S3 | E2 Marian Siljeholm

October 26th, 2026  |  Season 3  |  1 hr 30 mins

#breathwork, #cptsd, #healing, #integration, #mdma, #psychedelics, #psychedelictherapy, #somatichealing, #thepermissionslip, #traumahealing

My guest is Norwegian-American multimedia journalist Marian Siljeholm, who found me in an online community while reporting on transformational MDMA experiences for her graduate program. She shares how a childhood shaped by fear and loss, decades of therapy, and a total collapse in grad school led her to psychedelic-assisted work. She describes how two long journeys changed her relationship with her body, her mother, and herself. We also get into complex PTSD, what she learned from interviewing 45 to 50 people, and why education and good frameworks matter as this work moves toward the mainstream.

S2 | E15 Marisa Skolky

September 24th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 10 mins

#ayahuasca, #consciousnesswork, #eatingdisorderrecovery, #energetichealing, #expressiveartstherapy, #healingjourney, #ibogaine, #internalfamilysystems, #marisaskolky, #plantmedicine, #psychedelicintegration, #selfesteem, #somatichealing, #thepermissionslip, #traumahealing

I sit down with Marisa Skolky — transformational doula, psychedelic guide, and expressive arts therapist from Atlanta — for a conversation that moves through her own 16-year battle with bulimia, a corporate career she outgrew, and the medicines that finally let her healing "land." We talk ibogaine, ayahuasca, DMT, and the five-part process she uses to help clients move through anger, grief, and everything in between.

S2 | E12 Jeremy Robinson

August 11th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 25 mins

#ayahuasca, #burnout, #conscioushealing, #depression, #emdr, #guidework, #healingjourney, #indigenouswisdom, #integration, #ketamine, #mdmatherapy, #medicinesitter, #mentalhealthjourney, #plantmedicine, #psilocybin, #psychedelichealing, #somatichealing, #spiritualgrowth, #thepermissionslip, #traumahealing

I sit down with Jeremy Robinson, a medicine sitter from Northern California, to talk about his path from a homeless, bullied Gen X childhood into a burnout-fueled reckoning with suicidal thoughts, and finally into years of deep work with ketamine, MDMA, and psilocybin. We dig into guiding ethics, consent, the myth of the one-session cure, and the beauty of indigenous medicine traditions.

S2 | E9 Dr. Katie Simons, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Transpersonal Hypnotherapist, Psychedelic Medicine Facilitator and Coach

June 8th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 10 mins

#authentichealing, #ayahuasca, #ayahuascaceremony, #burnoutrecovery, #defaultmodenetwork, #freedomthroughhealing, #harmreduction, #healingjourney, #holistichealth, #hypnotherapy, #innerchildwork, #integrationwork, #katiesimons, #mdma, #medicinejourney, #mentalhealthalternatives, #microdosing, #nervoussystemhealing, #nervoussystemregulation, #partswork, #psilocybin, #psychedelicfacilitation, #psychedelicmedicine, #santafe, #solojourney, #somaticbreathwork, #somatichealing, #subconsciousmind, #thepermissionslip, #traumahealing

In this episode, I sit down with Katie Simons — a doctor of pharmacy turned hypnotherapist, somatic breathwork facilitator, and psychedelic medicine guide — for one of the most wide-ranging and personally resonant conversations I've had on the show. We trace her journey from a decade inside the VA healthcare system to stepping fully into the healing space, and dig deep into psychedelics, nervous system regulation, integration, and what it actually means to be healed.

S2 | E8 Luke Lindstrom, Conscious Channel and Intuitive Healer

June 1st, 2026  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 13 mins

#bodywisdom, #chicago, #codependency, #consciouschanneling, #familyoforigin, #healingjourney, #healingpodcast, #homelessness, #hooponopono, #intuitivehealer, #lukelindstrom, #mattkahn, #mentalhealth, #mindfulness, #nervoussystemhealing, #paulselig, #peersupport, #permissionslippodcast, #personalgrowth, #pornographyrecovery, #reparenting, #romanticrelationships, #selflove, #sivanandayoga, #somatictherapy, #soulmates, #spirituality, #traumahealing, #unityconsciousness, #wellness

In this episode, I sit down with Luke Lindstrom — intuitive healer, channel, and peer support worker — who I met at a Paul Selig workshop here in Chicago. Luke shares his remarkable journey from a deeply shut-down, isolated teenager in the suburbs of Detroit to a 28-year-old who channels higher guidance and works daily with some of the most marginalized members of our community. We talk about somatic therapy, the healing power of aloneness, conscious channeling, pornography addiction, romantic relationships, and what it really means to treat every human being as an extension of yourself.

