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"How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence" by Michael Pollen

108. Psychedelics as Tools for Healing, Performance, and Flow State | with Kelsey Ramsden of MINDCURE Jul 22, 2021

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**DISCLAIMER: THIS PODCAST IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE AND IS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT CONSUME ANY DRUG WITHOUT CONSULTING WITH A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL**

On today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kelsey Ramsden of MINDCURE. Kelsey is a cancer survivor, and what we could call a lifelong entrepreneur, starting in the construction and real estate industries, who then moved into the world of psychedelics, where she helped find MINDCURE.

In today's episode, we talked about Kelsey's career evolution, how she discovered psychedelics and psychedelic assisted therapy, and we dive into some of the nuts and bolts of psychedelics (with a heavy focus on psilocybin, but also touching on the class of psychedelia as a whole, including MDMA, ketamine, LSD, ibogaine, 5-meO-DMT, peyote, and others).

We focus on Kelsey's own journey through psychedelic assisted therapy; what to expect from a psychedelic journey; the effects of psilocybin on the nervous system, neuroplasticity, and connecting the right and left hemispheres of the brain; psychedelics for performance and flow state; and more.

FIND KELSEY HERE

Kelsey's Instagram

MINDCURE's Instagram

MINDCURE

"Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal" by Tom Schroder

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107. Period Sex, Our Fav Toys, Spiritual Sex, & More | with Emily Cossin Jul 09, 2021

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Oh wow. We're back for round 2 of the Em & Em podcast adventures. We're back with one of my best friends, Emily Cossin, for another episode on sex, love, relationships, and everything in between. We opened up a Q&A box on Instagram for you all to ask whatever you want, and guess what: 99.9% of all questions were pertaining to sex and relationships. So, we're talking about sex and relationships.

Here's what's on the menu:

-period sex (really starting off strong here)

-how to (should you?) hit on men at the gym, at the bar, etc.

-making sex more spiritual between you and your partner

-does botox in your jaw interfere with botox (or having a small mouth)

-Emily C's jaw warmup exercises

-negative and positive deal breakers in relationships

-advice for going YEARS without sex because casual hookups aren't for you

-rock bottom with relationships, men, and craving attention vs connection

-going from hating/avoiding being alone and single to thriving being alone and single

-the "scary" parts of letting someone new into your life romantically

-the "death" of singleness

-needing vs wanting someone

-why codependency sucks

-mismatched sex drives in a relationship

-the importance of feeling safe and supported in sex and relationships

-why we're pretty and single

-navigating long distance relationships, particularly in the early stages of dating

-setting boundaries within long distance relationships

-butt stuff

-frequency of self-pleasure

-the clit sucker and the tongue (self-pleasure toys for the gals)

-the most Taurus experience of my life (it involves said lube and silk pajamas)

-morning vs night sex

-"surprise midnight penis"

-GET US A LUBE SPONSOR

-how Emily C cut her cl*t on accident

-are we into porn?

-how our childhoods shaped and influenced our relationships/thoughts on relationships and intimacy as adults

-best/worst sex

-having sex with the same person (not at the same time lmao)

-sexual etiquette in the bedroom

-did I shit on a dick?

-advice for finding yourself after moving to a new city

-rebuilding confidence after you've lost it

-GO TO THERAPY

-developing emotional intelligence and intuition surrounding your own emotions and needs

-making friends and getting out of your comfort zone as an introvert

...what a journey.

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106. Losing Our Sleep, Losing Our Hair, and Losing Our Minds | with Alyssa Olenick May 27, 2021

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Today we're bringing a repeat guest back on the show for a very different episode than our first interview. Alyssa Olenick, aka the Honey Badger Mountain Goat, is one of my favorite internet humans. A brilliant PhD student, an incredible content creator, and just a really cool human, today's conversation with Lyss gets... really real. We talk all about experiencing large growth on social media in one of the toughest years to be a human at all, aka 2020. We talk growth, we talk the realities of "influencing," high levels of stress, and as the title would imply, losing our sleep, hair, and minds.

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105. Dating Advice, Building Sexual Confidence, and Great Wine | with Emily Cossin Mar 11, 2021

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You all are in for a TREAT today... First thing's first: today's conversation is definitely more adult in nature, so not the best for listening around little ones, at work, etc. Probably best with headphones OR listening with your gal pals if we're being honest. Today, I chatted with one of my best friends, Emily Cossin.

