The Plant Medicine For PTSD Podcast

Dr. David Zwoboda
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The Plant Medicine For PTSD Podcast is dedicated to bringing you real stories of real people getting real help to overcome their trauma through the use of intentional plant medicine and other spiritual practices. 

  1. 30. Dr. Eugene Lipov - The “God Shot”: Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for PTSD / PTSI

    2D AGO

    30. Dr. Eugene Lipov - The “God Shot”: Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) for PTSD / PTSI

    In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Eugene Lipov (the doc who pioneered using Stellate Ganglion Block for trauma) to talk about a wildly practical idea: what if we can turn the alarm system down so healing actually becomes possible? We get into the science without pretending the human part isn’t real: amygdala overload, norepinephrine, why “placebo” is a messy word for procedures like SGB, and why Dr. Lipov believes we should call it PTSI (post-traumatic stress injury), not a “disorder.” We also talk integration, because even if you get a reset, you still have to clean up the “fish tank”: habits, relationships, meaning, and the choices that keep you well. We also touch psychedelics (psilocybin, ibogaine, ayahuasca), the default mode network, and why the goal isn’t to delete emotion but to get your emotional system working again. Learn more about Dr. Eugene Lipov & his work: • Dr. Lipov official site: https://dreugenelipov.com/ • Stella Mental Health (SGB/DSR info + locations): https://stellamentalhealth.com/eugene-lipov-md • The God Shot (book): https://thegodshotbook.com/ 👉 Want support with Mindful Microdosing + integration? Visit becomingom.org or DM “INTERESTED” to @becoming.om MICRODOSING FUNDAMENTALS: go.becomingom.org/resources/microdosing-101 ALTERNATIVE HEALING FOR VETERANS: go.becomingom.org/resources/healing-briefing. Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for the 2026 Operation FlowState Jiu Jitsu & Healing Retreat. Spaces are limited due to the small size of the retreat center and spots are already more than 75% filled. Visit becomingom.org/flowstate for all the info and to submit an application. Or for info on our online healing programs, DM us the word INFO on Instagram.

    1h 31m
  2. 29. How to Make Mushroom/Ibogaine/Ayahuasca Insights Actually Change Your Life

    5D AGO

    29. How to Make Mushroom/Ibogaine/Ayahuasca Insights Actually Change Your Life

    In this episode of the Plant Medicine for PTSD podcast, I’m explaining what I mean when I say integration ... because I talk about integration basically every single time I talk, and it’s worth taking a minute to define it in plain language.  Integration is gonna be a bit anticlimactic because it looks different for each person, but the core idea is simple: clean your fish tank. I use the sick goldfish analogy: you can take the fish to the vet and give it medicine ...just like you can take yourself out of your home environment, fly to Tijuana or Costa Rica or Peru, and go do a retreat with mushrooms, ibogaine, ayahuasca, LSD, mescaline, whatever.  But if you bring the treated goldfish home and plop it right back into its dirty-ass tank that made it sick in the first place, what do you think happens?  That’s what it looks like when you come home from plant medicine and do absolutely nothing different. Integration is changing your lifestyle, environment, relationships, communication, thinking, and habits so the healing actually sticks. We get practical: habit change is less about discipline and more about re-engineering your environment: where’s your phone in the morning, app blockers, journal front and center, setting yourself up to win.  We also talk about your social environment (friend group, community, who you’re becoming around), and your “spiritual/emotional diet”...what you’re watching, scrolling, listening to, and how often inner peace comes from what you cut out more than what you add in.  And then the question that matters: what does the healed version of you do every day… and can you start doing that today? Want support with real plant medicine / psychedelic integration (PTSD, CPTSD, anxiety, depression)? Visit becomingom.org or DM INTERESTED to @becoming.om. MICRODOSING FUNDAMENTALS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/microdosing-101 ALTERNATIVE HEALING FOR VETERANS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/healing-briefing Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for the 2026 Operation FlowState Jiu Jitsu & Healing Retreat. Spaces are limited due to the small size of the retreat center and spots are already more than 75% filled. Visit becomingom.org/flowstate for all the info and to submit an application. Or for info on our online healing programs, DM us the word INFO on Instagram.

