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I am not a psychonaut, but I know one, and chances are you do too. Just what exactly are we talking about when talking about psychedelics and "plant medicine?" What's meant by "non-ordinary states of consciousness." What is "flow state?" What about breathwork, meditation, and energy medicine? Join me in seeking answers to some of the questions you yourself might have for individuals who experience altered states of consciousness through vast and varied substances and practices. I'm passionate about destigmatizing the conversation around matters of mental wellness, mood disorder, and addiction. Whether seeking to improve the quality of your own life, or merely curious about the rapidly emerging psychedelic landscape, MINDBEND presents candid conversations with colorful characters for your cranial consumption!

  1. 11 MAR

    Empowering People on the Medicine Journey with Atara Oven

    I met the microdosing coach Atara Oven at the Awakening of Consciousness conference in Los Angeles, and I'm proud to be hosting her podcast premiere! Our conversation begins with a discussion about the growing reality of people microdosing while also navigating prescription medications such as SSRIs and benzodiazepines.  Atara is an experiential architect of sorts. She explains how intentional structure can dramatically shape someone's experience with microdosing. Atara stresses the importance of approaching the process with clear protocols, expectations, and personal reflection rather than treating it as a casual or trend-driven practice. She describes the role of a microdose coach and how thoughtful guidance, observation, and ongoing dialogue can help people better understand their responses and outcomes. We cover the value of support systems, curiosity, and deliberate participation in the process. Rather than presenting microdosing as a shortcut, Atara frames it as something that benefits from planning, intention, and careful attention to the individual's circumstances. The result is a grounded, unsensational conversation about how people can approach microdosing more thoughtfully, responsibly, and ultimately effectively. Connect with Atara Oven: Journey State Website Follow MINDBEND IG: @mymindbend Watch Full Episode on YouTube: @mymindbend Website: www.mymindbend.org This is an Operation Podcast production, connect with us @operationpodcast #MindbendPodcast #Microdosing #MicrodosingProtocol #MicrodoseCoaching #PsychedelicConversation #ConsciousnessExploration #MentalHealthConversation #SSRIs #MentalHealthSupport #IntentionalLiving #PsychedelicCommunity #AwakeningOfConsciousness #PodcastConversation #PersonalGrowth #SelfExploration

    1h 1m

  2. 25 FEB

    Rematriating Our Psychedelic World with Mikaela de la Myco

    On EP.51 of the MindBend podcast, Mikaela de la Myco discusses how her early personal encounters with death and loss became the foundation for her spiritual worldview . She shares the significance of honoring ancestors through traditions like the ofrenda and storytelling, emphasizing that we keep those who have passed alive by remembering them and involving future generations in these sacred practices . Her perspective shifts the focus of memorialization from achieving immortality to maintaining an active, nourishing relationship with the "other side" . Mikaela opens up about the dehumanizing nature of the modern hospice experience and the linguistic gaps we face when trying to discuss grief and the end of life . Drawing from her own family's struggles with terminal illness, she highlights the vital importance of how we care for and "send out" those who are passing . This personal history informs her deep appreciation for healers and elders who specialize in end-of-life care, particularly those integrating holistic and supportive practices into the dying process . As a psychedelic practitioner, Mikaela views her work with psilocybin as a multi-generational healing journey that bridges the gap between ancestors and descendants . She describes her ceremonial practice as an intentional space where the stories of those who came before her are brought into the experience to ensure they feel the impact of the healing being done . Her approach is rooted in the belief that healing does not exist in a vacuum, but is a collective effort that honors both the past and the future Follow Mikaela de la Myco: Instagram: censored (visit her homepage) Website: mushwomb.love Follow MINDBEND IG: @mymindbend Watch Full Episode on YouTube: @mymindbend Website: www.mymindbend.org This is an Operation Podcast production, connect with us @operationpodcast #MindBendPodcast #MikaelaDeLaMyco #AncestralHealing #PsychedelicMotherhood #EndofLifeCare #GriefWork #DiaDeLosMuertos #Ofrenda #SpiritualWorldview #MushroomMedicine #PsilocybinCeremony #HolisticHealing #DeathDoula #ConsciousLiving #HealingJourney #MushWomb #IndigenousWisdom

