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Ibogaine Uncovered
by Beond
Ibogaine Uncovered explores the real-world impact of one of the most powerful and misunderstood psychedelic medicines on the planet. Hosted by Talia Eisenberg, co-founder of Beond and longtime advocate for psychedelic healing, the podcast takes listeners inside the personal journeys of those who’ve experienced ibogaine firsthand. Whether you’re curious, cautious, or considering this path for yourself or someone you love, Ibogaine Uncovered offers a rare, thoughtful window into the medicine, the science, and the humanity behind it.
Episodes
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#66 - Dr. Rod Paulsen: How We Screen for Ibogaine
Ibogaine is "promiscuous" because it binds to so many receptor sites at once. Today's guest, Dr. Rod Paulsen, says there's nothing else like it in medicine. Screening for a molecule that complex is its own science, and his job. On the show, Talia Eisenberg and Dr. Paulsen discuss psychiatric...
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#65 - Courtney Barnes: Four Years After Ibogaine
Four years ago this week, Courtney Barnes walked into Beond as one of the country's leading psychedelic policy attorneys. Talia Eisenberg and Courtney Barnes discuss the part of the ibogaine story that rarely gets told: everything that happens after. The conversation covers preparation and what…
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#64 - Melissa Pruett: Motherhood on Ibogaine
A new mother walks through the one-way door of postpartum and loses the thread of who she was. She came to Beond to find her way back. Melissa Pruett joins host Talia Eisenberg to share a story of becoming rather than being broken. One year postpartum, she opens up about the moment her body...
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#63 - Hilda Sánchez: Is Ibogaine Safe?
Hilda Sánchez has been quietly doing some of the most important work at Beond since she joined the team. She came from traditional hospital medicine, where the job is to intervene, stabilize, and move to the next patient, then she walked into a psychedelic treatment center and everything she knew...
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#62 - Tobias Erny: Ibogaine for Parkinson's?
Parkinson's disease has no cure, but ibogaine may be quietly rewriting what's possible for the 11 million people living with it. Today on Ibogaine Uncovered, Talia Eisenberg talks with Tobias Erny, a researcher and practitioner with nearly two decades of experience working with iboga, about the...
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#61 - Lorna Sturchio: Serving Women Who Served
Women veterans face a war that never makes the headlines, one fought inside the ranks against sexual assault, toxic leadership, and a system that demands silence. Lorna Sturchio served six years in the U.S. Navy, survived two deployments, and came home to battle invisible wounds that no amount of...
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#60 - Claire Weber: Re-mothering with Ibogaine
A fire alarm rang in Claire Weber's nervous system at age two and never turned off, until ibogaine finally silenced it, forty years later. This is a conversation about what happens when your first memory is the worst thing that ever happened to you, and what it takes to come back from that. In…
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#59 - Carolina Reese: The Limits of Caregiving
For Carolina Reese, resilience started as survival. In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg speaks with Reese about grief, caregiving, and what happened when years of holding everything together finally reached a breaking point. Reese shares how childhood abuse, immigration…
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#58 - Mike Stratton: Is Ibogaine an Performance Enhancer?
Mike Stratton came to Beond looking for the ultimate optimization tool, and found something closer to a nervous system reorganization. In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, Talia Eisenberg speaks with Stratton about why ibogaine belongs in the high performance conversation. They discuss burnout,...
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#57 - Lee Bowes: The Fighter's War in the Head
A UK boxer feels like his brain is failing and his life is closing in. Lee Bowes (@leebo4080) shares what it is like to live with chronic TBI symptoms, and what changed after ibogaine. Host Talia Eisenberg speaks with Lee about the hidden cost of boxing: memory loss, confusion, depression…
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#56 - Norman Ohler: Ibogaine and the Writer's Mind
In this episode, Talia Eisenberg talks with Norman Ohler, bestselling author of Blitzed, about creativity, cognition, and how narrative changes when the nervous system changes. Ohler breaks down how ibogaine differs from classic psychedelics, describing a state that feels sober yet radically…
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#55 - TBI-Ibogaine Roundtable with Michael Guymon, Chris Simpson-Daniel & Mark Thomas Irwin
For athletes with traumatic brain injury, when the cheering stops, the damage does not. On this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg is joined by former pro rugby player Chris Simpson-Daniel, bare knuckle champion Mark “The Shark” Irwin, and retired MMA veteran Mike “The Joker”...
