Trying to Make Sense

In this episode I discuss Psychedelics and Psychedelic Therapy with an Underground therapist. We talk about the benefits and challenges associated with this work and go into details of some of our own experiences with these plants and compounds.

Bradey sits down with Jane Puckey, to talk about helminth worms, autoimmunity and our evolutionary past and how these all can come together to help people today. They dive into our evolutionary history and how potentially vital keystone species such as Helminths might be missing from the modern world and what we might have lost along the way.Janes Website:https://www.biomeora.com/helminthHelminth Wiki For Further Information on Helminth Therapy:https://www.helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/Helminthic_Therapy_WikiAlso here is the video of Jane discussed in the podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbT2EzMNphY

Todays guest is Dr. David Clarke an Author, Medical Doctor and Expert in stress based illnesses. Bradey and David discuss the connection between mind and body and trauma, how David got into this sort of work and what people should know about stress based conditions.The instagram for the podcast where you can reach out with feedback or guest suggestions:https://www.instagram.com/tryingtomakesensepodcast/Podcast Email: [email protected] Book that introduced me to him:https://open.spotify.com/show/3raq7dTHZ9P8ObKik4g4BA?si=d962467abe3946f5Davids Website: https://www.symptomatic.me/Davids Full Bio:Dr. David Clarke is the President of the Association for Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to ending the chronic pain epidemic. Dr. Clarke holds an MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and is Board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. His organization’s mission is to advance the awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of stress-related, brain-generated medical conditions. Learn more at Symptomatic.Me.

Bradey sits down with Dale, a good friend of his who overcame a serious gambling addiction. They discuss how something like this can develop and the difficult experiences and emotions that can arise when someone finds themselves stuck in these sorts of addictive behaviours. They also discuss addiction in general and what aspects of this are present in the gambling addiction.Our Instagram for any guest suggestions, feedback or comments: https://www.instagram.com/tryingtomakesensepodcast/ Our email if you would prefer:[email protected]

Bradey Discusses the safety of bedsharing and its evolutionary history with Biological Anthropologist Dr. James Mckenna. The conversation starts with what Bradey learned from James book and then branches into other interesting areas relating to science generally and our place in the natural world.Our Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tryingtomakesensepodcast/You can find more of Dr. Mckenna's work on his website here:https://cosleeping.nd.edu/His bookSafe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions can be found on amazon here:https://www.amazon.com.au/Safe-Infant-Sleep-Cosleeping-Questions/dp/1930775768Audiobook Link:https://open.spotify.com/show/7cGKOnruNmjKHNLxx0wcym?si=7d5bd5eb782547c4As always any comments, feedback or guest suggestions, you can email me here:[email protected]

My first solo episode, giving some updates about the current and future direction of the podcast and discussing some other topics that have been on my mind of late. As always, any comments, guest suggestions or feedback email it to: [email protected]

Igor is a great speaker and spiritual guide who has quite a large presence on youtube and runs retreats all over the world. Igor focuses on an embodied approach to spirituality and has a great wealth of knowledge on these topics, spanning across both eastern and western frameworks. As always, if you have any comments, guest suggestions or feedback, send me an email at: [email protected] Below you can find links to the various places you can find Igor online: Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FlowingWakefulness Website & Retreat Information: https://igorkufayev.org/

Bradey interviews Katherine about her past experiences conducting psilocybin research at Johns Hopkins, which was fairly close to ground zero of the psychedelic research resurgence. They touch on where Katherine's interests are now and discuss the ultimate value that the mystical experience can and does have, when the lessons and values that it reveals are integrated into a modern life. They finish the discussion with the immaturity modern culture has around death and dying and the connections this final journey has with the mystical states precipitated via psychedelics. You can find more information on Katherine MacLean here: Katherine's Website (Where you can find her book): https://www.katherinemaclean.org/ Katherine's Fantastic Tedx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZljALxpt3iU

On todays episode Bradey has on guest Julian Palmer. I will let Julian introduce himself with an exerpt from his website, which you can find below. The conversation touches on a variety of topics ranging from psychedelic plants and their effects on humans, to some of the issues with modern world and the effect this can have on our well being if we do not find ways to resacralise our lives. "Julian was born in country North East Victoria in Australia, where his father worked as an agricultural journalist and editor. In his early 20’s, he explored many forms of spiritual inquiry, practiced purification of intent and worked in web design and multimedia for companies and freelance work. After moving to the far north coast of NSW when he was 24, he quickly got seriously into psychedelics and since that time hasn’t really stopped exploring and learning about them and the states they could catalyze. His book Articulations is his life work (at least to this point), and sums up about everything he wants to say about psychedelics. His next projects involve creating innovate film erotica and exploring indigenous psychoactive plants that are unknown to the western mind. Julian has a podcast and in January 2023 released a 2 hour documentary called “Contemplations: On The Psychedelic Experience” " Here is the link to Julians website where he has various interesting writings and where you can find out further information about him. https://julianpalmerism.com/

Bradey has Jas & Lucy on, to dive deeper and explore the topic of open relationships further, from the inside out. Here is some of the evidence that Bradey discussed regarding the effect that was mentioned for children exposed to step/biologically unrelated adults/parents, there is plenty more research there, so if you would like some more sources feel free to reach out. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16263983/ "Results: We identified 149 inflicted-injury deaths in our population during the 8-year study period. Children residing in households with unrelated adults were nearly 50 times as likely to die of inflicted injuries than children residing with 2 biological parents (adjusted odds ratio: 47.6; 95% confidence interval: 10.4-218)" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0162309585900123 "Both abuse and police apprehension were least likely for children living with two natural parents. Preschoolers living with one natural and one stepparent were 40 times more likely to become child abuse cases than were like-aged children living with two natural parents. Whereas abuse risk was significantly higher for children living with a stepparent than for those with a single parent, the reverse was true of the risk of apprehension for criminal offenses."

