Going in Blind with Zach Tidwell
Going in Blind with Zach Tidwell
Podcast Description
Curiosity is currency. It’s been an ever-present force in my life, carrying me to my highest highs and through my lowest lows. I’ve always needed to know how things work, but as I’ve grown older the lens of that wonder has widened. Going in Blind is a vessel for exploring that curiosity together.So join me as I dive into all of it— from speaking with builders, thought leaders and revolutionaries, to discussing stories of hard-earned accolades and harder-learned lessons each week.New episodes drop every Monday, along with the first Friday of each month.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of curiosity, personal growth, resilience, and diverse human experiences. Episodes have included discussions with individuals from journalism, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and nonprofit sectors, addressing topics like creative pursuits, overcoming adversity, and the therapeutic aspects of outdoor activities.
Cultivate your curiosity. It’s one of the most undervalued currencies we have.
Going in Blind is where Zach Tidwell sits down with scientists, military operators, entrepreneurs, athletes, authors, researchers, and people with extraordinary stories to explore the ideas, experiences, and perspectives that shape their lives.
Every conversation is an opportunity to see the world through someone else’s eyes—not that Zach will be able to see it; he’s completely blind. But his own experiences, from serving in the Marines to skiing, rock climbing, whitewater kayaking, entrepreneurship, and competing in martial arts without sight, have given him a unique perspective from which to explore the lives and ideas of his guests.
Ashlea Dillard is a firefighter/paramedic turned hypnotherapist, ketamine-assisted therapist, neurosomatics practitioner, and Licensed Professional Counselor(LPC). The wear-and-tear of being a firefighter was taking it’s toll on Ashlea, at a time when she was already pursuing her graduate education in the mental health space, and it took her down an entirely different path. We delved into hypnotism and hypnotherapy, what percentage of the population can be hypnotized, how hypnosis sessions work, regression therapy, epigenetics, and generational trauma, neurosomatics, the limbic system, fight or flight, why reprogramming the nervous system is critical when addressing mental health challenges, psychedelic therapies and plant medicines, ketamine-assisted therapy, and so much more.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction & Meet Ashley Dillard
01:24 Leaving Firefighting After 10 Years
03:48 Burnout, Compassion Fatigue & Quality of Life
06:02 “You’re Not Gonna Make It”
06:46 Transitioning Into Mental Health
08:51 Disconnecting From Your Humanity to Survive
11:27 Ketamine & Psychedelic Assisted Therapies
14:00 First Responder Culture & Coping
18:22 Getting Into Hypnotherapy
29:25 Understanding Regression
32:07 Ashley’s Personal Regression Experience
35:49 Regression, Early Memories & Grief
40:24 The Nervous System & Survival
53:06 Understanding the Nervous System
1:03:51 Psychedelic Assisted Work
1:25:14 Working With Veterans
1:28:00 Final Thoughts & Closing
You can find Ashley in the following places:
Website: https://ashleadillard.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCb_NKej6NBIiZm_xZLTjhng
Website: zachtidwell.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556533676388
Instagram: @ZachCTidwell
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-tidwell-9076852ab/
X: @ZachCTidwell
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-in-blind-with-zach-tidwell/id1787306128
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/51IxT43v95otwaXDkyr6FW
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