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#54 - Dalibor Sames: When the Researcher Finally Takes the Medicine
What happens when a world class chemist studies a molecule for twenty years and then finally takes it himself? In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg speaks with Dr. Dalibor Sames about the science of ibogaine, its unique pharmacology, and what it reveals about the future of...
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#53 - Alejandro Junger: Ibogaine, Neuroplasticity, and Gut Health
What happens when one of the world’s leading voices on detoxification and the gut brain connection experiences Ibogaine? On this episode, Talia Eisenberg sits down with Dr. Alejandro Junger to explore the scientific mechanisms behind Ibogaine and its potential to reset the entire nervous system....
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#52 - Adam Marr: Healing Veterans and Families
From combat missions to psychedelic legislation, Adam Marr has lived the full spectrum of service. In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg sits down with the Apache helicopter pilot turned veteran advocate to explore how personal trauma led him from the battlefield to the...
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#51 - Yan Katz: From Burnout to Brotherhood
How do you prepare for one of the most powerful psychedelic medicines on earth? In this episode of Talia Eisenberg speaks with Yan Katz, a clinical counselor and coach at Beond, whose own healing journey reshaped his view of masculinity, purpose, and the long arc of integration. Yan shares his…
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#50 - Zev Eisenberg: Siblings on the Ibogaine Path
What happens when your sibling not only shares your past but also walks with you into the same medicine that changed your life? In this deeply personal episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg sits down with her brother, psychedelic integration therapist Zev Eisenberg, to explore his...
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#49 - Crille Rask: Ibogaine, Surf, and Surrender
What if healing wasn’t about fixing what’s broken, but about softening into who you truly are? In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg speaks with Crille Rask, a Swedish designer and creative based in Bali, who came to Beyond seeking depth, clarity, and a new way to love. What...
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#48 - Kerli Koiv: Healing the Bloodline, Reclaiming the Song
What if healing didn't just fix you, it brought you home to your true self? On this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, Estonian singer and visionary artist Kerli Koiv shares how her experience with Ibogaine reignited her sense of purpose, cleared ancestral wounds, and left her feeling five years old...
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#47 - Sjana Elise: Ayahuasca vs. Ibogaine: Different Paths, Different Lessons
Yoga teacher and wellness guide Sjana Elise came to Beyond seeking cognitive enhancement and walked away with a sense of divine liberation. In this conversation with host Talia Eisenberg, she opens up about her transformational experience with Ibogaine, including how it brought her peace…
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#46 - Jeremy Gardner: An Investor’s Neurological Reset
Today on Ibogaine Uncovered, Talia Eisenberg sits down with investor and psychedelic advocate Jeremy Gardner, discussing his personal journey and transformative experiences with psychedelics. Jeremy shares his early encounters with psychedelics, highlighting profound insights that significantly...
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#45 - Clayton Smith: An Ibogaine Program for Veterans
Today on the show, Talia interviews Clayton Smith, who has pioneered a groundbreaking veterans' program at Beond, leveraging ibogaine to heal trauma and addiction. Clayton discusses his own challenging experiences with trauma and alcoholism, highlighting how ibogaine significantly aided his...
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#44 - Eamon Armstrong: Rewiring Desire with Ibogaine
What if the key to healing wasn’t just in a single experience, but in a lifetime of exploration? On this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, producer Eamon Armstrong takes us inside his deeply personal journey with Ibogaine. From a decade of psychedelic healing to his personal story of addiction,...
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#43 - Ian McCall: UFC, TBI, and Ibogaine
Ian McCall is a former UFC fighter, retired MMA world champion, and psychedelic research advocate championing alternative treatments for athletes through his organization, Athletes Journey Home. Ian’s journey with psychedelics has been driven by his battle with traumatic brain injury and…
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#42 - Georgia Sinclair: “The Week that Changed me Forever”
Georgia Sinclair is an international DJ, music producer, and podcaster. Known for her chart-topping collaborations, electrifying House tracks, and global DJ residencies, Georgia has made waves not only in the music industry but also as co-host of the acclaimed wellness podcast Eighty Twenty. Her...
