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Ramit Sethi — How to Play Offense with Money, Plan Bucket Lists, Build a Rich Life with Your Partner, and Take a Powerful $100 Challenge (#524)

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“People’s feelings about how they are doing financially are highly uncorrelated with their actual financial status.”
— Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi (@ramit), author of the New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You to Be Rich, has helped tens of millions of people live a rich life with their money, careers, businesses, and psychology. He hosts more than a million readers on his site iwillteachyoutoberich.com, newsletter, and social media. His new podcast, I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, reveals real stories about love and money from behind closed doors. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to fine podcasts.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform. You can also watch the interview on YouTube.

B rought to you by Wealthfront automated investing, Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Pique Tea premium tea crystals. More on all three below.

You can find the transcript of this episode here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.

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This episode is brought to you by Wealthfront! Wealthfront pioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront will build you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetite and manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.

Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go to Wealthfront.com/Tim and open a Wealthfront account today, and you’ll get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life. Wealthfront will automate your investments for the long term. Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.

This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually Athletic Greens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body in 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.

Right now, Athletic Greens is offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit AthleticGreens.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.

This episode is brought to you by Pique Tea! I first learned about Pique through my friends Dr. Peter Attia and Kevin Rose, and now Pique’s fermented pu’er tea crystals have become my daily go-to. I often kickstart my mornings with their Pu’er Green Tea and Pu’er Black Tea, and I alternate between the two. Their crystals are cold-extracted, using only wild-harvested leaves from 250-year-old tea trees. Plus, they triple toxin screen for heavy metals, pesticides, and toxic mold—contaminants commonly found in tea. I also use the crystals for iced tea, which saves a ton of time and hassle.

Pique is offering 15% off of their pu’er teas, exclusively to my listeners. Simply visit PiqueTea.com/Tim, and the discount will be automatically applied. They also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so your purchase is completely risk free. Just go to PiqueTea.com/Tim to learn more.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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Want to hear Ramit’s last appearance on this show? Lend an ear to our conversation in which we discussed savvy negotiation, why not all good financial decisions are created equal, sensible expenditures that appear frivolous at first glance, money dials, game-changing conveniences, challenging accepted “truths” about money, the pros and cons of the prenuptial agreement, mini-retirements, and much more.

#371: Ramit Sethi — Automating Finances, Negotiating Prenups, Disagreeing with Tim, and Morehttps://rss.art19.com/episodes/93b87359-3738-4773-b03b-829cfd3c8c08.mp3 DownloadSELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Ramit Sethi:

Website | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter

I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi (Podcast) I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition: No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program That Works. by Ramit Sethi | Amazon Ramit Sethi — Automating Finances, Negotiating Prenups, Disagreeing with Tim, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #371 Ramit Sethi — How Creatives Should Negotiate | The Tim Ferriss Show #166 Ramit Sethi — Persuasion and Turning a Blog Into a Multi-Million-Dollar Business | The Tim Ferriss Show #33 & #34 I Tried Out Wash and Fold Laundry Service (And Whether I’ll Ever Do It Again) | A Slob Comes Clean The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon 11 Expert Tips to Stop Being a People Pleaser (with Science) | Science of People Stephen King Accepts the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters | National Book Foundation Rollin’ | Limp Bizkit How to Talk to Your Partner About Money (at Any Stage) by Ramit Sethi | IWT 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Making a Prenup Agreement | World Wedding Guide Gilt Groupe Dave Elitch — How to Get Out of Your Own Way | The Tim Ferriss Show #348 Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | Amazon Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | Amazon A Research-Based Approach to Relationships | The Gottman InstituteSHOW NOTESMost memorable money conversations with couples in debt that Ramit has had since our last episode together. [06:06]A recent purchase over which I agonized to a degree that seems ludicrous in hindsight. [08:38]How do you think about money? Probably not as closely as the guy Ramit knows who has $8 million in net worth but goes out of his way to save $8 on groceries because he hates “the idea of overpaying.” [09:56]Why did it take so long for Ramit to start a podcast, and in what ways can a listener expect his show to differ vastly from this one? [12:03]Ramit justifies his fascination for toying with trolls, and I share a pro tip for anyone who’s ever being interviewed by a journalist (or podcaster). [14:12]In the last 30 days, can you think of a specific situation where you were not on the same page financially with your partner? [16:08]What is your idea of a rich life? This is a question with wildly varied answers depending on who you ask, but one truth seems consistent: People’s feelings about how they are doing financially are highly uncorrelated with their actual financial status. [17:18]Why Americans’ tendency to compare themselves to their neighbors is completely irrational. [20:16]What does Ramit’s rich life look like? [22:16]Ramit’s money rules. [23:17]What the recent decision to have fresh flowers delivered to my house every week does for my rich life. [24:36]Why asking “What is your rich life?” can be such a magical, transformational question — especially when a partner is present. [25:40]If you’re a bit of an overspender, have you ever said “No” to your partner or family? [27:38]If you were not on the same page financially with your partner at some point in the last 30 days, on a scale of 1 to 10, how big of an issue is it? [28:32]A bucket list/rich life goals vision exercise Ramit did with his wife Cassandra, inspired by Stephen King’s 2003 National Book Club Speech. [30:06]How Ramit and Cassandra have agreed to financially contribute, together, to their eight-year anniversary goal, and how it feels to watch the fund make progress. [34:55]Ramit and Cassandra meet once a month to discuss finances. What does the format look like? [38:21]Ramit’s true, but most embarrassing backlog rich life goal. [41:13]How to make conversations about money positive experiences rather than negative and depressing. [43:50]The typical approach to talking about finances when one half of a couple is an overspender (and/or people pleaser who has trouble establishing boundaries), and what Ramit suggests as a better, more effective alternative. [44:40]What needs to happen for a couple to succeed in solving whatever financial problems they have (and avoid passing along toxic money behavior to their offspring). [49:26]Why it’s not enough just to want to change your relationship with money, and how psychology and tools can easily be used to affect the desired change — with far less effort than fighting with your spouse about money for the rest of your miserable lives. [52:12]An example of a time Ramit saw a 9/10 severity problem with a couple and their money solved simply. [54:38]Thoughts and positive listener feedback about prenups since our last conversation. [57:55]The $100 challenge. [1:00:12]What would result from Ramit’s own $100 (or $1,000 or $5,000) challenge? [1:04:02]What would the result of my own challenge look like? [1:07:17]Gauging the most important lessons that can be learned from the $100 (or more) challenge, and rejecting the coded-for-fear life of frugality that many of us accept as the default. [1:08:32]How Ramit turned a couple’s conversation around a $100+ honeymoon challenge from a downward spiral into an upward one. [1:11:39]Thoughts on how we can learn to spend our money in meaningful ways on enjoying and enhancing a rich life rather than endlessly stockpiling it for some unknown purpose in an unforeseeable future. [1:13:06]Fascinating patterns around the saving and spending of money that Ramit has noticed in his conversations with couples. [1:20:03]Recommendations for further developing the skill of financial comfort and reaffirming the importance of a relationship. [1:24:02]Exercising generosity as a way of becoming more like the people we want to be and reinforcing the positive potential of the money we make. [1:25:07]How Billy Joel impressed the power of generosity and graciousness upon a teenage busboy named Tim. [1:27:23]Parting thoughts. [1:29:42]PEOPLE MENTIONEDCassandra Sethi Stephen King Tabitha King Steve Jobs Billy Joel Christie Brinkley

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Ramit Sethi on How Couples Can Talk about Money, Bucket Lists, the $100 Challenge, and More (#524)

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“People’s feelings about how they are doing financially are highly uncorrelated with their actual financial status.”
— Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi (@ramit), author of the New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You to Be Rich, has helped tens of millions of people live a rich life with their money, careers, businesses, and psychology. He hosts more than a million readers on his site iwillteachyoutoberich.com, newsletter, and social media. His new podcast, I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, reveals real stories about love and money from behind closed doors. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to fine podcasts.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform. You can also watch the interview on YouTube.

B rought to you by Wealthfront automated investing, Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplement, and Pique Tea premium tea crystals. More on all three below.

Listen onApple Podcasts [image error]Listen onSpotify [image error]Listen onOvercast#524: Ramit Sethi on How Couples Can Talk about Money, Bucket Lists, the $100 Challenge, and Morehttps://rss.art19.com/episodes/89e48795-85ea-4a82-80c4-f6bf34c8640c.mp3 Download

This episode is brought to you by Wealthfront! Wealthfront pioneered the automated investing movement, sometimes referred to as ‘robo-advising,’ and they currently oversee $20 billion of assets for their clients. It takes about three minutes to sign up, and then Wealthfront will build you a globally diversified portfolio of ETFs based on your risk appetite and manage it for you at an incredibly low cost.

Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go to Wealthfront.com/Tim and open a Wealthfront account today, and you’ll get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life. Wealthfront will automate your investments for the long term. Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.

This episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is usually Athletic Greens, my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body in 2010 and did not get paid to do so. I do my best with nutrient-dense meals, of course, but AG further covers my bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health and the immune system.

Right now, Athletic Greens is offering you their Vitamin D Liquid Formula free with your first subscription purchase—a vital nutrient for a strong immune system and strong bones. Visit AthleticGreens.com/Tim to claim this special offer today and receive the free Vitamin D Liquid Formula (and five free travel packs) with your first subscription purchase! That’s up to a one-year supply of Vitamin D as added value when you try their delicious and comprehensive all-in-one daily greens product.