    14 min
  3. 28. John Davis - Escaping the U.S. Stress Machine: A Veteran’s Guide to Living Abroad

    FEB 12

    28. John Davis - Escaping the U.S. Stress Machine: A Veteran’s Guide to Living Abroad

    What if your anxiety isn’t just you … it’s your environment?  In this episode of “The Plant Medicine For PTSD Podcast”, I sat down with John Davis; an army combat veteran, Harvard graduate and writer who has lived across Thailand and Latin America.  We talk about expat life as a mental health intervention. About the freedom of being outside the U.S. stress machine, the cost-of-living pressure that crushes people, and why veterans often need non-traditional healing (community, purpose, nature, scuba, and plant medicine + integration).  We also keep it real about the pitfalls: isolation, easy access to unhealthy habits, and why “just moving” isn’t a magic wand unless you build structure and connection. Want John’s free vets guide + resources? Start here: linktr.ee/johnhdaviswriter And if you’re working with plant medicine, psycheadelics, microdosing, MDMA therapy, ayahuasca, ibogaine, or you’re healing PTSD/CPTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety ... integration is the part that determines whether your experience becomes real change or just another story you tell. Check out our free resources below, or visit us at becomingom.org MICRODOSING FUNDAMENTALS: go.becomingom.org/resources/microdosing-101 ALTERNATIVE HEALING FOR VETERANS: go.becomingom.org/resources/healing-briefing Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for the 2026 Operation FlowState Jiu Jitsu & Healing Retreat. Spaces are limited due to the small size of the retreat center and spots are already more than 75% filled. Visit becomingom.org/flowstate for all the info and to submit an application. Or for info on our online healing programs, DM us the word INFO on Instagram.

    1h 32m

  4. FEB 10

    27. Plant Medicine Made Me A Better Dad

    Using plant medicine, using psychedelics, makes you a better parent. In this episode of the Plant Medicine for PTSD podcast, I walk through six reasons why I truly believe psychedelics (and especially a Mindful Microdosing process) can make you a better dad or mom.  We talk about the sacred pause—that space between stimulus and response—so you’re not just stumbling from one knee-jerk reaction to the next.  We get into shadow work, unpacking your own childhood stuff so your kid isn’t constantly triggering the parts of you that never got taken care of.  And we talk about presence, because it goes by so fast, and every moment you’re not there, you don’t get that back. I also share what’s basically been my cheat code for disarming toddler meltdowns (and honestly, adult ones too)/ When your kid feels understood ... what they want, and how it feels to not get it ...it takes a massive amount of fuel out of the tantrum.  And all of this ties together: the pause, the presence, the surrender, regulating yourself first… so you can actually be the calm in the storm. If you haven’t already, hit subscribe, leave a rating/review—do it for the people who need to hear this. 👉 Want support with Mindful Microdosing + integration?  Visit becomingom.org or DM “INTERESTED” to @becoming.om MICRODOSING FUNDAMENTALS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/microdosing-101 ALTERNATIVE HEALING FOR VETERANS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/healing-briefing Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for the 2026 Operation FlowState Jiu Jitsu & Healing Retreat. Spaces are limited due to the small size of the retreat center and spots are already more than 75% filled. Visit becomingom.org/flowstate for all the info and to submit an application. Or for info on our online healing programs, DM us the word INFO on Instagram.

    22 min
  5. 26. David Romero - Sound Healing + Trauma Recovery: A Veteran’s Path into Psychedelic Coaching

    FEB 9

    26. David Romero - Sound Healing + Trauma Recovery: A Veteran’s Path into Psychedelic Coaching

    In this episode, I’m joined by David Romero — retired U.S. Air Force Captain, lifelong musician, yoga philosophy nerd (the real kind, not the “mediocre calisthenics” kind), and a psychedelic integration + health & wellness coach.  We go deep on sound healing (voice, breath, vibration, instruments, and why your nervous system responds), yoga beyond the stretches (Ahimsa, Satya, the eight limbs), microdosing as a “life-as-ceremony” practice, and why gut health / autoimmune patterns so often track back to stress, conditioning, and unprocessed emotion. Also: harmoniums, flutes, didgeridoos, and how you end up with 200 instruments in your house like it’s totally normal. If you’re navigating PTSD, CPTSD, anxiety, depression, or you’re a veteran/first responder trying to rebuild trust in your body and your life … this conversation is a must listen ➡️ Connect with David Romero https://www.psychedelicstransdiagnostictherapeutics.com/david-romero Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hello.davidromero/ ➡️ Connect with us  https://becomingom.org Instagram: https://instagram.com/becoming.om If you haven’t already, hit subscribe, leave a rating/review—do it for the people who need to hear this. 👉 Want support with Mindful Microdosing + integration?  Visit becomingom.org or DM “INTERESTED” to @becoming.om MICRODOSING FUNDAMENTALS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/microdosing-101 ALTERNATIVE HEALING FOR VETERANS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/healing-briefing Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for the 2026 Operation FlowState Jiu Jitsu & Healing Retreat. Spaces are limited due to the small size of the retreat center and spots are already more than 75% filled. Visit becomingom.org/flowstate for all the info and to submit an application. Or for info on our online healing programs, DM us the word INFO on Instagram.

