Odyssey & Alchemy: Conversations on Spirituality, Psychology & Inner Transformation

Martin Prihoda
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What if your struggles were the beginning of something sacred? Odyssey & Alchemy is a podcast for people in the middle of their own transformation — those who sense that the answers they're looking for live somewhere beneath the noise of modern life. Each week, host Martin Prihoda sits down with therapists, healers, yogis, scientists, and seekers for long, unhurried conversations about what it actually means to wake up — to yourself, your shadow, your body, and the world around you. Topics range from Jungian psychology and somatic healing to yoga philosophy, psychedelics, masculinity, and conscious parenting. No quick fixes. No life hacks. Just real stories from people who have walked through darkness and come back with something worth saying. If your inner world deserves as much attention as your outer life — you're home

  1. 5d ago

    Ep: 24: Demonic Beings and Black Magic removal with Shaman Sondra Bailey

    What happens when a nurse trained in evidence-based medicine becomes a target of black magic — and survives to heal others? Shaman Sondra Bailey spent years bed-bound, stripped of her home, her career, and custody of her child. The doctors couldn't find anything wrong. The tests came back clean. What they missed — and what Western medicine has no language for — was a deliberate, sustained dark energy attack orchestrated by someone she trusted. In this raw and eye-opening episode, Sondra walks us through the invisible architecture of suffering: what black magic actually is, how it works, and how most people are living with its effects without ever knowing it. From generational curses to soul fragmentation, entity attachment to spiritual warfare — this conversation goes places most podcasts won't. In this episode: What black magic actually is — and how it differs from Hollywood mythologySigns and symptoms most doctors misdiagnose as anxiety or depressionHow generational curses operate across family lines — addiction, illness, poverty, divorceSoul retrieval: what a fragmented soul is and how you get it backJinn, reptilians, and the beings operating just outside our visible spectrumArchangel Michael — who he is, how to call him in, and why religion kept this from usPortals, phones, TVs, and why social media may be more than just an algorithmSimple daily practices to cleanse your energy and protect your homeSondra is a Certified RN, Reiki Master, and Shamanic Practitioner affiliated with the Porch Creek Nation. She works with clients worldwide. 🔗 Find Sondra at shamansondra.com | @ShamanSondra on Facebook & TikTok Odyssey & Alchemy explores the journey inward and the transformation that unfolds from it — conversations with inspiring voices in physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. Hosted by Martin Prihoda. 🎧 Calm your nervous system between episodes → alchemynow.ca Tags: black magic, shamanic healing, spiritual warfare, energy healing, soul retrieval, Archangel Michael, generational curses, entity attachment, Reiki, spiritual protection, ancestral trauma, jinn, shamanism, inner transformation, nervous system, mental health, spiritual awakening, podcast

    53 min

  2. May 29

    Ep 23: How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness | Dr. Scott Glassman

    What does it actually take to flourish? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Scott Glassman — psychologist, professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and author of A Happier You — to explore the science and soul of living a genuinely happy life. Scott opens up about his own battle with depression as a teenager, how being bullied reshaped his relationship with himself, and why that personal pain became the foundation of his life's work. We go deep on the neuroscience of negativity, the trap of toxic positivity, the power of gratitude to activate your parasympathetic nervous system, and why the relationship you have with yourself determines everything else. We also get into Eastern philosophy, Eckhart Tolle, the wisdom of suffering, AI dependence, raising teenagers in the digital age, and why a manatee named Bo might just be your next spiritual teacher. Topics covered: The negativity effect and how to reverse itThe 7 pathways to happiness from A Happier YouWhy gratitude is the highest ROI wellbeing practiceSelf-love as the foundation of all flourishingMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Motivational InterviewingThe psychological dangers of AI dependenceHow to parent teenagers in the age of social mediaLimited reparenting — healing your inner childCreativity as a spiritual practiceViktor Frankl, Alan Watts, Eckhart Tolle & the wisdom of the East🔗 Learn more about Scott: https://www.scottglassman.com 🔗 A Happier You — order the book: https://www.amazon.com/Happier-You-Seven-Week-Positivity-Resilience/dp/1684037859 🔗 Scott's fiction podcast Stories from Elsewhere: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-elsewhere/id1876366786 🔗 Work with Scott one-on-one: https://www.scottglassman.com/thrive #PositivePsychology #Happiness #Mindfulness #MentalHealth #ScottGlassman #AHappierYou #PersonalGrowth #Wellbeing #OdysseyAndAlchemy

