Patrick Cox: Reclaiming My Life Through Psychedelics

Begin Again with Davina McCall

FlightStory

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

4.8 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Begin Again, Davina McCall is joined by iconic shoe designer turned psychedelic healer Patrick Cox. From the heights of fashion fame to the depths of identity loss and grief, Patrick opens up about losing everything—including his father to suicide—and how his journey with psychedelics helped him find joy, purpose, and a new beginning. Raw, uplifting, and deeply human, this is a story about healing, transformation, and the power of change at any stage of life. 📢 Drop a comment: What’s your biggest takeaway? Would you consider trying psychedelics for mental wellness? Yes, no, or maybe? Follow me here: www.instagram.com/beginagain https://www.tiktok.com/@beginagainpod Doors of Perception: http://www.doorsofperception-ibiza.com/ (00:00) Intro (03:25) Davina Introduces Patrick Cox (04:25) Catching Up: Davina and Patrick Reunite (05:56) Patrick’s Early Life in Africa, Canada, and Family (09:38) From Toronto to London: A Creative Journey (14:16) Fashion Beginnings and Working With Vivienne Westwood (19:04) The Birth of the Iconic Wannabe Loafer (24:40) The Rise and Success of Patrick Cox (28:10) Car Accident, Mental Health Struggles, and Leaving the Brand (40:52) Healing Through Animals: Getting a Dog (44:12) Rebuilding Identity After Crisis (46:41) Lathbridge Shoes, Moving to Ibiza, and Rehab (53:14) Microdosing and Self-Medication for Recovery (55:19) Life-Changing Experience With Psychedelic Toad (1:14:46) Meeting Caesar and Training as a Toad Shaman (1:31:34) The Future of Psychedelics in Wellness (1:34:33) Rediscovering Creativity and the Doors of Perception (1:40:14) Coping With the Death of Patrick’s Father (1:46:00) Facing Another Crisis and Finding Inner Peace (1:49:25) Final Thoughts From Davina This episode is sponsored by: Life360 - https://www.life360.com/uk/ Download Life360 Indeed - https://indeed.com/beginagain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	There is a huge wave towards trying to understand psychedelics and their effects and the benefits that they can have on people.
0:37.5	Some of my new friends said, you want to try microdosing. And all of a sudden, I was just so
0:41.2	happy to be alive. If I say the name Patrick Cox, everybody goes loafers. We sold a quarter
0:47.1	million within 13 months. And then it just went, gruel. Every shoe brand was copying my shoe.
0:52.3	And then it all went wrong.
0:55.9	I can't use the name Patrick Cox.
0:57.3	I'm unemployed.
0:58.2	I can't design shoes ever again.
0:59.7	So I became very, very suicidal.
1:02.8	I justified my existence on this planet by being Patrick Cox's millionaire shoe designer.
1:07.3	What were you scared of?
1:09.6	I kept saying, I'm stuck. I need to know what to do next.
1:14.4	Microdosing works. And it's changed my life and it's changed so many people's lives around me.
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