175: Using Psychedelics for Better Results? Ft. Sean McCormick
Get Leaner & Live Longer
Nate Palmer
4.9 • 300 Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever considered using biohacking techniques to optimize your mental performance and well-being? In this episode, Sean shares his journey into biohacking, floatation therapy, and nootropics, all in the pursuit of mental optimization. He shares his experiences with various tools and techniques, including floatation tanks, nootropic stacks, and even psychedelics. But are these methods right for everyone? Tune in to find out and explore the exciting world of biohacking and mental optimization.
Sean McCormick is a certified life and performance coach with an impressive client base, including NFL and MLS players, CEOs, and television stars. He is also the host of the highly regarded Optimal Performance Podcast. As an expert in performance biohacking, Sean has tested, studied, and applied numerous health and performance approaches for both himself and his clients. This extensive experience has allowed him to develop a keen understanding of how to achieve optimal results with minimal effort.
Sean's approach to coaching is focused on helping people improve rapidly with the least amount of work required. His impressive track record speaks for itself, and his clients have achieved remarkable success under his guidance.
Key Highlights:
[00:01 - 10:01] Use of Psychedelics: Pieces of Advice and Alternatives
● Sean suggests that before considering using psychedelics, individuals should identify their intention or what they are hoping to achieve or gain from experience.
● He suggests starting with a float tank to change perception and expand consciousness, which can lead to unusual experiences and even processing childhood trauma.
● He also mentions ketamine as a legal, accessible, and effective way to deal with anxiety and depression, as it disassociates you from your ego and self-perception, leading to breakthroughs in therapy.
● He also warns against the extended use of ketamine and suggests looking into GABA brain food as an alternative
● He also mentions that there are legal and accessible ways to take ketamine and that it can be an on-ramp to other psychedelic medicines like psilocybin.
[10:02 - 21:28] Closing Segment
● He discusses various ways to explore consciousness, including floating in a tank, trying ketamine, and participating in an ayahuasca retreat.
● He also mentions the use of micro-dosing and mini-dosing and the importance of being cautious when participating in psychedelic tourism, as some practitioners may not have good intentions.
● He suggests that you can develop your intuition through meditation, tapping, and other energy medicine techniques.
Key Quotes:
"What works for you is not gonna be what works for me, and what works for you now might not be what worked for you six months ago because your neurochemistry is changing." -Sean McCormick
"Everybody's different. Your neurochemistry, Nate, is different than mine." -Sean McCormick
"The key here is to experiment with different nootropic stacks and then track it, keep a journal." -Sean McCormick
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Ketamine Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/control-alt-delete-for-your-brain-with-ronan-levy-from/id1004775385?i=1000596368237
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to expand your mind from just new tropics and things that can help you |
| 0:04.3 | focus that you can buy over the counter or online to something a little bit more intense and dip |
| 0:09.5 | into the world of psychedelics, where should you start with that? What are some of the more |
| 0:13.9 | accessible ways to get into something like that versus the ones that are crazy and accessible |
| 0:18.2 | than involve you going to a jungle and doing a ritualistic medicine ceremony with a shaman? |
| 0:23.7 | Well, today is part two of our two part episode with Sean McCormick. Sean is a biohacker. |
| 0:29.8 | He got to start in float tanks in Seattle and he's tried all sorts of different things both |
| 0:35.3 | personally and with his clients. So Sean has seen what works and what doesn't. How to try |
| 0:40.4 | something out and make sure that you're not getting ripped off, scammed, or putting yourself in |
| 0:44.4 | harm's way. This is part two. So I would highly suggest going back and listening to part one. |
| 0:50.0 | So you can see what we already talked about in terms of some of the new tropics and the ways you |
| 0:53.5 | can expand your mind without taking psilocybin or any other psychedelic medicines that you might not |
| 0:59.8 | be ready for. So go back and check that out before diving into this plus the show notes are going |
| 1:04.9 | to have a wealth of resources that Sean's been providing in terms of where to go to find these |
| 1:09.7 | things, the quizzes that you need to check out, et cetera, et cetera. So make sure you go back and |
| 1:14.3 | look at that before diving into this episode. You're listening to the low carb hustle helping you |
| 1:18.4 | get leaner, live longer and be legendary. My name is Nate Palmer. I've been a coach since 2008 and |
| 1:22.4 | I've helped over 1100 people transform their bodies. My mission is simple to make it effortless |
| 1:26.4 | for you to drop that and wake up with the rest of your life feeling lean, strong, and energetic. |
| 1:31.0 | So if you're ready for a real weird episode where we talk about psychedelics and drugs, well, |
| 1:36.5 | stick around. Let's do this. Just real quick. I want to respect your time. Do you have a few more |
| 1:40.9 | minutes to go into some psychedelic? I got, man, I've got hours. I mean, I could go a long time. |
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