    1h 7m

  3. May 14

    Ep 22: The Sleep Guru | Alison Anandi Francis on Why You Can't Sleep and What Ancient Medicine knows

    Most of us treat sleep like an afterthought — something we'll get to when everything else is done. Alison Anandi Francis spent 15 years paying the price for that mistake, battling chronic insomnia while running a successful business and holding it together on the outside while quietly falling apart within. What she found in a yoga ashram in India — specifically through the breath — became the foundation for Sleepology by Anandi®, her root-cause methodology that integrates Ayurveda, breathwork, yoga and modern sleep science into a complete system for lasting rest. In this episode we go deep on why high performers can't switch off, what your nervous system actually needs to power down, and why tactical sleep fixes almost always fail. Anandi breaks down her personal wind-down routine, what HRV tracking reveals about your lifestyle, the truth about sleeping pills, and the single most important shift you can make starting tonight. If you're exhausted, wired, or waking up at 3am — this one's for you. Guest: Alison Anandi Francis | thesleepguru.co.uk Book: Breathe Better Sleep Better Topics: insomnia, Ayurveda, breathwork, nervous system, sleep science, HRV, circadian rhythm, yoga nidra, Sleepology, holistic health, entrepreneur burnout

    1h 4m

  4. May 8

    Ep 21: Naomi Jason on Embodiment, Founding Dance Temple, Qigong & Rites of Passage

    In this episode, Martin Prihoda speaks with Naomi Jason about embodiment, Dance Temple, Qigong, healing, rites of passage, and what it means to return to the wisdom of the body. Naomi is the co-founder of Dance Temple and a medical Qigong therapist, ritualist, dancer, farmer, and community leader devoted to helping people reconnect with themselves through movement, ceremony, and embodied practice. Together, they explore conscious dance as therapy, the witness state, ego and identity, masculine and feminine balance, the loss of initiation in modern culture, and the deep human longing for wholeness, belonging, and transformation.

    1h 2m

  5. May 1

    Ep 20: Boysen Hodgson: Men’s Work, Shame, Healing & Authentic Masculinity.

    In this episode of Odyssey & Alchemy, Martin Prihoda speaks with Boysen Hodgson about men’s work, emotional healing, shame, anger, authenticity, and the healing power of brotherhood. Boysen reflects on the early experiences that shaped his view of masculinity, the cost of living behind a mask, and how men’s groups helped him move from performance into honesty, connection, and purpose. They explore modern masculinity, men’s mental health, hidden emotional burdens, initiation, vulnerability, and why so many men need spaces where they can finally tell the truth about what they carry. The conversation also touches on The Mankind Project, healing shame, spiritual growth, relationships, and what it means to be a man in an age of disconnection. Boysen HodgsonThe Mankind Projectmen’s workmasculinityauthentic masculinitymen’s mental healthemotional healingshame healingmen’s groupsbrotherhoodvulnerability in menmodern masculinitymale initiationanger and shamepersonal growth for men

    1h 5m

  6. Apr 24

    Ep 19: Dr. Melinda Fouts: The Jungian Psychology Behind Why Powerful People Stay Stuck

    Jungian psychotherapist and executive coach Dr. Melinda Fouts, PhD on shadow work, narcissism, feminine power, dream work, and the blind spots that keep high performers stuck. With over 30 years coaching CEOs and founders across the globe, Dr. Fouts brings depth psychology into the boardroom. We cover Carl Jung, the "emotional operating system" installed in childhood, why James Bond is the wrong archetype, the real difference between therapy and coaching, how to work a dream (not interpret it), integrating the masculine and feminine within every leader, Rumi's three gates of speech, and the one question every entrepreneur should be asking themselves weekly but isn't. Dr. Melinda Fouts is a Forbes Coaches Council contributor, IAOTP Lifetime Achievement recipient, and author of Cognitive Enlightenment and The Bridge to Transformation. Find Dr. Fouts: Web: successstartswithyou.net Email: melinda@successstartswithyou.net LinkedIn: Dr. Melinda Fouts, PhD Topics: Jungian psychology, executive coaching, Carl Jung, shadow work, dream work, narcissism, feminine leadership, depth psychology, entrepreneurship, consciousness, personal transformation.

