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Holistic High Performance is about reclaiming your energy, clarity, and passion so you can expand your impact, income, and inner peace without burning out. Get Your Passion Back and discover a more sustainable path to extraordinary performance, vibrant health, and a fully alive life. For more information: www.worththefightbook.org Matt's substack weekly newsletter: https://itsworththefight.substack.com To book an intro call: https://calendly.com/mattssimpson-79/prosperity_pathways_intro_call Love, peace + prosperity,
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It was a delight pushing the edges with my friend Danielle. Thank you for sharing your powerful truth and courageous experiences with microdosing, breaking down walls, and opening your heart. It's very inspiring to hear how microdosing has impacted your friendships, your coaching, and your relationship to self. Breaking down the walls isn't just about feeling better. It's about becoming available for human connection again. Get Your Passion Back Challenge: https://matthew-simpson.mykajabi.com/passion-breakthrough-challenge-oct-2026

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Signaling Safety, Hope & Better Days Ahead The future of medicine is psychedelic. The future of humankind may be psychedelic. This feels like a cultural turning point—far bigger than medicine. It represents hope. A chance to rethink healing, reclaim cognitive liberty, and imagine a better way forward. I'm not holding my breath but this sure feels like real progress and a move towards The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible.  For more information: www.worththefightbook.org Matt's substack weekly newsletter: https://itsworththefight.substack.com To watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProsperityPathwaysTV To book an intro call: https://calendly.com/mattssimpson-79/prosperity_pathways_intro_call Love, peace + prosperity, Matt

Psychedelic pioneer and living legend Dr. James Fadiman shares his expansive wisdom on how to get the most out of an intentional microdosing protocol. There is an explosive cultural phenomenon of people using "micro" doses of psychedelic medicine to boost mood and energy levels; Dr. Fadiman breaks down why and the mechanism at play here, illuminating the wondrous Possibility in microdosing for health, well-being, expansive creativity, and deeper connection(s).  Show Notes Dr. James Fadiman:  We Discuss; -Massive surge in microdosing: Cultural phenomenon [6:30] -Microdosing for depression [9:30] -Microdosing and Connection/Sex/Intimacy [12:00] -Neuroplasticity: Massive leverage point [15:30] -"Start low, go slow & take time off" [16:45] -Safety of psychedelics and microdosing [18:00] -Placebo effect [24:00] -Pharma's failure: Depression keeps rising [33:00] -Fadiman's pioneering psychedelics for creativity studies from 1960s [34:30] -Practice of envisioning [41:30] -Psychedelics vs. Pharma model [47:20] -Dr. Fadiman's latest book: Your Symphony of Selves [54:00]   Connect with Dr. James Fadiman: Check out Dr. Fadiman's latest book: "Microdosing for Health, Healing & Enhanced Performance":  https://www.amazon.com/Microdosing-Health-Healing-Enhanced-Performance/dp/1250355583 https://www.jamesfadiman.com https://www.psychedelicexplorersguide.com https://jordangruber.com/your-symphony-of-selves

Michael Holland joins the show for a raw, powerful conversation about the journey back home—moving through disenchantment and disconnection, and into embodied self-love. He shares how experiences with Ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT, and Psilocybin helped catalyze his spiritual awakening, fueling the energy, clarity, and purpose he now brings to the world. From his collaboration with Wim Hof to his viral impact inspiring millions, Mike is leading a Mind/Body/Energy movement rooted in simplicity: breath, movement, nature. This episode is a reminder that the path forward isn't more complexity—it's coming home to the fundamentals that make us feel fully alive. Show notes: 1:10 Michael's psychedelic journeys with Ayahuasca and Bufo (5MeoDMT).  11:11 Journey to Self-love + the archetypes of psychedelic medicines. 14:00 Bufo 5MEO-DMT granted "Breakthrough" status from the FDA for treatment-resistant depression, Phase 3 Clinical Trials soon. 16:30 Big Pharma's energy: The greed and corruption. Warped profit motive 18:30 GLP-1, BS Inc alert. 20:00 Ego as your friend + Ego Death.  27:00 Michael's service mission to help a million people inspire health, so people can live their lives on their own terms. 30:00 Wim Hof 40:00 Michael's movement practice/breathing practice 46:00 Mind Body Energy 54:00 Microdosing psilocybin as an integration practice Connect with Michael Holland/Website: https://mikerholland.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/michaelrobertholland IG: https://www.instagram.com/mikerholland/ #mikerholland #michealholland #movement #mindbodyenergy #psychedelicintegration #selflove #awareness #mentalhealth #

