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. 2D AGO

    39. Parenting Made Me See My Own Programming

    This episode is about parenting, affirmations, the stories we tell ourselves, and how the messages we hear over and over become the water we’re swimming in.  Most of us have beliefs we never chose.  We just absorbed them from our parents, our jobs, our relationships, or whatever environment shaped us. You see, I made my daughter cry the other day. Not in some dramatic, horrible way.  But in a way that made me realize I had been accidentally teaching her something almost every day of her life. We’re in the middle of weaning her from breastfeeding. She calls it “chichi,” and we’ve been telling her that she’s a big girl now. She has teeth. She can eat food. The chichi magic has to go back to the moon so another little baby can use it. Pretty cute, honestly. Except she started pushing back by telling us she’s not a big girl. She’s a little baby. No teeth. Needs milk. And then it hit me. For two and a half years, I’ve been picking her up, snuggling her, and calling her “Daddy’s little baby girl.” Every day. So here I am telling her she’s a big girl, while I’ve been affirming the opposite her entire life. That wrecked me a little bit. Maybe you’re not walking around saying you’re a baby with no teeth. But you might be telling yourself you’ll always be anxious. Or broken. Or that good things never last. Or that healing works for other people, but not for you. And until you notice the story, you can’t change it. Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to get in touch with us. Or DM us the word INTERESTED on Instagram.

    14 min
  2. 38. Zappy Zapolin - The Future Of Psychedelic Integration

    APR 23

    38. Zappy Zapolin - The Future Of Psychedelic Integration

    In this episode I sit down with Zappy Zapolin for a conversation on psychedelic integration, ayahuasca, ketamine, surrender, ego, and what happens when someone builds the career, makes the money, checks all the boxes, and still ends up feeling empty. Zappy is one of the bigger names in this space, and honestly, we went into this one a little skeptical. That didn’t last long. We talk about his path from Wall Street and internet entrepreneurship into the psychedelic world, the spiritual crisis that pushed him inward, and the ayahuasca experience that changed how he sees control, identity, and life itself. We also get into ketamine, mushrooms, present-moment awareness, and why insight by itself doesn’t mean much if you never actually integrate it. We talk about the future of psychedelic therapy, the rise in demand for real training, and why there are too many people right now trying to guide others with no business doing it. What we cover:  Zappy Zapolin’s path from finance to psychedelics  Ayahuasca, ketamine, and psychedelic integration  Ego, surrender, and present-moment awareness  Why success can still leave you empty  The need for real training in psychedelic therapy and integration  Psychedelic Concierge and the future of this space👉 Zappy on Instagram 👉 The Psychedelic Concierge & Certification 👉 The Reality Of Truth Documentary Thanks again for listening! Enrollment is open right now for our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to get in touch with us. Or DM us the word INTERESTED on Instagram.

    1h 27m
  3. 37. Jeremy Hudec - PTSD, Identity Loss, and Purpose After RCMP

    MAR 20

    37. Jeremy Hudec - PTSD, Identity Loss, and Purpose After RCMP

    First responder PTSD doesn’t always look dramatic. Very often it's bad sleep, isolation, snapping at the people you love, and the feeling that something is wrong even when you can’t explain it. In this episode, I sit down with former RCMP officer and founder of Project Life Spark Jeremy Hudec. We talk about what years of frontline policing really did to his mind, body, family, and sense of identity.  Jeremy shares how burnout, trauma exposure, lack of support, and institutional betrayal built up over time ... and how things eventually spiraled into depression, suicidal thoughts, disconnection at home, and the belief that this was just how life was going to feel forever. We also get into what changed after he found a different path, how he started making sense of the guilt and pain he carried for years, and why he came home with a renewed sense of purpose.  That purpose eventually became Project Life Spark, a nonprofit working to help Canadian veterans and first responders access deeper healing and real support. Connect With Jeremy: Project Life Spark: https://www.projectlifespark.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectlifespark/ 👉 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 our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to get in touch with us. Or DM us the word INTERESTED on Instagram.