    1h 5m

  3. 11 FEB

    Your Guide To The Trip Of A Lifetime with Benjamin Forest

    For this our fiftieth episode milestone of the MINDBEND podcast, we're joined by Benjamin Forest, who has written a stunning psychedelic guidebook of sorts called Trip Of A Lifetime,  Ben is a retired military officer turned psychedelic author, speaker, and coach. His transformation began with a life-changing psilocybin journey that lifted him from decades of depression and into a radically new way of living. Before this path, he earned multiple advanced degrees, built a successful real estate business, and helped raise two brilliant children into adulthood.  Ben shares about what it takes to make a commitment to living a life informed by the work one does to heal from emotional, psychological and physical pain. Psychedelics have been a powerful component of Ben's journey, and his enthusiasm to share candidly is medicine for us all. Follow Benjamin Forest: Instagram: @benjamin.forest.bliss Website: benjaminforest.com Follow MINDBEND IG: @mymindbend Watch Full Episode on YouTube: @mymindbend Website: www.mymindbend.org This is an Operation Podcast production, connect with us @operationpodcast #mindbend #benjaminforest #menswork #vulnerability #traumaintegration #psychedelichealing #plantmedicine #innerjourney #healingafterwar #masculinity #shadowwork #brotherhood #authenticity #reclaimyourlife #posttraumaticgrowth #mentalhealthjourney #spiritualtransformation #healingfromwithin #mindbodyspirit

    55 min

  4. 28 JAN

    Psychology & Psychedelic Exploration with Dr. Bianca Hur

    In this episode of MINDBEND, Dr. Bianca Hur speaks with clarity and compassion about the relationship between identity, power, and emotional safety, through the eyes of a psychologist. Bianca shares her thoughts on the therapeutic process as a practice of co-regulation, naming the limits of traditional psychoanalysis and reflecting on how unconscious narratives show up in both individuals and groups. With a deep respect for nuance, Dr. Hur explores the importance of letting go of the need to "know" everything, and how dismantling hierarchical dynamics can create more honest, generative spaces for healing.  Our conversation centers around embodiment, attachment, authenticity, Bianca's Korean heritage and the role that's played in her development as a practitioner, ecstatic dance and the value of play as resistance. Follow Dr. Hur: Instagram: @hurpsyche Website: https://hurpsyche.com/ Follow MINDBEND IG: @mymindbend Watch Full Episode on YouTube: @mymindbend Website: www.mymindbend.org This is an Operation Podcast production, connect with us @operationpodcast #BiancaHur #MINDBENDpodcast #mentalhealth #therapy #psychology #attachment #coaching #trauma #embodiment #authenticity #emotionalhealth #psychoanalysis #nervoussystem #healingjourney #mentalhealthawareness #pleasurepractice #somatics #psychotherapy

    1h 5m

  5. 14 JAN

    Relationship Educator, Passport 2 Pleasure with Ally Iseman

    In this episode of MINDBEND, relationship coach Ally Iseman joins to explore the layered concept of pleasure — not as a fleeting indulgence, but as a navigational tool for embodied presence, healing, and human connection. Ally reflects on how modern culture distorts the meaning of pleasure, framing it as inherently sexual or frivolous, rather than recognizing its essential role in regulating the nervous system and guiding personal alignment. She shares personal stories and client anecdotes that underscore how pleasure, when honored without shame, becomes a portal to deep self-awareness and relational authenticity. From dismantling patriarchal scripts to embracing the body's own wisdom, Ally speaks to the liberatory potential of redefining pleasure as a practice of consent, curiosity, and self-trust. Follow Ally: Instagram: @passport2pleasure Website: https://www.passport2pleasure.com/ Follow MINDBEND IG: @mymindbend Watch Full Episode on YouTube: @mymindbend Website: www.mymindbend.org This is an Operation Podcast production, connect with us @operationpodcast #MINDBENDPodcast #AllyIseman #PleasureIsWisdom #RelationshipCoach #EmbodiedHealing #ConsentCulture #NervousSystemHealing #SomaticWisdom #RadicalPleasure #HealingThroughPresence #UnlearningShame #SexualityAndHealing #PleasurePractice

