Matt Zemon joins Paul F. Austin for a thoughtful conversation on the inspiration behind his new book, Psychedelics for Everyone.

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Matt Zemon is the author of Psychedelics for Everyone: A Beginner’s Guide to These Powerful Medicines for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Expanding Consciousness.

Since 2019, Matt has evolved from someone who had never taken any drugs to doing a deep dive into the study of human consciousness, aided by psilocybin, ayahuasca, ketamine, LSD, MDMA, DMT, 5-MeO-DMT, and more. Matt is now CEO and Co-Founder of HAPPŸŸ, a mental wellness company specializing in psychedelic-assisted oral ketamine therapy, as well as digital therapeutics that promote transformational outcomes. Previously, Matt was the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Psychable, an online community connecting people interested in the healing power of psychedelics with a network of practitioners and psychedelic-based treatments. He was also the co-founder of Take2Minutes, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals improve their mental health and wellbeing. Matt lives in Chapel Hill, NC.

Highlights:

• How Matt’s psychedelic experiences shifted his life path, values, and relationships.
• The need for thoughtful conversations on psychedelics.
• Embracing the unprecedented accessibility of psychedelics.
• Matt’s entrepreneurship in the psychedelic space.
• Matt and Paul share the inspiration and vision behind their work.
• Matt’s ingredients for an optimal psychedelic experience.

Episode Links:

• Matt’s website
• HAPPŸŸ
• Ep. 117: Tim Sae Koo - The Psychedelic Ecosystem
• Matt’s book, Psychedelics for Everyone

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Justin Zorn & Leigh Marz join Paul F. Austin to discuss their new book, GOLDEN, and the scientific, mystical, and psychedelic nature of silence.

Justin and Leigh recently released GOLDEN: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise. Published by HarperCollins in the US and Penguin in the UK, it is appearing in 14 languages globally. Together, Leigh and Justin founded Astrea Strategies, a consultancy that bridges deep visioning with impactful communications and action.

Find GOLDEN on Amazon, HarperCollins, or anywhere books are sold. Listen to the Audio Book narrated by Prentice Onayemi.

Highlights:

• How Justin and Leigh’s paths crossed.
• Defining silence and noise.
• How silence promotes flow states, creative problem solving, and self-transcendent experiences.
• Silence and psychedelics.
• The sacredness of shared silence.
• The neurobiological effects of silence and noise.
• Balancing science and mysticism to inform a new paradigm.
• Cultivating introspection for wiser and more effective leadership.

Episode links:

• Justin & Leigh’s website
• Justin & Leigh’s book, Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise
• Episode 140: Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D.
• Third Wave’s Coaching Certification Program

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Dr. Remi Drozd and Paul F. Austin dive deep into ketamine therapy: telemedicine vs. in-person, the skill of surrender, and willing participation.

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Dr. Remi Drozd, D.O. is the founder and executive director of Lucid Therapeutics. He is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with 15 years of experience and a fellowship in wilderness medicine.

Remi became dissatisfied with western medicine, realizing that many elements of primary health, particularly mental health, were being mismanaged in the existing system. In 2020, he learned about the healing potential of psilocybin during a workshop led by the Johns Hopkins scientist Bill Richards, and ultimately decided to dedicate his professional efforts to a different way of practicing medicine.

He has completed training for Ketamine Therapy at the Psychedelic Coalition for Health and the MDMA Therapy Training Program through the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).

At Lucid Therapeutics (formerly Santa Barbara Ketamine Therapy), Remi provides a high-touch, holistic approach to ketamine-assisted therapy. He and his team of integration coaches, specifically trained in non-ordinary consciousness, help shepherd clients through their tremendous psychedelic experiences.

Outside of the office, Remi enjoys kitesurfing in the waves, cycling the Santa Barbara hills, and being with his family.

Highlights:

• How early psychedelic experiences gave Remi the calling to shift from his career as an ER doctor to other forms of healing.
• A deeper look at ketamine and its history of use from anesthetic to a treatment for depression and suicidality.
• How the hands-on approach at Remi’s clinic differentiates itself from that at an infusion center.
• The importance of coaching alongside psychedelic experiences.
• Comparing potential outcomes of telemedicine to the “thick-wall container” of the in-person clinic experience.
• Why the “skill of surrender” is so important—and so difficult.
• Balancing the capacity to let go with the commitment to living consciously engaged in the world.
• Insights from Remi’s psychedelic training journey.
• The demographics that visit Remi’s clinic, and how individuals are screened.
• The need for willing participation when it comes to transformation.

Episode Links:

• Lucid Therapeutics
• Dr. Drozd’s presentation, “Ketamine 101”
• Paul F. Austin’s Mindbloom Experience
• Episode 152: Lauren Taus: Pain Opens Pleasure: Psychedelic Healing, Therapy, and Somatic Practices
• Episode 128: Jeffrey Becker: The Science of Ketamine: What’s Really Going on in Your Brain?
• Episode 173: Rick Doblin, Ph.D.: Healing the Heart of Humanity: Legalizing Psychedelic Medicine
• Third Wave’s Coaching Certification Program
• California senator Scott Weiner’s introduction of legislation to decriminalize certain psychedelics
• Remi’s clinic featured in the Santa Barbara Independent
• Dr. Drozd on YouTube
• Dr. Drozd on LinkedIn
• Lucid Therapeutics on Instagram
• Lucid Therapeutics on Facebook
• Lucid Therapeutics on Medium.com

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John Wood, founder of Rageheart, joins Paul F. Austin to explore the nature of somatic release in psychedelic experiences.

John Wood is the founder of Rageheart, an edgy, new online school that teaches people how to navigate and integrate their psychedelic journeys without traditional tools like meditation, breathwork, or $49 Moleskin journals.

Wood started the company when he noticed how many people struggled with psychedelics. Whether it was staying calm during the experience or integrating lessons afterwards, Wood wanted to give people better tools because, in his opinion, the classic tools everyone recommends are disappointing at best and downright dangerous at worst.

Wood is an entrepreneur and long-term traveler, having lived, worked, and traveled through 20+ countries over the last 10 years. He’s currently based in the mountains of Peru, where he rides his motorbike, trains Jiu Jitsu, and eats way too many people-shaped rainbow donuts at his local café.

Highlights:

• John’s motorcycling and “hikeadelic” adventures while living in Thailand.
• Early explorations of psychedelics, breathwork, and somatics.
• John’s experiences with manipulative psychedelic guides.
• John’s life-learned lessons on listening to gut feelings and making space for healthy aggression.
• How John came to synthesize psychedelics with somatics.
• How John sees the role of somatic release in plant-medicine experiences.
• How to use somatic tools, like those taught at Rageheart, and integrate them into everyday life.

Episode Links:

• Rage Heart
• John's article on his harmful experience with psychedelic practitioners
• Book, A Little Book on the Human Shadow by Robert Bly
• Book, Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine

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