In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, host Paul F. Austin welcomes Jillian Acosta to share her transformative healing journey through psychedelics.

Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-255-jillian-acosta/

Jillian, a registered dietitian, reveals how ketamine and cannabis therapy helped her overcome childhood trauma, disordered eating, and body dysmorphia. She discusses the profound impact of removing her breast implants and offers insights into creating safety within oneself and fostering healthier relationships. Jillian also highlights the power of storytelling and the potential of psychedelics like ayahuasca for deep healing.

Jillian Acosta, a registered dietitian, specializes in functional medicine and the psychology of eating. Owner of the nutrition private practice, The Root Cause Method, she guides clients towards health and vitality in unconventional ways. Jillian believes many of the chronic illnesses exacerbated by obesity are deeply rooted in trauma. In her practice, she collaborates with physicians who administer ketamine, using this powerful tool as a means to help her clients transform their relationship with food, feelings and Self. Uprooting what shapes our relationship with food is essential, in her experience, for reversing and preventing chronic illness, and can lead to true embodiment, fulfillment, and connection.

Highlights:

• Jillian's journey of healing and transformation
• Using psychedelics for eating disorder recovery
• The Garden: Jillian’s one-on-one program
• Unlocking self-love through the hidden gifts in the wound
• The profound healing experience of removing breast implants
• Creating safety: transforming relationships
• Approaching conversations about eating disorders with loved ones
• Specific medicines for healing eating disorders
• Defining the Root Cause Method

Links:

• The Root Cause Method
• Jillian on Instagram
• (directory) Eating Disorders-focused Psychedelic Clinics

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, host Paul F. Austin welcomes retired Navy SEAL commander Mark Divine.

Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-254-mark-divine/

Mark shares his journey to becoming a SEAL, emphasizing the transformative power of meditation and nature. He discusses the role of preparatory work, such as meditation and therapy, before engaging with psychedelics and highlights how these practices help navigate intense psychedelic states. Mark also delves into his daily practices, ongoing PhD research in global leadership, and his upcoming book 'Uncommon,' which focuses on principles for an extraordinary life.

Mark Divine is an entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, philanthropist, and one of the world’s top leadership and coaching experts. After a successful 20-year career as a Navy SEAL and SEAL Commander, Mark was hired by the Navy to create a nationwide coaching and leadership program for the SEALs. The bold goal of this program was to give the SEALs the best leadership and mental management tools in the world—to help them forge unbeatable SEAL teams that achieve mission success in the most stressful and challenging environments on earth.

Mark’s leadership and coaching program for the SEALs was so effective that it’s now being used outside of the Navy by top CEOs, Fortune 100 companies, USA Olympics, elite universities, major league sports franchises, celebrities, and successful individuals worldwide.

Mark is the author of five best-selling books and hosts a #1-ranked podcast, “Mark Divine’s Unbeatable Mind.” He founded five successful companies: Unbeatable Mind, SEALFIT, NavySEALs.com, USCrossFit, and the award-winning Coronado Brewing Company in California.

As a philanthropist, Mark founded the Courage Foundation to help wounded Veterans who are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS). Recently, Mark and his team at the Courage Foundation set a world record by completing over 22 million burpees to raise awareness, support, and funding for Veteran heroes.

Highlights:

• Meditation, martial arts, and becoming a Navy SEAL commander
• What it means to be a warrior
• Approaching psychedelics with integrity
• Taking control of your mind
• Integrating Eastern and Western mind-body practices
• Staying grounded in a chaotic world
• Mark’s new book, “Uncommon”

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, host Paul F. Austin talks with Stephanie Wang, founder and CEO of KA! Empathogenics.

Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-252-stephanie-wang/

Stephanie shares her journey from finance to plant medicine, including her involvement at The Alchemist's Kitchen.

Paul and Stephanie discuss the unique benefits of kanna, its comparison to SSRIs, and KA!'s intentional branding. Stephanie also highlights the importance of education and community in the kanna space. She closes by sharing her vision for KA!, touching on exciting new research into kanna.

Stephanie Wang is passionate about the power of plants and evolving consciousness. She is the Founder and CEO of KA! Empathogenics, with a mission to restore full-spectrum aliveness for all beings. KA! offers 100% plant-based empathogenic supplements featuring kanna - a heart-opening succulent from South Africa that is clinically proven to activate an immediate sense of grounded energy, helping people feel more alive, capable and connected as they navigate everyday stress.

Previously Stephanie was the President of The Alchemist's Kitchen and Director of Evolver, a conscious lifestyle company in New York. She was also a documentary and narrative film producer. A native Hong Konger, Stephanie began her career in corporate finance on Wall Street and was a number one ranked equity analyst in the retail sector with HSBC Securities, Hong Kong.

