Episode #646
Dr. Dan Engle & Aubrey Marcus
Books mentioned
Awakening Spirits
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You Are the Placebo
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Psychiatrist Dr. Dan Engle and writer, entrepreneur, and adventurer Aubrey Marcus examine resilience, addiction, psychedelics, and practices for quieting the mind, including meditation, flotation, nature, and spiritual disciplines. They also discuss identity, masculinity, trauma, belief, warrior ethics, technology-driven distraction, and the importance of screening, supportive settings, and psychological integration when exploring potentially risky treatments.
What they talked about
- Cryotherapy experiences and benefits
- Masculinity crisis and lack of adversity
- Addiction treatment with Ibogaine
- Psychedelic therapy hierarchy and safety
- Sugar addiction and detoxification
- Rat Park study on addiction and environment
- Shadow work and integrating the self
- Martial arts as discipline for personal growth
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