S2 | E1 Dr. Jodie NewDelman, Doctor of Psychology

February 26th, 2026  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 19 mins

#adhd, #chronicpainrecovery, #drjodienewdelman, #experientialtherapy, #internalfamilysystems, #ketaminetherapy, #mentalhealthreform, #mindbodymedicine, #nervoussystemregulation, #neurodivergence, #psychedelicintegration, #rootcausehealing, #somatichealing, #thepermissionslip, #traumahealing

In this conversation with Dr. Jodie NewDelman, I explore the intersection of psychology, psychedelics, trauma, and the subtle body. We unpack how dysregulation shows up in individuals and systems, why so many chronic conditions evade traditional medical explanations, and how experiential medicine can help unwind what talk therapy alone often cannot.

We discuss Internal Family Systems, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, transference and countertransference, chronic pain as stored trauma, and the difference between temporizing symptoms and addressing root causes. Jodie offers a grounded, trauma-informed perspective on psychedelic-adjacent work and what ethical, integrated care really looks like.

S1 | E18 Amy Anesi - Dear Friend & Former Spouse

February 6th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 46 mins

#breakingthecycle, #consciousdivorce, #coparenting, #divorcehealing, #emotionalmaturity, #masculinehealing, #nervoussystem, #personalresponsibility, #postdivorcegrowth, #shadowwork, #somatichealing, #spiritualawakening, #thepermissionslip, #traumahealing

In this extended season-finale episode, I sit down with my former wife, Amy Anesi, to tell the truth about our marriage, divorce, and what came after. We speak candidly about infidelity, financial collapse, emotional trauma, and the long road of healing that followed.

Rather than re-litigating the past, we examine how conscious self-work can transform even the most painful endings into functional, respectful, and even loving relationships. Amy offers perspective I cannot access alone—calling out blind spots, grounding the narrative, and modeling what emotional maturity actually looks like.

This episode is not about having a “perfect divorce.” It’s about doing your work so the past stops running your life. If you’ve experienced heartbreak, shame, relational collapse, or feel stuck in an old story about yourself, this conversation offers a radically different possibility.

S1 | E16 Lisa Parker - Founder, Trilome®

January 8th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 11 mins

#ayahuascahealing, #bodykeepsthescore, #embodiment, #holistichealing, #humandesign, #kambomedicine, #nervoussystemregulation, #psilocybintherapy, #psychedelicintegration, #somatictherapy, #thepermissionslip, #traumahealing, #traumarelease

In this episode of The Permission Slip, I sit down with Lisa Parker, founder of Trilome, to chat about trauma held in the body, nervous system regulation, and the integration of bodywork with psychedelic medicine.

S1 | E9 Ben Goldberger - Breathworking Psychotherapist

October 4th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 13 mins

#breathwork, #holotropicbreathwork, #menswork, #mindbodyconnection, #nonordinarystates, #personaltransformation, #psychotherapy, #somatictherapy, #spiritualawakening, #traumahealing

Licensed psychotherapist and breathwork facilitator Ben Goldberger joins me to talk about non-ordinary states of consciousness, men’s work, and the healing power of breath. A grounded, soulful exploration of how we move toward wholeness—one breath at a time.

S1 | E1 Renee LaVallee McKenna - Spiritual PsiKologist

June 7th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  1 hr 1 min

#addictionrecovery, #consciousliving, #energyhealing, #innerchildwork, #psychedelicintegration, #spiritualawakening, #traumahealing

In this premiere episode, I share my journey from depression and disconnection to healing and purpose, joined by Renee LaVallee McKenna as we explore addiction, transformation, and the power of giving yourself permission to change.