This episode is brought to you by Pique Tea! I first learned about Pique through my friends Dr. Peter Attia and Kevin Rose, and now Pique’s fermented pu’er tea crystals have become my daily go-to. I often kickstart my mornings with their Pu’er Green Tea and Pu’er Black Tea, and I alternate between the two. Their crystals are cold-extracted, using only wild-harvested leaves from 250-year-old tea trees. Plus, they triple toxin screen for heavy metals, pesticides, and toxic mold—contaminants commonly found in tea. I also use the crystals for iced tea, which saves a ton of time and hassle.

Pique is offering 15% off of their pu’er teas, exclusively to my listeners. Simply visit PiqueTea.com/Tim, and the discount will be automatically applied. They also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, so your purchase is completely risk free. Just go to PiqueTea.com/Tim to learn more.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

Want to hear Ramit’s last appearance on this show? Lend an ear to our conversation in which we discussed savvy negotiation, why not all good financial decisions are created equal, sensible expenditures that appear frivolous at first glance, money dials, game-changing conveniences, challenging accepted “truths” about money, the pros and cons of the prenuptial agreement, mini-retirements, and much more.

#371: Ramit Sethi — Automating Finances, Negotiating Prenups, Disagreeing with Tim, and Morehttps://rss.art19.com/episodes/93b87359-3738-4773-b03b-829cfd3c8c08.mp3 DownloadSELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Ramit Sethi:

Website | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter

I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi (Podcast) I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Second Edition: No Guilt. No Excuses. No B.S. Just a 6-Week Program That Works. by Ramit Sethi | Amazon Ramit Sethi — Automating Finances, Negotiating Prenups, Disagreeing with Tim, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #371 Ramit Sethi — How Creatives Should Negotiate | The Tim Ferriss Show #166 Ramit Sethi — Persuasion and Turning a Blog Into a Multi-Million-Dollar Business | The Tim Ferriss Show #33 & #34 I Tried Out Wash and Fold Laundry Service (And Whether I’ll Ever Do It Again) | A Slob Comes Clean The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon 11 Expert Tips to Stop Being a People Pleaser (with Science) | Science of People Stephen King Accepts the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters | National Book Foundation Rollin’ | Limp Bizkit How to Talk to Your Partner About Money (at Any Stage) by Ramit Sethi | IWT 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Making a Prenup Agreement | World Wedding Guide Gilt Groupe Dave Elitch — How to Get Out of Your Own Way | The Tim Ferriss Show #348 Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | Amazon Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | Amazon A Research-Based Approach to Relationships | The Gottman InstituteSHOW NOTESMost memorable money conversations with couples in debt that Ramit has had since our last episode together. [06:06]A recent purchase over which I agonized to a degree that seems ludicrous in hindsight. [08:38]How do you think about money? Probably not as closely as the guy Ramit knows who has $8 million in net worth but goes out of his way to save $8 on groceries because he hates “the idea of overpaying.” [09:56]Why did it take so long for Ramit to start a podcast, and in what ways can a listener expect his show to differ vastly from this one? [12:03]Ramit justifies his fascination for toying with trolls, and I share a pro tip for anyone who’s ever being interviewed by a journalist (or podcaster). [14:12]In the last 30 days, can you think of a specific situation where you were not on the same page financially with your partner? [16:08]What is your idea of a rich life? This is a question with wildly varied answers depending on who you ask, but one truth seems consistent: People’s feelings about how they are doing financially are highly uncorrelated with their actual financial status. [17:18]Why Americans’ tendency to compare themselves to their neighbors is completely irrational. [20:16]What does Ramit’s rich life look like? [22:16]Ramit’s money rules. [23:17]What the recent decision to have fresh flowers delivered to my house every week does for my rich life. [24:36]Why asking “What is your rich life?” can be such a magical, transformational question — especially when a partner is present. [25:40]If you’re a bit of an overspender, have you ever said “No” to your partner or family? [27:38]If you were not on the same page financially with your partner at some point in the last 30 days, on a scale of 1 to 10, how big of an issue is it? [28:32]A bucket list/rich life goals vision exercise Ramit did with his wife Cassandra, inspired by Stephen King’s 2003 National Book Club Speech. [30:06]How Ramit and Cassandra have agreed to financially contribute, together, to their eight-year anniversary goal, and how it feels to watch the fund make progress. [34:55]Ramit and Cassandra meet once a month to discuss finances. What does the format look like? [38:21]Ramit’s true, but most embarrassing backlog rich life goal. [41:13]How to make conversations about money positive experiences rather than negative and depressing. [43:50]The typical approach to talking about finances when one half of a couple is an overspender (and/or people pleaser who has trouble establishing boundaries), and what Ramit suggests as a better, more effective alternative. [44:40]What needs to happen for a couple to succeed in solving whatever financial problems they have (and avoid passing along toxic money behavior to their offspring). [49:26]Why it’s not enough just to want to change your relationship with money, and how psychology and tools can easily be used to affect the desired change — with far less effort than fighting with your spouse about money for the rest of your miserable lives. [52:12]An example of a time Ramit saw a 9/10 severity problem with a couple and their money solved simply. [54:38]Thoughts and positive listener feedback about prenups since our last conversation. [57:55]The $100 challenge. [1:00:12]What would result from Ramit’s own $100 (or $1,000 or $5,000) challenge? [1:04:02]What would the result of my own challenge look like? [1:07:17]Gauging the most important lessons that can be learned from the $100 (or more) challenge, and rejecting the coded-for-fear life of frugality that many of us accept as the default. [1:08:32]How Ramit turned a couple’s conversation around a $100+ honeymoon challenge from a downward spiral into an upward one. [1:11:39]Thoughts on how we can learn to spend our money in meaningful ways on enjoying and enhancing a rich life rather than endlessly stockpiling it for some unknown purpose in an unforeseeable future. [1:13:06]Fascinating patterns around the saving and spending of money that Ramit has noticed in his conversations with couples. [1:20:03]Recommendations for further developing the skill of financial comfort and reaffirming the importance of a relationship. [1:24:02]Exercising generosity as a way of becoming more like the people we want to be and reinforcing the positive potential of the money we make. [1:25:07]How Billy Joel impressed the power of generosity and graciousness upon a teenage busboy named Tim. [1:27:23]Parting thoughts. [1:29:42]PEOPLE MENTIONEDCassandra Sethi Stephen King Tabitha King Steve Jobs Billy Joel Christie Brinkley

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Dennis McKenna — The Depths of Ayahuasca: 500+ Sessions, Fundamentals, Advanced Topics, Science, Churches, Learnings, Warnings, and Beyond (#523)

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“To my mind, science, properly pursued, only deepens the mystery. It doesn’t take the mystery away. It shows you how mystery exists profoundly at every level.”
— Dennis McKenna

Dennis McKenna (@DennisMcKenna4) has spent more than 40 years researching the interdisciplinary study of Amazonian ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He has conducted extensive ethnobotanical fieldwork in the Peruvian, Colombian, and Brazilian Amazon.

His doctoral research at the University of British Columbia focused on the ethnopharmacology of ayahuasca and oo-koo-he, two tryptamine-based hallucinogens used by indigenous peoples in the Northwest Amazon.

He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key organizer and participant in the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca used by the UDV, a Brazilian religious group. He is the younger brother of Terence McKenna.

From 2000 to 2017, he taught courses on ethnopharmacology as well as plants in human affairs in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. In 2019, in collaboration with colleagues, he incorporated a new non-profit, the McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy. He emigrated to Canada in the spring of 2019 together with his wife Sheila, and now resides in Abbotsford, B.C.

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Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform.

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Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go to Wealthfront.com/Tim and open a Wealthfront account today, and you’ll get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life. Wealthfront will automate your investments for the long term. Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.

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Want to hear another episode with someone who’s not afraid to tread Amazonian rainforests in the puddles left by Richard Evans Schultes’ footsteps? Lend your ears to my discussion with ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin about Schultes’ proclivities as a trickster in the shamanic tradition, how a shaman in the northeastern part of the Amazon cured Mark’s foot pain instantly when no one else could, the “holes” in Western medicine’s understanding, hallucinogenic frogs, the risks of ayahuasca and other Amazon-derived hallucinogens, and much more.

#469: Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South Americahttps://rss.art19.com/episodes/53ff9b3d-96ca-40bb-b3c8-58d34ccb1936.mp3 DownloadSELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Dennis McKenna:

