Inside My 72-Hour Psychedelic Iboga Therapy With Julie Piatt

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Julie Piatt is my wife, my partner, and the person I needed sitting across from me for this one. This conversation explores my recent experience with iboga, the root bark medicine used by the Bwiti people of Gabon for thousands of years. We discuss what led me there after decades of recovery and therapy, the confrontational nature of the ceremony, the rebirthing process, the role of the divine feminine, and what has quietly shifted in the aftermath. Julie also weighs in, sharing what she's witnessed from the outside. This one is personal. And I'm glad I finally talked about it. Enjoy. Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: Plant Power Meal Planner: Get $20 off an annual subscription with code PLANTPOWER20👉🏼https://meals.richroll.com Momentous: High-caliber human performance products for sleep, focus, longevity, and more. For listeners of the show, Momentous is offering up to 35% off your first order👉🏼https://www.livemomentous.com/richroll Freaks of Nature: High-performance everyday essentials–deodorant, sunscreen, hydration, and more. Use code RICHROLL to save 20%👉🏼https://www.FreaksofNature.com Ollie: Fresh, healthy dog food made with real, human-grade ingredients. Use code RICHROLL to get 70% off your Welcome Kit👉🏼https://www.ollie.com/richroll Rivian: Electric vehicles that keep the world adventurous forever👉🏼https://www.rivian.com Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors👉🏼https://www.richroll.com/sponsors Find out more about Voicing Change Media at https://www.voicingchange.media and follow us @voicingchange

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0:51.9	So, I did Iboga.
0:55.0	The Aboga plant, the shrub native to central West Africa, with powerful psychoactive effects, believed to heal many ailments.
1:04.0	It's wildly effective to cure depression, PTSD, or trauma.
1:08.0	It just transports you to an entirely different reality.
1:12.1	There were moments where I really felt like I was flirting with madness.
1:17.2	It's so powerful.
1:19.4	Like, there's a reason why it's called the Mount Everest of psychedelics.
1:23.5	I felt so vulnerable and open and loving. And it was just, it was really profound for me.
1:31.8	Some of these moments have been the most beautiful moments that I've seen with you.
1:36.3	You feel like not the old you. You feel evolved.
1:40.7	It's been the greatest gift that I could give myself.
1:43.9	Am I changed?
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