    2h 3m
  4. 35. Kat Courtney from Plant Medicine People - A Deep Dive On Ayahuasca, Dietas & Ibogaine

    MAR 13

    35. Kat Courtney from Plant Medicine People - A Deep Dive On Ayahuasca, Dietas & Ibogaine

    I am joined by Kat Courtney, founder of "Plant Medicine People" and this is a special one. Not just because Kat is one of the few people we follow in the Plant Medicine space and have a huge amount of respect and admiration for, but also because this conversation took us deep.  Kat is a true modern Plant Medicine pioneer with over 2 decades of indigenous training and ceremony experience.  She’s the author of Plant Medicine Mystery School Vol 1: The Superhero Healing Powers of Psychotropic Plants, and a traditionally trained Ayahuasquera and Huachumera.  Kat is the CEO and Co-Founder of Plant Medicine People, as well as the Co-Founder and Head of Integration for Bassé Ibogaine Clinic. We get into master plant dietas, ayahuasca, ibogaine, trauma, nervous system healing, spiritual protection, and what it actually takes to change after a big medicine experience.   We go deeper into identity, suffering, discipline, shadow work, and the gap between having a profound experience and actually building a different life afterward. Kat shares how she first found ayahuasca in the middle of serious personal struggle, how that path evolved into years of work with dietas and plant teachers, and why she sees these medicines as a way to challenge the stories we carry about ourselves.  We also break down what a dieta actually is, how social dietas work, and why distraction may be one of the biggest barriers to healing in modern life. Later in the episode, we talk about Kat’s arrest in an ayahuasca-related case, what that experience showed her about injustice, and why integration became even more important after the legal fallout.  We also get into ibogaine, what makes it different from ayahuasca, why it can be such a powerful tool for nervous system reset, and why no medicine does the work for you. Connect with Kat: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantmedicinepeople/  Plant Medicine People: https://plantmedicinepeople.com/ BASSE Ibogaine: https://basseibogaine.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 our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to get in touch with us. Or DM us the word INTERESTED on Instagram.

    2h 6m
  5. 34. Scott Oikle - The Last Rotation: War Diaries, Moral Weight, and the Two-Year Therapy That Saved His Career

    MAR 2

    34. Scott Oikle - The Last Rotation: War Diaries, Moral Weight, and the Two-Year Therapy That Saved His Career

    A lot of people think PTSD looks like bar fights, back-against-the-wall paranoia, punching holes in drywall. Sometimes it does.But a lot of the time it’s quieter and sneakier; like walking your kids downtown and realizing your body is still in Afghanistan.  In this episode I sit down with Major Scott Oikle, a Canadian Armed Forces officer who deployed to Kandahar Airfield during Afghanistan.  Scott ran base operations and was deeply involved in the dignity-heavy work around ramp ceremonies (yes, those moments when fallen service members are honored on the airfield before being flown home).  We talk about what that does to a person … the helplessness, the constant threat (rockets, attacks, chaos), and the moral weight of being “a cog in the wheel” of combat decisions.  Then we get into the part that matters: Scott didn’t push through it. A flight surgeon flagged him, he told the truth, he went to the Operational Stress Injury (OSI) clinic, did two years of intensive therapy, stayed medicated, and rebuilt his life without losing his identity or his future.  And now he’s doing the thing we all need more of: healing out loud so other people don’t suffer in silence. ➡️ Connect with Scott: Follow Scott on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_last_rotation/ Buy "The Last Rotation": https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Rotation-Afghanistan-War-Diary/dp/1069310808/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?sr=8-1 Listen to "The Last Rotation" on Audible: https://www.audible.com/?ref=Adbl_ip_rdr_from_CA&source_code=AUDORBN1011179LRQ&ipRedirectFrom=CA&ipRedirectOriginalURL=author%2FScott-Oikle%2FB0F1F3PRLH 👉 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 our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to get in touch with us. Or DM us the word INTERESTED on Instagram.