What we covered:

-how we met by dating the same guy (it's a good story)

-letting Emily roast me and my dating life

-learning to deal with rejection and how it's not always "there must be something wrong with me if they aren't into me"

-why rejection is a blessing

-physical vs emotional rejection

-questions and red/green flags for first dates

-developing sexual confidence

-self pleasure/masturbation

-getting to know yourself sexually

-demanding what you want/need from sex and how to speak up to your partner

-NO ONE LOOKS CUTE WHEN THEY ORGASM

-every vagina is beautiful in it's own way, okay?

EMILY'S INSTAGRAM

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104. Breathe Your Way to Wellness | with James Nestor Mar 04, 2021

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Today's guest on EMBody Radio is the author of one of the most powerful health books I've ever read.

James Nestor is an author and journalist who has written for Scientific American, Outside, The New York Times, and more. His latest book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, was released May 26, 2020 by Riverhead/Penguin Random House and was an instant New York Times and London Sunday Times bestseller. Breath explores how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly--and how to get it back. Breath will be translated into more than 30 languages in 2021. Nestor has spoken at Stanford Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, the United Nations, Global Classroom, and appeared on more than 60 radio and television shows, including Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Joe Rogan Show, and more. He lives and breathes in San Francisco.

Today we talk about:

-How studying deep divers piqued James' interest in breathing

-How poor breathing contributes to poor health

-What is improper breathing and how it evolutionarily has impacted facial shape

-Nasal breathing as a natural filtration system for the body

-Why nothing matters if your breathing sucks

-Breathing, stress, and inflammation

-How the rise of soft foods and the industrial era started to devastate human health

-How the system profits off of the population being chronically ill

-Making breathing practices easy and accessible

-Why you shouldn't sleep with an open mouth and/or mouth breathing

-Breathing for better exercise performance

-WHY it's important to breathe through your nose instead of your mouth

-Really easy breathing exercises you can do in 5 minutes or less each day

-James' incredibly realistic wellness routine as a busy, successful individual

-Predicting future wellness trends

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103. From Forced Identity to Conscious Truth | with Chase Chewning Feb 11, 2021

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Welcome back to EMBody Radio! Today we have a rockstar of a guest on the show. If you're a long time listener, you'll recognize the radio-ready voice of none other than Chase Chewning of Ever Forward Radio. He's back for another episode that's sure to help you on your own journey towards living in your conscious truth.

In our chat today, we talk about:

-Moving from DC to LA

-The moment he knew he needed to leave online coaching behind and go into podcasting full-force

-Realizing his identity was somewhat wrapped up in coaching

-The value of good mentorship

-His "exit strategy" leaving online coaching and the platform he created

-A "behind the scenes" look at the life of a full-time podcaster

-The value of genuine connection

-Creating meaningful relationships in your field

-Podcasting in his closet in his underwear starting out

-Tips for new podcasters

-Intention

-"Is this love?"

-How Chase's life and fitness routine looks now that he's not fully entrenched in the "fitness world"

"The One Thing" by Gary Keller

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102. Maximizing Your Productivity | with host Emily Duncan Feb 04, 2021

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Today's episode is going to be all about productivity. 2020 was a year where more of us transitioned to a work from home structure, and that transition was one of the things I was asked about the most.

I've worked from home from my computer as an online fitness coach since December 2015, and I also did a good chunk of my degree online when I moved out of state.

So, needless to say I've gotten pretty decent at being productive from home and from a computer. Whether you're a work-from-home-er or you're simply trying to find ways to maximize your time, this episode should give you some solid takeaways that you can incorporate into your day.

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101. Why Undereating is Undermining Your Progress | with host Emily Duncan Jan 28, 2021

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It's a new year, which often means new year's fitness resolutions. I wanted to take some time in today's episode to talk about why continuing to under eat chronically may be making it harder, or actually impossible, for you to reach your fat loss goals. From the physiological to psychological, chronic under-feeding can thwart your fat loss efforts and start to have negative effects on your health. Episode 101 is here to distill the nerdy stuff into an easy to digest episode so that you can be a more empowered and educated eater for your short and long term health and fitness goals.

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100. Learning to Love Lonely | with host Emily Duncan Jan 14, 2021

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Now more than ever with lockdowns happening worldwide, many people are spending more time alone than they normally do. For some people, this is really uncomfortable and scary. I wanted to record today's episode to talk through some of my own pivotal periods of solitude within my life that ultimately led to me becoming the woman I am today, who loves herself, who is herself, and who ENJOYS time with herself. I'm hoping this show today can help you lean into your alone time and use it to grow in knowledge, in self-understanding, in self love, and in strength.

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