After battling with PTSD and contemplating his own life - Danny a former police officer of 23 years, shares how Psilocybin Therapy saved him. He saw the retreat as his “last hope”, and what happened for him was “miraculous”. When he returned home, his family noticed his positive shift right away and he no longer suffered with the debilitating symptoms of his PTSD.

Fast forward 4 years later and Danny has come back to interview with me and share that this wasn’t just a retreat, it was a life altering decision that has forever changed him.

When Danny decided to try Psilocybin Therapy, he was very hesitant - like many people, he saw it as an illegal drug. He had no idea the massive impact it could have on his life, after his dark battle with PTSD. The most mind-blowing part of it all…he didn’t even have a “Trip”.

Danny is now an advocate for Psilocybin Therapy and encourages anyone who is struggling like he was to consider this therapy.

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In this solo episode, I vulnerably share my personal experience with someone I was planning a future with and how it ended in the ultimate betrayal. The truth is, my emotions, my physical body and my inner being knew he was deceitful - but I ignored it all because at that time, I lacked self worth and truly just wanted to be loved. What I learned is how to deeply love myself instead and how to recognize where I was fully abandoning myself.

Life is always meeting you where you are at. If you have wounds that are around betrayal, you will invite people into your life that will betray you, without conscious awareness. However, it is actually YOU betraying YOU. Yes, our partners in relationships are literally mirrors, to the parts of ourselfs we struggle to face. They are showing us where to do the inner work and where we need love, attention and feeling.

If you have seen the Tinder Swindler…. This is a crazy story about deception, heartbreak and betrayal in its ultimate form… OF THE SELF

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I share a personal story of deep grief and sadness when I had to leave my husband/best-friend and lost my rescue dog all in the same week. I had to learn to rebuilt what had burned down, from the ground up - starting with an empty house, an air mattress and a can of paint.

Those times in our life that we are taken to our knees, are not an accident, they are meant to force us to grow or choose a new direction. If you zoomed out of your life and you saw all of your challenges on a projector screen, you would actually see the light that was birthed from each one.

Nothing is an accident, everything is by design.

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Max Nijst Turned his life around after a long battle with his addictions. After losing his wife, his kids and everything he had ever known that represented LOVE in his life, he was forced to go within, in a battle that would land him in prison. What he faced was the depths of himself and an unveiling of the love he had inside himself, that had been buried under the guilt, shame and self loathing. After powering through the trenches of his inner self, empowered - he stepped into a leadership role. He is now a well respected Speaker, Author and Life Coach here to share his inspiring story for those of you who need to hear it. CONNECT WITH MAX NIJST

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In this solo episode, I fully open up about a guy I was dating and how he became the catalyst to some of my biggest realizations in how I show up in relation to others.

Through the details of my date, you will see how I came to realize a pattern I had in all my relationships for my entire life. Talk about a light bulb moment! When I finally realized and shifted this pattern, the quality of people I now attract into my life completely shifted.

When we can use connections for our own healing we can use them to empower ourselves and even when they don’t work out, we can walk away and feel blessed that we met them. This episode has the capacity to change everything you have known about dating, relationships and how we relate to others.

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Tara shares her personal journey through creating her dream retreat centre in the jungle; a vision she has wanted for years. Her experience was nothing short of challenging. From being without electricity, hot water, internet and completely isolated in the Mexican Jungle, she vulnerability shares how this villa was her actually her very own “Transformational Retreat” taking her to her knees at moments.

After overcoming multiple layered challenges, she grew in ways she didn’t even know were possible - highlighting that she had been sacrificing her own self in the very path of helping others. With this profound realization, she came to see that even the most difficult moments on our paths are the sandpaper that will shape us to stepping into the bigger versions of us we were meant to be in this life.

Nothing is by accident, everything is by design.

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Michael Dash shares his heroic journey from chasing the next dopamine hit, through his addictions as an over achieving, ego-driven, leader to landing at the bottom of a cliff. As the life he had worked so hard to build began to crumble around him, he was left in a puddle of shame, guilt and a drawn out legal battle that destroyed everything he knew as his “happiness”.

After surrendering and changing the trajectory of his life completely, Michael is in the midst of his awakening. Finding his own meaning behind spirituality, healing, love and what it means to lead consciously. Now, host of Entrepreneurial retreats and empowering mens groups, Michael sees this new path as a blessing and helps countless people transform their lives.

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What if one experience could shift everything… and still be unfolding 1.5 years later?

In this deeply honest and vulnerable conversation, Dawn and Dan return to share the profound impact of their 5-day couples psilocybin retreat — not just in the moment, but in the long-lasting ripple effects it's had on their lives, relationship, and sense of self.

Dan, initially hesitant and unsure if he even needed the experience, ended up having one of the most transformational journeys in the group — one that continues to shape how he shows up in the world today. Together, they open up about their fears, breakthroughs, struggles during the process, and the unexpected beauty that’s followed them home.

This is more than just a story about psychedelics — it’s about trust, courage, and choosing a new way forward.

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