176: Sarah and Danny - From Beyond Retreats (featured on Netflix's Enigma)

Plant Medicine, Recovery & Transformation | Behold Retreats (Costa Rica, Mexico, Portugal) | Rock Bottom with RyanRyan welcomes Sarah and Danny from Behold Retreats to discuss psychedelic-assisted healing and transformation through traditional ceremonies with ayahuasca, psilocybin, and bufo. Danny shares his path from depression after divorce to 16 years in plant medicine work, while Sarah describes moving from the U.S. and leaving a finance career, reflecting on alcohol use, integrity, and self-discovery. They explain Behold’s evolution from an intense four-day jungle retreat to “The Guide Inside” model emphasizing comfort, safety, and deep work supported by a care team and medicine team. They outline misconceptions about psychedelics as “drugs,” screening and invite-only participation, preparation (“dieta”), a seven-week program with integration, and why some conditions (e.g., schizophrenia) may be contraindicated. They describe common motivations from rock bottom to high achievers seeking meaning, the importance of integration and delaying major decisions, frequent work with addiction by addressing root causes, and Behold’s growth across Costa Rica, Mexico, and Portugal. They were also featured on Netflix's Enigma Documentary.00:00 Comfort Enables Deep Healing01:06 Sponsor Message Break02:11 Meet Sarah and Danny02:52 Danny’s Plant Medicine Origin06:21 Sarah’s Path and Integrity11:39 Building Behold Retreats14:36 Safety First Ceremony Design16:22 Drugs vs Medicine Misconceptions19:46 Who Benefits and Why23:56 Screening and Readiness26:24 Breakthroughs and Integration31:32 From First Call to Invite32:32 Retreat Prep and Dieta33:14 Ceremony Flow and Integration34:40 Community and Lasting Change35:26 Building a Controversial Organization38:03 Purpose Over Profit41:11 Addiction Healing and Relapse45:28 Spirituality Defined47:33 Ego Death Explained50:40 Rock Bottom and Prevention53:44 Advice and How to Reach Them57:44 Final Messages and Wrap Up