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The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss by Dennis McKenna | Amazon Remember to Remember: Take Away Lessons from My Interview with Tim Ferriss by Dennis McKenna | View from the Far Side Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (Vol. 1 & 2): 50 Years of Research Edited by Dr. Dennis McKenna, PhD; Professor Sir Ghillean T. Prance; Professor Wade Davis, PhD; Benjamin De Leonen | Amazon The Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs: Reflections on a Book that Changed My Life by Dennis MeKenna | American Botanical Council ESPD 50 | McKenna Academy ESPD 50 | Vimeo Heffter Research Institute The Hoasca Project | MAPS Center for Spirituality and Healing | University of Minnesota The Yanomami | Survival International Herbaria & Libraries | Harvard University Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors in South American Hallucinogenic Plants Part 2: Constituents of Orally-Active Myristicaceous Hallucinogens | Journal of Ethnopharmacology Agrostology; An Introduction to the Systematics of Grasses by James P. Smith, Jr. | Digital Commons Psilocybe Cubensis | Wikipedia Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower’s Guide: A Handbook for Psilocybin Enthusiasts by O. T. Oss and O. N. Oeric | Amazon The Amazonian Travels of Richard Evans Schultes | The Amazon Conservation Team The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda Ethnopharmacology: Reflections on 50 Years of Research by Dennis McKenna | The Ethnobotanical Assembly Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs: Discovery and Development | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine List of Central Nervous System Agents (CNS Agents) | Drugs.com Herbs Affecting the Central Nervous System | ASHS Press Kava Kava | Healthline The Controlled Substances Act | DEA Ayahuasca and the Amazon by Hernando Echeverri-Sanchez | The Ethnobotanical Assembly Harmine | PubChem The Pharmacology of Ayahuasca with Dennis McKenna | EntheoNation Powerful Ayahuasca Plant Allies: The Shaman’s Treasure Chest | Kahpi Beneficent Spiritist Center União do Vegetal Religion of the Forest | Santo Daime The Use of Ayahuasca in Brazil by the Santo Daime Religion | MAPS Psychotria Viridis (Chacruna) | Entheology Diplopterys Cabrerana (Yahe Vine) | Entheology What is a Dieta? | Ayahuasca.com Psychedelic Empowerment and the Environmental Crisis: Re-Awakening Our Connection to the Gaian Mind | Bioneers Brugmansia and Datura: Angel’s Trumpet | Portland Nursery ‘Devil’s Breath’ AKA Scopolamine: Can It Really Zombify You? | The Guardian The Serpent and the Rainbow | Prime Video World’s Scariest Drug | Vice We Are Harvesting Ayahuasca at an Alarming Rate | Kahpi Ayahuasca Retreats | Soltara Healing Center Dennis McKenna at “The Event at La Chorrera: A 50-Year Retrospective” | View from the Far Side True Hallucinations: Being an Account of the Author’s Extraordinary Adventures in the Devil’s Paradise by Terence McKenna | Amazon Chiric Sanango | Gastro Obscura Let’s Talk About Psychedelic-Induced Psychosis | Psymposia Set and Setting: Why Preparation Matters | DoubleBlind Bellevue Hospital | Atlas Obscura A Trip Inside the Schizophrenic Mind | Scientific American The Eleusinian Mysteries: the Psychedelic Cult That Thrived For Nearly 2000 Years | Gizmodo A Leading Center for Exploring Human Potential | Esalen Institute Amazonian Digital Herbarium Project | Botanical Dimensions Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana Organization for Tropical Studies Hemmings House Pictures Mushroom Expert Exhumes the Stoned Ape Theory | Big Think Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution by Terence McKenna | Amazon Michael Pollan & Dennis McKenna: This is Your Mind on Plants | Second Home What is Epigenetics? | CDC When Do We Need Voucher Specimens? | PhyloBotanist Woven Science ACT Raises $35,000 for The Trio Indian Shaman’s Encyclopedia | Amazon Conservation Team Ensuring Equitable Benefits: The Falealupo Covenant and the Isolation of Anti-Viral Drug Prostratin from a Samoan Medicinal Plant | Pharmaceutical Biology Indians Are Key to Rainforest Conservation Efforts Says Renowned Ethnobotanist | Mongabay Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ethnobotany, Real vs. Fake Shamans, Hallucinogens, and the Dalai Lamas of South America | The Tim Ferriss Show #469 Plants of the Gods — Dr. Mark Plotkin on Ayahuasca, Shamanic Knowledge, the Curse and Blessing of Coca, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show #508 “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman | Amazon The Blind Men and the Elephant | Peace CorpsSHOW NOTESDennis describes his first meeting with legendary ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes, the ensuing correspondence, and how it began a journey he wasn’t quite expecting. [06:53]After spending 15 years in the sweltering Amazon, can Richard Evans Schultes be blamed for the disarming state in which Dennis first encountered him at Harvard? [20:15]What made Sanford Siegel such a unique, creative scientist, and why is science such a crucial framework for serious explorers of the psychedelic ecosystem? [22:51]What is Dennis’ “tortured” definition of ethnopharmacology? How many of the medicinal compounds we take for granted today have a cultural back story? [27:52]On the government-subsidized 1967 Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs gathering, its 50th anniversary (and corresponding volumes edited by Dennis), the intervening Controlled Substances Act, and recent, surprising findings related to ayahuasca. [30:58]What is the UDV? [37:19]Does the UDV differentiate between different types of brews for different purposes? What is the organization’s view of ayahuasca as a medicine, and why have its adherents allowed outsiders to investigate its mysteries with scientific curiosity? [39:47]There’s not just one type of ayahuasca. What has been Dennis’ experience with some of its other varieties, and what practical purposes might be served by learning more about them? Why has further study been elusive thus far? [44:01]What is Brugmansia, and what makes it so scary? How is it used, and what should you do if you discover that some has ended up in your ayahuasca? [48:09]Reasons to be cautious with sight-unseen mercenary “shamans” offering to guide you on psychedelic journeys in strange lands from which you might not return. [51:17]The pros and cons of how ayahuasca tourism has altered its traditional use in recent years. [54:24]If ayahuasca is something that can change your life after just one use, how does Dennis justify taking it over 500 times in his life, and what has it taught him? [58:14]What circumstances might dictate Dennis’ decision to partake of ayahuasca, and why does he believe microdosing ayahuasca might actually be of benefit — even if he’s skeptical of the efficacy of microdosing other compounds? [1:02:54]That time when things went terribly askew: the experiment at La Chorrera (as chronicled in Terence McKenna’s True Hallucinations), and why anyone undertaking such an exploration needs to be prepared for this possibility. [1:08:13]Was it just an unusually bountiful and constantly consumed supply of psilocybin mushrooms over a long period of time to blame for sending the experiment at La Chorrera off the rails? [1:14:24]When is it appropriate to let things play out — as they eventually did for Dennis at La Chorrera — or commit someone having this kind of experience to a professional psychiatric intervention? [1:17:16]What is The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy, why was this nonprofit started, and what projects is it currently facilitating? [1:24:22]Is The McKenna Academy a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization? [1:29:36]Who else is involved in The McKenna Academy? [1:30:03]What projects would be on Dennis’ shortlist with the proper resources, and what’s on the plate? [1:31:09]New thoughts on the Stoned Ape Theory as Terence McKenna’s Food of the Gods is about to be reprinted. [1:32:38]How much financial support will The McKenna Academy need to accomplish its current roster of goals, and what’s its highest priority? [1:36:15]What is a voucher specimen? [1:38:50]How many plant species are estimated to exist in the Amazon today, and how many have been thoroughly investigated? What are we doing to increase this percentage, what might we hope for from forthcoming discoveries, and what can we do to safeguard the bounty from these discoveries for the people who have been their stewards for millennia? [1:41:33]How quickly can our tax-deductible donations fill The McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy’s coffers to $600,000? Let’s find out together! I’ll start. [1:45:25]Dennis’ billboard and parting thoughts. [1:49:54]PEOPLE MENTIONEDTerence McKenna Richard Evans Schultes Albert Einstein Frank Stermitz Norman Farnsworth Larry Beasley Alexander H. Smith Neil Towers Sanford Siegel Indiana Jones Carlos Castaneda Richard M. Nixon Jace Callaway Charlie Grob Ram Das Alan Watts Luis Eduardo Luna Stephen Ross Juan Ruiz Christina Chaya Alexandre Tannous Wade Davis Paul Stamets Michael Coe Michael Pollan Mark Plotkin Roland Griffiths Richard Feynman

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Anne Lamott on Taming Your Inner Critic, Finding Grace, and Prayer (#522)

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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.”
— Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott (@AnneLamott) uses honesty, empathy, and humor to write about our world. In her beloved and bestselling books, like Operating Instructions (an account of her son’s first year), Bird by Bird (her classic book on writing), and Help, Thanks, Wow (a celebration of prayer), Lamott delves into what makes us human. She explores the wide experience of life that unites us: birth and death, parenthood and family, faith and doubt, love and loss, forgiveness and hope.

In each of her 19 books, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, Lamott brings her distinctive mix of bracing candor, clarifying insight, and refreshing humor to convert serious subjects like addiction, motherhood, loss, and faith into human truths we can all share. She is the author of several essay collections on faith, including Traveling Mercies, Grace (Eventually), and Plan B, as well as several novels, including Imperfect Birds, Blue Shoe, and Rosie.

Lamott has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and has taught at UC Davis and writing conferences across the country. She is an inductee of the California Hall of Fame and the subject of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Mock’s documentary Bird by Bird with Annie (1999).

Her most recent book is Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage.

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Want to hear an episode with someone else who might not have written their first book had it not been for the guidance of Anne’s Bird by Bird? Listen to my conversation with Ramit Sethi in which we discuss savvy negotiation, renting versus owning property, sensible financial decisions that seem frivolous at first glance, game-changing conveniences and lifestyle upgrades, the pros and cons of the prenuptial agreement, reducing decision fatigue, and much more!

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Anne Lamott on Spiritual Fitness, Creative Process, Redecorating the Abyss, and the Perennial Magic of “Bird by Bird” (#522)

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“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.”
— Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott (@AnneLamott) uses honesty, empathy, and humor to write about our world. In her beloved and bestselling books, like Operating Instructions (an account of her son’s first year), Bird by Bird (her classic book on writing), and Help, Thanks, Wow (a celebration of prayer), Lamott delves into what makes us human. She explores the wide experience of life that unites us: birth and death, parenthood and family, faith and doubt, love and loss, forgiveness and hope.

In each of her 19 books, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, Lamott brings her distinctive mix of bracing candor, clarifying insight, and refreshing humor to convert serious subjects like addiction, motherhood, loss, and faith into human truths we can all share. She is the author of several essay collections on faith, including Traveling Mercies, Grace (Eventually), and Plan B, as well as several novels, including Imperfect Birds, Blue Shoe, and Rosie.

Lamott has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and has taught at UC Davis and writing conferences across the country. She is an inductee of the California Hall of Fame and the subject of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Mock’s documentary Bird by Bird with Annie (1999).

Her most recent book is Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage.

Please enjoy!

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform.

