What if the biggest mistake people make before plant medicine has nothing to do with the medicine itself?
In this conversation, Kat Courtney shares why nervous system preparation is one of the most overlooked aspects of ayahuasca, trauma healing, shadow work, and spiritual awakening. We explore the hidden risks of entering ceremony without the capacity to hold what arises, the biggest myth about nervous system regulation, and why curiosity—not control—is the key to real transformation.
Kat also shares insights from over 20 years of work with plant medicine, her path to becoming a Death Doula, and the profound initiations that can occur through spirit, symbolism, and ceremony. If you're interested in healing, consciousness, personal growth, or plant medicine, this conversation may completely change how you approach transformation.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 30 Nights of Ayahuasca
5:37 The Nervous System + Plant Medicine Ceremony
13:22 Curiosity + Shadow Work
15:28 Risks You Face Before Plant Medicine
20:39 The Most Magical Part of Plant Medicine Ceremony
23:44 Understanding Ayahuasca’s Mission With Us
28:30 Drinking Ayahuasca 30 Nights in a row
31:28 Strengthening the Nervous System
34:15 Biggest Myth of Nervous System Regulation
38:16 Avoiding Spiritual Bypassing
42:48 Becoming a Death Doula
48:34 When Ceremony Initiates You
51:38 Initiation by Spirit Animals in Shamanism
54:00 Snake Significance in Medicine Journeys
57:23 Black Jaguar Initiation with Kat
1:01:47 Kat’s Final Msg
1:02:22 If you’re called to plant medicine