It was a special honor to share the stage with spiritual neuroscientist Dr. Jasmine Escalera and explore the intersection of neuroscience, healing, and conscious living. Dr. Jasmine shares her personal journey confronting ancestral trauma and breaking inherited generational patterns, revealing how awareness, integration practices, and courageous inner work can transform our lives. Together we discuss psychedelics, relationships, and practical tools for cultivating deeper self-awareness so we can step into our fullest expression and live with greater purpose, presence, and freedom. Connect with Dr. Jasmine Escalera: IG: https://www.instagram.com/jasmineescaleracoaching/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-escalera/

Worth The Fight Podcast #159, James shares a powerful journey from addiction to alignment. Once trapped in crippling addiction and trauma-bonded relationships, he made the courageous decision to leave his old life behind—including the identity that came with it. Reclaiming his birth name, James, he stepped into a bold new chapter rooted in health, discipline, and service. In this conversation, he reflects on hitting rockbottom and unexpected healing that emerged through psychedelic experiences with LSD and MDMA, which helped him process deep wounds and transform the energy of trauma into the energy of life. Today, he channels the same intensity that once fueled his addiction into strength, humility, and purpose—deep flow, dedicating his life to growth and helping others transform their health. To connect with James: https://www.instagram.com/coachjames.eth/ For more information on Worth The Fight mission and message of hope and healing: www.worththefightbook.org  Matt's substack weekly newsletter: https://itsworththefight.substack.com To watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProsperityPathwaysTV Love, peace + prosperity, Matt

Trauma isn't just what happens to us — it's what we hold inside when there's no empathetic witness. In this video, I share how empathy, coaching, and radical accountability helped transform my life and the lessons I've learned from investing over $50K in my own growth and working with 200+ coaching clients. For more information: www.worththefightbook.org Matt's substack weekly newsletter: https://itsworththefight.substack.com To book an intro call: https://calendly.com/mattssimpson-79/prosperity_pathways_intro_call Love, peace + prosperity, Matt #businesscoach #highperformance #traumainformed #prosperity #abundancemindset

In Episode #157 of the Worth The Fight Podcast, I sit down with Rob Mack—celebrity happiness coach and author—to explore creating happiness from the Inside out. We explore: * Why high-achievers often chase success before inner peace * How unconditional happiness becomes a performance advantage * The hidden cost of attachment to outcomes * Why strength is emotional regulation—not suppression * How to build a resilient nervous system in chaotic times Rob shares insights from positive psychology, lived experience, and years of coaching elite performers. This conversation bridges inner work and outer impact.  Connect with Rob Mack: https://www.coachrobmack.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/robmackofficial/

Ayahuasca is a powerful Amazonian plant medicine—typically a brew combining Banisteriopsis caapi and a DMT-containing plant—that works by quieting the ego and opening deep subconscious and emotional layers. It's not recreational; it's deeply spiritual—and surgical. Like a laser guided missile the intuitive medicine, takes us right to that thing; the past trauma, the heavy emotions we'd rather ignore. The medicine amplifies what's already inside you, which is why set and setting are everything. Your mindset, intentions, environment, and guide matter as much as the brew itself. Follow the dieta. Clean up your inputs. Start journaling early—the journey begins the moment you commit, not the night you drink. Ayahuasca doesn't give you answers; it shows you what you've been avoiding and invites radical honesty. I share my first-hand experiences, lessons learned, and integration insights in Worth The Fight—because the real work starts after the ceremony. For more information: www.worththefightbook.org To watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProsperityPathwaysTV  To book an intro call: https://calendly.com/mattssimpson-79/prosperity_pathways_intro_call  Love, peace + prosperity,
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In the same way Johns Hopkins University is proving that depression, trauma, anxiety, and addiction aren't permanent—but rewirable—I believe scarcity works the same way. Impossible goals create momentum. Momentum reshapes identity. This isn't about chasing money; it's about alignment, values, and strategic audacity. Raise the floor with tighter habits, fewer compromises, and higher standards. Heal the past, free energy in the present, and let a clear future pull you forward. The same framework that heals hearts and minds scales lives: bold vision, disciplined floor, focused action, aligned flow. For more information: www.worththefightbook.org  To watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProsperityPathwaysTV To book an intro call: https://calendly.com/mattssimpson-79/prosperity_pathways_intro_call Love, peace + prosperity, Matt

Unprocessed trauma isn't weakness—it's untapped strength. The thing you can't stop thinking about is often the doorway to your next level. When you do the brave inner work—when you slow down, write it out, and stop trying to outwork or out-optimize it—you free up energy that's been trapped in the past. That energy returns to the present moment, giving you more clarity, presence, and bandwidth to envision a bigger future. Journaling isn't just reflection—it's release. Commit to 30 days. Trust the process. As you unburden yourself, you create space for aligned blessings to come forth. Letting go is love. For more information: www.worththefightbook.org  To watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProsperityPathwaysTV To book an intro call: https://calendly.com/mattssimpson-79/prosperity_pathways_intro_call Love, peace + prosperity, Matt

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