Layered Prescriptions with Dr. Kavoosi, MD

Season 2 - Episode 4 with Chef Devan Rajkumar - Preparing, Cultivating & Nourishing The Palate & Spirit

In this episode, I sit down with my homie Devan Rajkumar, known publicly as Chef Dev. We dialogue on topics you may have never seen from Dev. The angle we take it was both deepening and illuminating. https://www.instagram.com/chefdevan https://www.youtube.com/@chefdevanofficial https://www.chefdev.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/DevanRajkumar/ https://www.tiktok.com/@chefdevan 2:30 - reality: Serious vs playful, devan deconstructed 3:50 - what is ping pong for you?  5:20 - devan doesn’t lose 6:15: focus in vulnerability * 7:25 - why do people excel 8:25 - oscillation between the fear of failure 10:25 - get into space of liberation through unconditional witnessing  11:30 - instinct would have been to dismiss what invitations were brought forward 12:05 - excelling due to insecurity 13:00 - 13:50 - deep dives, can sometimes be unsolicited 14:15 - who the fuck am I? ** 15:30 - the edge that they hope to nurture. Seen by who on superiority and existentially? 17:30 - parents and mediators 18:30 - consistency in being authentic. Mask for a long time. ** open to dad hearing. to 19:15 19:35 - responsibility vs obligation 20:00 - longing for connection. The story doesn’t matter 21:40 - opportunity for parentsÂ

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Layered Stories - Choosing, Even If That Choice Means Death

In this solo episode, I explore the experience of a patient who chose to leave against medical advice in a really rough state and it contrasted the story of death that someone the same age who was my close friend went through. Thank you for tuning in. More layered stories to come.

S2 - Ep 2 with Gina Marie- The Heroine's Journey, Intimacy, Challenges & Play

My guest on this episode is my dear friend Gina Oades. The show notes are shared below. This conversation touched on deeply important subjects I wish the world would reflect upon! I know I needed it. Gina's love for life and commitment to being in service of others while dancing, singing & playing all the way through. connect with her: instagram.com/ginadaringgreatly Show notes: 3:25 - Origins of connection 5:05 - points of transformation - 6:15 - remembered for 7:05 7:30 - affirming groups - 9:05  9:05 - connection to community, connection to self  10:10 - transform challenge to triumph. Inauthenticity & ego, with humility to name it herself. 12:10 12:40 - something happens when Im not listening to the PINGS 13:55 14:00 - screams of the accident - 15:55 16:00 - people pleasing - no need to show up in the right groups’ - mirror of authenticity & trust - 18:30 18:30 - conditional worth - seen in ER  19:55 what does reclaimed unconditional love look and feel like? -  21:15 - the polarization of the ‘people pleaser ‘ **  23:15 - wounding patterns - until it’s reclaimed - look at those patterns, there’s a little child inside of you. Reclaiming connection with that inner child. 25:20 - self love is loving all of your shadows - 26:10 26:20 - heroine’s journey - 27: 27:30 - **shit** -  29:10 - rock bottom - the end of coping 29:50 - relational rock bottom, medicine space, at the core of emotions, shame, and there, too is love.  33:45 - grieving few who have the opportunity to put the guards down.  34:30 - addressing the inner critic 36:00 - unconditional witnessing 36:40, profundity, get to work the next day! a reconnection of the highest order 37:20 37:25 - integration of transformation  39:30 - life is the ceremony, integration can take a lifetime. 41:30 42:30 - psychedelics used to recharge ego when unintegrated 43:10  44:00 the renaissance of perception 45:10  45:20 - new states of habituality 45:45 - callous renters during AirBNB, property wake up call. 46:50 - window into new ways of thinking and behaving The autobiography *** 48:30 49:50 - child autobiography  51:00 the victory human life  53:15 -Gina dance and play 54:10 - play, pleasure, reclamation 55:45 - disempower living 56:30 - the illusory belief When we are in play, we can Yang better. Yin fuels yang. Need balance.  59:00 children losing play, becoming adults 1:00:00 Canadian men’s soccer team 1:01:20 - invitation to play - 1:05:00 1:05:20 - availability to intimacy 1:08:10 1:08:00 male patriarchy 1:11:30 safe to merge and express needs in order to heal 1:13:00 1:13:00 sex is a psychedelic 1:14:00 sex as a drug 1:15:00 the phone and how it robs immersion 1:16:20 the intention 1:17:15 sex as a coping mechanism  1:18:30 sex as a distraction  1:19:00 - long term relationship so enmeshed 1:19:30 emotional rupture, emotional safety, emotional repair.  1:22:30 emotional repair 1:22:50 - therapy  Get clear on my burdens  and intimacy on every moment 1:25:52 1:25:55 - pleasure in yourself, distractions,,enrich life 1:26:40 - end of life play will ensue, love will ensue, connection 1:28:25 - we can have it all with layered prescriptions 1:29:30 - whole, perfect and complete shit 1:30:15 - cacophony and tangential, delayed reward 1:31:40 - outro *This episode was recorded in March of 2023. Technical issues brought on a delay that have finally been resolved*

