Includes an account of encounters with plant medicine in Bali, Indonesia and Cusco, Peru, and the subsequent loss of public speaking fears, social anxiety and self-consciousness.

1. E N C O U N T E R S W I T H
P L A N T M E D I C I N E
LESSONS LEARNED
O n t h e t r o p i c a l i s l a n d o f B a l i ,
I n d o n e s i a a n d t h e P e r u v i a n
t o w n o f C u s c o

2. IDEAS
FOR AVID EXPERIMENTERS,
CURIOUS EXPLORERS &
STRONG SKEPTICS.
Common Problems We Face in Life
Why Plant Medicine?
My Results + Story + Lessons
How-To & Resources

3. Try this exercise
Q1: Repeatedly putting off. Why?
Q2: Repeatedly "not enough". Why?
Example: Not enough socially.
"I'm too awkward" (not enough).
"People don't like me" (unlovable)
INNER DEMONS EXERCISE

4. "I don't have
[time/money/etc]."
"It's not the right time."
"I'm not ready."
"I don't actually care about
it that much."
"It's not a big deal if I
don't..."
"It wouldn't work for me."
Limits
"I can't..."
"It never works." "I don't
deserve..."
"People don't like me." "I have
enough already" "I'm not
[blank] enough." "I'm not
meant to do/be..." "They don't
understand me." "Bad things
will happen if..."
"I don't want to become one of
*those* people. [Blank] people
are [negative trait]."
C O M M O N
M E N T A L
L I M I T S
C O M M O N
P R A C T I C A L
L I M I T S

5. HOW WILL YOU RESPOND?
U N C O N V E N T I O N A LP R O A C T I V EA V E R A G E
1. Nothing.
2. Hope & pray.
3. Complain.
Try a lot of
things.
(e.g. meditation,
positive psych,
talk therapy,
courses, books,
hire a coach)
1.Research beyond
convention.
2. Experiment.
3. Track.

6. The Results
In the last 5 months...
- handled worst part of life (7 public
talks to 210 people, 0-->5 opportunities
for intimacy/dating)
- stopped procrastinating
(25,000 words, 5000 published,
first public video series)
ALMOST HITTING ROCK BOTTOM, THEN CAME BACK

7. What I Did
3 months in Bali
8x psilocybin mushroom trips
2 weeks microdosing
2 weeks in Peru
3x Ayahuasca ceremonies
2x San Pedro ceremonies
> Will focus on mushrooms here
WHAT HAPPENED EXACTLY?

8. TRIP EXPERIENCE
1pm: meet up, safe place
2pm: eat mushrooms
2:30-3pm: first sensations
Visual -walls
Physical - sleepy
Emotional - release
Mental - insights, ideas
Spiritual - see self/world
differently
8pm-12am: come down

9. How I Changed
1. Emotional release. Worst fears.
2. Self acceptance, less needy, fear criticism.
Saw my worst self.
3. Empathy. Group dynamics.
4. Self-love. New identity: I'm enough.
>YMMV. Permanent changes. Don't need to
keep taking it.
THE EMOTIONAL PROGRESSION

10. - Popular Resource for beginners and veterans alike: Erowid.com
- 5 Levels of Intensity: http://www.shroomery.org/9067/What-
do-the-different-trip-levels-Lvl-1-5-mean
- Book: Psychedelic Explorer's Guide by Jim Fadiman
- Book: "Ayahuasca - Soul Medicine of the Amazon Jungle"
- Podcasters to search: Tim Ferriss, Michael Ellsberg, Dave Asprey
CHEMICAL-FREE ALTERNATIVES
- Inner Demons Exercise: bit.ly/killinnerdemons
- Podcast Episode: LovingTheUnlovableWithin.com
FURTHER READING