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#41 - Stephane Lasme: Respecting and Investing in Iboga
Stephane Lasme is a retired professional basketball player from Gabon and the co-founder and managing director of Stedde Capital, an investment firm focusing on opportunities within the realms of sports ownership, infrastructure, technology, and plant medicine – including iboga and ibogaine – in...
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#40 - Dr. Lola Ohonba: A Yoruba Herbalist Talks Ibogaine
Dr. Lola Ohonba is a clinical pharmacist, plant medicine pharmacology expert, counselor, professor, and lifelong herbalist. She is also the founder and CEO of WCI Health, where she consults with people who are seeking guidance in using cannabis, psychedelics, and other plant medicines as a part…
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#39 - Dr. Joseph Barsuglia: Ibogaine, 5-MeO-DMT, and the Future of Trauma Healing
Dr. Joseph Barsuglia is a clinical and research psychologist, student and initiate of Bwiti, former Christian pastor, and an advisor in psychedelic medicine and alternative healthcare. A co-investigator in the MAPS phase 2 MDMA trials for post-traumatic stress disorder, Dr. Barsuglia has also...
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#38 - William Leonard Pickard: The Rebel Scientist Who Predicted Fentanyl
William Leonard Pickard is a former research associate in neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, Harvard fellow in drug policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Deputy Director of the Drug Policy Analysis Program at UCLA. His 1996 prediction of the fentanyl epidemic was published…
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#37 - Lori Losch: The Importance of Integration Coaching
Lori Losch is a certified addiction recovery and psychedelic integration coach, and a member of Beond’s therapeutic coaching team. She’s also a best-selling author, wellness advocate, adventure enthusiast, and self-proclaimed lifelong truth seeker who happens to have been my coach during my 2022...
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#36 - Cipriana Quann and TK Wonder: How Twin Sisters Heal Childhood Trauma with Ibogaine
Identical twin sisters Cipriana Quann and TK Wonder have been using their platforms to speak on diversity, inclusivity, and the power of sisterhood for over a decade. Hosts of the Chew on Something podcast, Cipriana and TK are also part of Urban Bush Babes, a lifestyle website dedicated to...
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#35 - The Freedom Renegades: A Rap Duo Does Ibogaine
Brothers Naithon and Kris Cook, also known by their stage names, Holistic Meditation and Emcee Monkey D., are a dynamic hip hop duo you may have seen on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. They go by the Freedom Renegades, and they rap about consciousness, but in a hard-hitting style influenced by...
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#34 - Gary Katz Part 2: How to Identify and Treat Sex Addiction
Certified sex addiction therapist Gary Katz is back for a second episode following a recent men’s retreat at Beond. Gary is the founder for the Center for Intimacy Recovery in New York. He has been trained in a variety of modalities including sensorimotor psychotherapy and EMDR. Gary joins us…
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#33 - Tom Feegel: Beond CEO and Client #1
Tom Feegel is an entrepreneur, founder and the CEO of Beond. When he and his partner Talia Eisenberg, who we’ve had on the show before, co-founded Beond in early 2022, Tom was the first person to undergo treatment. Since then, he’s witnessed thousands of ibogaine treatments under an…
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#32 - Vinessa Antoine: When Support Becomes Self-Discovery
Vinessa Antoine is an award-winning actress, filmmaker and writer. She has played roles in various Canadian and American television shows including The Resident, Interrogation, Ginny & Georgia, Heartland, and Being Erica. In 2018, Vinessa made history by becoming the first black Canadian person…
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#31 - Dr. Dalibor Sames: Why We Need Ibogaine Analogues
Dr. Dalibor Sames is a professor of chemistry at Columbia University, where he runs an independent research program dedicated to studying and developing drugs that induce neuroplasticity. After developing what he describes as “aesthetic admiration” for the molecular structure of ibogaine, Dr.…
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#30 - Gary Katz Part 1: Ibogaine for Sex Addiction and Betrayal Trauma
Gary Katz is a certified sex addiction therapist and a certified partner trauma therapist, as well as the founder for the Center for Intimacy Recovery in New York. He has been trained in a variety of modalities including sensorimotor psychotherapy and EMDR. Prior to opening the Center for…
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#29 - Kevin Franciotti: Can You Use Psychedelics in Recovery?
