# Ep. 816: Near-Death Experiences, Psilocybin & Spiritual Awakening

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Podcast: [Fit 2 Love Podcast with JJ Flizanes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-2-love-podcast-with-jj-flizanes-319823)
Published: 2026-06-02T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: http://jjflizanes.com
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Duration seconds: 4812

## Resource

Near-Death Experiences, Psychedelics, and the Truth About Consciousness with Dr. Eben Alexander Can consciousness exist independent of the brain? In this fascinating return conversation, JJ sits down with renowned neurosurgeon, near-death experiencer, and bestselling author Eben Alexander to explore one of the biggest questions facing science, spirituality, and human healing today. Drawing from his own extraordinary near-death experience during a week-long coma caused by bacterial meningitis, Dr. Alexander challenges conventional assumptions about consciousness, memory, healing, and the role of the brain itself. Together, JJ and Dr. Alexander explore the intersection of neuroplasticity, psychedelics, meditation, trauma healing, survival states, and spiritual awakening. They discuss why so many people remain stuck despite years of therapy, why conventional psychiatric approaches may fall short, and what practices can help people access deeper states of transformation. This conversation dives into the profound possibility that healing may not come from fixing the brain—but from reconnecting to the greater consciousness beyond it. In This Episode You'll Learn: Why Dr. Alexander believes consciousness is not created by the brain What his near-death experience revealed about life, death, and the soul The surprising science behind psilocybin and ego dissolution How meditation and psychedelics may affect the brain's default mode network Why fear of death can keep the body trapped in survival mode The connection between healing, consciousness, and neuroplasticity What near-death experiences consistently teach about love and purpose The role of meditation in expanding awareness and intuition Scientific evidence supporting non-local consciousness How childhood wounds, identity,…

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