Burning Bear Podcast

Welcome to the Burning Bear Podcast. I am your host, Anthony Canania, aka Buring Bear, and I'd like to tell you a story. A long time ago, a young veteran had just returned from fighting a war in a foreign land. Long before the time of PTSD diagnosis, veteran-led outreach, and public awareness. Mentally and emotionally damaged, our veteran was sent home to embark on his next challenge, the journey of life. He went on to get married, have children, go to college, start a career, and eventually hear the calling of ministry. As you may have already surmised, it wasn’t long before the divorce came, the kids were traumatized, and our humble pastor had left the faith. Lost and floundering, the next few years were plagued with depression, suicidal ideation, and a drinking habit that would make any Irishman proud. It was dark times full of pain, misery, regret, and despair. Then, one day, an old wizard appeared selling a magic potion of spiritual awakening and healing called Ayahuasca. Our veteran drank the drink, met the ONE, and started down the long and never-ending road of ‘eternal healing’. But the magic potion didn’t last. The New Age world of spirituality turned out to be just another ‘religious’ path full of false promises and broken souls, pedaling healing by the unhealed. If this story resonates with your soul, then you’re exactly where you want to be. Thankfully, our story doesn’t end here. Because I have spent the last 3 years walking the path of discovery and healing while navigating its pitfalls along the way. I have learned that sovereignty is supreme, that nature is medicine, and that harmony with nature is life. There will be no fluff here, no promises of enlightenment, and I’m not selling you healing. What I offer is simple. You do the work, and I will share with you as much evidence-based, practical knowledge as I can to help you find your healing. We will walk down the avenue of plant medicine together through science, practicality, and integration. We will have the hard conversations about fitness and nutrition because true healing is impossible without wholeness of self. We will dive into metaphysical, spiritual, and existential questions that plague so many of us. And if you stick around long enough… You might even discover that life really is magic.