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    MUD\WTR: Trends with Benefits

    Change is hard, but with curiosity and community, anything is possible. For the Trends w/ Benefits podcast, host Sara Russell blends ancient wisdom, modern science and actionable advice on subjects like sleep, psychedelics and mental health. She interviews humans who are deeply committed to both personal growth and our collective well-being. Sara’s conversations offer pragmatic tools, inspirational insights and evolving curiosity, so you have a smorgasbord of healthy habits to choose from while living your wild and precious life. Occasionally, she even brings on the creative team at MUD\WTR, offering a glimpse inside this trailblazing brand.
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    #62 Hangry for Health: Intermittent Fasting 101 (:micro)

    #62 Hangry for Health: Intermittent Fasting 101 (:micro)

    Curious about fasting? Although it’s experienced a surge in popularity recently, fasting dates back centuries as a way to benefit body and soul. And guess what? You’re already doing it while you sleep. Today’s episode will show you an easy way to start cultivating the science-backed benefits while awake.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost. 

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

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    #61 What To Do When Your Suspicions Are Confirmed? (:micro)

    #61 What To Do When Your Suspicions Are Confirmed? (:micro)

    In this listener response episode we explore what it’s like to rebuild trust with yourself and your partner once you learn that, unfortunately, your fears weren’t all in your head.  Here’s how to recover and recenter when the bottom drops out.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

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    #60 What is the Magic Elixir Jamu? (:micro)

    #60 What is the Magic Elixir Jamu? (:micro)

    Chef Will Goldfarb says, “There’s about 5,000 years of oral and written history of the world's most advanced civilizations taking care of each other with food. And if you’re interested in food history, it’s impossible to separate it from food as medicine.” Your morning beverage is an important daily ritual that determines the quantity and quality of your energy. Today we explore why drinking delicious, healing, magical Jamu is how hundreds of millions of Indonesians start their day.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

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    #59 Biohacking for Beginners (:micro)

    #59 Biohacking for Beginners (:micro)

    Biohacking is part science, part self-experimentation. It’s a systems-thinking approach to track what makes us tick, driven by a desire to be our best selves.  Not sure where to start? Here are some easy launch points to create small changes for big gains.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost. 

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #58 Three Things You Can Do When You Feel Helpless (:micro)

    #58 Three Things You Can Do When You Feel Helpless (:micro)

    Sometimes life shocks us and absolutely shatters our illusion of control. It can be tempting to want to curl into the fetal position or run around shouting at the sky about how unfair it all is. But both waste a lot of time and energy. Instead, here are three things you can do to take care of yourself after life doesn’t go the way you planned.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

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    #57 Army Rangers & Ayahuasca - Jesse Gould (:macro)

    #57 Army Rangers & Ayahuasca - Jesse Gould (:macro)

    Jesse Gould is founder and president of the Heroic Hearts Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pioneering psychedelic therapies for military veterans. After being deployed as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan three times, he founded the Heroic Hearts Project in 2017 to spearhead the acceptance and use of ayahuasca therapy as a means of addressing the current mental health crisis among veterans. The Heroic Hearts Project has raised over $350,000 in scholarships from donors including Dr. Bronner’s and partnered with the world’s leading ayahuasca treatment centers. Jesse has spoken globally about psychedelics and mental health—something that’s also personal for him, having battled with PTSD himself and found relief through ayahuasca therapy.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

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    #56 Can the Biggest Little Farm Answer Our Problems? (:micro)

    #56 Can the Biggest Little Farm Answer Our Problems? (:micro)

    A good movie can “help you feel more prepared to tackle life's challenges and be a better person,” according to a study by Ohio State University. They help us cope with difficulties and inspire us to set new goals. Sound like something you want? Then watch The Biggest Little Farm. Like, now. It won’t just help you, it may just save the planet.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #55 How Do You Parent After Trauma? (:micro)

    #55 How Do You Parent After Trauma? (:micro)

    Parenting can feel like captaining a crew, and sometimes the crew mutinies.  In this episode Sara talks about how to not go down with the ship, never abandon a crew mate, and sail through the eye of the storm. Spoiler: it’s about not adding more trauma by punishing yourself and those you love for how long it takes to heal.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #54 Double Blind Magazine - Shelby Hartman (:macro)

    #54 Double Blind Magazine - Shelby Hartman (:macro)

    Shelby Hartman is the co-founder and CEO of DoubleBlind, a media company covering all things pertaining to the psychedelic movement. Her work has appeared in VICE, Playboy, Quartz, LA Weekly, the Huffington Post, Thrillist and Rolling Stone.

    DoubleBlind Magazine

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost. 

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #53 Is it Ok to Keep Secrets? (:micro)

    #53 Is it Ok to Keep Secrets? (:micro)

    Which kinds of secrets are OK and which are dealbreakers? When does a desire for privacy turn into a secret turn into a lie? Today we get curious about the good intentions behind the not-so-great behavior of withholding information. Plus, we’ll make a plan for how to recover, whether you’re the one giving or receiving less than the truth.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #52 What are the Consequences and Cures for Loneliness? (:micro)

    #52 What are the Consequences and Cures for Loneliness? (:micro)

    Humans are ultra-social animals, which means when we lose our place around the fire the consequences can be devastating. Whether you need a crew or feel lonely in a crowd, it’s critical to prioritize creating both quantity and quality in your social relationships. Here are the first steps to take.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #51 National Geographic Photographer - Ben Horton (:macro)

    #51 National Geographic Photographer - Ben Horton (:macro)

