
Psychedelics, Mental Health & Going Viral - with Jesse Wellens | Into the Multiverse Podcast S2 EP35
Content Creator Jesse Wellens joins the podcast today to share his journey with mental health and how psychedelics has played an instrumental role in his life.
As an influential YouTuber, Jesse has learned how to balance social media and the judgements of others, with his own mental health. He shares how the tragic suicide of his mother led to a realization that changed his life forever.
Alli and him discuss their healing experiences at burning man, the first time Jesse did psychedelics, and what mold poisoning taught them both.
Jesse also shares his vision for the future and what he's looking forward to creating.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:39 The Real Jesse Wellens?
5:10 Jesse’s Secrets for Virality
8:34 Balancing Mental Health & Social Media
15:29 Jesse’s Sudden Wake Up Call & The Death of His Mother
19:10 Healing at Burning Man
25:34 Psychedelics & Overcoming the Fear of Death
28:37 How Psychedelics Changed Me
31:17 Insights from Guided Psychedelic Journeys
35:17 The Year That I Had Mold Poisoning
39:20 How Relationships Have Changed Jesse
43:01 Jesse’s Vision For His Future
45:35 What Jesse’s Dog Has Taught Him
46:57 Lessons from Psychedelics
50:19 Conclusion
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Jesse Wellens:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCgefQJC5UgbWJHDxBqB4qVg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessewelle/?hl=en
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Feb 12, 2024
51 min

Jesse Israel joins Into the Multiverse for a deep dive into conscious uncoupling, psychedelics, and rethinking destination happiness.
After success in the music industry, Jesse shifted his career to leading mass meditations, going on tour with Oprah, and founding 'The Big Quiet'. After things shut down in 2020, Jesse had a breakdown, that led to a breakthrough of recognizing true fulfillment - regardless of how things were going externally. He shares his journey with that today, and offers insights for anyone struggling to find peace and happiness in the here and now.
Alli and him also talk about their past partnership, and how psychedelics helped them to cope with the breakup, and eventually become closer friends than ever.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
3:35 The Opportunity Hidden in Mental Breakdowns
5:36 Why Jesse Changed His Life
10:16 How My Definition of Success Has Changed
16:53 Integrity & A Reverse BucketList
22:52 Context of Our Relationship & How It's Changed
24:22 Lessons From Toxic Mold Exposure
27:20 Choosing a New Narrative
34:59 Psychedelics Helped me Through Our Breakup
39:45 Transitioning From Romantic Partnership to Friendship
48:32 Uncovering the Feeling of Oneness with Psychedelics
50:20 Intentional Psychedelic Use
53:04 The Wonder of Mushrooms
55:37 Rethinking Destination Happiness
1:02:08 What’s Coming Next
1:03:52 Conclusion
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Jesse Israel is a meditation leader, keynote speaker and leadership coach known for founding the mass meditation movement The Big Quiet. Named "The Meditation Expert" by The New York Times, Jesse has led some of the largest meditations on earth — having toured arenas with Oprah Winfrey and co-hosted international broadcasts with Deepak Chopra. An Audible Originals best-selling creator and a Forbes Next 1000 recipient, Jesse has collaborated on meditation projects with grammy winning rappers, coached the world’s most influential entrepreneurs and keynoted at Fortune 500s around the globe.
Prior to his work at The Big Quiet, Jesse ran a tech fund and record label called Cantora (acquired 2016), where he signed multi-platinum bands like MGMT.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesseisrael/
Website: https://www.jesseisrael.com
The Big Quiet: https://www.thebigquiet.com
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Jan 29, 2024
1 hr 5 min

Today we are joined by psychedelic activist and founder of MAPS, Rick Doblin. In this conversation, Alli and Rick discuss the hopeful potential of bringing psychedelics to the masses for celebration, healing, and changing the world. Rick shares his personal insights from MDMA and LSD, reflecting on the fact of death and how realizing it's impermanence helped him live a better life.
He shares how psychedelics can be used for heart-opening and healing PTSD. He and Alli discuss the process of legalization and the importance of languaging when it comes to speaking to the masses.
He also shares the inspiring journey of founding MAPS and how the vision has expanded over time.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:32 Facing the Fact of Death
6:31 Rick’s LSD Awakening to Life’s Impermanence
20:23 The Essence of MDMA: Opening the Heart
33:28 Similarities of Meditation & MDMA
35:30 Using Psychedelics to Process Trauma in Real Time
49:56 Language Used in Psychedelic Policy
1:02:16 Speaking to the Masses Across Party Lines
1:16:00 The Journey of MAPS & What’s Coming Next
1:34:06 Conscious Capitalism: Changing the Way We See Profit
1:41:00 “This Timeless Moment” Reflecting on Death
1:43:58 Rick’s Most Important Lesson from Psychedelics
1:45:30 Conclusion
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Rick Doblin:
MAPS: https://maps.org
Rick's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickdoblinphd/
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Jan 15, 2024
1 hr 49 min

