In this special AMA episode, Paul F. Austin answers the most common, and most nuanced questions emerging from recent trainings, webinars, and community sessions. Drawing from a decade of experience in microdosing, facilitation, and practitioner training, Paul explores how to choose the right microdosing protocol, the relationship between nervous system health and performance, the role of psychedelics in coaching, and the ethical boundaries practitioners must uphold. He also discusses SSRI tapering, creativity, leadership, and how to guide clients through integration with clarity and skill.

Highlights

• How to choose a microdosing protocol
• Why nervous system health comes first
• Microdosing vs. macrodosing for integration
• SSRIs, tapering, and safe sequencing
• Creativity and leadership with microdosing
• Embodiment as the key to integration
• Coaching vs. therapy in psychedelic work
• Ethical boundaries for practitioners

Episode Links

• Free Webinar on Dec 11, 2025: Social Media, Psychedelics, and the Law: What Practitioners Need to Know
• Practitioner Certification Program
• Microdosing Practitioner Certification

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin speaks with Chen Lizra, founder of the Power of Somatic Intelligence. A somatic coach, TED Speaker, and plant medicine facilitator, Chen bridges embodiment, trauma healing, and shamanic wisdom to help high achievers reconnect with the body's innate intelligence.

Find full show notes and links here:
https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-331/?ref=278

Drawing from her own healing journey and decades of work in the Amazon, Chen shares how somatic intelligence allows us to regulate the nervous system, dissolve ancestral imprints, and reclaim authentic power. She and Paul explore how movement, breath, and plant medicine can open pathways to emotional mastery and feminine embodiment.

Chen Lizra is the founder of The Power of Somatic Intelligence, a somatic coach, TED Speaker, professional dancer, and plant medicine facilitator helping high achievers heal their nervous systems and release emotional blocks. With more than 30 years of experience blending embodiment, somatics, and shamanic wisdom, Chen guides clients toward inner alignment and authentic expression. She also leads retreats in the Amazon with a shamanic maestra, combining plant medicine, dieta, and somatic coaching for deep transformation.

Highlights:

• How trauma lives in the body—and how to release it
• The five pillars of somatic intelligence
• Why nervous system regulation precedes spiritual awakening
• Integrating shamanic plant medicine with embodiment work
• Healing ancestral imprints through somatic awareness
• Balancing divine feminine energy and grounded power
• Moving from survival patterns to inner alignment
• The art of "feeling safe enough to feel"

Episode Links:

• Power of Somatic Intelligence
• Chen's Ayahuasca & Somatic Healing Retreat – Mention 'Third Wave Special' for $300 off.

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin sits down with Jeff Stevens and David Shisel, co-founders of Psyched Wellness, the first publicly traded company in North America to bring an Amanita muscaria extract to market.

Find full show notes and links here:
https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-330/?ref=278

Together, they discuss the mushroom's unique pharmacology, Psyched Wellness' multi-year path through Health Canada's safety testing, and the broader implications for the future of functional fungi. Paul also explores the tension between innovation and regulation, as Jeff and David share insights from operating in the gray area between supplements and psychedelics.

Jeff Stevens and David Shisel are the co-founders of Psyched Wellness. With backgrounds spanning capital markets, legal compliance, and product development, they've led the effort to bring Amanita muscaria into mainstream wellness through rigorous science and education.

Highlights:

• Understanding Amanita muscaria's active compounds
• Why Health Canada approval took three years
• How Psyched Wellness rebranded a controversial mushroom
• What separates Amanita from psilocybin
• Legal gray zones and ethical entrepreneurship
• Microdosing Amanita: early findings and consumer safety
• Building trust through transparency and research

Episode Links:

• Psyched Wellness
• Episode 197 with Jeff: Decoding Amanita muscaria: A New Era of Mushroom Healing

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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes Jay Fiset, best-selling author and founder of The Psychedelic Coach Accelerator.

Find full show notes and links here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-329/?ref=278

Jay shares how psychedelics have transformed his marriage, business, and view of leadership—offering a look into what he calls Functional Psychedelics, a practice of intentionally using medicine to expand awareness, connection, and creativity. Together they discuss how to hold trauma-informed space, translate insights into everyday leadership, and why integration is the true measure of transformation.

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Jay Fiset is a psychedelic educator, advocate, and guide. A best-selling author, global speaker, and mastermind mentor, he has helped thousands of entrepreneurs expand both their businesses and consciousness. Through The Connection Experience and The Psychedelic Coach Accelerator, Jay and his wife Cory train psychedelic guides and coaches to integrate medicine work into leadership and relational growth.

