About The Episode 

Healing, resilience and the profound potential of psychedelics for personal transformation are woven through the incredible journey of Colette Condorcita, a multidimensional creatrix and psychedelic change-maker.

Colette’s mind-blowing story begins in Philadelphia where she was raised by social justice activists and attended a Quaker school. She shares about the impact of these early influences on the development of her values and then tells the story of how her life shifted dramatically as a teenager following a serious spinal cord. The injury left her paralyzed – from which she miraculously healed herself – and also catalyzed a life-altering near death experience which ultimately led her into the realms of psychedelics and shamanism. 

Colette’s story bridges the intersection of neurophenomenology, healing, and a call for systemic social and environmental change, presenting a compelling case for the mindful exploration of psychedelic states. Highlighting themes of neurodivergence, neuroplasticity, and the capacity for psychedelics to forge new pathways of integration and understanding, Colette’s ‘psychedelic change work’ emphasizes the importance of preparation and self-regulation for an approach to healing that extends from the individual to the collective and ecological levels. 

Topics Covered

✨ Introducing Colette Condorcita, psychedelic ‘warrior’

✨ From social justice roots to psychedelic exploration

✨ A life-altering injury and the power of the mind 

✨ Colette’s healing journey: integration, family support and psychedelic insights

✨ Psychedelic change work: from personal transformation to global impact

✨ The future of psychedelics: legal challenges, climate change and community building

✨ Rapid fire round of questions for Colette and final thoughts on embracing the journey

Episode Resources

✨ Book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

✨ Book: Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by Mircea Eliade

✨ Shamanism Researcher: Dr. Michael James Winkelman

✨ Hypnosis Trainer: Melissa Tiers

Colette Condorcita is an activist, psychedelic coach, facilitator, consultant, and regenerative developer. She has been working with and studying psychedelic technologies for over 20 years. Raised by social justice activists in the Quaker community in Philadelphia, Colette has been part of supporting individuals to collective healing and justice movements her entire life. 

At age 14, Colette had a life changing spinal cord injury during an athletic competition, preceded by a prophetic dream. She was completely paralyzed from the neck down with a 2% chance of recovery. Utilizing self-directed neuroplasticity to heal she developed what she identifies as a “Shamanic Neurotype”, a form of Neurodivergence that is similar to what many utilize psychedelic experiences to achieve, and walked out of the hospital. 

Colette received her BA in International Development and Relations and horrified by the U.S. international development model, came to work in regenerative agriculture and social justice initiatives in the Global South with Indigenous communities and has nearly 15 years of study and collaboration with Entheogenic traditions in the Americas. Colette is passionate about the integration of the Neurodivergent versus the Pathology paradigm of mental health and advocates for creating balanced frameworks for her clients and the larger psychedelic movement.

🌐 Website: www.condormedicine.com

🌀 Instagram: @condor_medicine

📘 LinkedIn: Colette Condorcita Schmitt

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