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From an acid trip on a beach to a book about climate change and 15 years of clean energy work, @ramez followed one question: what could he do for the planet? Full episode with @paulaustin3w: piped.video/mjM34pqEgik
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Should psychedelic practitioners have firsthand experience of altered states? Kylea Taylor explains why this long-debated question matters, and how knowing the terrain can help practitioners recognize their own triggers. Full episode w/ @paulaustin3w: piped.video/CmLVfgTpgrc
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An EKG is only one part of screening for iboga. Paije Alexandra West of ETÉREO explains why safety may also require detailed intake, months of preparation, onsite medical staff, emergency support, and the willingness to say no. Full ep. w/ @paulaustin3w: piped.video/oWzhlebpjT4
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An iboga retreat does not necessarily end with a neat resolution. Paije Alexandra West and @paulaustin3w reflect on how this demanding experience can keep unfolding for months, revealing deeper truths beneath the mind’s constant chatter. Full episode: piped.video/oWzhlebpjT4
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After decades of rising antidepressant use, could the conversation finally be shifting? @DrJosefWD and @paulaustin3w discuss the forces shaping psychiatric care and whether psychedelics could change the narrative. Full episode: piped.video/h2pDwpaHaHM
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Antidepressants are often prescribed for years, yet the trials supporting them rarely follow patients beyond a few months. @DrJosefWD explains the research gap he encountered at the FDA. Full episode with @paulaustin3w: piped.video/h2pDwpaHaHM
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Would people make the same choice about SSRIs if they had fuller informed consent? Robert Whitaker argues that the risks, tradeoffs, and difficulty of coming off these drugs deserve far more attention. Full episode with @paulaustin3w: piped.video/E4uUE_oiIqM
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What if antidepressants don’t simply “correct” the brain, but change the way it functions? Robert Whitaker joins podcast to examine what SSRIs do in the brain, and what psychedelic medicine can learn from that history. Full episode w/ @paulaustin3w: piped.video/E4uUE_oiIqM
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What happens when the story we tell about mental health falls out of sync with the science? This week, Robert Whitaker joins The Psychedelic Podcast to examine psychiatric prescribing, and what psychedelics can learn from its history. piped.video/E4uUE_oiIqM
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There may never be a universal protocol for tapering SSRIs. Dr. Remi Drozd explains why the person, their history, and the support around them have to come first. Full episode with @paulaustin3w: piped.video/zlnpgXAjnTw
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How much of who we think we are depends on everything around us? Ian Gardner of @the_Acraya explains what can surface when a dark retreat removes the external reference points that ordinarily shape our identity. Full episode with @PaulAustin3w: piped.video/MyDwE84DV4Y
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What can unfold after several days without light? @paulaustin3w speaks with Ian Gardner of @the_Acraya about the gradual inner awakening he believes can emerge in darkness and how it differs from psychedelics. Full Episode: piped.video/MyDwE84DV4Y
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After extraordinary success, Blake Mycoskie entered a severe depression. He shares how a misdiagnosis and psychiatric medication deepened that period, and why tapering requires patience and qualified support. Full episode w. @paulaustin3w / @BlakeMycoskie piped.video/HKmD8Oo3MM0
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5-MeO-DMT is often described as the most powerful psychedelic on Earth. But the public conversation rarely captures the full picture. @paulaustin3w cuts through the hype and breaks down what people need to understand. Full episode: piped.video/YNYas-QGJt0
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A payment processor may judge your business through AI before a person ever looks at it. Victoria J. Cvitanovic explains why that matters when your money or account access is on the line. Full conversation with @paulaustin3w: piped.video/5nBxyJysBr4
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Dr. Stefanie Kleine says ceremony is only the doorway. The deeper question is: What changes when we stop performing our worth and begin returning to who we actually are? Full episode with @paulaustin3w: piped.video/yJYyX0Hg04Q
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Some experiences transform us not because they take us somewhere new, but because they return us to a deeper sense of safety, belonging, and connection. @stevenchayes joins @paulaustin3w to explore why relational context matters. Full video: piped.video/33PRc9Ov7_k
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Steven C. Hayes, PhD explains why psychedelic work needs more than protocols, averages, or individual treatment models. At its most human, this work creates a context where people can feel seen, supported, and connected. Full episode with @paulaustin3w: piped.video/33PRc9Ov7_k
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You can accomplish everything and still feel something is missing. Dr. Stefanie Kleine explains why inner work can become another form of striving, and what changes when worth is no longer something to prove. Full episode with @paulaustin3w: piped.video/yJYyX0Hg04Q
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Generic microdosing protocols can leave practitioners unprepared for the nuance their clients may actually need. @paulaustin3w explains why substance choice, baseline state, and client goals all matter. Full episode: piped.video/watch?v=YTYKKfw6…
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