Sage shares her journey from chronic Lyme disease, psychiatric hospitals, and deep emotional suffering into the world of Ayahuasca, the Shipibo lineage, and devoting her life to the medicine path. She has been walking the path for nearly a decade now and has a trove of wisdom to share.

In this conversation, we explore:

• what Ayahuasca actually feels like

• chronic Lyme, and spiritual awakening

• the importance of integrity in plant medicine work

• the Shipibo lineage and apprenticeship path

• fear, darkness, healing, and transformation

I also share my own terrifying Ayahuasca experience and the profound respect it gave me for the medicine, ceremony space, and the people facilitating this work.

This episode is grounded, nuanced, and deeply human.

CONNECT WITH SAGE:

Instagram:
https://instagram.com/risewith.sage

Website:
https://iluminasoul.com

Portugal Retreat — September 2026:
https://www.iluminasoul.com/nueva-era-retreat?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

CONNECT WITH ME:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlynbryan

Website: https://www.carlynbryan.com/

Former actor Andrew McFarlane joins me for a deep conversation on awakening, ego death, consciousness, meditation, psychedelics, the illusion of success, and what it actually means to reconnect with yourself beyond conditioning and performance.

We explore existential questioning, kundalini awakening, belief versus knowing, karma, presence, curiosity, and why true fulfillment cannot be found through external success alone.

This episode became a philosophical exploration into identity, suffering, meaning, and learning how to live with greater authenticity, awareness, and peace.

Connect with Andrew:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theandrewmcfarlane/

Connect with me:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlynbryan

Website: https://www.carlynbryan.com/

In this episode, Carlyn sits down with intuitive guide and Human Design teacher Katie Calder to explore her awakening journey.
Katie shares how she went from a high-achieving, corporate path into a profound shift in perception; it's one that began with a powerful moment where her sense of reality seemed to crack open.
Together, they explore the intensity of awakening, the challenge of integrating expanded awareness into everyday life, and the importance of boundaries, physical health, and self-trust along the way.

This conversation explores:

• spiritual awakening and perception shifts

• the “veil cracking” moment

• mold illness and physical symptoms during awakening

• energetic sensitivity and boundaries

• Human Design and understanding your wiring

• the current shift from Aquarian Age to Piscean Age + The Human Design mutation occurring in 2027

• the difference between expansion and integration

• learning to feel safe in the body again

Find Katie:

Instagram: @katiecalder_

Website: katiecalder.com