Through The Veil with Alex Nelson

#026 || Erick Godsey & Hallie Rose || Death of the Ego Story

May 26th, 2020  |  2 hrs 11 mins

entrepreneurship, growth, holisitic health, integrative medicine, plant medicine, psychedelics, stories, thoughts, transformation

Erick Godsey is the host of The Myths That Make Us podcast, content manager for Aubrey Marcus, writer, and all around deep thinker. You can find him on his Website: https://www.erickgodsey.com/
or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erickgodsey/

Hallie Rose is the host of The Thought Room podcast, founder of Lunar Wild, writer, and one of the most tuned in humans I've encountered. You can find her at her Website: https://www.hallierose.com/
or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/

Of course you can find me, my courses, and book 1-on-1 coaching at www.throughtheveil.co
or find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexanderdiesel/

In this episode:
[19:42] - The importance of reference points from past pain, and the higher self watching you suffer knowing it's for a greater purpose.
[24:39] - Does suffering truly have meaning?
[56:39] - Dancing with depression.
[1:09:00] - The story Alex was running in his life leading to a suicide attempt.
[1:28:30] - Developing sensitivity to our inner emotional state.

#023 || Hallie Rose || Thoughts, Truths, & Transformations

April 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 47 mins

ayahuasca, business, entrepreneurship, growth, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation, truth

Hallie is the host of The Thought Room podcast, founder of Lunar Wild, and just a general all-around badass. We first met in 2019 during the Fit For Service mastermind and ever since I've been massively inspired by Hallie's journey.

You can find her podcast at http://thoughtroompodcast.com/
And on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/?hl=en

In this episode we talk about:
[5:00] Some personal hurdles and struggles Hallie has overcome.
[13:00] Hallie embarks upon her first spiritual awakening, a vision quest in the desert.
[23:00] Ayahuasca calls Hallie in, she first discovers the idea for her podcast.
[37:00] Using your internal compass to act with kindness, acting in Truth.
[42:00] Speaking Truth as a practice.
[58:00] Alex's intense psychedelic experience.
[1:07:00] Hallie talks more deeply about her Ayahuasca experience.
[1:17:00] Cautionary tales of psychedelics, best practices for psychedelics.
[1:28:00] A reminder to PLAY!

As always you can find me at www.throughtheveil.co
or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/alexanderdiesel/?hl=en

#022 || Wyly Gray || Ayahuasca for Veterans

April 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins

ayahuasca, growth, holisitic health, integrative medicine, plant medicine, psychedelics, ptsd, transformation, veteran, veterans

Wyly Gray is a US Marine and the founding director of Veterans of War ( https://www.veteransofwar.org/ ), a Non-Profit organization that helps Veterans prepare for and integrate transformative Ayahuasca experiences. This is such an important cause and I was honored to have Wyly on the podcast.

You can check them out on Instagram @veteransofwar ( https://www.instagram.com/veteransofwar/ )

In this episode we talk about:
[05:00] - How Ayahuasca is showing promise for healing brains with PTSD.
[08:10] - How Wyly overcame a miscarrage in his family and was called to Ayahuasca for the 1st time in Peru.
[15:00] - How PTSD functions on a fundamental level and how that interacts with Ayahuasca.
[21:00] - Why it’s ridiculous that the U.S. has demonized psychedelics that other cultures have used for thousands of years.
[27:00] - How making Psychedelics illegal has made them only safely accessible to those who are wealthy.
[31:30] - Current major roadblocks in legalization efforts.
[36:00] - The process Veterans of War uses for new members entering the program.

As always, you can find me either on my website www.throughtheveil.co or on Instagram @Alexanderdiesel ( https://www.instagram.com/alexanderdiesel/ )

#021 || Lance Essihos || Overcoming Adversity

April 6th, 2020  |  1 hr 35 mins

alcoholism, entrepreneurship, growth, holisitic health, integrative medicine, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation

Lance Essihos is the host of the University of Adversity podcast. In this episode we walk through his life story and just how he got to where he is today, including overcoming a crippling battle with alcohol, the loss of two close family members in two years, and packing up to move to Australia from Canada.

You can find Lance's podcast on iTunes or your podcast player of choice by searching University of Adversity. You can also connect with him on Instagram @lance.essihos

Also- my new website is complete! You can find free coaching resources, paid courses, and book 1-on-1 coaching sessions at www.throughtheveil.co

#020 || Christopher Gunlock || Opening Minds & Integrating Health

March 24th, 2020  |  1 hr 20 mins

entrepreneurship, growth, holisitic health, integrative medicine, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation

Chris Gunlock is a M.H.S. in Integrative Medicine, a member of the Board of Directors for the Psychedelic Society of Minnesota, and the owner of Open Mind Integration. In this episode we talk about psychedelics (a lot!) and how to change the world.

You can find Chris on Instagram: @openmindgunlock
Or at his website: www.openmindintegration.com

And as always you can find me on Instagram @alexanderdisel

#019 || Yesenia Garza || Overcoming Trauma & Writing A New Life

March 3rd, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins

business, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, growth, plant medicine, taruma, transformation

Yesenia Garza is an actress, model, spiritual coach, entrepreneur, and all-around badass. In this episode we talk about her journey through her traumas and how she re-wrote her own personal story so that her rocky past helped empower her instead of holding her back!

You can find Yesenia on Instagram @lifeofyes

And as always you can follow me on Instagram @alexanderdiesel

Much love everyone, see you next week <3

#018 || Steffen Volk || Lifestyle Businesses & Becoming Whole

February 12th, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins

business, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, growth, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation

Steffen Volk is an lifestyle entrepreneur from Germany. He runs a consulting business that is completely location independent and can often be found in various exotic locales mixing a bit of leisure with his massively successful business. In this episode we talk about his path as an entrepreneur, plant medicines, and how he navigated his dark night of the soul to get where he is at today.

#017 || Kaveh Kavoosi || Truth of The Inner Systems

February 4th, 2020  |  1 hr 41 mins

ayahuasca, entrepreneurship, growth, internal family systems, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation, truth

Kaveh Kavoosi is a Emergency Medicine Doctor hailing from Toronto, Canada. In this conversation we talk deeply about the ideas of truth, impeccability, identifying your inner psychological parts, and unburdening old traumas.

#016 || Lucie Dawson || A Recipe for Life Fulfillment

January 28th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

ayahuasca, chef, chefs, entrepreneurship, growth, plant medicine, psychedelics, transformation, yacht chef

Lucie Dawson is a former yacht chef, now turned entrepreneur. She has lived A LOT of life and has such a depth of wisdom from her experiences. This episode takes us through the journey of her travels, plant medicine experiences, and now re-starting from essentially scratch at age 35.

You can find her on Instagram and follow along with her journey at @luciedawson_

#008 || Nathan Kohlerman || Embracing Divine Masculinity

August 29th, 2019  |  1 hr 7 mins

divine masculine, fitness, growth, man, masculine, masculinity, men, personal development, shadow

Nathan Kohlerman is a badass movement coach, veteran, former addict, and all around interesting dude. In this episode we jump into a deep conversation about masculinity and how both of our definitions of being masculine have shifted over time. This was a really vulnerable conversation and we both really opened up about our pasts. If you enjoy this one consider sharing it with a friend!