were affecting her
• how she had hoped that treatment with ibogaine might help her heal from the trauma of experiencing abuse as a child
• her intense preparation for her experience
• how she developed a list of not 2 or 3 but 56 questions for ibogaine
• how her ibogaine experience, which was wildly different than what she expected, could have gone in two very different directions

Why it’s important: Brigit’s story is one that many of us can relate to: how many of us are struggling with burnout, numbing our pain with substances, and sitting with unresolved childhood trauma? There’s a lot to learn from Brigit’s understanding of relationships and intimacy, and from her experience navigating her ibogaine treatment.

Relevant Links:

• Brigit’s company, WE
• Brigit’s Instagram
• Brigit’s Artwork
• Shoutout LA Feature on Brigit Ritchie