EPISODE · Dec 14, 2025 · 18 MIN
Are My Recovered Memories Real? Part 1: MDMA & The Man Who Thought He Was “Insane”
from Secret Wilderness · host The Parable Foundation
Ed couldn’t sleep. It all started when his daughter nearly died on an escalator. The frayed attention started then too. So did the fits of rage. As exhaustion & problems piled up, Ed’s life slowly spiraled out of control. Nothing he tried had worked. Nothing helped him sleep or made him less angry. Finally, as a last-ditch effort, Ed tried psychedelic therapy. But the experience didn’t cure his sleeplessness, it just handed him a mystery: A recovered memory that might explain everything.If… it was real.Chapters(00:00) Intro. (03:03) The escalator.(04:48) Fits of rage. (07:51) Plotting the end. (10:10) Recovering the memory. (13:31) Was it real? (15:27) Why is the memory repeating? (17:42) Next time. NotesTheme song: Secret Wilderness’ theme song is “Winter Solstice” by Löwenzahnhonig. Released by Inselgruppe, published by A Tree in a Field.Other music: We used the tracks “Lost Place Atmospheres 002,” “5 vor 12,” “Lost Place Atmospheres 001,” & “Shadows In The Dark,” by Sascha Ende. This music is free for commercial use under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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Ed couldn’t sleep. It all started when his daughter nearly died on an escalator. The frayed attention started then too. So did the fits of rage. As exhaustion & problems piled up, Ed’s life slowly spiraled out of control. Nothing he tried had worked. Nothing helped him sleep or made him less angry. Finally, as a last-ditch effort, Ed tried psychedelic therapy. But the experience didn’t cure his sleeplessness, it just handed him a mystery: A recovered memory that might explain everything.If… it was real.Chapters(00:00) Intro. (03:03) The escalator.(04:48) Fits of rage. (07:51) Plotting the end. (10:10) Recovering the memory. (13:31) Was it real? (15:27) Why is the memory repeating? (17:42) Next time. NotesTheme song: Secret Wilderness’ theme song is “Winter Solstice” by Löwenzahnhonig. Released by Inselgruppe, published by A Tree in a Field.Other music: We used the tracks “Lost Place Atmospheres 002,” “5 vor 12,” “Lost Place Atmospheres 001,” & “Shadows In The Dark,” by Sascha Ende. This music is free for commercial use under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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