Alli's mom, Linda Schaper, joins the podcast today to discuss her perspective on psychedelics and the impact they have had on her life. They explain into how Alli introduced her mom to psychedelics, Linda's first impressions of them, and why she ultimately decided to try it out for herself.
Linda explains how psilocybin changed her perspective on life and death, and sent her on a path of healing after the recent death of Alli's father.
Alli and her mom share advice for anyone looking to open their mind to psychedelics and other transformational healing practices.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:07 Born a Triplet
6:06 Alli’s Childhood in Taiwan
7:26 Her First Perspective on 'Drugs'
9:02 Telling my Mom About Psilocybin
13:08 Her First Time Trying Psychedelics
19:15 Biggest Takeaways from Psilocybin
23:56 The Death of Alli’s Dad
35:33 Alli’s Dad’s Relationship to Mushrooms
43:40 Psilocybin Changes Your Perspective
47:52 Advice for Getting Started
48:22 Practices for Moving Through Grief
52:53 Final Thoughts
57:00 Conclusion
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May 31, 2023
59 min

MUDWTR, Mental Health, and Microdosing in the Work Place - w/ Shane Heath | Into the Multiverse EP31
Founder of MUDWTR, Shane Heath, shares his journey with mental health, psychedelics, and creating MUDWTR. He explains the company culture he has built, and why he sees the work place as an opportunity for personal growth and transformation. Being named one of the best places to work in the United States, they offer their employees functional medicine doctors, cold plunges, options to work remote, and so many more unique benefits.
He explains why he has openly given permission to his employee to microdose in the work place, and why psychedelic awareness has always been a core mission with what he's built. On a personal note, he shares some of his most impactful experiences with psychedelics, and his vision for the future.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:26 Where Curiosity Has Led Shane
10:32 Shane’s Journey with Mental Health
25:41 Creating MudWtr
31:38 Company Culture at Mud Wtr
39:04 Microdosing in the Work Place
48:20 Shane’s Most Impactful Psychedelic Experience
56:42 Vision for the Future
1:01:10 Conclusion
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Shane Heath:
https://www.instagram.com/somanypossibilities/
http://www.somanypossibilities.com
https://www.instagram.com/drinkmudwtr/
https://mudwtr.com
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Dec 12, 2022
1 hr 2 min

Paul Austin of Third Wave shares his insights on the future of microdosing. He explains how he got into psychedelics and reflects on his most profound experiences. Paul is the founder of Third Wave, which aims to provide resources and safe spaces for those looking to heal with psychedelics. He is also part of the Microdosing Collective, which is a non-profit organization we founded to make microdosing legal and safe.
Paul explains a practical guide to microdosing mushrooms, sourcing, legality, and psychedelic literacy. He and Alli share how to get started with your own mushroom practice, and how you can get involved in the movement to make microdosing legal.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:22 Paul’s Story
7:57 What is Third Wave
13:10 Psychedelics Literacy
20:40 Microdosing Guide
33:31 Microdosing Protocol
38:07 Legality & Microdosing Collective
52:04 Future of Psychedelics
56:33 How to get started 🍄
1:00:59 Conclusion
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Paul Austin is an entrepreneur, author, and coach, who sees psychedelic use as a skill, cultivated through clear intention, supportive mentorship, and courageous exploration. Mastering this skill is crucial in the story of humanity’s present-future evolution. His vision is to help facilitate our society’s transition from a competitive, zero-sum mindset to a collaborative, social entrepreneurial approach.
https://www.paulaustin.co
https://directory.thethirdwave.co
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Dec 5, 2022
1 hr 7 min