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Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Optimizing Sleep, Enhancing Performance, Reducing Anxiety, Increasing Testosterone, and Using the Body to Control the Mind (#521)

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“Use the body to control the mind.”
— Dr. Andrew Huberman

Andrew Huberman, PhD (@hubermanlab), is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He has made numerous important contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity. Andrew is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation fellow and recipient of the 2017 Cogan Award for his discoveries in the study of vision. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford Medicine has been consistently published in top journals including Nature, Science, and Cell.

Andrew is host of the Huberman Lab podcast, which he launched in January of this year. The show aims to help viewers and listeners improve their health with science and science-based tools. New episodes air every Monday on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

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Want to hear an episode with someone else who casually enjoys the thrill of a cage-free shark adventure? Lend an ear to my conversation with TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, in which we discuss serial entrepreneurship, his own pattern disruption with the Hoffman Process, a public service announcement for the psychedelically curious, the relationship dynamics of conscious uncoupling, and much more.

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The Huberman Lab Podcast Vision and Breathing May Be the Secrets to Surviving 2020 | Scientific American Practice: Broaden Your Vision | Music, Mind, and Movement Belladonna: Remedy with a Dark Past | Healthline 2-Minute Neuroscience: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus | Neuroscientifically Challenged The Actual Science of Blue Light | Andrew Huberman, Instagram The Biology and “How to” of Using Light to Trigger or Reduce Depression and the Blue Light Myth | Andrew Huberman, Instagram The Unique Results of Jump Rope Training | Crossrope Cortisol | Hormone Health Network 10 Best Ways to Increase Dopamine Levels Naturally | Healthline Correspondence of Plasma and Salivary Cortisol Patterns in Women with Breast Cancer | Neuroendocrinology Master Your Sleep and Be More Alert When Awake | Huberman Lab Podcast #2 How Zeitgeber Time Signals Reset Sleep, Internal Clock | Verywell Health Light Affects Mood and Learning through Distinct Retina-Brain Pathways | Cell Bright Light behind the Knees Is Just Bright Light behind the Knees | GNN Melanopsin | Wikipedia Find Your Temperature Minimum to Defeat Jetlag, Shift Work, and Sleeplessness | Huberman Lab Podcast #4 Artograph LightPad 930 LX | Amazon Direct Effect of Melatonin on Syrian Hamster Testes: Melatonin Subtype 1a Receptors, Inhibition of Androgen Production, and Interaction with the Local Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone System | Endocrinology 8 Consequences of Taking Melatonin Every Night You Might Not Be Aware Of | Bustle Jarrow Formulas MagMind with Magnesium L-Threonate Supplements | Amazon Thorne Research Amino Acid L-Theanine Supplements | Amazon Swanson Apigenin Prostate Health Supplements | Amazon Thorne Research Magnesium Bisglycinate Powder | Amazon The Health Benefits of Phosphatidylserine | Verywell Mind 12 Proven Health Benefits of Ashwagandha | Healthline Using Cortisol and Adrenaline to Boost Our Energy and Immune System Function | Huberman Lab Podcast #18 I Tried Yoga Nidra, and It Was as Restorative as a 4-Hour Nap | Byrdie Digital Hypnosis | Reveri Using Science to Optimize Sleep, Learning, and Metabolism | Huberman Lab Podcast #3 Kamini Desai Yoga Nidra App Yoga Nidra: A Guided Meditation Experience Led by Liam Gillen | Amrit Yoga Institute Replay of Learned Neural Firing Sequences during Rest in Human Motor Cortex | Cell Reports Reduce Anxiety and Stress with the Physiological Sigh | Huberman Lab Quantal Clip Heart Rate Variability: A New Way to Track Well-Being | Harvard Health Medical Hypnosis | Stanford Health Care How to Know if You Can be Hypnotized with Andrew Huberman | JRE Clips How to Do the Spiegel Eye Roll Hypnosis Test | World’s Fastest Hypnotist Brain Activity and Functional Connectivity Associated with Hypnosis | Cerebral Cortex MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy | MAPS The World’s Largest Psychedelic Research Center | The Tim Ferriss Show #385 The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity — And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. 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Long | Amazon Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke, MD | Amazon The Social Dilemma | Netflix Dopamine vs. Serotonin: Depression, Digestion, Sleep, and More | Healthline This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan | Amazon Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants | The Tim Ferriss Show #520 Neuralink Isla Vista, CA | Niche Danny Way: Great Wall of China Jump | X Games The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon Rancid What Is a Leave of Absence from College? | ThoughtCo 3 Iconic San Francisco Spots That Shaped Skateboarding History | 7×7 Bay Area Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn | Amazon Thorne Research Super EPA Supplements | Amazon What is the Hoffman Process? | Hoffman Institute Foundation Blake Mycoskie — TOMS, The Hoffman Process, Conscious Uncoupling, and Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Show #446 Dog Aging Project Takes Veterinary Research in New Direction | VIN Dr. Peter Attia on Longevity Drugs, Alzheimer’s Disease, and the 3 Most Important Levers to Pull | The Tim Ferriss Show #517 My Life Extension Pilgrimage to Easter Island | The Tim Ferriss Show #193 It’s Time to Change Your Relationship to Fear | Outside 6 Foods That May Block DHT and Fight Hair Loss | Healthline Suspended Olympic Runner Blames Pork Burrito For Failing Steroid Drug Test | IFLScience Nandrolone | PubChem IAAF Official Scoffs at ‘Narcolepsy Epidemic’ | CBC Sports Propecia (Finasteride) Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions, Warning | RxList The Extraordinary Case of the Guevedoces | BBC News Ben Barres (1954–2017) | Nature Testosterone: What It Is and How It Affects Your Health | Healthline Solaray Tongkat Ali Root Supplements | Amazon Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin | Wikipedia Albumin | Wikipedia Barlowe’s Herbal Elixirs Fadogia Agrestis Extract Supplements | Amazon Human Chorionic Gonadotropin | Wikipedia Luteinizing Hormone (LH) | Hormone Health Network Testosterone Cypionate | Healthline Estrogen | Hormone Health Network Growth Hormone | You and Your Hormones from the Society for Endocrinology Aromatase Inhibitors | Wikipedia Post Cycle Therapy: The Most Effective Way To Restore Hormones | Men’s Journal Secretagogue | Wikipedia Catabolism vs. Anabolism: Hormones, Body Weight, and Exercises | Healthline Athletes May Be Increasingly Abusing Insulin | New Scientist Alpha-GPC | RxList 3 Steps to Optimizing Hydration: 25 Min Phys | Andy Galpin Theobromine | PubChem 8 Health Benefits of Yerba Mate (Backed by Science) | Healthline Anna Park Yerba Mate Tea | Amazon Bad News: The Best Time of the Day to Drink Coffee Isn’t as Soon as You Wake Up | Mental Floss Antipsychotic Medications for Cocaine Dependence | Cochrane How to Get Caffeine Out of Your System | Healthline Functional Amino Acids for Relaxation: GABA, Glycine, and L-Theanine | Pure Encapsulations Blog Mucuna and Parkinson’s Disease: Treatment with Natural Levodopa | IntechOpen 2-Minute Neuroscience: Vagus Nerve (Cranial Nerve X) | Neuroscientically Challenged Vagus Nerve Stimulation | Mayo Clinic The Form and Function of Channelrhodopsin | Science Projections: A Story of Human Emotions by Karl Deisseroth | Amazon The Optogenetics Breakthrough | The New Yorker You Are What You (First) Eat | Human Neuroscience Books by David Whyte | Amazon Books by Wendell Berry | Amazon Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel | Amazon David Whyte: A Lyrical Bridge between Past, Present and Future | TED HRV Biofeedback | Dr. Leah LagosSHOW NOTESWhy might vision be a secret to surviving 2020 — or any year, for that matter? [05:41]Visual considerations for optimizing sleep quality. [15:11]A simple new routine that’s been elevating my mood in the mornings, and what Andrew recommends for timing circadian biology to, as wise bards of yore have proclaimed, accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. [18:25]When is the ideal time to get morning light exposure, and how can we use an understanding of our body temperature minimum to shift our circadian clock if we want to avoid jet lag and the impact of working at odd hours? [23:55]Why Andrew is not a fan of melatonin as a sleep aid, and what he recommends instead. [31:03]Andrew’s thoughts on taking phosphatidylserine before sleep to help blunt cortisol release, and what he uses to similar effect. [37:15]The real reason why Andrew applies the term NSDR (non-sleep deep rest) to yoga nidra and a free hypnosis app called Reveri, and the value someone might find in their practice no matter what they decide to call them. [42:26]What are physiological sighs, and how can we use them at any time to reduce stress without the burden of preparation other protocols demand? [47:43]Andrew explains what hypnosis is and determines how susceptible to it I would be. [52:26]What are some of the most practical applications of hypnosis, and do the states induced by it have any shared characteristics with those induced by psychedelics? [56:27]Considering the future of beneficial brain change and the synergestic combinations that might just get us there. [1:04:06]With a past that wouldn’t suggest a tenured future in academia and a penchant for fighting, what happened to Andrew on July 4th of 1994 that changed the trajectory of his life? [1:07:58]Why taking a leave of absence from university isn’t the same thing as dropping out — no matter how many tech founder origin stories like to paint their subject in the glamorous, devil-may-care light of the latter rather than the pragmatic former. [1:15:02]How Andrew’s “magical” childhood pivoted to one of tension, disruption, and depression almost overnight, and what he did at the time (and in many ways is still doing) to cope. [1:17:38]What is the Hoffman Process, and how has it helped Andrew? [1:28:44]If Hoffman was just one of four or five things that had a disproportionately positive impact on Andrew, what are some of those other things? [1:33:00]On pets and mortality, canine research with rapamycin, and why any scientist gunning for a Nobel Prize might not be amiss by changing their surname to Sabatini or Kornberg. [1:37:46]If you like tales of adventure, listen to Andrew talk about that time he went exit cage diving with great white sharks, a bunch of madmen in Mexico, and breathless undersea technical difficulties — for science! Then marvel at what he did to purge himself of the fear, anxiety, and trauma of the experience. [1:39:11]How does Andrew define fear, and has he always been fascinated by it? [1:47:00]What is turmeric’s effect on DHT? Would finasteride (Propecia) behave similarly? [1:50:15]Underscoring how powerful DHT is with the phenomenon of the Dominican Republic’s guevedoce. [1:55:57]Does Andrew think a compound responsible for DHT inhibition could influence the gender of a pregnant woman’s offspring? A late colleague’s story might have some answers. [1:57:44]What does Andrew recommend for optimizing testoterone? [2:00:05]It’s very hard to get a biological free lunch: the perils of testosterone replacement therapy and other testosterone-boosting efforts done haphazardly. [2:05:45]Why messing with hormone balance can actually accelerate aging. [2:09:44]Andrew’s thoughts on cognitive enhancement from the pharmacological/supplement side. [2:12:27]Why yerba mate is my favorite caffeine vehicle, and a recommendation from Andrew. [2:15:09]Why you might benefit from waiting 90 minutes to two hours after waking to ingest your first cup of caffeine, and what we can learn from Roland Griffiths’ excursions into the realm of caffeine research. [2:16:43]Is there a way to counteract the effects of caffeine? [2:18:24]What is the vagus nerve, and why is it fascinating on the fronts of physiology and psychiatry? [2:21:57]What books has Andrew gifted most to other people? [2:28:43]What would Andrew’s billboards say? [2:31:20]Parting thoughts. [2:34:05]PEOPLE MENTIONEDDavid Spiegel Robert Sapolsky Samer Hattar Marty McFly Kamini Desai Liam Gillen Jack Feldman Mark Krasnow Matthew Johnson Anna Lembke Costello Michael Pollan Matt McDougall Karl Watson Danny Way Bob Dylan Bill Gates Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg Ryan Holiday Jon Kabat-Zinn Oliver Sacks Wendy Yalom Blake Mycoskie Molly Peter Attia David Sabatini Bernardo Sabatini David Domingo Sabatini Arthur Kornberg Sylvy Kornberg Roger D. Kornberg Thomas B. Kornberg Secretariat Michael Muller Wolverine Hugh Jackman Pat Dossett Brian McKenzie Ocean Ramsey Ben Barres Andy Galpin Roland Griffiths Karl Deisseroth Diego Bohorquez David Whyte Wendell Berry Dava Sobel Joe Strummer Leah Lagos

