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Ibogaine Uncovered

Ibogaine Uncovered

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Ibogaine Uncovered explores the real-world impact of one of the most powerful and misunderstood psychedelic medicines on the planet. Hosted by Talia Eisenberg, co-founder of Beond and longtime advocate for psychedelic healing, the podcast takes listeners inside the personal journeys of those who’ve experienced ibogaine firsthand. Whether you’re curious, cautious, or considering this path for yourself or someone you love, Ibogaine Uncovered offers a rare, thoughtful window into the medicine, the science, and the humanity behind it.Beond Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
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  • #66 - Dr. Rod Paulsen: How We Screen for Ibogaine

    #66 - Dr. Rod Paulsen: How We Screen for Ibogaine
    Oct 9 2026
    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 research tell him about who does well.Dr. Rod Paulsen is Beond's director of psychiatry and psychopharmacology and has been with the clinic since it opened in 2021. He majored in neuroscience at NYU, where he worked as a research assistant on the NYU psilocybin project, then completed a master's in biomedical sciences and medical school at LSU in New Orleans, studying the neurobiology of opioid withdrawal and serving as a night sitter on MAPS' MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trial for PTSD. He is currently completing an addiction psychiatry fellowship.Timestampes(02:00) From philosophy to neuroscience, and why ibogaine is the psychedelic that needs a physician(09:00) Inside the psychiatric intake, and what makes someone a strong candidate(14:00) Ibogaine as an SSRI, and why that shapes who can safely come off medication(18:00) The therapy, psychiatry, and aftercare he wants in place before anyone arrives(21:00) Supplements, the biohacking crowd, and treating dosing like surgery(24:00) Taper pharmacology: the hyperbolic strategy, saffron extract, and CYP2D6(28:00) What Beond's research found about visions and outcomes(51:00) Where approval, insurance, and the science go from here📋 Book a consultation call with our clinical team: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rebrand.ly/beond-spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠🌐 Learn more about Beond: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📋 Beond Treatment Programs & Pricing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/ibogaine-treatment-cost/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👥 Meet the Beond clinical team: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/our-team/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⭐ Read Beond testimonials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/ibogaine-treatment-reviews/⁠⁠⁠⁠📖 How to choose an ibogaine provider: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/blog/selecting-the-ideal-ibogaine-provider/⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ More episodes of Ibogaine Uncovered: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Beond:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / beond.us ⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / beond.us ⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / @beondibogaine ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ / beondtreatment ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ibogaine Uncovered is an educational podcast. Nothing shared in this episode constitutes medical advice. Always consult a qualified medical professional before making any treatment decisions.
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    55 mins
  • #65 - Courtney Barnes: Four Years After Ibogaine

    #65 - Courtney Barnes: Four Years After Ibogaine
    Aug 7 2026
    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 California, Colorado, and Texas. She was a lead drafter of Denver's psilocybin decriminalization initiative and serves as general counsel to veteran focused psychedelic organizations including Heroic Hearts Project. She came to Beond in 2022 while researching ibogaine for a nonprofit client.Timestamps(02:00) Why an attorney working on ibogaine policy decided to sit with it herself(06:00) Heartbreak in LA, two oracle cards, and the question she carried into the room(09:00) Arriving at Beond underprepared, and coming off fourteen years of Vyvanse(12:00) Meeting her inner child and the memories she had completely repressed(17:00) The difficult first year, and the support system she wishes she had built first(22:00) Two months later, when her inner voice said no more to Vyvanse(29:00) Four years out: rebuilt relationships with her mother and sister(35:00) What she would tell someone who feels called but afraid of what they might find📋 Book a consultation call with our clinical team: ⁠⁠⁠https://rebrand.ly/beond-spotify⁠⁠⁠🌐 Learn more about Beond: ⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com⁠⁠⁠ 📋 Beond Treatment Programs & Pricing: ⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/ibogaine-treatment-cost/⁠⁠⁠ 👥 Meet the Beond clinical team: ⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/our-team/⁠⁠⁠ ⭐ Read Beond testimonials: ⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/ibogaine-treatment-reviews/⁠⁠⁠📖 How to choose an ibogaine provider: ⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/blog/selecting-the-ideal-ibogaine-provider/⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ More episodes of Ibogaine Uncovered: ⁠⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠ Follow Beond:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠ / beond.us ⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠ / beond.us ⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠ / @beondibogaine ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠ / beondtreatment ⁠⁠⁠ Ibogaine Uncovered is an educational podcast. Nothing shared in this episode constitutes medical advice. Always consult a qualified medical professional before making any treatment decisions.
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    37 mins
  • #64 - Melissa Pruett: Motherhood on Ibogaine

    #64 - Melissa Pruett: Motherhood on Ibogaine
    Jul 8 2026
    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 the fifty questions she'd written down and delivered one core truth: just how enough she already is. She shares the song "Truth Teller" that poured out of her between journeys and plays it live, the second journey's confronting blind spots, a ten-year dream that resurfaced, and the honest, unglamorous reality of integration back home.Melissa Pruett is a mother and entrepreneur who founded her beauty and wellness practice in Arizona more than twelve years ago. She is now expanding into a holistic space in Austin built around helping women uncover their own natural essence. She lives with her partner Andrew and their son Ever. Find her on Instagram at @melissapruett24.Timestamps(01:00) Who Melissa is and why she came to Beond(02:00) Postpartum and the milk that wouldn't come(06:00) A surrender prayer and the sign at a birthday dinner(15:00) Arriving at Beond and the power of peer community(20:00) The flood dose and "just how enough you are"(35:00) "Truth Teller," the song that poured out(52:00) A ten-year dream resurfaces(59:00) Integration, grace, and advice for new moms📋 Book a consultation call with our clinical team: ⁠⁠https://rebrand.ly/beond-spotify⁠⁠🌐 Learn more about Beond: ⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com⁠⁠ 📋 Beond Treatment Programs & Pricing: ⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/ibogaine-treatment-cost/⁠⁠ 👥 Meet the Beond clinical team: ⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/our-team/⁠⁠ ⭐ Read Beond testimonials: ⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/ibogaine-treatment-reviews/⁠⁠📖 How to choose an ibogaine provider: ⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/blog/selecting-the-ideal-ibogaine-provider/⁠⁠ 🎙️ More episodes of Ibogaine Uncovered: ⁠⁠https://beondibogaine.com/podcast/⁠⁠ Follow Beond:Instagram: ⁠⁠ / beond.us ⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠ / beond.us ⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠ / @beondibogaine ⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠ / beondtreatment ⁠⁠ Ibogaine Uncovered is an educational podcast. Nothing shared in this episode constitutes medical advice. Always consult a qualified medical professional before making any treatment decisions.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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