Most of us treat sleep like an afterthought — something we'll get to when everything else is done. Alison Anandi Francis spent 15 years paying the price for that mistake, battling chronic insomnia while running a successful business and holding it together on the outside while quietly falling apart within.

What she found in a yoga ashram in India — specifically through the breath — became the foundation for Sleepology by Anandi®, her root-cause methodology that integrates Ayurveda, breathwork, yoga and modern sleep science into a complete system for lasting rest.

In this episode we go deep on why high performers can't switch off, what your nervous system actually needs to power down, and why tactical sleep fixes almost always fail. Anandi breaks down her personal wind-down routine, what HRV tracking reveals about your lifestyle, the truth about sleeping pills, and the single most important shift you can make starting tonight.

If you're exhausted, wired, or waking up at 3am — this one's for you.

Guest: Alison Anandi Francis | thesleepguru.co.uk Book: Breathe Better Sleep Better

Topics: insomnia, Ayurveda, breathwork, nervous system, sleep science, HRV, circadian rhythm, yoga nidra, Sleepology, holistic health, entrepreneur burnout

In this episode, Martin Prihoda speaks with Naomi Jason about embodiment, Dance Temple, Qigong, healing, rites of passage, and what it means to return to the wisdom of the body. Naomi is the co-founder of Dance Temple and a medical Qigong therapist, ritualist, dancer, farmer, and community leader devoted to helping people reconnect with themselves through movement, ceremony, and embodied practice.

Together, they explore conscious dance as therapy, the witness state, ego and identity, masculine and feminine balance, the loss of initiation in modern culture, and the deep human longing for wholeness, belonging, and transformation.

In this episode of Odyssey & Alchemy, Martin Prihoda speaks with Boysen Hodgson about men’s work, emotional healing, shame, anger, authenticity, and the healing power of brotherhood. Boysen reflects on the early experiences that shaped his view of masculinity, the cost of living behind a mask, and how men’s groups helped him move from performance into honesty, connection, and purpose.

They explore modern masculinity, men’s mental health, hidden emotional burdens, initiation, vulnerability, and why so many men need spaces where they can finally tell the truth about what they carry. The conversation also touches on The Mankind Project, healing shame, spiritual growth, relationships, and what it means to be a man in an age of disconnection.

• Boysen Hodgson
• The Mankind Project
• men’s work
• masculinity
• authentic masculinity
• men’s mental health
• emotional healing
• shame healing
• men’s groups
• brotherhood
• vulnerability in men
• modern masculinity
• male initiation
• anger and shame
• personal growth for men

Jungian psychotherapist and executive coach Dr. Melinda Fouts, PhD on shadow work, narcissism, feminine power, dream work, and the blind spots that keep high performers stuck.

With over 30 years coaching CEOs and founders across the globe, Dr. Fouts brings depth psychology into the boardroom. We cover Carl Jung, the "emotional operating system" installed in childhood, why James Bond is the wrong archetype, the real difference between therapy and coaching, how to work a dream (not interpret it), integrating the masculine and feminine within every leader, Rumi's three gates of speech, and the one question every entrepreneur should be asking themselves weekly but isn't.

Dr. Melinda Fouts is a Forbes Coaches Council contributor, IAOTP Lifetime Achievement recipient, and author of Cognitive Enlightenment and The Bridge to Transformation.

Find Dr. Fouts:

Web: successstartswithyou.net

Email: melinda@successstartswithyou.net

LinkedIn: Dr. Melinda Fouts, PhD

Topics: Jungian psychology, executive coaching, Carl Jung, shadow work, dream work, narcissism, feminine leadership, depth psychology, entrepreneurship, consciousness, personal transformation.

What if the most powerful therapeutic breakthrough of our time has been hiding in plain sight for 40 years? Jonathan Robinson — psychotherapist, bestselling author of 14 books, and one of the world's longest-practicing MDMA-assisted therapy guides — has sat with over 600 people at their most open, most vulnerable, and most human. In this conversation, we explore how MDMA dismantles fear, floods the brain with oxytocin, and creates a learning window that accelerates healing in ways traditional therapy simply can't match. From a 92-year-old trauma survivor sleeping through the night for the first time in 87 years, to couples rediscovering intimacy after years of silence — the results speak for themselves.

