Psychedelics Expert: How to Reprogram Your Brain Faster

In this episode of Almost Got It, we sit down with Dr. Jeehan Chowdhury — physician, Rhodes Scholar, biotech founder, and former CEO of Journey Colab — to unpack the cutting edge science of how to reprogram your brain.Jeehan shares how he went from being bullied as an immigrant kid in Canada to raising millions for a psychedelic biotech startup.He talks openly about shutting it all down, confronting his own victim mindset, and why ibogaine might be the most powerful addiction treatment we've never heard of.From machine learning metaphors to frozen trauma states, this conversation explores what it actually takes to rewire your brain — and why integration, not the trip, is what changes lives.Follow the hosts and guest:Dilan: https://x.com/dilanBen: https://x.com/realbentauberJeehan: https://x.com/jeeshanjourneyTimestamps:00:00 – Ibogaine: The Addiction Cure No One Talks About01:05 – Who Is Jeehan Chowdhury?03:12 – From Rhodes Scholar to Psychedelic Biotech CEO06:40 – Why He Shut Down His Startup09:25 – Victim Mentality & the Cost of Success12:05 – What an Ibogaine Trip Actually Feels Like15:30 – The Life Review Experience Explained18:55 – How Psychedelics Reset the Brain22:10 – Ibogaine’s Miraculous Effect on Opioid Addiction25:00 – Why Integration Is More Important Than the Trip27:45 – The “Critical Period” of Neuroplasticity30:22 – Rewriting Trauma Like a Machine Learning Model33:50 – Why We Repeat Painful Relationships36:10 – The Explore vs Exploit Model of the Mind38:55 – The Real Reason Healing Feels Unsafe42:00 – Brute Force Achievement vs Actual Fulfillment44:20 – How Jeehan Found Psychedelic Therapy46:30 – Therapy, Burning Man, and the Ride Home That Changed Everything49:10 – What Keeps People Stuck — and How to Move Forward