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Highlights:

• From a career in finance to evolving consciousness
• The evolution of the Evolver Network and The Alchemist’s Kitchen
• Stephanie’s first kanna experience
• Kanna as an ally for daily wellbeing, psychedelic integration, and more
• Is kanna an alternative to SSRIs?
• KA!’s branding, design, and educational efforts
• The unique sensation of KA!’s ingredients
• Stephanie’s vision for KA! and the outlook of future kanna research

Episode Links:

• KA! Empathogenics (use code THIRDWAVE for 10% off)
• KA!’s 30-Day “Journey Into The Heart” Bundle (next journey starts 6/30/24)
  
  

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, host Paul F. Austin welcomes Brandon Evans, founder of 1heart Journeys, to discuss the transformative power of plant medicine and the importance of community in healing.

Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-251-brandon-evans/

Brandon shares his journey from tech entrepreneur to leading retreats. He discusses the importance of experience design at 1heart's retreats.

Paul and Brandon explore managing group dynamics, supporting first-time ayahuasca drinkers, and the unique healing environment of Costa Rica. Brandon also reflects on fatherhood and his vision for 1heart's future, focusing on lasting community and personal transformation.

For our listeners: 1heart is offering a free room upgrade when you submit your application for a retreat by June 30, 2024. See their upcoming retreats at 1heart.com.

Brandon Evans is the Founder and Chief Elevation Officer of 1heart. Before 1heart, his path of building large tech companies in New York led him to financial success but lacked greater meaning, fulfillment, and joy. When his article “Lost on Purpose” unexpectedly went viral, Brandon was called to serve all those with similar stories reaching out for support.
Brandon founded 1heart to create new paths for leaders seeking more fulfilling and purpose-driven lives. By elevating the consciousness of powerful leaders, their contributions create greater positive impact, harmony, and balance in the world.
In its 6th year, 1heart's 8-week Living Beyond Program, which includes a 1-week retreat with ayahuasca in Costa Rica, has served nearly 1,000 leaders. 1heart is known for its deeply integrated and holistic offering and inspiring community. 1heart combines top facilitators across modern and ancient modalities to support physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being via a highly curated, best-in-class program.
Brandon lives in Costa Rica with his wife Jeanette and their recently born daughter Spirit. Individually and together, they lead retreats and create experiences that support others in creating lives fully aligned with their soul's calling.

Highlights:

• Brandon's entrepreneurial journey and the creation of 1heart Journeys
• Expanding 1heart Journeys and adapting to COVID-19
• The impacts of experience design in a psychedelic retreat
• Ensuring harmony and cohesion in group healing containers
• Accommodating first time ayahuasca drinkers, and navigating language and cultural barriers
• How Brandon’s own journey has evolved running 1heart and becoming a father`
• The appeal of Costa Rica for running a retreat and starting a family
• 1heart success stories: leaders, artists, entrepreneurs, and more
• Brandon’s future vision for 1heart Journeys

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Paul F. Austin welcomes Nichol Bradford, founder of Transformative Tech, for an enlightening discussion on psychedelics, technology, and human potential.

Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-250-nichol-r-bradford/

Nichol shares her journey from the tech industry to pioneering a community dedicated to human flourishing.

Discover how psychedelics integrate with tech and consciousness, the lessons nature teaches us, and the impact of AI on our future.

Nichol R. Bradford stands at the forefront of human potential and AI, accelerating human transformation through technology investments, research, and global thought leadership. Today, Nichol serves as Executive-in-Residence for AI + HI at The Society for Human Resource Management, shaping global thinking on Human-AI collaboration. She is also Co-Founder and Partner of Niremia Collective, an early stage venture fund focused on human potential technologies, and she co-founded TransformativeTech.org, the largest global ecosystem of founders, investors and innovators building tech for human flourishing.

Previously, as a senior interactive entertainment executive, Nichol held strategy, operations, marketing and production roles at major brands including Epic Games, Activision-Blizzard, Vivendi Games and Disney. She led operations for World of Warcraft China and Blizzard properties in China, played a key role on the Vivendi team responsible for the landmark $18B Activision-Blizzard merger deal, and helped produce record-breaking events in the metaverse at Epic Games.

Nichol has an MBA from The Wharton School, is Faculty at Singularity University, a Trustee at CIIS, and has been a Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. Moving forward, Nichol is focused on advancing human potential through ethical and empowering AI -- catalyzing a global ecosystem of innovators to create technology for human thriving.

