029: "Mountain climbing & 5-MeO-DMT - different ways to relate with death" with Jen Olson

My guest today is Jen Olson and what you'll hear
is another story of another brave person whose personal struggle
led to a first psychedelic experience, in her case with 5 MeO
DMT. It ultimately changed the way she looked at herself in
relation to the world and the work with these substances
afterwards.


As always you’ll get a brief introduction into Jen’s upbringing
and what led to her becoming the 7th Canadian female mountain
guide, living a life filled with adventures and traveling to
places like Alaska, Pakistan and Nepal. Because of her work she
was no stranger to dealing with the loss of loved ones, however,
the sudden accidental death of her father in 2006 plunged her
into a hole of previously unknown depths.


You’ll hear her explain how this led her to find Somatic
Experiencing (SE) as the most powerful way to work with
her past and change her current state. Since SE offers both
a top-down (cognitive) as well as bottom up (nervous
system) approach to resolving traumas she was really
interested when she heard that psychedelics are currently also
used in treating and transforming mental health.


In 2020 she had her first 5-MeO-DMT experience
and you’ll hear how she experienced a complete dissolution of her
own Self and how this helped her to process her grief.


When Jen is looking into her own future she sees her dream become
a reality to bring both somatic and psychedelic-assisted therapy
into one system.


So this is yet another Journey that tells the story of a person
who was able to use her own pain to transform it into something
to be of service to others.


Enjoy this episode and feel free to reach out to Jen on IG to
connect: https://www.instagram.com/wholesome71/ 


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