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Hosted by husband and wife team Mark and Michele Medal, the show dives
deep into what it really means to heal: physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Through their compassionate lens and lived experience, they hold space for raw, vulnerable stories that explore trauma, transformation, and
the sacred path back to wholeness. Together with their guests, they unravel the layers of healing work
From ancient plant wisdom to modern psychedelic therapies, inviting listeners into a space of reflection, remembrance, and reconnection.
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Join us as we dive into the fascinating realm of plant medicines, covering a wide range of topics from herbs and botanicals to psychedelic substances. Our expert hosts and guest speakers will take you on a captivating journey, sharing insights, research, and personal stories that shed light on the potential of these powerful remedies.
We believe in the holistic approach to healing and the wisdom of traditional practices. Our episodes provide valuable knowledge on psychedelic plant medicines like ayahuasca and psilocybin mushrooms, which offer potential breakthroughs in mental health treatment.
What happens when the medicine that saves your life also rewrites your understanding of it?
In this episode of My Psychedelic Story, Dr. Maria Clara Restrepo, a medical doctor and psychiatry nurse practitioner, shares her extraordinary journey through near-death, cancer, and the healing power of psychedelics. Diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer, Maria found herself at the threshold between life and death, only to rediscover healing through ayahuasca, psilocybin, and reconnection with the body’s innate intelligence.
What You’ll Learn:
How psychedelics like ayahuasca and psilocybin catalyzed profound healing after years of medical treatment.
Why integration is not just reflection, but an act of embodied intelligence.
The connection between trauma, physical illness, and spiritual disconnection.
How near-death and psychedelic experiences mirror one another in teaching surrender and peace.
The role of neuroplasticity, community, and self-trust in sustainable healing.
Episode Highlights:
00:00 – Maria Clara’s medical background and the cancer diagnosis that changed everything.
02:45 – Life on the edge: surviving multiple surgeries and near-death experiences.
05:10 – Returning to Colombia and discovering ayahuasca as an unexpected healer.
07:40 – The ceremony that changed everything—and how her cancer vanished.
10:15 – Breaking free from opioid dependency through psilocybin therapy.
12:30 – The neuroscience of healing: how psychedelics rewire the brain through neuroplasticity.
14:40 – Redefining surrender, healing, and purpose through the body’s innate intelligence.
Meet the Guest:
Dr. Maria Clara Restrepo is a Colombian medical doctor and psychiatry nurse practitioner who integrates Western medicine with ancestral plant medicine wisdom. Her work bridges palliative care, trauma healing, and psychedelic therapy, with a mission to help others reconnect to the source of healing within.
Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned:
Ayahuasca and psilocybin-assisted therapy for chronic illness and trauma recovery.
Somatic awareness and “energetic intelligence” as core healing mechanisms.
Neuroplasticity as the scientific foundation for emotional transformation.
Integration practices including silence, prayer, breathwork, and conscious movement.
Closing Insight:
“Healing is not about becoming light, it’s about becoming whole.”
Maria’s story is a reminder that the body is not an obstacle to healing, it is the instrument of it. When science meets spirit, medicine becomes memory, and life becomes sacred again.
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