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Dr. Andrew Huberman — A Neurobiologist on Optimizing Sleep, Performance, and Testosterone (#521)

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“Use the body to control the mind.”
— Dr. Andrew Huberman

Andrew Huberman, PhD (@hubermanlab), is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He has made numerous important contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity. Andrew is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation fellow and recipient of the 2017 Cogan Award for his discoveries in the study of vision. Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford Medicine has been consistently published in top journals including Nature, Science, and Cell.

Andrew is host of the Huberman Lab podcast, which he launched in January of this year. The show aims to help viewers and listeners improve their health with science and science-based tools. New episodes air every Monday on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

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Want to hear an episode with someone else who casually enjoys the thrill of a cage-free shark adventure? Lend an ear to my conversation with TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, in which we discuss serial entrepreneurship, his own pattern disruption with the Hoffman Process, a public service announcement for the psychedelically curious, the relationship dynamics of conscious uncoupling, and much more.

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The Huberman Lab Podcast Vision and Breathing May Be the Secrets to Surviving 2020 | Scientific American Practice: Broaden Your Vision | Music, Mind, and Movement Belladonna: Remedy with a Dark Past | Healthline 2-Minute Neuroscience: Suprachiasmatic Nucleus | Neuroscientifically Challenged The Actual Science of Blue Light | Andrew Huberman, Instagram The Biology and “How to” of Using Light to Trigger or Reduce Depression and the Blue Light Myth | Andrew Huberman, Instagram The Unique Results of Jump Rope Training | Crossrope Cortisol | Hormone Health Network 10 Best Ways to Increase Dopamine Levels Naturally | Healthline Correspondence of Plasma and Salivary Cortisol Patterns in Women with Breast Cancer | Neuroendocrinology Master Your Sleep and Be More Alert When Awake | Huberman Lab Podcast #2 How Zeitgeber Time Signals Reset Sleep, Internal Clock | Verywell Health Light Affects Mood and Learning through Distinct Retina-Brain Pathways | Cell Bright Light behind the Knees Is Just Bright Light behind the Knees | GNN Melanopsin | Wikipedia Find Your Temperature Minimum to Defeat Jetlag, Shift Work, and Sleeplessness | Huberman Lab Podcast #4 Artograph LightPad 930 LX | Amazon Direct Effect of Melatonin on Syrian Hamster Testes: Melatonin Subtype 1a Receptors, Inhibition of Androgen Production, and Interaction with the Local Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone System | Endocrinology 8 Consequences of Taking Melatonin Every Night You Might Not Be Aware Of | Bustle Jarrow Formulas MagMind with Magnesium L-Threonate Supplements | Amazon Thorne Research Amino Acid L-Theanine Supplements | Amazon Swanson Apigenin Prostate Health Supplements | Amazon Thorne Research Magnesium Bisglycinate Powder | Amazon The Health Benefits of Phosphatidylserine | Verywell Mind 12 Proven Health Benefits of Ashwagandha | Healthline Using Cortisol and Adrenaline to Boost Our Energy and Immune System Function | Huberman Lab Podcast #18 I Tried Yoga Nidra, and It Was as Restorative as a 4-Hour Nap | Byrdie Digital Hypnosis | Reveri Using Science to Optimize Sleep, Learning, and Metabolism | Huberman Lab Podcast #3 Kamini Desai Yoga Nidra App Yoga Nidra: A Guided Meditation Experience Led by Liam Gillen | Amrit Yoga Institute Replay of Learned Neural Firing Sequences during Rest in Human Motor Cortex | Cell Reports Reduce Anxiety and Stress with the Physiological Sigh | Huberman Lab Quantal Clip Heart Rate Variability: A New Way to Track Well-Being | Harvard Health Medical Hypnosis | Stanford Health Care How to Know if You Can be Hypnotized with Andrew Huberman | JRE Clips How to Do the Spiegel Eye Roll Hypnosis Test | World’s Fastest Hypnotist Brain Activity and Functional Connectivity Associated with Hypnosis | Cerebral Cortex MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy | MAPS The World’s Largest Psychedelic Research Center | The Tim Ferriss Show #385 The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity — And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. 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Long | Amazon Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke, MD | Amazon The Social Dilemma | Netflix Dopamine vs. Serotonin: Depression, Digestion, Sleep, and More | Healthline This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan | Amazon Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants | The Tim Ferriss Show #520 Neuralink Isla Vista, CA | Niche Danny Way: Great Wall of China Jump | X Games The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss | Amazon Rancid What Is a Leave of Absence from College? | ThoughtCo 3 Iconic San Francisco Spots That Shaped Skateboarding History | 7×7 Bay Area Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn | Amazon Thorne Research Super EPA Supplements | Amazon What is the Hoffman Process? | Hoffman Institute Foundation Blake Mycoskie — TOMS, The Hoffman Process, Conscious Uncoupling, and Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Show #446 Dog Aging Project Takes Veterinary Research in New Direction | VIN Dr. Peter Attia on Longevity Drugs, Alzheimer’s Disease, and the 3 Most Important Levers to Pull | The Tim Ferriss Show #517 My Life Extension Pilgrimage to Easter Island | The Tim Ferriss Show #193 It’s Time to Change Your Relationship to Fear | Outside 6 Foods That May Block DHT and Fight Hair Loss | Healthline Suspended Olympic Runner Blames Pork Burrito For Failing Steroid Drug Test | IFLScience Nandrolone | PubChem IAAF Official Scoffs at ‘Narcolepsy Epidemic’ | CBC Sports Propecia (Finasteride) Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions, Warning | RxList The Extraordinary Case of the Guevedoces | BBC News Ben Barres (1954–2017) | Nature Testosterone: What It Is and How It Affects Your Health | Healthline Solaray Tongkat Ali Root Supplements | Amazon Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin | Wikipedia Albumin | Wikipedia Barlowe’s Herbal Elixirs Fadogia Agrestis Extract Supplements | Amazon Human Chorionic Gonadotropin | Wikipedia Luteinizing Hormone (LH) | Hormone Health Network Testosterone Cypionate | Healthline Estrogen | Hormone Health Network Growth Hormone | You and Your Hormones from the Society for Endocrinology Aromatase Inhibitors | Wikipedia Post Cycle Therapy: The Most Effective Way To Restore Hormones | Men’s Journal Secretagogue | Wikipedia Catabolism vs. Anabolism: Hormones, Body Weight, and Exercises | Healthline Athletes May Be Increasingly Abusing Insulin | New Scientist Alpha-GPC | RxList 3 Steps to Optimizing Hydration: 25 Min Phys | Andy Galpin Theobromine | PubChem 8 Health Benefits of Yerba Mate (Backed by Science) | Healthline Anna Park Yerba Mate Tea | Amazon Bad News: The Best Time of the Day to Drink Coffee Isn’t as Soon as You Wake Up | Mental Floss Antipsychotic Medications for Cocaine Dependence | Cochrane How to Get Caffeine Out of Your System | Healthline Functional Amino Acids for Relaxation: GABA, Glycine, and L-Theanine | Pure Encapsulations Blog Mucuna and Parkinson’s Disease: Treatment with Natural Levodopa | IntechOpen 2-Minute Neuroscience: Vagus Nerve (Cranial Nerve X) | Neuroscientically Challenged Vagus Nerve Stimulation | Mayo Clinic The Form and Function of Channelrhodopsin | Science Projections: A Story of Human Emotions by Karl Deisseroth | Amazon The Optogenetics Breakthrough | The New Yorker You Are What You (First) Eat | Human Neuroscience Books by David Whyte | Amazon Books by Wendell Berry | Amazon Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel | Amazon David Whyte: A Lyrical Bridge between Past, Present and Future | TED HRV Biofeedback | Dr. Leah LagosSHOW NOTESWhy might vision be a secret to surviving 2020 — or any year, for that matter? [05:41]Visual considerations for optimizing sleep quality. [15:11]A simple new routine that’s been elevating my mood in the mornings, and what Andrew recommends for timing circadian biology to, as wise bards of yore have proclaimed, accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. [18:25]When is the ideal time to get morning light exposure, and how can we use an understanding of our body temperature minimum to shift our circadian clock if we want to avoid jet lag and the impact of working at odd hours? [23:55]Why Andrew is not a fan of melatonin as a sleep aid, and what he recommends instead. [31:03]Andrew’s thoughts on taking phosphatidylserine before sleep to help blunt cortisol release, and what he uses to similar effect. [37:15]The real reason why Andrew applies the term NSDR (non-sleep deep rest) to yoga nidra and a free hypnosis app called Reveri, and the value someone might find in their practice no matter what they decide to call them. [42:26]What are physiological sighs, and how can we use them at any time to reduce stress without the burden of preparation other protocols demand? [47:43]Andrew explains what hypnosis is and determines how susceptible to it I would be. [52:26]What are some of the most practical applications of hypnosis, and do the states induced by it have any shared characteristics with those induced by psychedelics? [56:27]Considering the future of beneficial brain change and the synergestic combinations that might just get us there. [1:04:06]With a past that wouldn’t suggest a tenured future in academia and a penchant for fighting, what happened to Andrew on July 4th of 1994 that changed the trajectory of his life? [1:07:58]Why taking a leave of absence from university isn’t the same thing as dropping out — no matter how many tech founder origin stories like to paint their subject in the glamorous, devil-may-care light of the latter rather than the pragmatic former. [1:15:02]How Andrew’s “magical” childhood pivoted to one of tension, disruption, and depression almost overnight, and what he did at the time (and in many ways is still doing) to cope. [1:17:38]What is the Hoffman Process, and how has it helped Andrew? [1:28:44]If Hoffman was just one of four or five things that had a disproportionately positive impact on Andrew, what are some of those other things? [1:33:00]On pets and mortality, canine research with rapamycin, and why any scientist gunning for a Nobel Prize might not be amiss by changing their surname to Sabatini or Kornberg. [1:37:46]If you like tales of adventure, listen to Andrew talk about that time he went exit cage diving with great white sharks, a bunch of madmen in Mexico, and breathless undersea technical difficulties — for science! Then marvel at what he did to purge himself of the fear, anxiety, and trauma of the experience. [1:39:11]How does Andrew define fear, and has he always been fascinated by it? [1:47:00]What is turmeric’s effect on DHT? Would finasteride (Propecia) behave similarly? [1:50:15]Underscoring how powerful DHT is with the phenomenon of the Dominican Republic’s guevedoce. [1:55:57]Does Andrew think a compound responsible for DHT inhibition could influence the gender of a pregnant woman’s offspring? A late colleague’s story might have some answers. [1:57:44]What does Andrew recommend for optimizing testoterone? [2:00:05]It’s very hard to get a biological free lunch: the perils of testosterone replacement therapy and other testosterone-boosting efforts done haphazardly. [2:05:45]Why messing with hormone balance can actually accelerate aging. [2:09:44]Andrew’s thoughts on cognitive enhancement from the pharmacological/supplement side. [2:12:27]Why yerba mate is my favorite caffeine vehicle, and a recommendation from Andrew. [2:15:09]Why you might benefit from waiting 90 minutes to two hours after waking to ingest your first cup of caffeine, and what we can learn from Roland Griffiths’ excursions into the realm of caffeine research. [2:16:43]Is there a way to counteract the effects of caffeine? [2:18:24]What is the vagus nerve, and why is it fascinating on the fronts of physiology and psychiatry? [2:21:57]What books has Andrew gifted most to other people? [2:28:43]What would Andrew’s billboards say? [2:31:20]Parting thoughts. [2:34:05]PEOPLE MENTIONEDDavid Spiegel Robert Sapolsky Samer Hattar Marty McFly Kamini Desai Liam Gillen Jack Feldman Mark Krasnow Matthew Johnson Anna Lembke Costello Michael Pollan Matt McDougall Karl Watson Danny Way Bob Dylan Bill Gates Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg Ryan Holiday Jon Kabat-Zinn Oliver Sacks Wendy Yalom Blake Mycoskie Molly Peter Attia David Sabatini Bernardo Sabatini David Domingo Sabatini Arthur Kornberg Sylvy Kornberg Roger D. Kornberg Thomas B. Kornberg Secretariat Michael Muller Wolverine Hugh Jackman Pat Dossett Brian McKenzie Ocean Ramsey Ben Barres Andy Galpin Roland Griffiths Karl Deisseroth Diego Bohorquez David Whyte Wendell Berry Dava Sobel Joe Strummer Leah Lagos

