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Igniton CMO Ashley Grace joins Ben Stewart to explore a developing approach to wellness that uses what the company calls “ignitons” to energetically charge botanical supplements and organic nutrients. Grace shares the ideas behind the technology, along with reported preliminary findings related to longevity biomarkers, neurological stress response, cognitive performance, and REM sleep.

Together, they examine the emerging intersection of quantum biology, the biofield, and cellular repair—and ask whether frequency-based inputs could help restore the internal coherence disrupted by chronic stress and environmental toxins. Could the next frontier of wellness begin not by overriding the body, but by helping it remember what it already knows how to do?

What if the person you’ve become is the version of you built to survive?

Academy Award-nominated actress and embodiment mentor Mariel Hemingway joins Ben Stewart to explore the inherited trauma, family expectations, and survival patterns that quietly shape identity. Growing up within one of America’s most celebrated—and tragic—families, she reflects on how living in the shadow of the “Hemingway curse” led her back to the authentic self beneath the legacy—and whether healing yourself can change what your family carries forward.

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What if comedy is one of our greatest tools for awakening?

Comedian and Filmmaker Brent Pella joins Ben Stewart for a hilarious and surprisingly insightful conversation about why satire may be one of the healthiest antidotes to modern spiritual culture. From psychedelic ceremonies and wellness trends to conspiracy theories, Burning Man, and alien encounters, Brent explains why humor helps expose the blind spots, ego traps, and performative behaviors that can quietly emerge on any path of personal growth.

Because sometimes the fastest way to the truth isn't another ceremony… It's having the courage to laugh at yourself.