    1h 38m
  6. 25. “My Wife Found Her Husband Again” : 4 Days Microdosing for PTSD

    FEB 6

    25. “My Wife Found Her Husband Again” : 4 Days Microdosing for PTSD

    “I finally found my husband again… after seven years.”  That’s what the wife of an RCMP officer told him after just four days of microdosing. And if you know PTSD, you know how insane that is to hear.  In this episode, I’m fresh off our Monday night men’s rectangle (because most men’s groups are f*****g lame). One of our guys, a Canadian police officer off work with severe PTSD, finally started working with the medicine after delays, and the shift started fast.  He said it felt like someone turned down the chatter in his head so he could focus on one task… and actually be present with his kids.  If you’re dealing with PTSD / CPTSD, anxiety, depression, trauma, or you’re trying to figure out psychedelic integration and whether microdosing could support your healing, we’ve built a real structure for it... habits, intention, journaling, community, and accountability.  Check out our free resources below, or visit us at becomingom.org MICRODOSING FUNDAMENTALS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/microdosing-101 ALTERNATIVE HEALING FOR VETERANS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/healing-briefing Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for the 2026 Operation FlowState Jiu Jitsu & Healing Retreat. Spaces are limited due to the small size of the retreat center and spots are already more than 75% filled. Visit becomingom.org/flowstate for all the info and to submit an application. Or for info on our online healing programs, DM us the word INFO on Instagram.

    9 min
  7. 24. Journey Less. Integrate More

    FEB 3

    24. Journey Less. Integrate More

    Retreats are sexy. Integration is not.  And that’s exactly why most people keep chasing ceremonies, five-gram mushroom trips, and “one more breakthrough”… while their real life stays the same (or gets worse).  Psychedelics can show you what’s out of alignment, but they don’t magically bring it into alignment.  If you don’t change your day-to-day, the medicine just hands you a bigger gap between who you are and who you know you could be. In this episode, I break down what psychedelic integration actually means (and why it’s the whole game). It’s the unsexy part: ownership, boundaries, choosing your highest self when it’s inconvenient, taking care of your body, cutting the b******t distractions, and living as the person the medicine introduced you to.  Because psychedelics can plant the feeling (self-love, gratitude, peace) but you still have to embody it.  Otherwise you come home from the retreat and feel more confused, more depressed, and more hopeless than before. I’ve been there. If you’re working with plant medicine, psychedelics, microdosing, MDMA therapy, ayahuasca, ibogaine, or you’re healing PTSD/CPTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety ... this is the part that determines whether your experience becomes real change or just another story you tell. Check out our free resources below, or visit us at becomingom.org MICRODOSING FUNDAMENTALS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/microdosing-101 ALTERNATIVE HEALING FOR VETERANS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/healing-briefing Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for the 2026 Operation FlowState Jiu Jitsu & Healing Retreat. Spaces are limited due to the small size of the retreat center and spots are already more than 75% filled. Visit becomingom.org/flowstate for all the info and to submit an application. Or for info on our online healing programs, DM us the word INFO on Instagram.

    14 min
  8. 23. 4 Lies You’ve Been Told About Psychedelics

    JAN 29

    23. 4 Lies You’ve Been Told About Psychedelics

    In this episode, I break down the four biggest myths that keep people stuck, especially folks dealing with PTSD, CPTSD, anxiety, depression, and the heavy “I’ve tried everything” fatigue. We’re talking straight: plant medicine isn’t just for Navy SEALs, you’re not “too f****d up” for healing, a big trip isn’t a magical reset button, and you don’t have to run off to Peru or blow up your life to get better.  I share real stories from our clients to show how challenging memories can come up without re-traumatizing you ... and why the real results come from what you do before and after: preparation, support, and actual integration.  Also: healing can be boring as hell sometimes… and that’s where the magic hides. If you want a grounded way to approach plant medicine, psychedelics, and trauma healing, check out our free resources below, or visit us at becomingom.org MICRODOSING FUNDAMENTALS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/microdosing-101 ALTERNATIVE HEALING FOR VETERANS: https://go.becomingom.org/resources/healing-briefing And if you’ve got questions or myths you want me to tackle next, drop a comment or DM us. Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for the 2026 Operation FlowState Jiu Jitsu & Healing Retreat. Spaces are limited due to the small size of the retreat center and spots are already more than 75% filled. Visit becomingom.org/flowstate for all the info and to submit an application. Or for info on our online healing programs, DM us the word INFO on Instagram.

    16 min
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