Season 2 - Intro - A Personal Update, This Season & Frustrating Needed Worldly Invitations

Welcome to Season 2! Im giving a personal update as we dive in. Some are prescriptions, some are personal frustrations and worldly occurrences that feel like the are rotting at my core at times. Thank you for being here as I expand on them. Please feel free to like, share, subscribe & rate if you wish.

Episode 13 - All Of This Coping Was Killing Me, Now All Of This Healing Is Killing Me With Dr Gabrielle Pelicci

This episode features Dr Gabrielle Pelicci, Ph.D. She even says herself in the podcast that it's one of the things she does, not who she is! She is so much more than that, as are you. In the podcast, she describes defining moments in her life that contribute to the layers of who she is today, including her childhood, a mystical experience when her mother passed away when she was 21, the importance of relating in order to heal & psychedelics. In particular, the subject of healing, as her book 'All Of this Healing Is Killing Me' had me reading it literally, whereas she has a unique perspective on what it meant to her. I personally put that title alongside Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD's ' The Body Keeps The Score' for best titles I've ever read. Near to heart, the role women have played in our history as healers, how that was largely dismissed through the telling of stories through history, and how her dissertation seeked to inform and reilluminate spotlight onto this necessary part of who we are as a civilization stood out in both the podcast and her book. Please enjoy the podcast and feel free to reach out to Gabrielle or myself if need be! About Gabrielle: Gabrielle Pelicci, Ph.D. “Dr. Gabby� is Head of Provider Relations at Third Wave, a trusted, research-based psychedelics education and community platform.  Dr. Gabby completed her doctoral work in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies with a dissertation on women healers -- and studied plant medicine with indigenous healers in New Mexico and Guatemala. She has been a University Professor of Integrative and Holistic Medicine since 2007. Her first book, All This Healing is Killing Me, is available on Amazon. Connect with Gabrielle: Website: https://www.gabriellepelicci.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTVvN0s1ckFWS3VaSGFvb0NmUl9UU3IzaVBGQXxBQ3Jtc0ttZ2piU2ZBWFU2aFF3S1NfZXU3cTRDNVItVmVvSTBzOHQzTXNwdVZpaU1TVjhrT3RJTC1iZzQ3dGpOSzlDcDh0bEF3WEFBWXBHSTZDNGlDNEFGbkFxUWZ3SHVKTk4zMVVFWHBTazBDSWdna0h4ZWlBVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gabriellepelicci.com%2F&v=VhXeBus3KjE] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellepelicciphd/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellepelicciphd/] Twitter: https://twitter.com/drgabbypelicci [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbklQQWRfNWFNcklLb2RfTlRCN095Mkhobk9MQXxBQ3Jtc0ttZ3hXLVlFaHFIRVZOeE9GYWtBT2FhZTcyLXRxZElRNXNnN3p2QjE0UWtFX0tUek83dHY0d1ctejVtV3dDUjBZeHNjRmlSOFdSUElrUEgxXzNJc1VwSDg0WmRCTVlSQnU5ZGc1NWo0QTVZOFRLd3BVbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdrgabbypelicci&v=VhXeBus3KjE] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drgabbypelicci/ [https://www.instagram.com/drgabbypelicci/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GabriellePelicciPhD [https://www.facebook.com/GabriellePelicciPhD] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gpelicci [https://www.youtube.com/user/gpelicci] Gabrielle's Book: https://www.amazon.com/All-This-Healing-Killing-Me-ebook/dp/B0BWSJ9FYT/ [https://www.amazon.com/All-This-Healing-Killing-Me-ebook/dp/B0BWSJ9FYT/] This show is for information purposes only, and is not intended to provide mental health or medical advice. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to the podcast and this conversation.