Kevin Franciotti is a co-founder and the board president of Psychedelics in Recovery (PIR), a fellowship of people in 12-step programs who also have an interest in psychedelics as an aid to their recovery. Kevin has been involved in drug policy advocacy, mental health training and education, and…
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#28 - Tommy Aceto: Turning Pain into Passion
Tommy Aceto is a former US Navy Seal and intelligence officer, a father, a breakthrough therapies advocate, a writer and director, a life coach and retreat coordinator, and veteran mental health chief officer at the Give to Give Foundation. Tommy served as a US Navy Seal for 16 years, deploying…
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#27 - Anthony Esposito and Amber Antonelli: How Intense is Iboga, Really?
Anthony Esposito and Amber Antonelli are the co-founders of Awaken Your Soul, an iboga retreat center in Costa Rica. Both Anthony and Amber are Bwiti initiates and iboga providers who have been working with the medicine for quite some time – over a decade for Anthony and about eight years for...
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#26 - Joshua White: Peer Support in Psychedelic Therapy
Joshua White is a lawyer, peer support advocate, psychedelic researcher, and the founder and executive director of Fireside Project. He believes in the power of peer support and the role of support lines like Fireside Project as foundational components of an equitable mental health ecosystem....
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#25 - W. Bryan Hubbard: Lessons from Kentucky's Ibogaine Initiative
Bryan Hubbard is a lawyer and the former chairman and executive director of the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (KOAAC). Tasked with allocating an $842-million settlement from opioid manufacturers after the courts found that the products they sold contributed to thousands of deaths…
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#24 - Amber Capone: The Ibogaine Integration of a Navy SEAL
Amber Capone is the CEO and co-founder at Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS). Four years ago, she walked away from a successful career in real estate to serve in these roles, determined to improve the life of her family and others who were suffering after her husband Marcus underwent a...
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#23 - Dr. Nolan Williams: Can Ibogaine Treat Traumatic Brain Injury?
Dr. Nolan Williams is an Associate Professor within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Director of the Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab. He is triple board-certified in general neurology, general psychiatry, as well as behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry. Dr. Williams...
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#22 - Ben “Doc” Askins: From Straight-Edge to Psychedelic
Ben "Doc" Askins is a physician assistant, US army captain, author and podcast host. He has two decades of experience practicing and teaching wilderness, tactical, and expeditionary medicine in the military. As a civilian, he is certified with the Multidisciplinary Association on Psychedelic...
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#21 - The Power of Story at the Kentucky Opioid Use Disorder Summit
In this episode, host Amanda Siebert recaps the recent Kentucky Summit on Exploring Breakthrough Therapeutic Potential for Opioid Use Disorder, which was held in La Grange, Kentucky on November 30. The event brought together practitioners, researchers, policy makers, caregivers, and members of…
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#20 - Amy Fillinger: Can Ibogaine Help Codependency?
Amy Fillinger is a travel agent and mom of three living in Arkansas. When Amy discovered ibogaine through social media, she assumed she’d learned about it to help her ex-husband who was suffering from alcohol use disorder, until she realized it was a tool that could help her on her own healing...
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#19 - Tricia Eastman: Are We Responsible Psychedelic Stewards?
Tricia Eastman is an author, speaker, medicine woman, facilitator, and the founder of Ancestral Heart, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and deeper understanding of ancient ritual and Indigenous wisdom. Tricia is also the founder of Psychedelic Journeys, where she has…
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#18 - David Nassim: Keep Ibogaine Sustainable
David Nassim is the co-director of Blessings of the Forest (BOTF), an organization that supports environmental and traditionalist associations, Indigenous communities and administrative authorities committed to the preservation and sustainable development of Gabon’s natural and cultural heritage…
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#17 - Dr. Gül Dölen: Can Ibogaine Open Critical Periods?
Dr. Gül Dölen, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. In her lab, her team focuses on how the brain enables social behaviors through basic neurobiological processes such as neuromodulation and synaptic plasticity. Dölen has led several headline-making...
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Ibogaine Uncovered explores the real-world impact of one of the most powerful and misunderstood psychedelic medicines on the planet. Hosted by Talia Eisenberg, co-founder of Beond and longtime advocate for psychedelic healing, the podcast takes listeners inside the personal journeys of those who’ve experienced ibogaine firsthand. Whether you’re curious, cautious, or considering this path for yourself or someone you love, Ibogaine Uncovered offers a rare, thoughtful window into the medicine, the science, and the humanity behind it.
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