Ibogaine Uncovered

As a girl in Mexico City, Jeannette Plowes sensed things before they happened. Her mother decided to take her to a curandera instead of a psychiatrist. Years later, as a coach at Beond, she sat with ibogaine. She found that the medicine didn't give her more tools to coach, but changed the person holding them.

On the show Talia and Jeannette talk about the inner work behind holding space. The conversation covers growing up sensitive,, how her own ibogaine journey reshaped the way she coaches, why a somatic experience calls for a somatic integration, and what birth...

Ibogaine is "promiscuous" because it binds to so many receptor sites at once. Today's guest, Dr. Rod Paulsen, says there's nothing else like it in medicine. Screening for a molecule that complex is its own science, and his job.

On the show, Talia Eisenberg and Dr. Paulsen discuss psychiatric evaluation and what makes someone a strong candidate for ibogaine treatment. They review the medication and supplement protocols that have to be in place first, the pharmacology of tapering, the support and aftercare he wants lined up before anyone arrives, and what the receptor science and Beond's own...

Four years ago this week, Courtney Barnes walked into Beond as one of the country's leading psychedelic policy attorneys.

Talia Eisenberg and Courtney Barnes discuss the part of the ibogaine story that rarely gets told: everything that happens after. The conversation covers preparation and what she wishes she had done differently, the long work of integration, what she had to give up, and where ibogaine policy is heading in the United States.

Courtney Barnes is a partner at Feldman Legal Advisors and an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law, licensed in...

A new mother walks through the one-way door of postpartum and loses the thread of who she was. She came to Beond to find her way back.

Melissa Pruett joins host Talia Eisenberg to share a story of becoming rather than being broken. One year postpartum, she opens up about the moment her body couldn't produce milk and the perfectionism it exposed, the postpartum depression she was slow to admit, and the "surrender moment" that led her to ibogaine. She describes a flood dose with no visuals, just an intimate question-and-answer with her "higher mind" that answered...

Hilda Sánchez has been quietly doing some of the most important work at Beond since she joined the team. She came from traditional hospital medicine, where the job is to intervene, stabilize, and move to the next patient, then she walked into a psychedelic treatment center and everything she knew about nursing got turned inside out.

Today, Talia and Hilda talk about what it actually looks like to keep someone safe during an ibogaine treatment. From the moment a guest is medically approved through arrival, pre-treatment assessment, the treatment itself, and every hour of their stay a...

Parkinson's disease has no cure, but ibogaine may be quietly rewriting what's possible for the 11 million people living with it.

Today on Ibogaine Uncovered, Talia Eisenberg talks with Tobias Erny, a researcher and practitioner with nearly two decades of experience working with iboga, about the science, the stories, and the honest limits of this emerging therapy. They cover the case of Patient D, whose motor function transformed after ibogaine treatment; the published case report documenting 50%+ improvements across motor, mood, and quality-of-life measures; the pharmacology behind why it might work; low-dose protocols; who responds and who doesn't; complementary...

Women veterans face a war that never makes the headlines, one fought inside the ranks against sexual assault, toxic leadership, and a system that demands silence. Lorna Sturchio served six years in the U.S. Navy, survived two deployments, and came home to battle invisible wounds that no amount of medication could reach.

In this episode, host Talia Eisenberg and Lorna discuss the largely hidden experience of women serving in the military. They cover how the VA system often fails veterans with complex trauma, what the path into plant medicine can look like, and what ibogaine treatment...

A fire alarm rang in Claire Weber's nervous system at age two and never turned off, until ibogaine finally silenced it, forty years later. This is a conversation about what happens when your first memory is the worst thing that ever happened to you, and what it takes to come back from that.

In this episode, Talia Eisenberg sits down with emotional release coach and hands-on healer Claire Weber to explore the territory of pre-verbal trauma. Claire shares how witnessing her mother's death just before her third birthday encoded a lifetime of shock, hyper vigilance, and the...

For Carolina Reese, resilience started as survival. In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg speaks with Reese about grief, caregiving, and what happened when years of holding everything together finally reached a breaking point.

