The Psychedelic Closet Podcast
This is a place to explore the untold stories from the beyond, to help us embrace our full human nature. So if you like me, feel like you don’t have anyone to talk to about these magical, sometimes frightening, eye-opening, awe-inducing and mystery-invoking experiences, this is for you.
In each episode, you'll get to hear stories from fellow Psychonauts, Elders and Therapists about one of their psychedelic journeys and how it has influenced their lives.
Episodes will come out fortnightly, on the new and full moon, so keep an eye on the sky.
My goal is to normalise conversations about psychedelic experiences in everyday life, so we can support each other in making sense of what they mean, and allow us to collectively open up to the mystery that is life.
You can find this show wherever you listen to your podcast.
Support the podcast by subscribing and donating at: thepsychedeliccloset.substack.com
The Psychedelic Closet Podcast
E4: Listen to the Gong - with Ieesha Nyeshiahn
It’s not often that you get to talk to a therapist, who can bring both a deep personal, experiential lense and research-backed scientific lense to a conversation on psychedelics.
I’d like to introduce you to Ieesha Nyeshiahn, a transpersonal psychologist, who many years ago became a little disenfranchised with her profession.
This kickstarted started a trip around the world that landed her in the Mexican desert learning the way of the sacred toad from the indigenous tribes. She is now working with other therapists and research institutions to help explore how this powerful medicine can help heal people from a range of psychological challenges.
We explore one of her first experiences that opens up a door to a conversation about integration. Specifically how critical it is to cultivate your ability to deeply listen to life, ourselves, nature and others to hear the truth.
This notion of returning to truth using the sound of the gong as a metaphor has helped me re-orient myself to my centre ever since we had this conversation.