Episode description

On today's episode Charlie from Charisma on Command interviews Mary Telliano.

Mary is a Death Doula or Death Midwife and has a fascinating perspective on life and death.

We talk about what people really care about at the end of their lives, how our culture denies death and the use of psychedelics to both live and die gracefully.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰

00:00 - INTRO

00:21 - What Is a Death Doula?

03:28 - The Natural Curiosity With Death

06:43 - What It’s Like to Have a Near-Death Experience

10:00 - The “Joyful” Journey of Learning How to Die

11:50 - What Does a Death Doula Actually Do?

14:36 - Letting Go

15:42 - How Witnessing Death Changes You

17:30 - “Death Became a Business”

20:14 - A Better Approach to Death

24:41 - The Impact of Dying on Your Family

27:47 - What Happens After Death?

32:22 - Charlie’s Complicated Relationship With Religion

38:15 - Staying Grounded While Pursuing Enlightenment

43:32 - The Hidden Power of Plant Medicine

48:21 - What Makes Psilocybin, MDMA, and DMT Different

52:06 - Charlie’s “Feeling of Absolute Freedom”

56:17 - Takeaways from Extreme Psychedelic Experiences

58:23 - Why Do Psychedelics Work So Differently With Different People?

59:44 - The Problem With Clinical Integration of Psychedelics

1:04:35 - What It Feels Like to Be a Death Doula

1:06:47 - The Best Type of Psychedelic for the Dying