{"podcast":{"title":"The Michael Chernow Podcast","slug":"the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201","podcast_index_feed_id":25201,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1f233038/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.kreaturesofhabit.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/5123998/5123998-1781026178031-f68ef4814a2c1.jpg","author":"Michael Chernow","episode_count":438,"summary":"Welcome to The Michael Chernow Podcast. This is a show about the realities of life. The wins, the losses, the setbacks, the breakthroughs, and everything in between. Hosted by entrepreneur, wellness advocate, and creator Michael Chernow, each episode dives deep into the stories, lessons, and experiences that shape who we become. Through conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world, we explore what it takes to overcome adversity, build resilience, create meaningful habits, and live with greater purpose. From business and health to relationships, mindset, faith, and per","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T06:17:02.246420+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201"},"episode":{"title":"Why I’m Exploring Plant Medicine After 21 Years of Sobriety","slug":"why-i-m-exploring-plant-medicine-after-21-years-of-sobriety","published_at":"2026-05-25T09:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201/why-i-m-exploring-plant-medicine-after-21-years-of-sobriety","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kreaturesofhabitpodcast/episodes/Why-Im-Exploring-Plant-Medicine-After-21-Years-of-Sobriety-e3jrahi","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1f233038/podcast/play/120481778/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-24%2F424808581-44100-2-0c8c9ba38c068.m4a","summary":"Michael Chernow shares how a chaotic, unsafe childhood with a severely ill father left him with deep trauma and an overwhelming fear of becoming terminally ill, especially cancer, which can trigger fast, devastating spirals of anxiety and dissociation that impact his family. Despite 21+ years in recovery and extensive work through prayer, meditation, fitness, 12-step programs, breathwork, and self-development, the fear persists as a constant “low hum.” After a year of researching and interviewing plant-medicine facilitators, he has decided to undertake a two-day guided journey on June 9–10 using either psilocybin alone or psilocybin with MDMA, which his facilitator says can help open the heart and address PTSD/trauma. He emphasizes sobriety remains his top priority and is not endorsing this for others, especially those early in sobriety, and plans to share his experience afterward.","meta_description":"Michael Chernow shares how a chaotic, unsafe childhood with a severely ill father left him with deep trauma and an overwhelming fear of becoming terminall…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":831,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201/episodes/why-i-m-exploring-plant-medicine-after-21-years-of-sobriety/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-michael-chernow-podcast-25201/why-i-m-exploring-plant-medicine-after-21-years-of-sobriety.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}