The Wisdom Matrix

What Happens When Faith Meets Psychedelics? (Hunt Priest)

Hunt Priest spent years serving as an Episcopal priest before a psilocybin study at Johns Hopkins transformed the way he understood faith, suffering, and spiritual experience. In this conversation with Travis, Matti, and Josh, Hunt explores Christian mysticism, psychedelics, burnout, death, nervous system healing, and why modern spirituality often feels disconnected from direct experience with God. They discuss the Good Friday Experiment, breathwork, non-duality, end-of-life care, and how suffering can become a doorway to transformation rather than despair. At the center of this episode is a simple but confronting question: What if the spiritual experiences humanity has always searched for are still available to us now? 0:00 Intro 1:02 The Path to Priesthood 8:47 When Religion Meets Real Experience 17:08 The Johns Hopkins Study 25:47 Fear, Resistance, and Institutional Religion 31:56 Mystical Experience & The Nervous System 47:54 Psychedelics and Christianity: Can They Coexist? 54:32 The Role of Preparation & Integration 1:05:06 Death, Resurrection & End-of-Life Care 1:12:03 Bridging Faith and Mysticism 1:20:23 Closing Prayer Resources Mentioned: 📚 Living Buddha, Living Christ - Thich Nhat Hanh 📚 How to Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan Connect with Hunt Priest: https://huntpriest.com/ [https://huntpriest.com/] Ligare: https://www.ligare.org/ [https://www.ligare.org/] Connect with The Wisdom Matrix: www.thewisdommatrix.co [http://www.thewisdommatrix.co]

Why High Performers Need Structure, Stillness, and a Clear Purpose Map (Dalton Follows)

Dalton Follows went from Harvard lacrosse player to meditation teacher and leadership coach after realizing achievement alone was not creating alignment. A career ending injury, the collapse of his family structure, and a spiritual experience in Tibet forced him to question the version of success he had been chasing.  What followed was years spent moving between elite performance culture and spiritual communities searching for a way to reconcile ambition with meaning. In this conversation with Travis and Matti, Dalton explains why purpose without structure eventually collapses, why scarcity exists in both business and spiritual spaces, and why compassionate leadership requires understanding impact, not just intent. He also breaks down success mapping, the Enneagram, abundance, and the role silence plays in creating clarity. In the end, the strongest leaders are the ones capable of slowing down enough to see clearly. 0:00 Intro 06:24 Winning the Good Boy Olympics and Harvard 11:43 Spiritual Awakening in Tibet 16:50 Defining Dharma and Upholding Purpose 23:03 Ancient Wisdom Inside Higher Education 30:51 Beloved Community and Growth Through Conflict 36:50 Consciousness Transference and Spiritual Equilibrium 41:40 Amplifying Compassionate Leaders 51:32 Moving Toward Compassion Instead of Conflict 56:47 Brave Spaces and the Responsibility of Privilege 01:03:53 Ethics, Marketing, and Spiritual Clarity 01:08:55 Success Mapping and Life Design 01:21:04 The Enneagram and Leadership Awareness 01:31:40 Money, Abundance, and Worthiness 01:37:46 Silence, Meditation, and Enoughness  Resources Mentioned: 📚 The Art of Communicating by Thich Nhat Hanh 📚 The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 📚 No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre 📚 The Life of Milarepa by Tsangnyön Heruka Connect with Dalton: Dalton@thealchemynetwork.com [Dalton@thealchemynetwork.com]  The Alchemy Network: https://thealchemynetwork.com [https://thealchemynetwork.com] Sage Natural Wellness: https://www.saje.ca [https://www.saje.ca] 🌐 Connect with The Wisdom Matrix: www.thewisdommatrix.co [http://www.thewisdommatrix.co]