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Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants (#520)

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“How incredible is it that plants have evolved the precise molecular key to unlock your consciousness?”
— Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) is the author of eight books, including How to Change Your Mind, Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. A longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine, Pollan teaches writing at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. In 2010, Time magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world. His newest book is This Is Your Mind on Plants.

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Want to hear what Michael and I discussed the last time he visited? Listen in on our conversation in which we discussed the psychological risks of psychedelics, brushes with ego death, why we shouldn’t consider psychedelics to be a panacea for all ailments, where someone might best allocate investment dollars in the woefully underfunded field of psychedelic research, and much more.

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This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan | Amazon Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Show #365 Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Show #313 My Two Gardens | Michael Pollan Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education by Michael Pollan | Amazon About Woodchucks | Mass Audubon Think Like a Gopher | Caddyshack The Horse Head | The Godfather Gardening Means War | Michael Pollan The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan | Amazon Caffeine | The Vaults of Erowid Opium | The Vaults of Erowid Opium Made Easy | Michael Pollan Mescaline | The Vaults of Erowid 5-MeO-DMT | The Vaults of Erowid Salvia Divinorum (Ska Pastora) | The Vaults of Erowid Legalize It All by Dan Baum | Harper’s Magazine The 1994 Crime Bill Continues to Undercut Justice Reform — Here’s How to Stop It | Center for American Progress OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty In Criminal Case | AP Opium for the Masses: Harvesting Nature’s Best Pain Medication by Jim Hogshire | Amazon Papaver Somniferum | USDA Plants Database Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American Stories by Hunter S.Thompson Laudanum Addiction | The Recovery Village Civil Forfeiture | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver MacArthur Foundation First Amendment, Constitution Annotated | Library of Congress Iomega 10919 Zip 100 Drive (Parallel Port) | Amazon Free Office Suite | LibreOffice A Letter on Justice and Open Debate | Harper’s Magazine Weed of the Month: Jimson Weed | Brooklyn Botanic Garden Tripping off Trumpets: Diagnosis and Management of Jimson Weed Toxicity | EMRA The US Government Once Poisoned Alcohol to Get People to Stop Drinking | Vox Applejack, a Spirit as Old as the American Republic | CBS Sunday Morning The DEA’s Decision to Keep Pot Restrictions Perpetuates Hypocrisy | Scientific American Pharmakon (Philosophy) | Wikipedia How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan | Amazon MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy | MAPS Johns Hopkins Study of Psilocybin in Cancer Patients | MAPS National Institutes of Health Director Praises Psychedelics and Medical Cannabis Research | The Dales Report Francis Collins: We Need Better Drugs — Now | TEDMED 2012 The Psychedelic Revolution Is Coming. Psychiatry May Never Be the Same. | The New York Times Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression | NEJM MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Severe PTSD: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study | Nature Medicine Back to the Future: Psychedelic Drugs in Psychiatry | Harvard Health Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics Yale Psychedelic Science Group UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics Stonewall at 50: How Public Opinion on Gay Rights Moved So Far So Fast | The Washington Post The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | Amazon The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley | Amazon The Fascinating History of Mescaline, the OG Psychedelic | Vice Tripping on Peyote in Navajo Nation | Scientific American Blog Network Peyote Crisis Confronting Modern Indigenous Peoples: The Declining Peyote Population and a Demand for Conservation | American Indian Law Journal Native American Churches Request That Peyote Not Be Included in Decriminalization Initiatives | Psymposia Decriminalize Nature DIY Mescaline: How to Explore San Pedro Without a Guide by Jerry Toth | Medium Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative 2020 Election Results Prove America’s War on Drugs Is Finally Ending | NBC News Oregon’s Pioneering Drug Decriminalization Experiment Is Now Facing the Hard Test | NPR Elemental by Medium: Psychedelics for Healthy People | MAPS Journey Colab The Subjective Effects of Psychedelics Are Necessary for Their Enduring Therapeutic Effects | ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 2C (Psychedelics) | Wikipedia Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression | Johns Hopkins Medicine A Prescription Nasal Spray | Spravato About Psilocybin Therapy | Compass Pathways Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative Fast Food Nation (The Dark Side of the All-American Meal) by Eric Schlosser | Amazon The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan | Amazon 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship What Do Chinese Dumplings Have to Do With Global Warming? | The New York Times Nicola Twilley: To Understand Refrigeration is to Understand the World | TEDxBigApple Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine by Nicola Twilley and Geoff Manaugh | Amazon Food with a Side of Science & History | Gastropod Why Did England Prefer Tea over Coffee? | Boston Tea Party Ships Capitalism’s Favorite Drug by Michael Pollan | The Atlantic 9 Reasons Why (the Right Amount of) Coffee Is Good for You | Johns Hopkins Medicine Caffeine’s Connection to Sleep Problems | Sleep Foundation Your Morning Cup of Coffee Is Also Your Morning Cup of Pesticide | Gizmodo Caffeine: America’s Most Popular Drug | Kuakini Foundation Lantern vs. Spotlight | Alison Gopnik Inokashira-Koen Park and Ghibli Museum | Truly Tokyo Cafe De L’ambre: Legendary | Tokyo Coffee A 600-Mile Quest to Savor Japan’s Kissaten and Pizza Toast | Eater Cooked | Netflix The Botany of Desire | Prime Video How to Grow More Vegetables (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land with Less Water Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons | AmazonSHOW NOTESMichael’s love for gardening and where his engagement with nature began: an origin story. [05:52]Why was now the right time for Michael to write This Is Your Mind On Plants, and what are the three plants on which it focuses? [12:31]What plants or molecules did Michael consider as candidates that didn’t make the cut, and why? [17:06]What we know about the criminalization of certain drugs during the Nixon administration, and how it was a purely political move rather than addressing any concerns over public health. [19:38]Who is Jim Hogshire, how did he wind up on Michael’s radar, and how did Michael then wind up on the radar of law enforcement? [24:56]To what extent does Harper’s Magazine owner Rick MacArthur use his vast fortune to defend First Amendment rights, and does his generosity generally extend to the welfare of the magazine’s staff? [38:59]The irrationality and hypocrisy of the war on drugs and why prohibition is a losing strategy for ensuring public health and safety. [42:44]How the conversation around psychedelics as therapy has been embraced by the mainstream at such a rapid pace since Michael researched and wrote his last book, How to Change Your Mind. [48:38]How is mescaline unique from other psychedelics such as psilocybin or LSD, and what makes it challenging for the purposes of research and therapy? [58:39]Another mescaline challenge: a dwindling supply of slow-growing peyote and conflict between Native Americans who consider it a sacrament and people who think all psychoactive plants should be decriminalized and available to all. (The good news: there are alternative, more abundant sources of mescaline, such as the San Pedro cactus.) [1:02:52]Obstacles Michael had to hurdle over the course of writing This Is Your Mind On Plants, and how he experienced mescaline when the pandemic prevented him from taking part in a peyote ceremony with the Native American Church. [1:09:10]A long-pending reckoning society’s about to face: after the drug war, what does the drug peace look like? [1:12:37]For what practical applications does Michael imagine decriminalized mescaline might be ideal? [1:17:08]In 50 years, when psychedelic therapy is accepted and commonplace, what effects will new and modified molecules be created to prompt? Will it be possible to elicit the neurological benefits of psychedelics without forcing us to consciously endure the accompanying experience? Will we still have a use for unmodified psychedelics in their original forms? How will the market dictate psychedelic applications, and what can we do to safeguard against capital-driven abuses of these compounds? [1:19:42]Michael talks about his involvement with the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP), its priorities, and