I first heard about Rythmia back in 2018 and remember wishing I could go. So having their Chief Medical Officer on the show was a real pinch me moment for me.
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My guest is Dr. Jeff McNairy, Psy.D., M.P.H., Chief Medical Officer at Rythmia Life Advancement Center in Costa Rica, the world's only medically licensed plant medicine retreat. Dr. Jeff has spent more than 25 years in mental health in LA and Hawaii, working with addiction, trauma and acute psychiatric conditions, including at UCLA Medical Center, and he leads Rythmia's licensing with the Costa Rican Ministry of Health.
We get into what ayahuasca actually is, how DMT works in the body (and why it's released at birth), what a ceremony looks like hour by hour, why intention setting and a safe setting matter so much, and how trauma gets stored and released. We talk a lot about women: Rythmia's number one guest is a woman between 45 and 60 who comes alone, and they have a divine feminine night, a moon ceremony for women on their period, and women in menopause who experience womb healing. We also cover the three Rythmia intentions, psilocybin microdosing vs ayahuasca, who can't come, and how religion fits in.
Before the interview, I share my week at SHA in Mexico (full review coming next week), why I'm putting my writing on Substack, and this week's big peptide news from the FDA.
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Timestamps
- 00:00 - Welcome, and my week at SHA in Mexico
- 02:38 - Substack, peptide censorship and this week's FDA peptide news
- 08:13 - Why this Rythmia episode is a pinch me moment
- 13:26 - Meet Dr. Jeff: what ayahuasca is and where it comes from
- 15:53 - DMT, the pineal gland, and the DMT released at birth
- 21:18 - What a ceremony looks like: the purge, dosing and intention setting
- 27:29 - What medically licensed means, and why safety matters
- 32:06 - How Rythmia honours women: menopause, motherhood and womb healing
- 41:33 - How trauma gets stored and released
- 46:43 - A word from The Rhythm Line: RHYTHM NMN
- 52:45 - The three intentions, microdosing vs ayahuasca, and who can't come
- 1:01:41 - Ego, religion, and how to apply (including scholarships)
Resources
- Rythmia Life Advancement Center, including their scholarship form.
- Work with me one on one.
- Book a free 15 minute call with me.
- Join The LongHer Life Online Community.
- Read me on Substack at The LongHer Life.
Products mentioned
- RHYTHM NMN by The Rhythm Line (Amazon US), the delayed release NAD+ formula I take.
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The LongHer Life, formerly Biohacking with Brittany, is the podcast for women who want to live longer and better, from hormones and peptides to meditation and energy.
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