How Josh Stopped Repeating the Patterns He Inherited

Josh was about to lose a relationship and realized the pattern felt familiar. Not just from that moment, but from years of showing up the same way. He could see exactly where it was heading. Another relationship, same outcome, nothing actually changing. With Matti and Travis, he traces it back to the moment he finally stopped ignoring it. The men’s group he almost didn’t join. The weekly work that started to expose what was underneath. And the decision to go deeper when that still wasn’t enough. Then he hired a coach and everything sped up. The pressure increased. The excuses disappeared. The patterns became impossible to ignore. At some point, the question changed. It stopped being about fixing a relationship and became about something much bigger. What gets passed down if nothing changes? And what does it take to be the one who ends it? 0:00 Intro 01:26 Relationship Crisis and Pattern Awareness 03:52 Entering Men’s Work and Everyman 05:21 Hiring a Coach and Rapid Acceleration 09:39 First Men’s Group 13:08 Leading by Example in Men’s Work 14:33 Childhood Patterns and Internalized Blame 20:07 Path Into Law and Identity Formation 25:22 Spiritual Moment That Redirected His Path 30:12 What’s Most Personal Is Most Universal 31:11 Brotherhood and Accountability Structure 35:33 Sister’s Influence on Compassion and Acceptance 49:50 Relationship as Rock Bottom for Change 01:01:23 Presence as the Core Skill 01:06:07 Defining Sacred Family 01:09:02 Becoming the Catalyst of Change Resources Mentioned: Connect with Josh: https://www.instagram.com/josh_lanphear/ Osho https://www.osho.com/ The Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis https://crossingforcysticfibrosis.com/ 🌐 Connect with The Wisdom Matrix: www.thewisdommatrix.co

How Travis Rebuilt Direction After Diagnosis & Learned to Dream with a Broken Heart

Travis Suit was building businesses, but none of it held once his daughter was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Everything narrowed to one reality he could not control. He put her on a paddle board and took her into the ocean. It was one of the first moments that gave him something he could do. That moment started to shift how he saw responsibility and direction. Not all at once, but enough to change what he built next. Time on the water led to The Crossing and Piper’s Angels, a foundation supporting families facing the same diagnosis. In this episode, Matti and Josh delve into the decisions that followed, from stepping away from business to building the non-profit. What happens when the life you planned no longer applies? For Travis, it meant rebuilding around what was in front of him. Now he operates from a different place, holding a vision shaped by devotion and responsibility. 0:00 Intro   05:40 The Ocean as Healing   11:26 Overcoming Fear   16:46 Plant Medicine Journey   21:00 The Need in CF   28:28 Health and Energy Lessons   36:12 Leadership Transition   44:02 Growth Through Testing   19:54 Building a Movement   48:14 Going Inward   Resources Mentioned: Piper’s Angels https://www.pipersangels.org/ [https://www.pipersangels.org/] The Crossing: https://crossingforcysticfibrosis.com/ [https://crossingforcysticfibrosis.com/]  🌐 Connect with The Wisdom Matrix: www.thewisdommatrix.co [http://www.thewisdommatrix.co]

From Control to Faith: How Matti Bridges Traditional Success with Alternative Healing

Matti built his life around control. Straight path, strong performance, no room for error. At the same time, his sister was struggling with addiction inside a system that never gave her what she actually needed. He kept trying to help, without ever really finding the right way in. After she passed, something shifted. Not all at once, but enough to start questioning everything he thought he understood about success, control, and what actually helps people. That shift pulled him into places he would have dismissed before. Conversations, practices, and communities that didn’t fit into the world he came from… In this episode, Josh and Travis turn the conversation toward Matti and walk him through the story that led him here. What happens when the path that worked no longer gives you the answers you need? For Matti, that’s where the bridge started to take shape. Now he moves between two very different worlds: the one that shaped him, and the one that opened up after. 0:00 Intro 04:52 Navigating Life's Complexity Through Ancient Wisdom 11:49 Practical Tools for Physical and Spiritual Challenges 17:39 The Crossing 23:31 Maija Wellness 35:36 Finding Purpose Through Personal Loss and Creativity 45:40 Re-Anchoring in Faith Amidst Rapid Change 51:51 Moving From Internal Pressure to Internal Peace 01:02:11 The Power of Forgiveness and Gratitude 01:07:54 Bridging the Business and Spiritual Worlds 🌐 Connect with The Wisdom Matrix: www.thewisdommatrix.co