    1h 24m

  7. Apr 16

    Ep 18: MDMA-Assisted Healing for Couples: Two Years of Therapy in One Afternoon | Jonathan Robinson

    What if the most powerful therapeutic breakthrough of our time has been hiding in plain sight for 40 years? Jonathan Robinson — psychotherapist, bestselling author of 14 books, and one of the world's longest-practicing MDMA-assisted therapy guides — has sat with over 600 people at their most open, most vulnerable, and most human. In this conversation, we explore how MDMA dismantles fear, floods the brain with oxytocin, and creates a learning window that accelerates healing in ways traditional therapy simply can't match. From a 92-year-old trauma survivor sleeping through the night for the first time in 87 years, to couples rediscovering intimacy after years of silence — the results speak for themselves. In this episode: Why MDMA works where two years of couples therapy failsThe neuroscience of fear removal and heart openingHow to find a qualified guide and stay safeIntegration techniques that make breakthroughs lastWhy Jonathan believes MDMA is the medicine this polarized age needs most🎙️ Jonathan Robinson | MDMAtraining.net | Book: Ecstasy for Couples MDMA therapy, psychedelic therapy, MDMA assisted therapy, couples therapy, trauma healing, MDMA healing, psychedelic medicine, MDMA PTSD, relationship healing, trauma recovery, heart opening, emotional healing, intimacy issues, communication in relationships, men's mental health, spiritual awakening, plant medicine, entheogen therapy, psychedelic renaissance, MAPS protocol, MDMA legalization, mental health breakthrough, alternative therapy, conscious relationships, mindfulness, transformation, nervous system healing, oxytocin

    58 min

  8. Apr 9

    Ep 17: The Silent Crisis Killing Men; Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. John Ogrodniczuk

    75% of suicides every year are men. In Canada, it's the second leading cause of death for men under 50. And yet we barely talk about it. In this episode, Martin sits down with Dr. John Ogrodniczuk — Professor of Psychiatry at UBC, founder of Heads Up Guys, and author of over 300 scientific publications on men's mental health — for one of the most honest conversations we've had on this show. Martin also shares something personal: at 21, he lost his father to suicide. What followed was 30 years of trying to understand why — and this conversation is part of that. Together they go deep on: why men don't ask for help and what it's actually costing them, the shame buried inside suicide notes, what it's like to be left behind as a survivor, the difference between clinical depression and existential overwhelm, why teenage boys are at a turning point around age 14, and how to start breaking the silence — starting with the men in your own life. This one matters. Share it with a man you care about. 🔗 Heads Up Guys: headsupguys.org 🔗 If you or someone you know is struggling, contact the Crisis Services Canada line: 1-988-456-4566 men's mental health, male suicide, men and depression, why men don't ask for help, suicide prevention, men's mental health podcast, UBC psychiatry, Heads Up Guys, toxic masculinity mental health, men's suicide statistics Canada, suicide loss survivor, negative self-talk men, men's emotional health, masculine identity crisis, men's therapy podcast.

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What if your struggles were the beginning of something sacred? Odyssey & Alchemy is a podcast for people in the middle of their own transformation — those who sense that the answers they're looking for live somewhere beneath the noise of modern life. Each week, host Martin Prihoda sits down with therapists, healers, yogis, scientists, and seekers for long, unhurried conversations about what it actually means to wake up — to yourself, your shadow, your body, and the world around you. Topics range from Jungian psychology and somatic healing to yoga philosophy, psychedelics, masculinity, and conscious parenting. No quick fixes. No life hacks. Just real stories from people who have walked through darkness and come back with something worth saying. If your inner world deserves as much attention as your outer life — you're home

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