    Ben Horton (@benhortonphoto) has based his career on being able to go places that other people either cannot—or don’t want to—go. From thousands of feet underwater to the most remote regions in the arctic, Ben’s passion is to use photography as a means to inspire people to take stewardship of the planet. Ben started his career with National Geographic by telling the story of the sharks of Cocos Island. He traced the illegal fishing industry from Costa Rica to China, and as a result of his work helped to increase the park boundaries and protection of two of Costa Rica’s national parks. He was awarded the National Geographic Society’s first-ever Young Explorer Grant for his work, and he has since moved on to receive a number of other National Geographic grants and assignments, and recently starred in a documentary for National Geographic featuring his work in Thailand. Ben is based in Southern California, where he works primarily on adventure campaigns.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #50 Are Plants Conscious? (:micro)

    #50 Are Plants Conscious? (:micro)

    Robin Wall Kimmerer tells us in Braiding Sweetgrass, “In some Native languages the term for plants translates to ‘those who take care of us.’” What would it mean for humanity if we acknowledge not just the ways plants nourish us, but teach us, as well?  In today’s episode, we go out on a limb (because that's where the fruit is) to explore the consciousness of plants.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

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    #49 The War on Drugs is a Failure (:micro)

    #49 The War on Drugs is a Failure (:micro)

    In a since-deleted “fact sheet,” D.A.R.E claimed marijuana had no medical value, weakened the immune system and caused insanity. But as Shakespeare said, “at the length the truth will out” and we now know the War on Drugs was more about criminalizing certain groups of people than keeping the public safe. Whether you need help recovering from addiction, want access to healing or just don’t want to be shamed for having a good time at a festival, it’s time to reimagine the future of substances.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

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    #48 Rick Doblin on MDMA and the Future of Psychedelic Therapy (:macro)

    #48 Rick Doblin on MDMA and the Future of Psychedelic Therapy (:macro)
    Rick Doblin, PhD, (@rickdoblin) is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana and his master’s thesis on a survey of oncologists about smoked marijuana vs. the oral THC pill in nausea control for cancer patients. maps.org
     

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

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    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

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    #47 Magnesium, or Why You and Melatonin Should Just Be Friends (:micro)

    #47 Magnesium, or Why You and Melatonin Should Just Be Friends (:micro)

    Melatonin is the OG sleep support. But does it benefit you?  Maybe it’s time to transition your relationship in order to explore something more compatible. Something that understands your moods and knows exactly what your body needs.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

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    #46 Developing Secure Attachment (:micro)

    #46 Developing Secure Attachment (:micro)

    Dan Siegel suggests “investing in a relational trust fund” by knowing how to make someone feel safe, seen, and soothed.  But what if we could create secure attachment beyond our one-to-one relationships to create security in our homes, our communities, and the wider world?  We have to dream it before we can build it.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

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    #45 David Satori of Beats Antique & Dirtwire (:macro)

    #45 David Satori of Beats Antique & Dirtwire (:macro)
    David Satori (@davidsatori) is one of the Beats Antique trio and co-creator of the band, Dirtwire. Born in Burlington VT, David was inspired by the rich local music scene and started playing guitar and drums at the age of 13. David produced his first original album with his band Bubble Tribe in 1997 as a senior in high school and went on to study music at CalArts in Los Angeles, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Composition and Performance in 2001. 
     
    After college David bought an aging airport shuttle bus, converted it to run on vegetable oil and toured the US with his bands The Funnies, a four piece space funk band, and Aphrodesia, a female fronted futuristic Afrobeat big band from San Francisco. David also co-founded and produced events with The Sustainable Living Roadshow, a traveling eco festival. In 2006 David helped organize a month long West African Tour with Aphrodesia and the African Showboyz from Ghana, which culminated in twonights at the legendary Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria, the musical home of Femi Kuti, son of Fela Kuti. 
     
    After returning from West Africa David committed to recording with Beats Antique, a trio born in the San Francisco performance underground, Burning Man and West Coast Bass music scenes. Beats Antique soon became an international touring production and has released over 10 albums in 12 years, all written and produced by the band. On a parallel track to Beats Antique David pursued a recording project with his long-time bandmate and friend Evan Fraser, which evolved into Dirtwire, a trio with the addition of Mark Revely, that tours internationally and has released 9 albums. 
     
     

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #44 How to Become Emotionally Available (:micro)

    #44 How to Become Emotionally Available (:micro)

    Who do you depend on?  Who depends on you?  If those questions make you squirm, you might want to get to know Anxious and Avoidant’s golden older sibling, Secure Attachment. What would make you feel safe enough to let down your walls and invite connection in?

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost.

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

    Reach out and send voice memos to podcast@mudwtr.com

    Want to join our cold plunge group chat? Here's the link.

    #43 How to Make Good Habits Easy (:micro)

    #43 How to Make Good Habits Easy (:micro)

    James Clear laid it out nicely for all of us: we’re motivated to be lazy and we might as well embrace it.  You don’t get brownie points for struggling, the real reward is having enough energy left over to enjoy all the progress you’re making.

    Mushroom boost by MUD\WTR is here to support immunity, vitality and mental sharpness. The powder is a blend of eight mushrooms: lion’s mane, cordyceps, chaga, reishi, turkey tail, king trumpet, maitake and shiitake mushrooms and mycelium.

    Use the code BOOST25 for 25% off your first order of mushroom boost. 

    If you dig this podcast please leave a short review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 60 seconds and helps a bunch.

    For weekly stories visit Trends w/ Benefits and sign up for our newsletter.

    Get 20% off your first MUD\WTR by using the code TWB20 at checkout.

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