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May 2025
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122 | Iboga Round Two: Facing My Darkest...

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In perhaps my most raw episode yet, I share the recent experience of my second work with Iboga at ⁠ETÉREO: Center for Truth⁠ in Baja, Mexico. As I recounted this journey, I shed many unexpected tears while reflecting on the resistance I faced, the shadows I had to confront, and the enormous clarity that emerged through this recent work with the Iboga medicine. With stern realness and my signature vulnerability, I discuss how Iboga worked on me as a sharp, clear mirror, showing me a part of myself I had long suppressed.

Guided by Paije A. West and her team, I was able to unearth and start bringing love and acceptance to the deep well of shame I had been working very diligently to keep hidden beneath the surface. This episode highlights the significance of preparation, the courage required to face the darkest aspects of ourselves, and the gifts that await when we’re willing to see ourselves clearly with Truth. This episode is a reflection on the beauty and intensity of the healing process, a declaration of love to Iboga, and an exploration of the journey towards radical self-acceptance.

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  • The Importance of Preparation: How preparation for a Iboga sets the tone for psychological safety required to truly see ourselves.
  • Resistance and Shadows: Confronting the difficult emotions, fears, and aspects of self that arise during deep healing work.
  • Iboga as a Mirror: How Iboga, AKA Truth Medicine, makes us see ourselves as we are, for better or for worse.
  • Facing Shame: Working through the deep well of shame that was hiding beneath the surface of my conscious awareness.
  • Guidance: The importance of having a trusted facilitator and professional supportive team during an Iboga journey.
  • The Courage to Look Within: The bravery required to truly see ourselves, no matter how uncomfortable the process is.
  • Spiritual Gifts from Iboga: The wisdom and clarity that emerge when we are ready to receive them, and how to honor these insights.
  • Radical Self-Acceptance: The journey towards accepting all parts of ourselves, even the aspects we’ve been ashamed of, rejected and suppressed.


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