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EPISODE · Mar 25, 2026 · 33 MIN

Ayahuasca Changed My Life (But Not How You Think)

from Perfectly Broken · host Dani Stedman

In this deeply personal Season 4 opener, I share a raw and powerful introduction to my ayahuasca journey—offering a grounded, honest perspective on the medicine, the transformation it sparked, and the ongoing integration into my real life. Rather than romanticizing the experience, I open up about the beauty and the brutality, and how this work has reshaped the way I move through grief, relationships, and uncertainty. This episode is an invitation to soften, surrender, and trust life’s unfolding—even when it doesn’t make sense.What you'll hear:Understanding Ayahuasca: What ayahuasca truly is (to me) as a sacred plant medicine, and how it supports deep inner healing rather than acting as a quick fix.The Call to the Medicine: My personal journey of being called to ayahuasca and how life prepared me for it in ways I didn’t fully see at the time.The Reality of the Experience: The raw truth of the journey—emotional purging, physical intensity, and the profound breakthroughs that came through it.Integration is Everything: Why the real transformation has happened after the ceremonies, and how I continue to embody the lessons in my everyday life.The Core Lesson – Surrender: What it has looked like for me to release control, soften resistance, and trust the unfolding of my life.Interested in checking our Rythmia? Learn more about the world-leader Ayahuasca retreat center here ** and please give them my name as your referral (Dani Stedman) if you do join because I would LOVE to get a credit towards my own return visit - I have no intention of going anywhere other than Rythmia, so I would really appreciate your help manifesting a free trip back ;)Feeling called to go deeper into this work?✨ Join me for Emerge: A Day of Reset—a nervous system healing day retreat in the Houston area on Saturday, April 25th. This is your space to slow down, reconnect to your body, and learn tools to regulate, release, and come back home to yourself. Open to everyone.Learn more + Save your spot hereSchedule a Session with Me Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Perfectly Broken: Path to Power Membership Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out the Contact Me to Work Together⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.danistedman.com⁠⁠⁠Let’s Connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danistedman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠theperfectlybrokenpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. The information provided is based on personal experience and publicly available information. Please consult a healthcare provider before making any decisions regarding your health or participation in this program.

In this deeply personal Season 4 opener, I share a raw and powerful introduction to my ayahuasca journey—offering a grounded, honest perspective on the medicine, the transformation it sparked, and the ongoing integration into my real life. Rather than romanticizing the experience, I open up about the beauty and the brutality, and how this work has reshaped the way I move through grief, relationships, and uncertainty. This episode is an invitation to soften, surrender, and trust life’s unfolding—even when it doesn’t make sense.What you'll hear:Understanding Ayahuasca: What ayahuasca truly is (to me) as a sacred plant medicine, and how it supports deep inner healing rather than acting as a quick fix.The Call to the Medicine: My personal journey of being called to ayahuasca and how life prepared me for it in ways I didn’t fully see at the time.The Reality of the Experience: The raw truth of the journey—emotional purging, physical intensity, and the profound breakthroughs that came through it.Integration is Everything: Why the real transformation has happened after the ceremonies, and how I continue to embody the lessons in my everyday life.The Core Lesson – Surrender: What it has looked like for me to release control, soften resistance, and trust the unfolding of my life.Interested in checking our Rythmia? Learn more about the world-leader Ayahuasca retreat center here ** and please give them my name as your referral (Dani Stedman) if you do join because I would LOVE to get a credit towards my own return visit - I have no intention of going anywhere other than Rythmia, so I would really appreciate your help manifesting a free trip back ;)Feeling called to go deeper into this work?✨ Join me for Emerge: A Day of Reset—a nervous system healing day retreat in the Houston area on Saturday, April 25th. This is your space to slow down, reconnect to your body, and learn tools to regulate, release, and come back home to yourself. Open to everyone.Learn more + Save your spot hereSchedule a Session with Me Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Perfectly Broken: Path to Power Membership Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out the Contact Me to Work Together⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.danistedman.com⁠⁠⁠Let’s Connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danistedman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠theperfectlybrokenpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. The information provided is based on personal experience and publicly available information. Please consult a healthcare provider before making any decisions regarding your health or participation in this program.

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