Forest Swinging

Ben and Scott explore profound life lessons through everyday experiences, from psychedelic insights at the beach to emergency medical situations in the backcountry.• Ben shares the story of an octopus sticker creatively placed on his laptop• Discussion of how people perceive and interact with psychedelics in different settings• Ben recounts a transformative psilocybin experience while backpacking on the Olympic coast• Detailed story of severely cutting his knee while searching for his girlfriend's phone• Ben describes passing out and the disorienting experience of regaining consciousness• Getting stitches and reflecting on the irony of learning to "let yourself be caught" right before needing help• Conversation about the nature of wisdom and holding paradoxical truths• Exploration of how busyness is often a judgment rather than an objective state• Reflections on motivation, time management, and accepting our limitationsSend us Fan MailSupport the show