Reese shares how childhood abuse, immigration, and early loss shaped a lifelong pattern of hypervigilance and responsibility. As an adult she cared for a husband dying of cancer, later supported a combat veteran partner with severe PTSD, and pushed through years of stress until her body began shutting down. She describes how her experience at Beond helped her release trauma stored...

Mike Stratton came to Beond looking for the ultimate optimization tool, and found something closer to a nervous system reorganization. In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, Talia Eisenberg speaks with Stratton about why ibogaine belongs in the high performance conversation. 

They discuss burnout, decision fatigue, and the limits of stacks, peptides, and stimulants when the underlying operating system is dysregulated. Stratton describes early “hell ride” sessions that exposed decades of thought loops, then the later shift into presence, spiritual connection, and sustainable recovery. They discuss why a clinics structure matters, how routines and bodywork reduce overwhelm, why surre...

A UK boxer feels like his brain is failing and his life is closing in. Lee Bowes (@leebo4080) shares what it is like to live with chronic TBI symptoms, and what changed after ibogaine.

Host Talia Eisenberg speaks with Lee about the hidden cost of boxing: memory loss, confusion, depression, anxiety, panic, PTSD symptoms, and early cognitive decline. Lee traces how trauma shaped his nervous system long before the ring, then describes the years of head impacts, a brain bleed that ended his career, and the spiral into isolation when conventional options did not work. Lee explains...

In this episode, Talia Eisenberg talks with Norman Ohler, bestselling author of Blitzed, about creativity, cognition, and how narrative changes when the nervous system changes.

Ohler breaks down how ibogaine differs from classic psychedelics, describing a state that feels sober yet radically clear. He explains how his second flood dose shifted quickly from personal healing into an extended, high-precision creative session where he restructured chapters, tone, and architecture for upcoming books. The conversation closes with advice for creatives using psychedelic work to understand themselves better, and why ibogaine can function as an introspective tool for writers rather...

For athletes with traumatic brain injury, when the cheering stops, the damage does not.

On this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg is joined by former pro rugby player Chris Simpson-Daniel, bare knuckle champion Mark “The Shark” Irwin, and retired MMA veteran Mike “The Joker” Guymon. They speak about traumatic brain injury, early cognitive decline, depression, and the absence of viable medical treatment. The conversation traces their careers in rugby, MMA, and bare knuckle fighting, the slow accumulation of head trauma, and the neurological symptoms that followed. They discuss systemic failures within sport, the psychological toll of ident...

What happens when a world class chemist studies a molecule for twenty years and then finally takes it himself? In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg speaks with Dr. Dalibor Sames about the science of ibogaine, its unique pharmacology, and what it reveals about the future of mental health treatment.

Dr. Sames explains why ibogaine does not fit into traditional pharmacology models and introduces his matrix pharmacology theory, describing how the molecule interacts with many systems at once rather than a single receptor. The conversation covers synaptic repair, neurotrophic factors like GDNF, antidepressant effects, and...

What happens when one of the world’s leading voices on detoxification and the gut brain connection experiences Ibogaine? On this episode, Talia Eisenberg sits down with Dr. Alejandro Junger to explore the scientific mechanisms behind Ibogaine and its potential to reset the entire nervous system.

Dr. Junger explains how Ibogaine interacts with neurotransmitters, neuroplasticity, and the enteric nervous system. He describes why the gut contains more neurons than the brain in the skull, how noribogaine may influence inflammation and mood, and why repairing the intestinal wall is central to long term mental health. The conversation focuses on...

From combat missions to psychedelic legislation, Adam Marr has lived the full spectrum of service.

In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg sits down with the Apache helicopter pilot turned veteran advocate to explore how personal trauma led him from the battlefield to the frontlines of mental health reform.

Adam shares his journey through military service, family tragedy, and profound psychedelic healing. He recounts his first experiences with Ayahuasca, Ibogaine, and 5-MeO-DMT, and how these medicines catalyzed a spiritual rebirth that later informed his national advocacy work. Together, he and Talia trace the...

How do you prepare for one of the most powerful psychedelic medicines on earth?

In this episode of Talia Eisenberg speaks with Yan Katz, a clinical counselor and coach at Beond, whose own healing journey reshaped his view of masculinity, purpose, and the long arc of integration.