Bradey & Ethan have Gabriel on for a discussion recapping on their recent experience with intensive meditation/isolation and the 3 discuss death and dying, difficult experiences, what growth looks like and a variety of other topics.

Bradey & Ethan discuss their perspectives after some time alone in solitude and what they think is going on beneath the surface here.

Bradey & Ethan discuss Ethans time travelling to and living in Canada.

Bradey and Ethan discuss the pleasure trap and what exactly makes it so hard to eat healthy like we know we should, in the modern world. They go over the underlying physiology and evolutionary history that makes this problem so tricky to solve. The Pleasure Trap Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2btaDOBK8&t=926s

Bradey & Ethan discuss how to most effectively use your time in group settings to best support each others success. They also cover multi-time scale planning which is a great concept from Cal Newport. Any questions or feedback email us on [email protected]

Bradey and Ethan discuss what realising your potential might really look like and what may or may not be getting in the way of that. Any questions or feedback email us on [email protected]

Bradey & Ethan discuss the time Bradey got kicked out of a 10 Day Vipassana meditation retreat. Bradey goes into some of the strange and profound experiences he had whilst on the retreat and goes into what inevitably caused him to be thrown out. Any questions or feedback message us on [email protected]

Bradey and Ethan go into detail about relationships in the modern world. We explore what makes them valuable, the different factors involved in forming and maintaining them and some insights we have had around the topic generally. Any feedback or suggestions don't hesitate to reach out on [email protected]

Bradey interviews Daniel Principe, an educator who speaks in a variety of contexts with the goal of championing boys into becoming good men. Bradey and Daniel discuss the modern context that children and young adults find themselves thrown into today, which is increasingly filled with difficult and unprecedented challenges. Pornography and it's harms are a central theme of the discussion and lots of other topics are discussed too and to close out the episode Bradey and Ethan share some last thoughts. Links to Daniel's Instagram & Website: https://www.danielprincipe.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/lastoftheromans/?hl=en If you have any feedback or suggestions send them through to [email protected]

Bradey and Ethan go into detail about the role of the elderly in our current society and contrast this with their invaluable role played in the past.

Bradey and Ethan discuss how they relate to the truth and authenticity in general, in their day to day lives. Any feedback or suggestions email us! on: [email protected]

Bradey and Ethan talk a bit about what advice they would have for their younger selves. Rick and Morty Episode Referenced: "Mortynight Run, Season 2, Episode 2" Any Comments or Feedback Email Us! on: [email protected]

Bradey and Ethan talk in depth about addiction, what causes it, how it manifests in our lives and the effects it can have on the people around us. Gabor Mates Book in The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: https://open.spotify.com/show/7H6oEr9duBuibbgUxFBRJN?si=f8d74a418f554a83 Memoirs of an Adddicted Brain: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12502722-memoirs-of-an-addicted-brain [email protected] for questions or feedback!

In this episode Bradey and Ethan discuss a bit about sleep, how to improve it and give simple strategies for doing so. Email for contacting us with feedback or suggestions: [email protected]

A deeper dive into who your podcast hosts are, and how their unique past experiences have shaped who they are today. We also discuss a bit more on the WHY of this podcast and explore what motivates us to do something like this. Email for contacting us with feedback or suggestions: [email protected]

How to re-establish control of your digital life, using practical strategies for lowering your screen time and reclaiming more of your attention. Podcast with Cal & Sam that was referenced: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yNCHlRcuoQfCbQRl2ZRk7?si=80IE56UeTIC6tYs5fPcIGg Digital Minimalism Audiobook by Cal Newport: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ekMZNvYO03L5lDOAbgQ5s?si=1c937a5607d4444c Email for contacting us with feedback or suggestions: [email protected]

Bradey and Ethan discuss a few good strategies to promote the formation of community and connection. They discuss bike rides and try to explain how you might go about trialing this out for yourself, to assist you in building connection and community locally. Email for contacting us with feedback or suggestions: [email protected]

An exploration of how to form habits in the real world and for the average person. This podcast explores how we go about this and references some great resources that helped us form our understanding, such as the book "Atomic Habits" written by author James Clear. Link to Tribe Audiobook: https://open.spotify.com/show/36Gi0DZL6oKCGLAmawk93M?si=7f01224313cd4815\ Link to Atomic Habits by James Clear AudioBook: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wXrQm9xKVueuIr6GTCx00?si=1880891774b1443d Email for contacting us with feedback or suggestions: [email protected]