    1h 7m

  6. 7 JAN

    Honoring Place-Based Wisdom with Stephanie Michael Stewart, MD

    Dr. Stephanie Michael Stewart is a psychiatrist working at the intersection of mental health and ecological consciousness. I am grateful that she sat down with us to share her evolving understanding of trauma, embodiment, and healing on the Mindbend Podcast. Drawing from her clinical background, she reflects on how psychiatric work inside traditional institutions has illuminated the limitations of Western medical frameworks—and how stepping outside those systems has allowed her to reconnect with land-based, somatic, and ancestral forms of wisdom. Her approach blends science and spirit, grounded in years of experience treating patients while also listening deeply to what the natural world teaches. Dr. Stewart describes how personal practices like walking, observing nature, and being in relationship with land became essential to her own healing journey. She speaks about "Returning to the Mothership," a project rooted in her desire to help others remember what it feels like to be in right relationship with the Earth. The conversation touches on themes of slowing down, listening to grief, and reclaiming the body as a site of both memory and regeneration. Her voice is gentle but firm as she stresses the need to listen to place-based wisdom, from those people and communities who are often not included in the commercial conversations around healing and medical science. She encourages listeners to ask better questions, to pay attention to the rhythms of the land, and to honor intergenerational experience. In the end, this episode offers a layered and contemplative look at what it means to be a healer in times of collapse—and how the practice of psychiatry can be expanded when it is in conversation with ecology, story, and spirit. Follow Dr. Stewart: Instagram: @dr.stephaniemichaelstewart Website: www.worldwidewellness.io Follow MINDBEND IG: @mymindbend Watch Full Episode on YouTube: @mymindbend Website: www.mymindbend.org This is an Operation Podcast production, connect with us @operationpodcast #Mindbendpodcast #DrStephanieMichaelStewart #IntegrativePsychiatry #TraumaHealing #EcologicalPsychiatry #SomaticWisdom #MentalHealthAndNature #LandBasedHealing #AncestralMedicine #SlowMedicine #PsychiatryBeyondInstitutions #MindBodySpirit #HealingWithTheEarth #IntergenerationalHealing #CeremonyAndScience

    55 min

  7. 12/02/2025

    Tantrika Cvnnabis Healer & Spiritual Guide with Zipporah

    Mindbend EP. 46 TANTRIKA CVNNABIS HEALER & SPIRITUAL GUIDE with ZIPPORAH premiers this Wednesday, Feb 12th! In this cosmically pleasurable episode of MINDBEND, I sit down with Tantrika, Cvnnabis Healer, and Spiritual Guide Zipporah to explore the profound intersection of tantric healing, psychedelic medicine, and awakening. Zipporah shares her transformative journey from challenging early experiences with cvnnabis to leading cvnnabis-infused tantric ceremonies that guide participants toward deep healing and empowerment. We delve into the divine feminine essence of cvnnabis, the power of breathwork, and how intentional practices can help us cultivate presence, release trauma, and experience expanded states of consciousness. Whether you're curious about tantra, plant medicine, or simply seeking deeper connections, this conversation is filled with insights and inspiration. Discover how Zipporah is helping individuals and couples unlock the power of sacred intimacy, embodied wisdom, and intentional living. Follow Zipporah: Instagram: @zipporah.thehighpriestess Website: www.hightantra.com Follow MINDBEND IG: @mymindbend Watch Full Episode on YouTube: @mymindbend Website: www.mymindbend.org This is an Operation Podcast production, connect with us @operationpodcast #Tantra #CvnnabisHealing #SacredFeminine #Breathwork #MindbendPodcast #SpiritualGrowth #HealingJourney #TantricWisdom #SacredIntimacy

    56 min

  8. 29/01/2025

    Meditation, SSRI Cessation and Liberation with Andrea Monier

    MINDBEND EPISODE 45 - MEDITATION, SSRI CESSATION, LIBERATION with ANDREA MONIER I am honored to welcome my dear friend Andrea Monier to the Mindbend podcast. Together, we dive into the transformative journey of meditation as Andrea shares how her personal experiences with anxiety led her to explore meditation as a necessity, not just a practice. Over time, her curiosity evolved into a lifelong passion, guiding her to study the nuances of mindfulness, Kriya Yoga, and internal family systems. To me, part of what defines Andrea's scholarship is her ability to integrate neuroscience, storytelling, and spirituality into her work, offering a holistic approach to self-discovery. From her own struggles with trauma and healing to helping others navigate their inner landscapes, Andrea has created a bridge between ancient teachings and contemporary modalities, making meditation accessible and deeply personal. In our conversation, we touch on the power of presence, the courage to face our shadows, and how cultivating a relationship with ourselves can transform every other connection in our lives. Please listen to hear Andrea's inspiring insights on finding peace, purpose, and integration through the art and work of meditation.  Follow Andrea Monier: Instagram: @an_dream_onier Follow MINDBEND IG: @mymindbend Watch Full Episode on YouTube: @mymindbend Website: www.mymindbend.org This is an Operation Podcast production, connect with us @operationpodcast

    55 min
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I am not a psychonaut, but I know one, and chances are you do too. Just what exactly are we talking about when talking about psychedelics and "plant medicine?" What's meant by "non-ordinary states of consciousness." What is "flow state?" What about breathwork, meditation, and energy medicine? Join me in seeking answers to some of the questions you yourself might have for individuals who experience altered states of consciousness through vast and varied substances and practices. I'm passionate about destigmatizing the conversation around matters of mental wellness, mood disorder, and addiction. Whether seeking to improve the quality of your own life, or merely curious about the rapidly emerging psychedelic landscape, MINDBEND presents candid conversations with colorful characters for your cranial consumption!

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