In this episode of the Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of Lawayra) sits down with Tom Camposano, the creator behind the globally recognized YouTube channel Your Mate Tom. Tom is an Australian filmmaker who has spent over a decade documenting the intersection of psychedelics, psychology, and grounded spirituality for a community of millions. Tom […]
We often hear about trauma as something psychological — a memory, an emotional scar, a story we tell ourselves. But what if trauma is also a physical imprint, embedded in the body’s systems, shaping inflammation, immunity, and overall health? In a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation, host Sam Believ speaks with holistic health expert Lauren Sambataro […]
Addiction is one of the most challenging and misunderstood experiences in human life. It’s more than habit or craving — it’s a pattern of coping, escape, avoidance, and unconscious avoidance of pain. In a heartfelt and candid conversation, host Sam Believ speaks with Danielle Nova, a woman whose life was once shaped by addiction, and […]
When most people hear the word psychedelic, they imagine ceremonial ayahuasca in the jungle, or psychedelic research conducted in labs and clinics. But there’s another current — less public, less institutional, and sometimes controversial: the psychedelic underground. In a fascinating conversation, host Sam Believ speaks with Rachel Harris, a psychologist, author, and longtime explorer of […]
Healing work comes in many forms — talk therapy, meditation, retreats, plant medicine, somatic practices. One method that continues to gain attention for its depth and transformation is the Hoffman Process. In a thoughtful conversation with host Sam Believ, instructor Tim Laurence explains what the Hoffman Process is, how it works, and why it can […]
Parenthood can be simultaneously magical and exhausting. Many mothers experience joy wrapped in fatigue, love mixed with anxiety, and identity buried beneath endless responsibility. In a candid episode of the Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ talks with Tracey Tee, a mother and advocate for mindful microdosing, about how small, controlled doses of psychedelics — particularly […]
Therapists spend their careers guiding others through the inner terrain of pain, attachment, trauma and transformation. But what happens when a psychotherapist turns the lens inward, choosing not the couch but a plant-medicine ceremony? In a candid episode of the Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ sits down with psychotherapist Simon Tennant to explore how his […]
When most people imagine a plant-medicine journey, they picture intense visuals — fractals, shifting colors, symbolic landscapes. But what happens when someone without sight sits with a visionary medicine like ayahuasca? Can the experience still be vivid, healing, and transformative? In this conversation, guest Ashley Townsend, a blind psychotherapist, shares her ten-day retreat experience and […]
Relationships — romantic, intimate, long-term — can be some of the richest and most rewarding parts of life. But they can also be mirrors for our deepest wounds: attachment wounds, fear of abandonment, old family patterns, projection, communication blocks, and unhealed emotional responses. In a thoughtful episode of the Ayahuasca Podcast, guest Lily Eggers, a […]
Death is a universal experience — yet most of us live as if it’s a distant event, something to be feared or denied. In a thoughtful and compassionate conversation, host Sam Believ speaks with Mary Telliano, a therapist, intuitive and guide, about how psychedelics — and ayahuasca in particular — can change the way we […]