Explore every episode of the podcast Beyond the Ceremony
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| Episode 5: Sterling Zayas – From Rock Bottom to Remembering Who You Are | 16 juil. 2026 | 01:09:44 | |
What happens when you've tried everything... and nothing works? In this powerful episode, we sit down with medicine woman and facilitator Sterling Zayas to explore one of the most remarkable healing journeys we've heard. From severe childhood health complications and multiple blood transfusions to a full hysterectomy in her early twenties, years of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, suicidal thoughts, and psychiatric medications, Sterling reached a point where she and her family had exhausted every conventional option. Then something unexpected happened. Plant medicine entered her life. What followed wasn't simply symptom relief. It was a complete transformation of how she understood herself, healing, spirituality, and her purpose in this world. Sterling shares her deeply personal experiences with psilocybin, MDMA, Kambo, and Bufo, along with the lessons each medicine revealed and how they ultimately led her to become a facilitator herself. This is a conversation about courage, surrender, faith, and discovering that healing often begins where certainty ends. In this episode we discuss:
This episode is a reminder that healing isn't reserved for a lucky few. Sometimes the greatest transformation begins the moment we decide we're no longer willing to stay where we are. Mentioned in this episode
Connect with Sterling Zayas 🌐 Website: https://www.theheavenlypriestess.com 📱 Instagram: @theheavenlypriestess If Sterling's story resonated with you and you'd like to learn more about her work, you can connect with her through her website or Instagram. Subscribe so you don't miss future conversations as we explore plant medicines, integration, spirituality, science, psychology, and everything that happens beyond the ceremony. | |||
| Episode 4: From Addiction to Healing – Jesse's Journey Through Recovery, Kambo, and Brain Health | 15 juil. 2026 | 01:27:15 | |
What happens when the very system that's supposed to help you no longer has the answers? In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Jesse, a certified bionutritionist and longtime addiction recovery advocate, to explore her deeply personal journey through opioid addiction, postpartum depression, antidepressant dependency, grief, and ultimately finding healing through Kambo. Jesse shares how years of struggling with mental health and addiction led her to discover a completely different approach to healing. One centered not only on psychology, but on biology, nutrition, brain chemistry, and personal responsibility. We also explore the often overlooked connection between amino acids, neurotransmitters, peptides, and mental health, and why she believes true healing requires far more than simply treating symptoms. This is a conversation about hope, resilience, and discovering that healing is possible, even after years of believing you were broken. In this episode we discuss:
This episode reminds us that healing isn't about finding a magic cure. It's about giving the body, mind, and spirit the tools they need to remember how to heal themselves. Mentioned in this episode
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| Episode 3: Kelly Lamb's Journey, Part 2 – Finding Purpose Through Kambo and Bufo | 15 juil. 2026 | 01:15:39 | |
Can your darkest chapter become the very thing that leads you to your life's purpose? In Part 2 of Kelly's story, we pick up after her recovery from opioid addiction through Ibogaine and follow the path that eventually led to Tribal Detox, Kambo, Bufo, and the work she does today. This conversation explores what happens after healing begins. Recovery isn't the end of the journey. It's often where the real journey starts. Kelly shares what it was like rebuilding her life, rediscovering herself, falling in love, helping build Tribal Detox from the ground up, and eventually finding her calling as a Bufo facilitator. We also dive into how years of serving hundreds of people challenged many of the assumptions surrounding Bufo and ultimately led us to develop a more therapeutic, integration-focused approach to working with the medicine. In this episode we discuss:
This episode is about trusting your path, even when it looks nothing like the one you originally planned. Sometimes the greatest transformations don't happen because life goes according to plan. They happen because life completely falls apart and gives you the opportunity to rebuild it with greater purpose. Mentioned in this episode
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| Episode 2: Kelly Lamb's Journey – From Addiction to Ibogaine, Bufo, and a New Life | 15 juil. 2026 | 01:31:22 | |
How does a seven-time All-American, valedictorian, and CPA candidate become addicted to heroin and crack cocaine? In this deeply personal episode, Kelly shares her story for the first time. From growing up in the small mountain town of Creede, Colorado, to earning multiple college degrees and working at one of the world's largest accounting firms, nothing about Kelly's life suggested addiction would become part of her story. But addiction doesn't discriminate. Kelly opens up about the curiosity that led her down a dangerous path, the devastating reality of opioid addiction, and the desperation that eventually led her to discover Ibogaine, a West African plant medicine that changed the trajectory of her life. This conversation is raw, honest, and hopeful. It's a story about addiction, healing, courage, and ultimately finding purpose in the darkest chapter of life. In this episode we discuss:
This episode isn't about glorifying addiction. It's about showing that addiction can affect anyone, regardless of intelligence, success, or background, and that healing is possible. If you or someone you love has been impacted by addiction, we hope Kelly's story offers both perspective and hope. Mentioned in this episode
Coming Up Next In the next episode, we'll continue Kelly's journey as we explore what happened after Ibogaine, how she discovered Bufo, and how those experiences ultimately led to the creation of the Church of the Amphibian Arts and the work she does today. Subscribe so you don't miss future conversations as we explore plant medicines, integration, spirituality, science, psychology, and everything that happens beyond the ceremony. | |||
| Episode 1: Beyond the Ceremony – Why We Started This Podcast | 15 juil. 2026 | 00:30:43 | |
What happens after the ceremony? That's the question that inspired this podcast. In our very first episode, we share the story behind Beyond the Ceremony, why we felt this conversation needed a home, and why we believe the real healing doesn't end when the medicine wears off. After losing our Instagram account without warning, we realized how easily conversations around plant and amphibian medicines can disappear from social media. We wanted a place where we could have honest, thoughtful, long form conversations without trying to squeeze complex topics into 60 second clips. In this episode we discuss:
This podcast isn't just about ceremonies. It's about what comes after. It's about integration, relationships, healing, purpose, spirituality, science, responsibility, and the lifelong process of becoming more fully human. Whether you're completely new to plant medicines, an experienced practitioner, or simply curious about consciousness and healing, we hope these conversations offer insight, perspective, and practical wisdom you can apply to your own life. Mentioned in this episode
Coming Up Next In the next episode, Kelly shares her remarkable journey from addiction and recovery through Ibogaine to becoming a Bufo facilitator and founding the Church of the Amphibian Arts. Subscribe so you don't miss future conversations as we explore plant medicines, integration, spirituality, science, psychology, and everything that happens beyond the ceremony. | |||