At the dawn of the social media era, Belle Gibson became a pioneering wellness influencer - telling the world how she beat cancer with an alternative diet. Her bestselling cookbook and online app provided her success, respect, and a connection to the cancer-battling influencer she admired the most. But a curious journalist with a sick wife began asking questions that even those closest to Belle began to wonder. Was the online star faking her cancer and fooling the world? Kaitlyn Dever stars in the Netflix hit series Apple Cider Vinegar . Inspired by true events, the dramatized story follows Belle’s journey from self-styled wellness thought leader to disgraced con artist. It also explores themes of hope and acceptance - and how far we’ll go to maintain it. In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews executive producer Samantha Strauss. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Apple Cider Vinegar yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts .…
The Divine Assembly teaches that each of us can commune with the Divine. Direct communion heals us and helps us respect ourselves, respect others, and respect nature.
The Divine Assembly teaches that each of us can commune with the Divine. Direct communion heals us and helps us respect ourselves, respect others, and respect nature.
Episode Notes Ashley Bracy describers herself as an open-hearted mystic. A trauma survivor who has learned to thrive in the present, and the future, Ashley has taken her own destiny in her hands, and continues to evolve and grow. She sits down with Steve and Shala for an in-depth and venerable discussion about the nature of healing, and how Plant Medicine has played a key role in doing so. She's also an autodidact who reads roughly 100 books a year. She makes a few recommendations in this episode, for folks who hear the call of plant medicine, and want to get started. How to Change Your Mind (Michael Pollan) https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Mind-Consciousness-Transcendence-ebook/dp/B076GPJXWZ When Plants Dream (Daniel Pinchbeck) https://www.amazon.com/When-Plants-Dream-Psychedelic-Renaissance-ebook/dp/B07N5HXSTH Food of The Gods (Terrance McKenna) https://www.amazon.com/Food-of-Gods-Terence-McKenna-audiobook/dp/B009IBRSJI LSD & The Mind of The Universe (Christopher Bache) https://www.amazon.com/LSD-Mind-Universe-Diamonds-Heaven-ebook/dp/B07RGLX9NX Stealing Fire (Steven Kotler & Jamie Wheal) https://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Fire-Maverick-Scientists-Revolutionizing-ebook/dp/B01GCCT3G6…
Episode Notes Christine Stenquist is the founder of T.R.U.C.E Utah, (Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education), and is a patient advocate, a mother, and a cancer survivor. Her efforts helped usher in the era of medical cannabis in Utah. But, that's just the beginning of her story. One night, whilst in a deep depression, Christine found herself on hold with a suicide hotline. She was #17 in line. She tells the story of how psychedelics brought her from suicidal thoughts, to a sense of being reborn. <3 https://truceutah.org/ https://www.facebook.com/TruceUtah https://www.facebook.com/christine.stenquist…
Marcie Hanson Collett is the Associate Director of the Salt Lake Film Society, and a member of the Board of Directors for The Divine Assembly. She began her journey with plant medicine just recently, and was so moved by her experiences, she wants to become a guide to assist others on their journeys. :)…
Steve and Sara have been married for 30 years. Because of plant medicine, Steve learned that he never really loved completely, (until now). In turn, Sara has also learned that she doesn't need the concept of a "God" to feel complete, because that concept lives inside all of us. Shala shares her vision of her higher self.…