S2 E26: Jason LeValley, Editor of Psychedelic Scene Magazine on psychedelic music, recreational vs. therapeutic use of psychedelics, and creativity

In this episode, meet with Amélie Beerens ✨ Amélie is a customer experience (CX) leader and career coach obsessed with putting humans at the heart of everything ❤️ Her journey to overcome trauma and burnout has reconnected her with her magic, her emotions, and her humanity. This has redefined how she approaches her work and how she helps others through coaching. We talk about breaking the rules to rediscover yourself, overcoming burnout & trauma and the tools she used along the way, ...

27 Juli 20221h 9min

Today's guest is internationally renowned artist and poet, Nicholas Kirsten, known as Honshin 🙏 Five years ago, Honshin’s art changed my appreciation of the present golden moment and reshaped my own spiritual path. Now 5 years later, I had the privilege to meet with him in his studio and talk creativity, spirituality and even play a little harmonica while he shared his poetry. Honshin’s art and poetry reflect his experience with ancient Eastern spiritual practices and the p...

20 Juli 202256min

Meet David Wood, David has been on a mission to broaden regulated access to psychedelics. He is the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Psygen, a Canadian company manufacturing pharmaceutical-grade psychedelics for clinicians and researchers. David also runs R-Group Legal where he provides legal support for a small number of operators in the cannabis industry and the psychedelic space. We talk about substance regulation in Canada versus the US. We cover the special access program avail...

13 Juli 20221h 20min

Meet Holly Huber, a Neuromodulation Consultant in the pursuit of bolstering the spiritual consciousness and connection of humanity. Holly has worked with neurofeedback in mental health and for intensive brain training with peak performance elites. She’s seen humans push themselves past the possible, find Spirit and their superpowers. She’s doing work with the NeuroEnlightenment team in the Sacred Valley, provides NeuroTraining and is starting NeuroRetreats in the US this August. We ta...

30 Juni 202257min

In this episode of Leadershipedelics, meet Hanifa Nayo Washington. Hanifa is a social entrepreneur, cultural producer, and healing justice practitioner. She is a facilitator, reiki master, singer, song writer, and a creator who works at the intersection of mindfulness, place making, and social justice to create organizations, gatherings, spaces, and experiences rooted in the values of beloved community. She is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Fireside Project. She is involved wit...

28 Juni 20221h 18min

For this interview, I flew to Peru to meet with Jose Franchini Vasquez, an Ayahuascero from a small village in the Peruvian jungle near Pucallpa. Jose has been working with the plant medicines Ayahuasca and Chacruna for over 13 years. He was taught by his uncle, the highly honored teacher Antonio Vasquez Galarreta, and he is the brother of Pepe Franchini Vasquez who was featured in the movie The Last Shaman. I’ve known Jose for several years and we’re working with him and his brother on a ver...

24 Juni 20221h 14min

This week on Leadershipedelics, meet Doctor Pamela Kryskow. Dr Kryskow is the medical lead on the Roots to Thrive Nonprofit team that provides psilocybin therapy for patients with end-of-life anxiety who have section 56 exemptions from the Health Minister of Canada. She is a founding board member of the Canadian Psychedelic Association and is actively involved in research related to psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, mental wellness, chronic pain, and neurogenesis. She is also a co-investigator on t...

22 Juni 202229min

This week, meet Kunti Trejo. Kunti is a medicine woman from Mexico who lives in the Sacred Valley of Peru. She practices many modalities of healing and has dedicated her life to the service and study of ancestral traditions of natural medicines and ways to heal from Mother Earth. Kunti is also a mom and a talented artist who paints, creates clothing, and performs medicine songs. We talk about the traditional Temazcal sweat lodge ceremony, her path to become a medicine woman, and the healing a...

16 Juni 202246min