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Life-Sparring Podcast - Round 14: Jonathan de Potter - Lo and Behold, We talk Plant Medicine

Synopsis:

In Life-Sparring Round 14, Jonathan de Potter, founder and CEO of Behold Retreats, takes us on a trip far outside my comfort zone and our usual range of topics. Lo and behold, we are talking psychedelic plant medicine!

After a career in technology and consulting, Jonathan de Potter had a profound psychedelic experience in an Ayahuasca retreat in Peru that changed the course of his life and eventually led to Jonathan founding Behold Retreats.

My personal experience with Plant Medicine has been limited to Chamomile tea, and so far, I have never felt a need to unlock my subconscious through a psychedelic experience. However, I believe in science and psychedelics received in recent years a scientific renaissance. Reputable institutes like Johns Hopkins or the Imperial College London are conducting studies on substances like Psilocybin and Ayahuasca, showing promising results in treating addictions, trauma, and depression.

However, when talking about psychedelics, you quickly enter a rabbit hole that leads from science to philosophical questions and the esoteric. Is the self just an illusion? Where does our consciousness come from? Is there really a god molecule?

My discussion with Jonathan de Potter touches on a lot of these topics. I hope you find it as thought-provoking as I do.

Life-Sparring Round 14 is the first show, we are also releasing as a video episode on YouTube. If you prefer video over audio, head over to the Life-Sparring YouTube channel, or watch the video right here!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Jonathan de Potter - LinkedIn

Behold Retreats - Official Website

Science Graphic of the Week: How Magic Mushrooms Rearrange Your Brain - Wired Magazine

Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research - Website

The science of psilocybin and its use to relieve suffering - Roland Griffiths on TedMed

MAPS - Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies - Website

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