    1 hr

  6. FEB 27

    33. The Missing Piece in PTSD Healing: Someone Who Actually Gives a Shit

    You don’t need another therapist who nods, takes notes, and sends you home with “coping skills” while your nervous system is still on fire.  You don’t need another corporate “healing experience” that treats you like a chart number.  What most people with PTSD/CPTSD actually need first?  Someone who genuinely gives a shit ... and a community that proves it. In this episode, I tell the story of a retired Navy corpsman who joined our program almost on an impulse… and immediately braced for regret because that’s his pattern.  But a week into “negative one,” he said something that hit me hard: the reason he took the leap was simple: he felt like we actually cared.  Not in a cheesy “Olive Garden” way (please don’t sue me), but in the real way: family-run, direct, human, and built around listening deeply so people can start asking better questions of themselves.  That’s the difference between “treatment” and transformation. I also share a moment from one of our Operation Flow State retreats where a guy who’d literally argued with his therapist that joy isn’t real watched me playing with my daughter and realized: “Oh… joy exists. I just can’t access it yet.”  That’s the work: reconnection to yourself, to people, to meaning, to joy. If you’re tired of being treated like another patient and you’re ready for real trauma healing + integration support (PTSD, CPTSD, depression, anxiety, veterans/first responders), reach out. 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 our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to get in touch with us. Or DM us the word INTERESTED on Instagram.

    11 min
  7. 32. Ryan Carey - Why Veterans Get Misread + How Plant Medicine & Integration Actually Help

    FEB 25

    32. Ryan Carey - Why Veterans Get Misread + How Plant Medicine & Integration Actually Help

    Most people don’t have a “drinking problem” or an “anger problem.”  They’ve got a coping solution… and it’s the only one they’ve got.  And when you rip that away without building anything better? Then you just made life harder and called it “healing.” In this episode, I sit down with my friend Ryan Carey; former pro football player (CFL), Canadian military veteran, and a guy who’s been deep in the weeds of brain injury, PTSD, and plant medicine work.  We talk about why the medicine rarely starts where you think it will (hint: it’s usually family, grief, and shame first), why “the body keeps the score” is cliché because it’s true, and why integration isn’t some cute add-on but the whole damn point.  We also get into TBI/CTE realities (sports, blast exposure, concussions), the trap of “journey-chasing,” and why learning to sit in silence can be harder than a cold plunge… and also more life-changing. If you’re a veteran, first responder, or just a human trying to stop white-knuckling your way through life: this one’s for you Check out everything that Ryan does here: https://www.instagram.com/emergent_savage/ 👉 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 our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to get in touch with us. Or DM us the word INTERESTED on Instagram.

    1h 27m

  8. FEB 23

    31. Healing PTSD in a Relationship: Why Your Partner Has to Be In the Loop

    “Hey honey… I met a stranger online and I’m gonna pay them lots of money to help me learn about drugs.” If that’s how you’re planning to tell your spouse you’re exploring plant medicine for PTSD/CPTSD, please don’t. In this episode, I talk about the real make-or-break factor in healing while you’re in a relationship: your partner doesn’t have to do psychedelics… but they DO need to be aware, supportive, and not actively sabotaging the process. I share what I’ve seen over the last couple of weeks talking with spouses of people joining our program and why I actually prefer speaking to your husband/wife/partner before you commit, and what can go sideways when you don’t. We get into the “crabs in a bucket” dynamic, the difference between skepticism vs. sabotage, and why bringing your partner into the conversation often leads to better outcomes, especially when you’re working through trauma, anxiety, depression, moral injury, brain fog, and integration after psychedelics. I also share a few real stories of couples who went from “support role” to “holy shit, I want this too.” 👉 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 our Mindful Microdosing Program, which has helped 250+ veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors overcome anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Visit https://www.becomingom.org/coaching for all the info and to get in touch with us. Or DM us the word INTERESTED on Instagram.

    15 min
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