Yan shares his path from high-pressure careers in finance and the music industry to becoming a psychotherapist and men’s work facilitator. He describes how psychedelics, and ultimately Ibogaine, helped him reconnect with vulnerability, redefine success, and step into service. The discussion explores masculine conditioning, the importance of pr...

What happens when your sibling not only shares your past but also walks with you into the same medicine that changed your life?

In this deeply personal episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg sits down with her brother, psychedelic integration therapist Zev Eisenberg, to explore his first-hand experience with Ibogaine and the healing it brought to their family.

Zev reflects on their shared childhood in Omaha, his journey from the high-pressure art world to becoming a therapist, and the fears he carried about Ibogaine after witnessing Talia’s own intense experience years ago. He sh...

What if healing wasn’t about fixing what’s broken, but about softening into who you truly are? In this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, host Talia Eisenberg speaks with Crille Rask, a Swedish designer and creative based in Bali, who came to Beyond seeking depth, clarity, and a new way to love. What he found was a medicine that didn’t take him away from himself, but right into the center.

Crille shares how his experience with Ibogaine opened up deep emotional healing, helped him confront inner chaos, and offered a new, embodied presence in both his relati...

What if healing didn't just fix you, it brought you home to your true self? On this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, Estonian singer and visionary artist Kerli Koiv shares how her experience with Ibogaine reignited her sense of purpose, cleared ancestral wounds, and left her feeling five years old again.

Kerli opens up about her childhood, struggles with depression, and how fame in the music industry left her creatively disconnected. She describes how working with Ibogaine helped her release generational trauma, reconnect to her authentic self, and rediscover the healing power of music.

Kerli Koiv...

Yoga teacher and wellness guide Sjana Elise came to Beyond seeking cognitive enhancement and walked away with a sense of divine liberation. In this  conversation with host Talia Eisenberg, she opens up about her transformational experience with Ibogaine, including how it brought her peace, clarity, and a renewed connection to self, spirit, and service.

Sjana reflects on her lifelong struggles with depression, ADHD, and suicidal ideation, and how those challenges led her to yoga and eventually to Ibogaine therapy. She contrasts Ibogaine with ayahuasca, emphasizes the importance of surrender, and speaks candidly about integration, dreams, and cultivating a...

Today on Ibogaine Uncovered, Talia Eisenberg sits down with investor and psychedelic advocate Jeremy Gardner, discussing his personal journey and transformative experiences with psychedelics.

Jeremy shares his early encounters with psychedelics, highlighting profound insights that significantly improved his mental health. He details his recent Ibogaine treatment at Beyond, the neurological reset it provided, and the clarity gained from subsequent Bufo (5-MeO-DMT) sessions. Jeremy emphasizes the importance of intentional integration practices, describing how these medicines can profoundly shift behaviors and foster deep personal growth.

Jeremy Gardner is a prominent investor in the psychedelic medicine space, serving...

Today on the show, Talia interviews Clayton Smith, who has pioneered a groundbreaking veterans' program at Beond, leveraging ibogaine to heal trauma and addiction.

Clayton discusses his own challenging experiences with trauma and alcoholism, highlighting how ibogaine significantly aided his recovery. He outlines the comprehensive program he helped develop, covering pre-admission coaching, an intensive eight-day onsite experience at Beond, and continued post-treatment support, emphasizing its transformative impact on veterans and their families.

Clayton Smith is a former U.S. Army Infantry Captain and Purple Heart recipient. After leaving the military in 2013, he battled the invisible...

What if the key to healing wasn’t just in a single experience, but in a lifetime of exploration? On this episode of Ibogaine Uncovered, producer Eamon Armstrong takes us inside his deeply personal journey with Ibogaine. From a decade of psychedelic healing to his personal story of addiction, fantasy, and dissociation, Eamon shares how this experience at Beond has reshaped his understanding of healing, pleasure, and presence.

On the show, Eamon discusses cognitive enhancement and  how Ibogaine has helped him shift from deep psychological exploration to refining daily habits. He opens up about his struggles with add...