Highlights
Nichol’s background and the origin of Transformative Tech
The integration of psychedelics into the tech and consciousness spaces
The role of technology in remembering our connection to nature
Exploring the impact of Artificial Intelligence on human potential
The Impact of AGI on work and the redefinition of jobs
The importance of experimentation and learning with AI

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In this bonus episode, we bring you a keynote speech by Third Wave founder Paul F. Austin, recorded live on May 16, 2024 at the "Psychedelic Horizons: Crafting Resilient Futures Through Conscious Entrepreneurship" event in San Diego.

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In his keynote, Paul explores going beyond resilience to inspired living and systems change, highlighting the role of conscious entrepreneurship in driving systemic transformation. He delves into the convergence of psychedelics, global systems, and entrepreneurship, offering insights for entrepreneurs, investors, and practitioners alike. Aligning with the event’s theme, Paul offers an invitation to channel visionary creativity towards a future rooted in collaboration and mycelial wisdom.

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, host Paul F. Austin speaks with Shawn Wells, a renowned expert in performance nutrition and supplementation.

Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-249-shawn-wells/

Shawn & Paul explore biohacking, the groundbreaking ingredient paraxanthine, and protocols for preparing and recovering from plant medicine journeys. Shawn shares insights on allostatic capacity, hormetic stress, and the power of psychedelics for self-love and acceptance.

Shawn Wells, MPH, LDN, RD, CISSN, FISSN, is a globally acclaimed nutritional biochemist known as "The World's Greatest Formulator." He has created over 1,000 products and holds over 20 patented novel ingredients, including market-leading innovations such as TeaCrine, Dynamine and Paraxanthine. Shawn has a profound impact on health and wellness through his expertise in biohacking and health optimization. His work spans international platforms, TV appearances, and contributions to major documentaries.

Highlights:

• What is 'Biohacktivism’?
• Shawn's health journey that led to his 'why'
• Explaining Paraxanthine, TeaCrine, & Dynamine
• Flow vs. Frazzle: Understanding caffeine metabolism rates
• Mainstream adoption of Paraxanthine
• Supplement protocols to prep for a psychedelic journey
• Supplementation for during and after a psychedelic experience
• Microdosing, somatic anchors, and ‘echodosing’
• Shawn’s lifesaving epiphany through psychedelics

Links:

• Shawn’s website
• Shawn on Instagram
• Shawn on LinkedIn
• Shawn’s bestselling book, “The ENERGY Formula”
• Shawn's free guide for pre-, during, & post-journey psychopharmacology
• Join Paul in person at the Psychedelic Horizons Event Series

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In this episode, Austin Mao, co-founder of the non-profit entheogenic church Ceremonia, sits down with host Paul F. Austin to discuss his profound journey with plant medicines.

Find episode links, summary, and transcript here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-248-austin-mao/

Austin shares about the experiences offered at Ceremonia, including psilocybin and ayahuasca ceremonies, along with thorough preparation and integration work. He describes the unique status of Ceremonia as one of the few legal retreat centers in the USA offering these psychedelic medicines.

Austin and Paul explore how psychedelic ceremonies can help one cultivate skills and capacity to better embrace and navigate life’s challenges. The conversation closes as Austin shares his vision for psycho-spiritual healing and guides Paul in a brief version of the group ‘circling’ practice offered at Ceremonia.

Austin Mao is an entrepreneur, author, poet, and keynote speaker on the intersection of science and spirituality, psychology and shamanism. He is a co-founder of Ceremonia, a non-profit psychedelic church facilitating change makers and creators through what 96% of alumni share as the most profound experience of their lives. He has guided more than 400 founders including Fortune 500 executives, Silicon Valley Unicorn founders, and major blockchain leaders through their transformation towards living a life of inspired creativity, purpose, and peace.

Austin shares a process of “Modern Enlightenment”—a path to Awaken, Heal, and Manifest—that is informed by the most advanced technologies of psychotherapy and neuroscience combined with ancient shamanistic wisdom and spiritual traditions. He shares a range of direct experience with some of the most prominent business leaders of the modern world, helping them harness their inner power to create greater impact through love and inspired creation.

Highlights:

• Austin’s profound initial Ayahuasca experiences
• Cultivating skills and capacity in ceremony to navigate daily life
• “Integration begins with preparation”
• Ceremonia’s legal, non-profit psychedelic church status
• Ceremonia’s impact on the local community
• Seeking a trip vs. lasting transformation
• Austin’s vision for psycho-spiritual healing
• The practice of circling
• Conclusion & how to connect with Ceremonia

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