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Taking the Leap: Skydiving, Psychedelics, and Unlocking Personal Potential

December 27, 2024
Featuring: Melanie Curtis

In this episode, Joe interviews Melanie Curtis: world record professional skydiver, keynote speaker, coach, co-host of the Trust the Journey podcast, and author of How to Fly: Life Lessons From a Professional Skydiver.

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In this episode, Joe interviews Melanie Curtis: world record professional skydiver, keynote speaker, coach, co-host of the Trust the Journey podcast, and author of How to Fly: Life Lessons From a Professional Skydiver.

Curtis shares her journey from taking her first transformative leap out of an airplane to becoming a leader in skydiving, public speaking, and now, the integration of psychedelics into personal growth. She discusses the parallels between skydiving and working with psychedelics – most notably in the idea of leaping into the unknown, trusting the universe, and in the potential that can be unlocked after you’ve come back down to earth. While relatively new to the psychedelic space, she stresses the importance of sharing your story and opening up dialogues, no matter how small you think your voice may be.

She talks about:

  • Her early psilocybin journeys and recent ayahuasca experiences
  • How she came out of the psychedelic closet to her Mother, and learning of the power of small steps and trusting the universe
  • Realizing how her Father’s behavior affected her, and how it has made her more connected to her femininity and other women
  • The power of confidence and how much better we’d all be if the fear of humiliation wasn’t so prominent in our lives

and more!

Links

Melaniecurtis.com

Trust the Journey podcast

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Regulation, Decriminalization, and Religious Freedom: Prop 122’s Challenges and Opportunities, featuring: Veronica Lightning Horse Perez & Sean McAllister

The Hero’s Journey: Finding Your Story in Psychedelic Healing, featuring: Mareesa Stertz

Trust the Journey podcast: #127: Walking Each Other Home – Andy Lewis

Etregirls.com

How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World, by Dambisa Moyo

How To Fly: Life Lessons from a Professional Skydiver, by Melanie Curtis

*Amazon links are affiliate links, meaning that Psychedelics Today will receive a percentage of the sale

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In this Episode

Melanie Curtis

Melanie Curtis is a world record pro skydiver who teaches key components of peak performance as a keynote speaker and professional development facilitator. As a coach, Melanie is a relentless and highly effective teammate for her clients looking to expand beyond their current edges. She holds the safest possible space for people to explore what’s really holding them back, a critical piece of true breakthrough. No topic or goal is off limits. As an author and speaker, her words pierce the veil of performative perfectionism, helping others both understand and experiment with what it really takes to achieve their own version of outlier results. She has authored 3 books, including How to Fly: Life Lessons From a Professional Skydiver. Melanie has been tapped as an expert in Forbes, Fast Company, Thrive Global, on CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, NBC Know Your Value, Masters of Scale, Entrepreneurs on Fire, and many more. In her dynamic and disarming keynote speeches, Melanie facilitates genre-busting professional development on peak performance for high-performing individuals and teams. Melanie co-founded Highlight, an all-female demonstration jump team, using skydiving as a vehicle to champion equality, and is the executive director of the Women’s Skydiving Network foundation. Melanie is a passionate public advocate for legal, safe and equitable access to the transformative power of psychedelic medicines. Co-founding the Trust the Journey podcast, she and guests share in depth about their own healing experiences and personal practices in service to helping others. Melanie loves her family above all things (including her cat, Matil), except maybe the whale joke. Ask her to tell it.

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