Ian McCall is a former UFC fighter, retired MMA world champion, and psychedelic research advocate championing alternative treatments for athletes through his organization, Athletes Journey Home. Ian’s journey with psychedelics has been driven by his battle with traumatic brain injury and addiction, which manifested after more than a decade of professional fighting. He credits psychedelics for his successful recovery from more than a decade of dependence on pain medication. Today, Ian spends his time as a performance coach and mentor, often cornering other professional athletes and assisting them on their own path to healing. In this episode, Ian al...

Georgia Sinclair is an international DJ, music producer, and podcaster. Known for her chart-topping collaborations, electrifying House tracks, and global DJ residencies, Georgia has made waves not only in the music industry but also as co-host of the acclaimed wellness podcast Eighty Twenty. Her creativity and authenticity have earned her a loyal following across multiple industries. In this episode, Georgia shares her transformative experience with ibogaine—a journey that she describes as “the week that changed me as a person forever.”

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Stephane Lasme is a retired professional basketball player from Gabon and the co-founder and managing director of Stedde Capital, an investment firm focusing on opportunities within the realms of sports ownership, infrastructure, technology, and plant medicine – including iboga and ibogaine – in the United States and Africa. As a professional athlete, Stephane began his career in the NBA, and went on to play in the EuroLeague for Spain, Greece, and Turkey, among other teams. Stephane is also the founder of the 13 Foundation, which provides opportunities for children and youth in his hometown of Port-Gentil, Gabon. 

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Dr. Lola Ohonba is a clinical pharmacist, plant medicine pharmacology expert, counselor, professor, and lifelong herbalist. She is also the founder and CEO of WCI Health, where she consults with people who are seeking guidance in using cannabis, psychedelics, and other plant medicines as a part of their health and wellness journey. Dr. O is public speaker, the best-selling author of A Pharmacist’s Guide to Cannabis: Perspectives of a Non-Conformist Clinician and the host of the podcast, Let’s Talk Plant Medicine: Cannabis, Psychedelics and Pharmaceutics. 

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What makes Dr. O a “non-con...

Dr. Joseph Barsuglia is a clinical and research psychologist, student and initiate of Bwiti, former Christian pastor,  and an advisor in psychedelic medicine and alternative healthcare. A co-investigator in the MAPS phase 2 MDMA trials for post-traumatic stress disorder, Dr. Barsuglia has also presented novel observational research on the use of ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT, and developed guidelines for their administration. Along with his partner and co-founder, Tricia Eastman (a previous Ibogaine Uncovered guest), he has co-led psychedelic retreats through Psychedelic Journeys since 2015. Beond co-founder Talia Eisenberg is a guest co-host on the show.

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William Leonard Pickard is a former research associate in neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, Harvard fellow in drug policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Deputy Director of the Drug Policy Analysis Program at UCLA. His 1996 prediction of the fentanyl epidemic was published by RAND in The Future of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids. Also known as the Acid King, Pickard was the central figure in the largest LSD manufacturing case in history. Manufacturing tens of millions of doses with a partner, at its height, Pickard’s lab produced up to a kilogram of LSD approximately every fi...

Lori Losch is a certified addiction recovery and psychedelic integration coach, and a member of Beond’s therapeutic coaching team. She’s also a best-selling author, wellness advocate, adventure enthusiast, and self-proclaimed lifelong truth seeker who happens to have been my coach during my 2022 ibogaine journey at Beond. Lori has worked with several medicines including ayahuasca, ketamine, psilocybin, and 5-MeO-DMT, but says ibogaine holds a special place in her heart as it launched her into her own personal healing. As a coach, she helps clients with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, alcoholism, and consumerism. As Lori likes to say, coaching clie...

Identical twin sisters Cipriana Quann and TK Wonder have been using their platforms to speak on diversity, inclusivity, and the power of sisterhood for over a decade. Hosts of the Chew on Something podcast, Cipriana and TK are also part of Urban Bush Babes, a lifestyle website dedicated to supporting, encouraging and highlighting the multifaceted lives of women of color. While Cipriana is a former Vogue writer, TK Wonder is a rapper and singer who has opened for artists like Nas and Afrika Bambaataa. Together they have been featured in commercials and campaigns for Fendi, Valentino, Tiffany Co., and...

