PsychedelicIQ
PsychedelicIQ is a podcast offering grounded and practical wisdom to psychedelic guides, facilitators, and clergy to improve safety, outcomes, and support.
Episodes
In this vulnerable and expansive episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, host Gv Freeman takes the mic as a guest, interviewed by Wilde Lawson-King. Together, they explore Gv’s journey from Nebraska to Peru, from corporate burnout to spiritual awakening, and how that journey shaped his work as a coach, ceremonialist, and author of Healing with Psychedelics. Topics include personal transformation, trauma healing, medicine lin...
In this playful yet powerful episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, Dr. Betty Martin—creator of the Wheel of Consent—joins host Gv Freeman to explore boundaries, touch, and trust in therapeutic and psychedelic relationships. Drawing on decades of experience as a chiropractor, somatic sex educator, and consent expert, Betty unpacks the four quadrants of the Wheel, shares how to create empowered agreements, and reveals the bi...
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In this compelling episode of the Psychedelic IQ Podcast, host Gv Freeman welcomes Canadian psychiatrist Neil Hannon—an esteemed clinical assistant professor at UBC and founding board member of the Ketamine Assisted Therapy Association of Canada. Neil shares his profound journey through grief, the transformative power of holotropic breathwork with Stan Grof, and his ongoing work in psyched...
In this spiritually rich episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, Gv Freeman speaks with David Luce—a former Zen monk, ayahuasca apprentice, somatic therapist, and meditation teacher—about the sacred overlap between psychedelics, Eastern traditions, and Western psychology. David shares profound insights on meditation, subtle energy, trauma, and the importance of apprenticeship and personal experience. They also explore spirit...
In this intimate and practical episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, host Gv Freeman speaks with holistic therapist and psychedelic doula Benedicte Mannix. With over 30 years of global experience and a client-centered, non-directive approach, Benedicte shares her full psilocybin protocol—from screening and preparation to session design and integration. They discuss trauma, somatics, safety, ethics, and the power of agnosti...
In this episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, Gv Freeman welcomes Cory Firth—psychedelic safety advocate and co-founder of NUMA and FIVE—to explore the future of psychedelic harm reduction. They discuss the critical gap in psychedelic safety training, the emotional journey of fatherhood and legacy through men’s retreats, and the evolution of functional medicine and integration practices. Tune in to learn about Cory’s work ...
In this intimate and essential episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, Gv Freeman sits down with intimacy and embodiment coach Ted Riter to explore the intersections of psychedelics, sex, intimacy, and trust. With over 30 years as a rabbi and relationship guide, Ted brings wisdom and nuance to working with couples and individuals in altered states. Together, they unpack boundaries, consent, embodiment, trauma-informed facili...
In this inspiring episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, Gv Freeman is joined by Bill Protzmann, musician and founder of Music Care Inc., to explore the profound role of music in psychedelic healing. From navigating trauma to anchoring integration, Bill reveals how music can trigger emotion, unlock memory, and serve as a full-spectrum spiritual tool. Together, they unpack practical and ethical cons...
In this powerful episode of PsychedelicIQ: Guidance for Guides, host Gv Freeman is joined by Joel Brierre, founder of Tandava Retreats and leading voice in the 5-MeO-DMT space. Together, they explore the science, spirituality, and ethical challenges of serving one of the most potent psychedelics known to humanity. Joel unpacks preparation, integration, ego inflation, and the importance of trauma-informed care. He also shares how en...
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