Ep. 35 | Alex Nelson | Self-Awareness, Psychedelics & Integration

The Thought Room

Alex Nelson is an entrepreneur, life transformation coach, retreat facilitator, and the host of the Through The Veil podcast. After selling his asphalt business in early 2017, he embarked upon a journey which led him through various corporate management jobs, finally landing in his current role as a full time personal coach and transformational experience specialist. He has spent the last 7 years working closely with coaching clients, a calling he felt deeply after curing himself of alcoholism in 2012 through deeply intentional ceremonial work. His deepest commitment is to help people to uncover the tools and skills they have within themselves for healing so that they can live their best life unburdened by trauma.

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Topics Explored:

5:00 The power of holding space and being present for others

6:00 Who Alex is and what he does in the world

8:00 How can we train ourselves to hold space for others and become more aware of ourselves

11:00 Finding and refining our purpose

20:00 What can we do when we feel stuck?

22:00 The power of visualization and strong emotion

26:30 Recognizing unprocessed trauma

35:30 Alex’s experience with alcoholism

41:00 Honesty and the slippery slope of withholding truth

46:30 Responsible psychedelic use and integration

60:00 Accessing gratitude through joy and laughter

61:00 The gift of pain

65:00 How can we connect to our emotions through our relationships

74:30 Hallie’s intense experiences in the weeks and months after her time at Soltara

85:00 The importance of approaching ceremony with intention

72:00 How to connect with Alex

Resources:

Money and the Law of Attraction - Abraham Hicks

Spiritual Emergence or Psychosis Course - Kyle Buller

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“What my experience with psychedelics has taught me is that all the magic is here!” - Kyle Buller

“The medicines have a way of changing one's perspective powerfully and profoundly.” - Luke Storey

“Psychedelics are not suppressed because they are dangerous to users; they’re suppressed because they provoke unconventional thought, which threatens any number of elites and institutions that would rather do our thinking for us.” - Dr. Dennis McKenna

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“Never let those who lack belief in themselves rob you of yours.” - Dorian Yates

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“Ayahuasca is a symbiotic ally of the human species.” - Dennis McKenna

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