133. BTS of My Shamanic Medicine Journey
What happens when you’ve done a lot of healing on your own…and you intuitively know you’re ready for a different kind of support?
This week, I’m taking a brief detour from our Q&A series to share a very personal, very recent experience: my first time sitting with Kambo, a traditional Amazonian medicine used in some Indigenous healing practices.
I’ve been curious about shamanic and traditional healing modalities for years, but curiosity alone was never enough for me to participate. I’ve also seen these practices misused—especially in wellness and sobriety spaces—and I’ve always felt strongly that medicine work shouldn’t become another way to bypass our emotions or hurry up our healing.
After losing my dad and moving through more than a year of grief, something finally felt different. I felt ready.
In this episode, I’m sharing what happened, why I chose Kambo, and what surprised me most about an experience I expected to be intensely physical—but which became something much gentler and more emotional.
We’ll talk about:
Why I waited nearly 10 years into my alcohol-free journey before exploring shamanic medicine
The difference between curiosity and genuinely feeling ready for a healing experience
What Kambo is and what traditionally happens during a ceremony
The preparation and dieta leading up to my experience
The unexpected physical and emotional shifts that started before the ceremony even began
Why my experience looked completely different from what I expected
The moment I worried I was somehow “doing it wrong”
What it felt like to be supported and witnessed through grief
The lightness and reconnection I experienced afterward
Why powerful healing experiences can also become another form of spiritual bypassing
The importance of integration, discernment, trusted facilitators, and allowing healing to happen in its own timing
This episode reflects my personal experience and is shared for educational and storytelling purposes only. It is not medical advice or a recommendation to participate in Kambo or any other traditional medicine practice.
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