Many people seeking personal growth, emotional healing, or deeper states of consciousness find themselves choosing between different modalities: psychedelics, breathwork, meditation, somatic practices, and more. In a candid and grounded conversation, host Sam Believ talks with Kyle Buller, a somatic therapist and guide, about how psychedelics and breathwork compare — not as competitors, but as […]
We often hear about trauma as something psychological — a memory, an emotional scar, a story we tell ourselves. But what if trauma is also a physical imprint, embedded in the body’s systems, shaping inflammation, immunity, and overall health? In a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, host Sam Believ speaks with holistic health expert Lauren Sambataro […]
Addiction is one of the most challenging and misunderstood experiences in human life. It’s more than habit or craving — it’s a pattern of coping, escape, avoidance, and unconscious avoidance of pain. In a heartfelt and candid conversation, host Sam Believ speaks with Danielle Nova, a woman whose life was once shaped by addiction, and […]
When most people hear the word psychedelic, they imagine ceremonial ayahuasca in the jungle, or psychedelic research conducted in labs and clinics. But there’s another current — less public, less institutional, and sometimes controversial: the psychedelic underground. In a fascinating conversation, host Sam Believ speaks with Rachel Harris, a psychologist, author, and longtime explorer of […]
Healing work comes in many forms — talk therapy, meditation, retreats, plant medicine, somatic practices. One method that continues to gain attention for its depth and transformation is the Hoffman Process. In a thoughtful conversation with host Sam Believ, instructor Tim Laurence explains what the Hoffman Process is, how it works, and why it can […]
Parenthood can be simultaneously magical and exhausting. Many mothers experience joy wrapped in fatigue, love mixed with anxiety, and identity buried beneath endless responsibility. In a candid episode of the Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ talks with Tracey Tee, a mother and advocate for mindful microdosing, about how small, controlled doses of psychedelics — particularly […]
Therapists spend their careers guiding others through the inner terrain of pain, attachment, trauma and transformation. But what happens when a psychotherapist turns the lens inward, choosing not the couch but a plant-medicine ceremony? In a candid episode of the Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ sits down with psychotherapist Simon Tennant to explore how his […]
When most people imagine a plant-medicine journey, they picture intense visuals — fractals, shifting colors, symbolic landscapes. But what happens when someone without sight sits with a visionary medicine like ayahuasca? Can the experience still be vivid, healing, and transformative? In this conversation, guest Ashley Townsend, a blind psychotherapist, shares her ten-day retreat experience and […]
Relationships — romantic, intimate, long-term — can be some of the richest and most rewarding parts of life. But they can also be mirrors for our deepest wounds: attachment wounds, fear of abandonment, old family patterns, projection, communication blocks, and unhealed emotional responses. In a thoughtful episode of the Ayahuasca Podcast, guest Lily Eggers, a […]
Death is a universal experience — yet most of us live as if it’s a distant event, something to be feared or denied. In a thoughtful and compassionate conversation, host Sam Believ speaks with Mary Telliano, a therapist, intuitive and guide, about how psychedelics — and ayahuasca in particular — can change the way we […]