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In this deeply personal episode, Jason shares the full story behind the version most people have only heard in passing.

From childhood trauma and years of psychological suffering to discovering plant and amphibian medicines, this conversation explores the path that eventually led to the creation of Tribal Detox. It also highlights an important truth that often gets overlooked: medicine can open the door, but it doesn't do the work for you.

Jason and Kelly discuss:

• Jason's earliest childhood trauma and how it shaped his nervous system.
• Growing up with chronic fear, Tourette's symptoms, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation.
• Why many people assumed his struggles came from military service when they actually began years earlier.
• His time in the U.S. Coast Guard and the events that ultimately led to his discharge.
• Living for years with suicidal ideation, panic attacks, insomnia, nightmares, and the feeling that he was losing his mind.
• The therapist who first suggested Complex PTSD and why Jason chose not to pursue medication.
• The series of coincidences that introduced him to ayahuasca.
• What ayahuasca gave him—and why it ultimately wasn't his primary medicine.
• His first experience with Kambo deep in the Peruvian Amazon with the Matsés people.
• The dramatic changes he experienced after that first session.
• How Kambo became less of a treatment and more of a calling.
• Why he left his original Kambo training organization and began questioning many of the accepted practices.
• The research that changed his understanding of Kambo, including its bioactive peptides and a more physiology-based approach to serving the medicine.
• Why Tribal Detox teaches smaller, more manageable sessions focused on safety rather than intensity.
• The evolution of the Kambo school and the responsibility of training practitioners.
• How Kelly became the mirror that helped Jason recognize patterns he couldn't see in himself.
• The difference between symptom relief and true healing.
• Why integration, honest relationships, and accountability are just as important as the medicine itself.

This episode is our most personal conversation yet. It's a story about trauma, healing, responsibility, and the long road of becoming someone capable of helping others.

Healing isn't a destination. It's an ongoing practice.

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https://www.tribaldetox.com/schools

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