Brothers Naithon and Kris Cook, also known by their stage names, Holistic Meditation and Emcee Monkey D., are a dynamic hip hop duo you may have seen on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. They go by the Freedom Renegades, and they rap about consciousness, but in a hard-hitting style influenced by old-school legends like Rakim and Scarface. In their own words, they are “two brothers on the adventure of a lifetime, making beautiful music for beautiful people.” Well versed in the psychedelic realm, Nate and Kris recently returned from a trip to Beond where they took ibogaine for the first time...

Certified sex addiction therapist Gary Katz is back for a second episode following a recent men’s retreat at Beond. Gary is the founder for the Center for Intimacy Recovery in New York. He has been trained in a variety of modalities including sensorimotor psychotherapy and EMDR. Gary joins us again to dive back into the subject of sex addiction, this time answering questions we didn’t get to cover in our last discussion, and discussing the retreat for men suffering from sex addiction.

Why Gary decided to become a sex therapist after 20 years in education

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Tom Feegel is an entrepreneur, founder and the CEO of Beond. When he and his partner Talia Eisenberg, who we’ve had on the show before, co-founded Beond in early 2022, Tom was the first person to undergo treatment. Since then, he’s witnessed thousands of ibogaine treatments under an ever-improving set of protocols and standards.

 What we discuss: 

Three unique characteristics of ibogaine when compared to other psychedelics

What “the intellectual’s psychedelic” means

How Tom knew he was ready for ibogaine

Unpacking Tom’s life review on ibogaine

How Tom’...

Vinessa Antoine is an award-winning actress, filmmaker and writer. She has played roles in various Canadian and American television shows including The Resident, Interrogation, Ginny & Georgia, Heartland, and Being Erica. In 2018, Vinessa made history by becoming the first black Canadian person to lead a dramatic show in Canada. She recently finished shooting another leading role in the dramatic series Plan B, scheduled to air in fall of 2024. She is currently working on a groundbreaking documentary series that challenges viewers to unlearn conventional wisdom, embrace change, and embark on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth.

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Dr. Dalibor Sames is a professor of chemistry at Columbia University, where he runs an independent research program dedicated to studying and developing drugs that induce neuroplasticity. After developing what he describes as “aesthetic admiration” for the molecular structure of ibogaine, Dr. Sames began studying ibogaine and iboga alkaloids, and soon after went on to develop ibogaine analogues as novel therapeutics. He is working to develop these drugs further as the co-founder of two start-up pharmaceutical companies, Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals (which recently signed a deal to collaborate with AbbVie) and KURES. 

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Dr. Sames’ aesthetic...

Gary Katz is a certified sex addiction therapist and a certified partner trauma therapist, as well as the founder for the Center for Intimacy Recovery in New York. He has been trained in a variety of modalities including sensorimotor psychotherapy and EMDR. Prior to opening the Center for Intimacy Recovery, Gary worked in education for more than 20 years. He is also an ordained rabbi. Gary joins us on to discuss sex addiction, betrayal trauma, and the potential that ibogaine has to heal people on both ends of the spectrum.

 What we discuss: 

What is sex ad...

Kevin Franciotti is a co-founder and the board president of Psychedelics in Recovery (PIR), a fellowship of people in 12-step programs who also have an interest in psychedelics as an aid to their recovery. Kevin has been involved in drug policy advocacy, mental health training and education, and a provider of therapeutic services for 16 years. He’

What we discuss: 

How PIR differs from traditional recovery programs

The origins of PIR

Who can join PIR?

Kevin’s personal connection to PIR

Where the idea of usin...

Tommy Aceto is a former US Navy Seal and intelligence officer, a father, a breakthrough therapies advocate, a writer and director, a life coach and retreat coordinator, and veteran mental health chief officer at the Give to Give Foundation. Tommy served as a US Navy Seal for 16 years, deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and the Pacific Islands, and eventually becoming a basic underwater demolition Seal instructor where he developed training curriculums for close quarter combat, combat diving, and more. Tommy credits ibogaine for helping him overcome PTSD, traumatic brain injury and alcoholism and is committed to spreading the word...