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/dilan Ben: https://x.com/realbentauber Jeehan: https://x.com/jeeshanjourney Timestamps: 00:00 – Ibogaine: The Addiction Cure No One Talks About 01:05 – Who Is Jeehan Chowdhury? 03:12 – From Rhodes Scholar to Psychedelic Biotech CEO 06:40 – Why He Shut Down His Startup 09:25 – Victim Mentality & the Cost of Success 12:05 – What an Ibogaine Trip Actually Feels Like 15:30 – The Life Review Experience Explained 18:55 – How Psychedelics Reset the Brain 22:10 – Ibogaine’s Miraculous Effect on Opioid Addiction 25:00 – Why Integration Is More Important Than the Trip 27:45 – The “Critical Period” of Neuroplasticity 30:22 – Rewriting Trauma Like a Machine Learning Model 33:50 – Why We Repeat Painful Relationships 36:10 – The Explore vs Exploit Model of the Mind 38:55 – The Real Reason Healing Feels Unsafe 42:00 – Brute Force Achievement vs Actual Fulfillment 44:20 – How Jeehan Found Psychedelic Therapy 46:30 – Therapy, Burning Man, and the Ride Home That Changed Everything 49:10 – What Keeps People Stuck — and How to Move Forward