In this episode:

• Why MDMA works where two years of couples therapy fails
• The neuroscience of fear removal and heart opening
• How to find a qualified guide and stay safe
• Integration techniques that make breakthroughs last
• Why Jonathan believes MDMA is the medicine this polarized age needs most

🎙️ Jonathan Robinson | MDMAtraining.net | Book: Ecstasy for Couples

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75% of suicides every year are men. In Canada, it's the second leading cause of death for men under 50. And yet we barely talk about it.

In this episode, Martin sits down with Dr. John Ogrodniczuk — Professor of Psychiatry at UBC, founder of Heads Up Guys, and author of over 300 scientific publications on men's mental health — for one of the most honest conversations we've had on this show.

Martin also shares something personal: at 21, he lost his father to suicide. What followed was 30 years of trying to understand why — and this conversation is part of that.

Together they go deep on: why men don't ask for help and what it's actually costing them, the shame buried inside suicide notes, what it's like to be left behind as a survivor, the difference between clinical depression and existential overwhelm, why teenage boys are at a turning point around age 14, and how to start breaking the silence — starting with the men in your own life.

This one matters. Share it with a man you care about.

🔗 Heads Up Guys: headsupguys.org 🔗 If you or someone you know is struggling, contact the Crisis Services Canada line: 1-988-456-4566

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Odyssey & Alchemy Episode 16 features Kat Weed, psychotherapist and creator of the Rewired Woman framework, sharing how high-functioning people can escape survival mode, heal complex trauma, and build authentic lives. From her "hot mess" past of anxiety, addiction, dissociation, and broken relationships to helping successful women regulate their nervous systems, Kat breaks down attachment styles (anxious, avoidant, disorganized), nervous system states (mobilizer, immobilizer, hybrid), and why coping tools fall short of true rewiring.

Discover practical insights on spiritual bypassing in yoga/breathwork, midlife crises, 3 AM anxiety fixes (like physical movement for fight/flight discharge), and fostering self-compassion over self-judgment. Perfect for anyone in wellness, therapy, or personal growth seeking wholeness beyond performance.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro & Kat's "Hot Mess" Story
03:00 Trauma Roots & Disconnection
15:00 Attachment Theory Deep Dive
30:00 Rewired Woman: 4 Types Explained
45:00 Nervous System Regulation Tools
1:00:00 Spiritual Bypassing Traps
1:15:00 Healing Resistance & Self-Compassion

Subscribe for more on mental health, biohacking, spirituality, and transformation. Like, comment, share! Visit katweed.co for Kat's work.

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In this powerful episode of Odyssey and Alchemy, Martin Prihoda sits down with Kiem Schutter, founder and CEO of Qi Integrated Health in Vancouver, to explore the deep connection between body, mind, trauma, and healing. Kiem shares how an early childhood experience shaped his lifelong relationship with energy work, why traditional Chinese medicine became the foundation of his practice, and how acupuncture, somatic therapy, naturopathy, and psychedelic-assisted healing are helping people reconnect with a healthier state of being.

This conversation goes deep into the nature of pain, grief, emotional release, and the “pre-pain state” — the inner place we return to when we begin to heal. Kiem also explains how modern wellness can integrate Western medicine, functional medicine, and ancient healing systems to support trauma recovery, mental health, chronic pain, and transformation.

If you’re interested in psychedelic therapy, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, somatic healing, trauma recovery, mental health, grief, breathwork, or alternative medicine in Canada, this episode is for you.

Topics include:

• Somatic healing and trauma release
• Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture
• Psychedelic-assisted therapy and ketamine programs
• Grief, emotional processing, and nervous system regulation
• The connection between body pain and emotional pain
• Building Qi Integrated Health and modern integrative wellness

Listen now for a grounded, insightful, and deeply human conversation about healing, consciousness, and the future of integrative medicine.

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