Human Journeys is a podcast from States of Mind exploring the personal stories of growth, healing, and change with psychedelics.
Hosted by Jason Najum, each episode features candid conversations with researchers, clinicians, advocates, and everyday people whose lives have been touched by psychedelic therapies. From depression and anxiety to grief, trauma, and major life transitions, guests share the experiences that challenged them, changed them, and helped them move forward.
From experts to everyday people, people turn to psychedelics for many reasons, but often with the same hope: to heal, to grow, and to find a new way forward.
These are their stories.
From Gym Bro to Mushroom Man: A Journey of Addiction and Transformation
Mr. Fungitarian's journey is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Eight years ago, he was a successful personal trainer, nutritionist, and gym owner, but a back injury and subsequent opiate addiction plunged him into a world of turmoil. Mr. Fungitarian's story is not just about overcoming addiction; it's a journey toward finding purpose through adversity. His transformation from a gym bro to a mushroom man highlights the unpredictable paths our lives can take. In a worl...
5 Oct 2026
“I’ve Returned to Myself”. Clara Parati on Holistic Healing With Psychedelics
Clara Parati is a psychedelic integration specialist and psychosynthesis coach whose work with clients is shaped by her own healing journey. Living with Crohn’s disease, she has explored the connections between body awareness, boundaries, and wellbeing. She speaks about how psychedelic experiences and integration influenced her perspective — not as a cure for Crohn’s disease, but as part of her personal path and holistic healing. In this episode, Clara shares: 01:33 — How she'd describe her o...
28 Sept 2026
"Grief Is Love With Nowhere to Go": Psychedelics For PTSD with Mark James Walker
Today’s episode is a heartbreaking and heartwarming human journey. Mark Walker lost his wife, Vanessa, to a rare disease shortly after their marriage. Their final year was colored by caregiving, and tearful goodbyes. After her death, Mark was left with profound grief and PTSD. But with the help of psychedelic therapy, Mark was able to reconnect with himself, with his grief, and with the memory of his lost love. Mark also opens up about what comes next: writing a book about wounded healers, ex...
16 Sept 2026
Healing War Trauma With Psilocybin — with Stanislav Hibadulin
Today’s episode is a true Human Journey, as Ukrainian war veteran Stanislav Hibadulin shares his story of tragedy and recovery. Severely injured during the war, Stanislav not only lost his leg but also lost a dear friend. Suffering from severe PTSD, he discovered psychedelic therapy and is now fighting a new battle — to help others get the help they need. In this conversation: 00:35 — "I'm a Ukrainian soldier, and I got healed" 05:14 — The childhood traumas behind the path of the warrior 09:4...
7 Sept 2026
"The Mushroom Saved My Life" with Edward Crowe
Today's guest is Edward Crowe, a music business executive and entrepreneur. His journey with psychedelics began with a chance encounter with mushrooms and turned into a lifelong journey of healing and personal growth. His unique human journey crosses the worlds of music, media, and magic. Mushrooms didn't just change Edward Crowe's life — they pulled him out of alcohol, ego, and self-destruction and gave him a new way to see himself, other people, and the world. In this conversation, he share...
26 Aug 2026
Getting Real About Anxiety, Addiction, and Psychedelics with Our Hosts Jason Najum & Max de Rosnay
What happens when two podcast hosts trade the mic and interview each other? In this special double-feature episode, Human Journeys host Jason Najum sits down with fellow host Max de Rosnay to share the stories they usually draw out of others. Max opens up about a drug addiction that started young and escalated fast, the family intervention that sent him to rehab at seventeen, and how psilocybin later helped him return to the twelve steps with a sense of self-love he'd never felt before. Jason...
13 Aug 2026
How Psychedelics Helped Save a Veteran's Life with Lisa Tamez
After years of untreated PTSD from her time as a US Army military police officer, layered on top of childhood trauma and an unspoken struggle with her sexuality, Lisa Tamez found herself in the darkest depression of her life. Isolated in her apartment in Germany, she was drinking heavily, mixing medications, and quietly battling suicidal ideation while nothing else seemed to work. In a candid look at raw psychedelic integration, Lisa, a US Army veteran, details the turning point that changed ...
25 Jul 2026
Ayahuasca and 12 Steps Saved My Life: A New Path to Sobriety with Todd Youngs
After 20 years of severe intravenous cocaine and heroin addiction, multiple prison stints, and failing every traditional treatment center imaginable, Todd Youngs finally found continuous sobriety. In a candid look at raw psychedelic integration, Todd (now a dedicated addiction specialist) details a critical turning point: a 2009 Ayahuasca ceremony that unlocked a felt sense of self-compassion when Alcoholics Anonymous alone wasn’t enough for addiction recovery. He explains how he bypassed th...
16 Jul 2026
Microdosing for Paralysis | Self-experimenting with Kacia Julius
Can microdosing actually rewire a paralyzed body? After a car accident left Kacia Julius paralyzed from the chest down, she began self-experimenting with low-dose psychedelics to activate her muscles and stimulate neuroplasticity. This is her honest and brave journey of hard work, positivity, the power of the placebo effect, the role of belief and mindfulness in healing, and how Kacia found true presence and hope in the face of sudden, massive life change. #Microdosing #paralysisrecov...
7 Jul 2026
Psychedelics for Addiction Recovery? Sobriety & Relapse with Anne Rossignol
Is it actually safe to use psychedelics for addiction recovery, or is it just playing with fire? In this episode of the Human Journeys Podcast, researcher and addiction specialist Anne Rossignol joins Max De Rosnay, Partnerships at Pink Elephant, to explore psychedelics in recovery and the critical role of firsthand experience in psychedelic science. After three years of clean, abstinence-based sobriety, Anne’s own experiences with ayahuasca for addiction and microdosing for recovery c...
19 Jun 2026
Can Humor Heal Trauma? with Dennis Walker
The psychedelic renaissance is booming, but who's keeping it honest? Dennis Walker, founder of Mycopreneur, joins Jason Najum on the Human Journeys Podcast to explore the role of satire, humor, and independent thinking in the psychedelic space. As a self-described modern-day court jester, Dennis uses comedy to challenge corporate power, expose hypocrisy, and advocate for small mushroom entrepreneurs driving an increasingly commercialized industry. This is a rare conversation about what psyc...
19 Jun 2026
"It Changed Me As A Human Being": Psychedelics for Older Adults, with Scott Wright
What happens when a 68-year-old has a psychedelic experience and decides it's not too late to change everything? Scott Wright joins Jason Najum on the Human Journeys Podcast to share how a single profound psychedelic journey in his late 60s cracked him open and sent him on a mission to document the stories of older adults doing the same. His upcoming film is a testament to the idea that healing has no age limit. In this conversation: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Scott's Background and Roa...
14 Jun 2026
"I've Never Shared This Story Before": The Freedom to Explore Psychedelics
Today's guest is Zeus Tipado, neuroscientist n PhD candidate at Maastricht University. In addition to his scientific research, Zeus is a dynamic speaker, educator, and content creator, bringing passion and pragmatism to a variety of psychedelic subjects. In this episode, Zeus shares: • The personal story he's never shared publicly before • How childhood trauma shaped his relationship with anxiety, fear, and mortality • Why hitting rock bottom gave him the freedom to explore psychedelics • Th...
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