Highlights:
• What "Functional Psychedelics" really means
• How couples' journeys deepen emotional intelligence
• Integration as innovation in business
• The importance of trauma-informed facilitation
• Building ethical, scalable psychedelic leadership
• Balancing achievement with embodiment
• Why business can be a spiritual practice

Episode Links:

• The Psychedelic Coach Accelerator (Use Code THIRDWAVE for a special discount)
• The Connection Experience
• Integrate In Between Guide Certification
  
  

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• The Practitioner Certification Program by Third Wave's Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin speaks with Elina Teboul, author of Feminine Intelligence: Visionary Leaders Reshaping Business. A former corporate attorney turned leadership coach, Elina explores how psychedelics and altered states can reconnect leaders to empathy, purpose, and environmental stewardship.

Find full show notes and links here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-328/?ref=278

Drawing on her background in law, psychology, and mindfulness, Elina shares how "feminine intelligence" can help leaders balance logic with intuition and reimagine business through love, creativity, and service.

Elina Teboul is a leadership expert and executive coach with degrees in psychology and law from Columbia University. She founded Light Up Lab, serves as an executive coach with The Preston Associates, and sits on the advisory board of the Earth Law Center. Her work bridges corporate leadership with spiritual and ecological awareness, offering a transformative model for conscious capitalism.

Highlights:

• From Big Law to psychedelic leadership
• Integrating empathy and purpose in business
• Psychedelics as tools for wholeness
• Positive psychology for high-stress professions
• Conscious capitalism and planetary stewardship
• Ethical frameworks for psychedelics at work

Episode Links

• Elina's Website
• Book: Feminine Intelligence

Episode Sponsor

• The Practitioner Certification Program by Third Wave's Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
• The Microdosing Practitioner Certification by Third Wave's Psychedelic Coaching Institute helps you master Paul F. Austin's microdosing protocol and build a meaningful, profitable coaching practice in just 4 months.
  Early Bird pricing: $4,000 (until November 16). Program begins January 6, 2026.
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In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin speaks with Dr. Conor H. Murray, a neuroscientist at UCLA whose research explores how psychedelics affect the brain.

Find full show notes and links here:
https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-327/?ref=278

Conor shares insights from his placebo-controlled LSD microdosing study revealing measurable increases in neural complexity, suggesting unique neurological benefits even at sub-perceptual doses. He and Paul discuss what these findings mean for depression, addiction, and brain plasticity, as well as the future of citizen neuroscience through Conor's platform Psynautics. They also touch on his ongoing psilocybin study for cocaine use disorder and why low-dose research may hold keys to understanding consciousness itself.

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Conor Murray is a neuroscientist specializing in altered states of consciousness at UCLA. He is also the founder of Psynautics, the world's first citizen neuroscientist platform built for testing hypotheses related to altered states of mind and brain, from meditation to microdosing. His scientific expertise spans from the neurobiology of addiction to the effects of cannabis and psychedelics on the brain.

Highlights

• How Dr. Murray entered psychedelic research by chance
• What LSD microdosing reveals about neural complexity
• The "sweet spot" around 13 micrograms for mental clarity
• Why placebo effects don't fully explain brain changes
• Microdosing vs macrodosing in neuroplastic outcomes
• BDNF, inflammation, and the mechanisms of healing
• Psilocybin's potential for cocaine use disorder
• How environment influences addiction and relapse
• The rise of citizen neuroscience and DIY EEG studies
• Where psychedelic science is headed next

Episode Links

• Conor H. Murray, PhD Personal website
• Psynautics (Citizen Neuroscience Project)
• Psynautics Microdosing Study (Use code WAVE3 to receive 10% off your study kit)

Episode Sponsors

• The Practitioner Certification Program by Third Wave's Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
• Golden Rule Mushrooms - Get a lifetime discount of 10% with code THIRDWAVE at checkout

In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin speaks with Jay Campbell, five-time bestselling author, men's physique champion, and founder of BioLongevity Labs.

Find full show notes and links here:
https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-326/?ref=278

Together they explore how peptides, hormones, and energy form a new model of regenerative health. Jay explains how these signaling molecules work at the cellular level and why coherence and self-awareness are essential to sustainable vitality. The discussion bridges scientific rigor with personal transformation—redefining what it means to be "optimized."

Jay Campbell is a bestselling author, athlete, and co-founder of BioLongevity Labs. Recognized for his expertise in hormone and peptide science, he blends decades of physical training experience with a deep understanding of consciousness and energetic alignment.

Highlights:

• Peptides as a bridge between biology and consciousness
• Why emotional regulation supports physical health
• The "God Stack" for daily optimization
• How light and sound technologies aid healing
• The future of energy-based medicine
• Love and service as true performance enhancers

Episode Links:

• BioLongevity Labs - Use Code THIRDWAVE for 15% off
• Jay's Website

Episode Sponsors

• The Practitioner Certification Program by Third Wave's Psychedelic Coaching Institute.
• Golden Rule Mushrooms - Get a lifetime discount of 10% with code THIRDWAVE at checkout