the steps being taken to ensure its unique contributions will benefit the entire field of psychedelic research. [1:26:53]What the Ferriss UC Berkeley Journalism Fellowship has been set up to provide for young and aspiring journalists seeking to inform a curious public about psychedelics, and how said journalists might apply when it launches in the fall. [1:28:43]How a similar fellowship Michael started helped launch the career of a young journalist who’s now a New Yorker staff writer, podcaster, and upcoming author. [1:32:40]Why supporting quality journalism in the psychedelic space right now is so important. [1:35:30]Why do people in the UK prefer tea, whereas people in the US tend more toward coffee for their source of caffeine? [1:36:32]How important caffeine was to the rise of capitalism. [1:39:20]What going off caffeine for a few months did for Michael, and why sleep researchers often abstain from it in spite of its numerous benefits. [1:41:30]What do words like “sobriety” and “consciousness” really mean when 90 percent of the population, worldwide, is under the constant influence of caffeine? While beneficial to the advancement of our civilization, is caffeine a boon or bane to our species? [1:43:57]My experience with coffee culture in Japan. [1:45:50]What we can expect from the upcoming Netflix documentary series based on How to Change Your Mind. [1:47:33]Michael’s tips and recommended resources for the novice gardener. [1:49:23]One important correction on the John Jeavons book Michael referenced: it’s actually titled How to Grow More Vegetables (and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land with Less Water Than You Can Imagine [1:54:33]Parting thoughts. [1:55:02]PEOPLE MENTIONEDBill Murray Don Corleone Roland Griffiths Jim Hogshire Dan Baum John Ehrlichman Richard M. Nixon William J. Clinton Paul Tough Rick MacArthur Victor Kovner Lewis Lapham Joe Matyas Francis Collins Robin Carhart-Harris Timothy Leary Barack Obama Aldous Huxley Sandro Botticelli Steven Benally Ann and Sasha Shulgin Bob Jesse Paracelsus Eric Schlosser Wendy Schmidt Nicola Twilley John Jeavons

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Françoise Bourzat — The Maven of Consciousness Medicine (#519)

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“It is an insult to the potency of this inner work to not take the time to integrate what has been revealed.”
— Françoise Bourzat

Françoise Bourzat (@Francoise_Bourzat) has been bridging the divide between Western psychology and indigenous wisdom in collaboration with healers in Mexico for the past 30 years. She is a co-founder of the Center for Consciousness Medicine, which trains people to become guides in a holistic method of psychedelic-assisted therapy. She is also the coauthor of Consciousness Medicine, published by North Atlantic Books.

Françoise served on the advisory board for the Oregon Prop 109 initiative and is currently helping to design training for future facilitators of mushroom experiences. She is also collaborating with the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, California, in an FDA-approved research study on psilocybin-assisted therapy for COVID-related grief. She leads mushroom ceremonies and retreats in Jamaica for bereaved parents.

She has a Master of Arts in somatic psychology and is trained in the Hakomi Method. Françoise has taught at CIIS in San Francisco, and she lectures at other academic institutions, such as Yale, Stanford, and UCSF. She runs online courses and contributes to advisory boards and organizations offering value-aligned trainings on the topic of mushroom ceremonies.

Please enjoy!

P.S. During this podcast, Françoise shares few stories of people participating in her retreats, and she wishes to inform the listeners that these people have given her consent to speak about them and their experiences.

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Want to hear another episode with someone who understands the growing need for well-trained psychedelic therapists? Listen in on my conversation with psychotherapist and installation artist Marcela Ot’alora, in which we discuss why psychedelic therapy is probably less sexy and more difficult than you think it is, resolutions to particularly trying sessions, how psychedelic therapy is like alchemy, what separates a good psychedelic therapist from a great psychedelic therapist, how you can take the first step on the path to becoming a psychedelic therapist if you think you’ve got what it takes, and much more.

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Center for Consciousness Medicine Consciousness Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth by Françoise Bourzat and Kristina Hunter | Amazon Bereaved Parents, Trelawny, Jamaica | Relief for Grief Treatment & Research In Psychedelics | Pacific Brain Health (with whom Françoise is collaborating on a psilocybin study for COVID-related grief)Creative Juices Arts Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns | UNESCO World Heritage Centre Psychedelics 101: Books, Documentaries, Podcasts, Science, and More | Tim Ferriss MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy | MAPS Navajo Nation Indian Reservation | Four Corners Region The Liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camps | Friends of the National WWII Memorial Returning Home: The Art of Integration | MAPS Diamanda Galás: The Litanies of Satan, Live Performance, 1985 | Artificial Soul The Spiritual and Therapeutic Benefits of Icaros Songs in an Ayahuasca Ceremony | Psychedelic Times Psychedelic Peer Support | Zendo Project Agni Yoga Society Salvia Divinorum: Myths, Effects, Risks, and How to Get Help | Verywell Mind How the Mazatec Tribe Brought Entheogens to the World | Psychedelic Times The State of Oaxaca, Mexico | MexConnect Ska Pastora — Leaves of the Sherpherdess | MAPS Copal | Wikipedia Psilocybe Cubensis and Other Types of Magic Mushrooms You Should Know | DoubleBlind Mag Why Chewing Morning Glory Seeds Gets You High | Inverse What Is Hypermnesia? | Psychology Dictionary Curanderismo: Spirituality and Healing in Oaxaca, Mexico by Sandra Hurlong, PhD | IOU Foundation The Sacred Mushroom | One Step Beyond Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl | Amazon The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet by Carol Schaefer | Amazon For the Next 7 Generations: The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers | Amazon Menla Retreat | Tibet House US Serotonin Syndrome Symptoms and Causes | Mayo Clinic Hakomi Method | Hakomi Institute Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction | The Tim Ferriss Show #298SHOW NOTESHow did Françoise come to lead mushroom ceremonies and retreats in Jamaica for bereaved parents, and how has the experience helped them through the grief process? [05:39]How did an early experience in north Thailand prove to be formative for Françoise, and what helped her process the trauma of that experience and the difficult decision it forced her to make? [08:43]How did psychedelics — particularly MDMA — really initiate Françoise’s healing process? [21:03]In Françoise’s estimation, how crucial was the presence of a skilled guide to take her through these healing psychedelic experiences? To what does she attribute the skill her own guide wielded? [26:13]In the context of psychedelic journeys, what is chaos music? [32:22]What’s the difference between a facilitator and a guide? [38:22]When did Françoise become interested in learning about the craft and the toolkits associated with these medicines? [45:05]Who was Ralph Metzner? [47:58]How was Françoise introduced to the psychedelic traditions of the Mazatec? [52:47]After spending time in the psychedelic healing space among mostly male mentors, teachers, and colleagues, how did it make Françoise feel to be exposed to an ancient tradition so tied to a lineage that was primarily matriarchal? [56:57]For what purposes do the indigenous people of the Oaxacan region use mushrooms, salvia, and morning glory? What effects might one experience when utilizing them as intended, and what problems are they traditionally used to solve? [1:01:17]Can these substances be used to treat maladies in people who live outside the framework of these traditions — for instance, a Westerner from an industrialized city whose problems might seem alien to an Oaxacan curandera? [1:18:54]What does a retreat in Jamaica for bereaved parents look like, and what goes into its preparation? [1:26:55]During these retreats, what therapeutic purpose does the introduction of elements like art classes and walks in nature serve? [1:33:28]What is the Council for 13 Indigenous Grandmothers? [1:38:44]What are the potential risks of using psychedelic plants and compounds without the supervision of trained facilitators and guides? [1:41:02]How does a well-trained guide help someone back to reality if their psychedelic experience leaves them existentially hollow and bereft of meaning? [1:44:29]What is the Hakomi Method? [1:51:49]What would Françoise like the Center for Consciousness Medicine to achieve? [1:53:28]What does Françoise consider to be the criteria for a great therapist specializing in psychedelic-assisted therapy? [1:56:47]Parting thoughts. [2:02:48]PEOPLE MENTIONEDPablo Sanchez Diamanda Galás Ralph Metzner Timothy Leary Ram Dass Terence McKenna María Sabina R. Gordon Wasson Albert Hofmann Richard Evans Schultes Salvador Roquet Stan Grof Viktor Frankl Dalai Lama Ron Kurtz Moshe Feldenkrais Gabor Maté

