Ayahuasca Ego Death, Spirituality & Identity w/ Matt Gamble | What Are We Drinking Episode 11

In this episode of What Are We Drinking? Rachel sits down with fitness mogul and modern-day monk Matt Gamble — founder of G3 Fitness, self-development addict, father, partner, and the man who literally went into the Colombian jungle to have an ego death and rebuild his life.Matt opens up about growing up in housing commission, dropping out of school, building a fitness empire from Penrith to 75 locations, surviving the chaos of franchising, losing his identity during COVID, discovering spirituality, and drinking ayahuasca in the jungle — where everything he thought he was got stripped away.This episode hits everything: childhood trauma, building a business from nothing, hustle culture, identity, self-worth, plant medicine, spiritual awakenings, rituals, fatherhood, partnership, purpose, manifestation, ego death, and finding peace after a lifetime of grind.If you're into NDIS leadership, entrepreneurship, mindset, fitness business, spiritual growth, ayahuasca, breaking generational cycles or just want an insanely raw life story — this is your episode.Topics Discussed: - Growing up in housing commission - Dropping out of school & finding fitness - Becoming a PT at 17 - Building G3 Fitness from scratch - Turning a PT model into a multi-site franchise - Life + business during COVID - Identity loss & ego attachment - Spiritual awakening - Ayahuasca explained (what it is, what it does, what actually happens) - Full ego death experience - Jungle ceremonies & Mother Ayahuasca - Becoming present, slowing down, morning rituals - Fatherhood, gratitude & emotional maturity - Detaching from old identities - How self-development changed his entire life