Ep. 99 - Preparing for Psychedelic Healing with Deanne Adamson
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Whiz is joined by Deanne Adamson, founder of Being True to You. Deanne left a career in mental health counseling to start Being True to You in 2010, the first preparation and integration coaching company for psychedelic therapies. Deanne and Being True to You have coached and trained people everywhere, including veterans and first responders. She's produced several coaching and training programs such as: Being True to You’s Transformational & Integration Coach Certification Program. She also built the Hospitality, Retreat, & Sitters Training, along with their one-year...
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Ep. 98 - The Reality Behind Psychedelic Legalization with Dr. Matthew Johnson
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Dr. Matthew Johnson joins Whiz for an explosive podcast covering some of the recent controversy in the psychedelic space surrounding clinical trials and potential bias. Dr. Johnson and Whiz met a couple years ago speaking at the Psychedelic Medicine Coalition along with Tim Ferris and Rick Doblin. Dr. Johnson is one of the world's leading and most published scientists on the human effects of psychedelics and has conducted seminal research in the behavioral economics of drug use, addiction, and risk behavior. Dr. Johnson led critical research at Johns Hopkins, along with Dr. Roland Griffiths,...
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Ep. 97 - Expanding Ketamine Access with Charles Patti
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Whiz knocks out a GREAT brief with Charles Patti - Chief Brand Officer for psychedelic ketamine clinic MY Self Wellness located in Bonita Springs, Florida. Charles journey began over nine years ago, navigating through personal trauma and addiction, leading to a transformative experience with the therapeutic use of psychedelics. This journey underscored the power of integrating these experiences into daily life, promoting sustained healing and self-discovery. Whiz and Charles talk about the work requried both before and after any psychedelic experience. They also talk about Charles' non...
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Ep. 96 - Hockey, TBI, and Alternative Medicine
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NHL great Kyle Quincy joins Whiz to talk about his journey from Ontario, Canada to the NHL. Quince talks about growing up playing hockey with Daniel Carcillo and how they pushed and challenged each other. He tells of his nearly 20 concussions as a professional hockey player and the resulting issues – alcohol, depression – and when leaving the NHL, loss of mission and brotherhood. Around this time his son was hit with cancer. With all of these issues swirling around, Commodore Carcillo introduced Quince to the medicine, which saved and changed his life. Kyle now owns and operates the Do...
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Ep. 95 - Red Teaming Clinical Trials & Political Hypocrisy
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In this explosive Whiz solo podcast he lets loose a dual rant, starting by ‘red teaming’ a report from an ‘independent nonprofit’ and their red team of the MAPS clinical trials. Whiz reminds listeners to ‘follow the money’ and questions the use of anonymous first and secondhand sources. He also wonders if it’s possible to completely remove bias from any trial (it’s not) and asks how a placebo group cannot know they didn’t get real MDMA. The report from ICER (Institute for Clinical and Economic Review) is certainly a potential threat to rescheduling the drug for therapeutic...
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Ep. 94 - Coping with Combat Trauma using Entheogenic Medicine
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Dr. Kristin ‘Rosie’ Barnes is back! This former F-14 Tomcat radar intercept officer turned doctor is blazing a path of healing while putting the ladder down to help others. Rosie debriefs her joint MDMA/psilocybin journey, which was basically a 1v1 dogfight with herself. MDMA is a ‘heart opener’ while psilocybin for some is more ‘internal’. She debriefs how she faced and started healing the moral injuries she incurred flying combat sorties over Afghanistan. Her incredible journey included her ‘feeling’ every armed conflict back to World War I, feeling the sheer terror of...
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Ep. 93 - Expanding the Mind Ft. Dr. J
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Whiz talks with Dr. J in the studio. Dr. Jonathan M. Fields, DAOM is a renowned integrative specialist, author, martial arts instructor, keynote speaker, artist, and plant medicine advocate. He owns multiple clinics in South Florida, where he specializes in functional medicine, acupuncture, mental health, psychedelics, and longevity. He's lectured at Universities, Fortune 500 companies, works with elite pro athletes, celebrities, hosts transformational retreats, formulated for public companies, lived with monks at the Shaolin Temple, writes for the American Journal of Endocannabinoid...
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Ep. 92 - Revolutionizing Veteran Mental Health Care with Lauren “Lolo” Feringa
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Whiz talks with Lauren “Lolo” Feringa, a true Renaissance woman on a mission to revolutionize veteran care. As an Army medic and combat veteran, Lolo understands the struggles of transitioning back to civilian life, especially for those grappling with PTSD. Lolo Deployed to Iraq between April 2009 – June 2010 as a Clinic Medic, Emergency Room Medic, and Line Medic in charge of daily healthcare and emergency trauma situations for a platoon while conducting patrols for base security. Motivated by her experiences, Lolo co-founded the Hippie and a Veteran Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit...
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Ep. 91 - Surviving and Thriving After Military Trauma
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In this special episode Whiz speaks with a bad ass F-14 Tomcat aircrew turned doctor, Kristin ‘Rosie’ Barnes. Dr. Barnes is the Chief Medical Officer of the No Fallen Heroes Foundation. Rosie is a heroic trailblazer, entering naval aviation at a pivotal moment in the early 90s when females were finally allowed to serve in combat roles in the United States military. But the beginning of her career was marked by a senior leader telling her to hide any issues she was having. Over decades of service marred by compartmentalizing loss, trauma, and her sexuality, Rosie decided to ‘put the mask...
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Ep. 90 - What you NEED to know about Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
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Whiz finishes debriefing his ketamine experience, highlighting that this medicine is potentially a great ‘triage’ to stabilize those in need of immediate healing. In the second half Whiz gives his ‘medicine checklist’. Just as a fighter pilot never gets airborne on a mission without going through detailed preflight planning, intelligence gathering, and checklists, those seeking to sit with the medicine should follow a similar approach. Whiz briefs how he prepared his body, mind, and soul for the medicine work and shares his lessons learned, along with lessons learned from many No...
info_outlineWhiz knocks out a GREAT brief with Charles Patti - Chief Brand Officer for psychedelic ketamine clinic MY Self Wellness located in Bonita Springs, Florida. Charles journey began over nine years ago, navigating through personal trauma and addiction, leading to a transformative experience with the therapeutic use of psychedelics. This journey underscored the power of integrating these experiences into daily life, promoting sustained healing and self-discovery. Whiz and Charles talk about the work requried both before and after any psychedelic experience. They also talk about Charles' non profit, the Warriors of Consciousness, who helps those who can't afford healing therapy.