Journeys of Healing: Ruth

Journeys of Healing: Ruth

In this episode of PIR® Integration Radio, Ruth shares a deeply moving conversation about recovery, shame, and the profound journey toward self-acceptance. With openness and courage, Ruth reflects on the decades she spent carrying an overwhelming sense of shame and self-criticism—feelings that shaped her experience of addiction and left her believing she was somehow fundamentally unworthy. She describes how recovery created the foundation for change, while carefully held psychedelic experiences helped illuminate layers of pain and inherited beliefs that had remained hidden for much of her life. Together, we explore the relationship between personal healing and generational trauma, as Ruth shares how uncovering the influence of family history and cultural shame opened the door to a new understanding of herself. She speaks about the importance of integration—not simply through personal reflection, but through honest conversations within recovery communities such as Psychedelics in Recovery and Alcoholics Anonymous, where vulnerability became a powerful antidote to isolation and shame. Rather than presenting psychedelic experiences as a destination, Ruth highlights the ongoing work that follows: learning to let go of perfectionism, practising self-compassion, and allowing healing to ripple into her relationships with her children, her community, and herself. This conversation offers a compassionate reminder that recovery is not about becoming someone new, but about gently uncovering the person who has always been there beneath the weight of fear and shame.   PIR® Integration Radio is a podcast produced by Psychedelics in Recovery. In keeping with PIR® traditions, the podcast offers a space for reflection, shared experience, and integration, in support of recovery. It does not promote or endorse substance use.  Follow PIR® Instagram · @pirworldwide TikTok · @pir_worldwide  YouTube · @psychedelicsinrecovery Linkedin· @psychedelicsinrecovery

Journeys of Healing: Wolfgang

In this episode of PIR® Integration Radio, Wolfgang shares a deeply moving account of recovery, resilience, and the lifelong journey of healing from trauma. With honesty, humility, and remarkable courage, Wolfgang reflects on a life shaped by early adversity, addiction, severe physical health challenges, and profound emotional suffering. He speaks openly about his experiences with recovery, mental health treatment, and the ways psychedelic-assisted healing helped him access parts of himself that years of conventional approaches could not fully reach. Throughout the conversation, Wolfgang emphasizes that healing is not found in psychedelic experiences alone, but in the ongoing practice of integration—the daily work of understanding, accepting, and caring for ourselves. From reconnecting with his inner child to learning to meet life with greater acceptance and compassion, he shares insights gained through both hardship and recovery. Together, we explore the relationship between trauma and addiction, the role of psychedelics in supporting emotional healing, the importance of community and fellowship, and the emerging future of psychedelic-assisted therapy. This episode offers a powerful reminder that recovery is not about becoming someone new—it is about rediscovering who we have always been beneath the layers of pain, fear, and survival.   PIR® Integration Radio is a podcast produced by Psychedelics in Recovery. In keeping with PIR® traditions, the podcast offers a space for reflection, shared experience, and integration, in support of recovery. It does not promote or endorse substance use.  Follow PIR® Instagram · @pirworldwide TikTok · @pir_worldwide  YouTube · @psychedelicsinrecovery Linkedin· @psychedelicsinrecovery

Journeys of Healing: Cheryl

In this episode of PIR® Integration Radio, Cheryl shares a deeply moving account of healing from childhood trauma, complex PTSD, and addiction through recovery, community, and psychedelic-assisted healing. With remarkable honesty and courage, Cheryl reflects on the lifelong impact of early family dysfunction, the ways trauma shaped her relationships and sense of self, and the profound inner work required to reclaim self-worth and emotional freedom. She speaks openly about discovering that recovery was not only about abstinence, but about healing the wounds beneath the addiction. Together, we explore the role of psychedelic medicines in trauma recovery, the importance of self-love and healthy boundaries, and the ongoing practice of integration. Cheryl describes healing not as a destination, but as a spiral—returning to familiar places with deeper awareness, compassion, and understanding each time. This conversation offers hope to anyone navigating the complex path of recovery and reminds us that healing happens through connection, courage, and a willingness to embrace every part of ourselves.   PIR® Integration Radio is a podcast produced by Psychedelics in Recovery. In keeping with PIR® traditions, the podcast offers a space for reflection, shared experience, and integration, in support of recovery. It does not promote or endorse substance use.  Follow PIR® Instagram · @pirworldwide TikTok · @pir_worldwide  YouTube · @psychedelicsinrecovery Linkedin· @psychedelicsinrecovery

Journeys of Healing: Ian

In this episode of PIR® Integration Radio, Ian shares a deeply personal and reflective conversation about recovery, spirituality, and the evolving relationship between sobriety and psychedelic experience. With honesty and humility, Ian speaks about his journey from heavy drinking in adolescence to over eleven years of sobriety, reflecting on the pain, isolation, and searching that shaped his early life. He describes how recovery gradually opened the door to connection, meaning, and a new way of living — one grounded in fellowship, spiritual growth, and self-awareness. Together, we explore the role psychedelics have played in Ian’s ongoing recovery journey, not as an escape, but as experiences approached with reverence, responsibility, and care. Ian reflects on the importance of intention, integration, and community support when navigating powerful inner experiences, and on how these moments deepened his sense of connection to life, spirituality, and higher purpose. This conversation highlights recovery as a living and evolving process — one that asks for openness, humility, discernment, and the willingness to continue growing through both joy and challenge. A thoughtful reminder that healing often unfolds through connection: to ourselves, to others, and to something greater than ourselves.   PIR® Integration Radio is a podcast produced by Psychedelics in Recovery. In keeping with PIR® traditions, the podcast offers a space for reflection, shared experience, and integration, in support of recovery. It does not promote or endorse substance use.  Follow PIR® Instagram · @pirworldwide TikTok · @pir_worldwide  YouTube · @psychedelicsinrecovery Linkedin· @psychedelicsinrecovery

Journeys of Healing: Karyn S

In this episode of PIR® Integration Radio, we share a sincere and thoughtful conversation with Karyn about recovery, identity, and the evolving journey of healing. With openness and depth, Karyn reflects on her lived experience — the challenges she has faced, the turning points that shaped her path, and the practices that continue to support her recovery today. She speaks to the quiet courage it takes to keep going, even when the way forward feels unclear, and the importance of allowing recovery to unfold in its own time. Together, we explore integration as a steady, grounding process — one that helps translate insight into meaningful, everyday change. We also touch on the role of self-acceptance, the power of connection, and the ways in which vulnerability can open the door to deeper healing. This episode offers a gentle reminder that recovery is not linear, and that growth often happens in subtle, unseen ways — through patience, honesty, and a willingness to stay present.   PIR® Integration Radio is a podcast produced by Psychedelics in Recovery. In keeping with PIR® traditions, the podcast offers a space for reflection, shared experience, and integration, in support of recovery. It does not promote or endorse substance use.  Follow PIR® Instagram · @pirworldwide TikTok · @pir_worldwide  YouTube · @psychedelicsinrecovery Linkedin· @psychedelicsinrecovery