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Françoise Bourzat on Consciousness Medicine, the Art of Guiding Psychedelic Journeys, Finding Forgiveness, Salvia Divinorum, the Power of Chaos Music, and Inviting Sacredness (#519)

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“It is an insult to the potency of this inner work to not take the time to integrate what has been revealed.”
— Françoise Bourzat

Françoise Bourzat (@Francoise_Bourzat) has been bridging the divide between Western psychology and indigenous wisdom in collaboration with healers in Mexico for the past 30 years. She is a co-founder of the Center for Consciousness Medicine, which trains people to become guides in a holistic method of psychedelic-assisted therapy. She is also the coauthor of Consciousness Medicine, published by North Atlantic Books.

Françoise served on the advisory board for the Oregon Prop 109 initiative and is currently helping to design training for future facilitators of mushroom experiences. She is also collaborating with the Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, California, in an FDA-approved research study on psilocybin-assisted therapy for COVID-related grief. She leads mushroom ceremonies and retreats in Jamaica for bereaved parents.

She has a Master of Arts in somatic psychology and is trained in the Hakomi Method. Françoise has taught at CIIS in San Francisco, and she lectures at other academic institutions, such as Yale, Stanford, and UCSF. She runs online courses and contributes to advisory boards and organizations offering value-aligned trainings on the topic of mushroom ceremonies.

Please enjoy!

P.S. During this podcast, Françoise shares few stories of people participating in her retreats, and she wishes to inform the listeners that these people have given her consent to speak about them and their experiences.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Ov ercast, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs recruitment platform with 720M+ users, Helix Sleep premium mattresses, and Wealthfront automated investing. More on all three below.

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Smart investing should not feel like a rollercoaster ride. Let the professionals do the work for you. Go to Wealthfront.com/Tim and open a Wealthfront account today, and you’ll get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life. Wealthfront will automate your investments for the long term. Get started today at Wealthfront.com/Tim.

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This episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. Whether you are looking to hire now for a critical role or thinking about needs that you may have in the future, LinkedIn Jobs can help. LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you’re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.

Using LinkedIn’s active community of more than 722 million professionals worldwide, LinkedIn Jobs can help you find and hire the right person faster. When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free. Just visit LinkedIn.com/Tim.

What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES…

Want to hear another episode with someone who understands the growing need for well-trained psychedelic therapists? Listen in on my conversation with psychotherapist and installation artist Marcela Ot’alora, in which we discuss why psychedelic therapy is probably less sexy and more difficult than you think it is, resolutions to particularly trying sessions, how psychedelic therapy is like alchemy, what separates a good psychedelic therapist from a great psychedelic therapist, how you can take the first step on the path to becoming a psychedelic therapist if you think you’ve got what it takes, and much more.

#396: Marcela Ot’alora — How to Become a Psychedelic Therapisthttps://rss.art19.com/episodes/354d9d1f-92b9-469c-8c1d-86191c8b8e6b.mp3 DownloadSELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODEConnect with Françoise Bourzat:

Website | Twitter | Instagram

Center for Consciousness Medicine Consciousness Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth by Françoise Bourzat and Kristina Hunter | Amazon Bereaved Parents, Trelawny, Jamaica | Relief for Grief Treatment & Research In Psychedelics | Pacific Brain Health (with whom Françoise is collaborating on a psilocybin study for COVID-related grief)Creative Juices Arts Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns | UNESCO World Heritage Centre Psychedelics 101: Books, Documentaries, Podcasts, Science, and More | Tim Ferriss MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy | MAPS Navajo Nation Indian Reservation | Four Corners Region The Liberation of the Nazi Concentration Camps | Friends of the National WWII Memorial Returning Home: The Art of Integration | MAPS Diamanda Galás: The Litanies of Satan, Live Performance, 1985 | Artificial Soul The Spiritual and Therapeutic Benefits of Icaros Songs in an Ayahuasca Ceremony | Psychedelic Times Psychedelic Peer Support | Zendo Project Agni Yoga Society Salvia Divinorum: Myths, Effects, Risks, and How to Get Help | Verywell Mind How the Mazatec Tribe Brought Entheogens to the World | Psychedelic Times The State of Oaxaca, Mexico | MexConnect Ska Pastora — Leaves of the Sherpherdess | MAPS Copal | Wikipedia Psilocybe Cubensis and Other Types of Magic Mushrooms You Should Know | DoubleBlind Mag Why Chewing Morning Glory Seeds Gets You High | Inverse What Is Hypermnesia? | Psychology Dictionary Curanderismo: Spirituality and Healing in Oaxaca, Mexico by Sandra Hurlong, PhD | IOU Foundation The Sacred Mushroom | One Step Beyond Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl | Amazon The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet by Carol Schaefer | Amazon For the Next 7 Generations: The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers | Amazon Menla Retreat | Tibet House US Serotonin Syndrome Symptoms and Causes | Mayo Clinic Hakomi Method | Hakomi Institute Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction | The Tim Ferriss Show #298SHOW NOTESHow did Françoise come to lead mushroom ceremonies and retreats in Jamaica for bereaved parents, and how has the experience helped them through the grief process? [05:39]How did an early experience in north Thailand prove to be formative for Françoise, and what helped her process the trauma of that experience and the difficult decision it forced her to make? [08:43]How did psychedelics — particularly MDMA — really initiate Françoise’s healing process? [21:03]In Françoise’s estimation, how crucial was the presence of a skilled guide to take her through these healing psychedelic experiences? To what does she attribute the skill her own guide wielded? [26:13]In the context of psychedelic journeys, what is chaos music? [32:22]What’s the difference between a facilitator and a guide? [38:22]When did Françoise become interested in learning about the craft and the toolkits associated with these medicines? [45:05]Who was Ralph Metzner? [47:58]How was Françoise introduced to the psychedelic traditions of the Mazatec? [52:47]After spending time in the psychedelic healing space among mostly male mentors, teachers, and colleagues, how did it make Françoise feel to be exposed to an ancient tradition so tied to a lineage that was primarily matriarchal? [56:57]For what purposes do the indigenous people of the Oaxacan region use mushrooms, salvia, and morning glory? What effects might one experience when utilizing them as intended, and what problems are they traditionally used to solve? [1:01:17]Can these substances be used to treat maladies in people who live outside the framework of these traditions — for instance, a Westerner from an industrialized city whose problems might seem alien to an Oaxacan curandera? [1:18:54]What does a retreat in Jamaica for bereaved parents look like, and what goes into its preparation? [1:26:55]During these retreats, what therapeutic purpose does the introduction of elements like art classes and walks in nature serve? [1:33:28]What is the Council for 13 Indigenous Grandmothers? [1:38:44]What are the potential risks of using psychedelic plants and compounds without the supervision of trained facilitators and guides? [1:41:02]How does a well-trained guide help someone back to reality if their psychedelic experience leaves them existentially hollow and bereft of meaning? [1:44:29]What is the Hakomi Method? [1:51:49]What would Françoise like the Center for Consciousness Medicine to achieve? [1:53:28]What does Françoise consider to be the criteria for a great therapist specializing in psychedelic-assisted therapy? [1:56:47]Parting thoughts. [2:02:48]PEOPLE MENTIONEDPablo Sanchez Diamanda Galás Ralph Metzner Timothy Leary Ram Dass Terence McKenna María Sabina R. Gordon Wasson Albert Hofmann Richard Evans Schultes Salvador Roquet Stan Grof Viktor Frankl Dalai Lama Ron Kurtz Moshe Feldenkrais Gabor Maté

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