Mindfulness Coach, Manoj Dias, opens up the conversation around the similarities of meditation and psychedelics. He shares his most transformational experiences with microdosing and how the compare to the silent meditation retreats he has attended. He explains that at the intersection & integration of psychedelics, breathwork, and meditation - is where true transformation can be found.
Him and Alli also discuss the illusion or separation, and how scarcity mindset prevents us from living a life of joy and abundance. Manoj shares his story of transcending this, and how he became the mindfulness expert that he is today.
They also touch on functional mushrooms for optimizing health, the seasonality of life, and what's next for Manoj & Open.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
4:19 Illusion of Separation
9:45 Scarcity Mindset
12:09 Manoj’s Story
25:53 Breathwork
34:03 Psychedelic journey
40:03 Psychedelics & Meditation
47:00 Microdosing
52:27 Functional Mushrooms
56:46 Seasonality of life
1:03:24 What’s Next
1:05:51 Conclusion
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Manoj Dias:
Born and raised in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, Manoj Dias is an animated speaker, humble teacher and always a friend. Once tethered to a life of self-management, instead of self-awareness, he now intimately understands what it means to be healed from the inside out. Through mindfulness and meditation, Manoj has helped thousands of people around the world trade mania for pause, so that they may live fearlessly in honour of a happier and more meaningful life.
https://www.instagram.com/manojdias_/
https://www.manojdias.com.au
https://o-p-e-n.com
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Nov 28, 2022
1 hr 8 min

Noah Cyrus Returns to the podcast to dive deeper into her journey of writing "The Hardest Part". She shares what her creative process looks like, and what went into creating her first album. She reveals why music is such a huge pillar in her life, and how it healed her addiction. And how, after years of mental health struggles, she is happier and healthier than she has ever been.
Noah also shares about her support system - her animals, team, and family. She reveals the greatest advice that her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, has ever given her, and why family is so important.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
4:33 The Hardest Part
11:23 The Creative Process
14:18 Destination Happiness
19:53 Building a Support System
24:04 You're Not Alone
29:06 Greatest Lessons
32:16 Conclusion
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Noah Cyrus:
https://www.instagram.com/noahcyrus/
https://noahcyrus.lnk.to/thp
https://www.noahcyrus.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA_M5jHdV9_dJZMm9-Cr5A
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Nov 21, 2022
33 min

Noah Cyrus reveals how she used music to heal her addiction. After releasing her first album, she dives deep into her process behind writing it, and why she decided to share so vulnerably. Her album, "The Hardest Part", is a 33 minute journey through her figuring out who she is, and healing the past. She gives advice to anyone struggling with addiction, and shares what she did to get out of the rut. She also reveals what she is planning to release next, and how you can continue to stay connected to her journey.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:52 Tour Life
2:48 Noah’s First Album
8:48 Healing Addiction with Music
26:10 What’s Next
28:10 Conclusion
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Noah Cyrus:
https://www.instagram.com/noahcyrus/
https://noahcyrus.lnk.to/thp
https://www.noahcyrus.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA_M5jHdV9_dJZMm9-Cr5A
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Nov 21, 2022
30 min

Natalie Ginsberg, Global Impact Officer at MAPS, explains the war on drugs and why it is so important to be educated on it as we move towards psychedelic legalization. She shares the distinction of healthy substance use, and removing judgement from individuals struggling with addiction. She also gives advice for anyone looking to be more open about their use of psychedelics, and inspire others towards their own healing.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:12 Natalie’s Story
10:11 The War on Drugs
16:45 Healthy Substance Use
24:55 Speaking Openly about Drug Use
37:52 Burning Man
49:18 Future of Psychedelics & MAPS
1:01:06 Zendo Project
1:07:42 Lessons from Psychedelics
1:08:59 Conclusion
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NATALIE GINSBERG:
Natalie received her B.A. in history from Yale College, and her master’s of social work (M.S.W.) from Columbia University. She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA. Natalie is particularly inspired by psychedelics’ potential role in healing intergenerational trauma and conflict, and for inspiring innovative community-driven solutions. Natalie founded the Policy & Advocacy department at MAPS, and served as its director for 5 years. She also initiated and helped develop MAPS’ Health Equity program. Before joining MAPS in 2014, Natalie worked as a Policy Fellow at the Drug Policy Alliance, where she helped legalize medical cannabis in her home state of New York, and worked to end New York’s race-based marijuana arrests.
https://www.instagram.com/natalielyla/
https://maps.org
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Oct 3, 2022
1 hr 10 min
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