Enhanced Senses Podcast
Enhanced Senses Podcast
Podcast Description
Enhanced Senses explores the connection between external creative pursuits—such as sport, art, and outdoor recreation—and the internal journey of emotional healing and transformation.
This podcast features guests who have found intentional ways to integrate adventure, creativity, and psychedelics into their personal and collective growth.
By sharing these stories, we aim to inspire listeners to explore the balance between their external and internal worlds while discovering meaningful ways to contribute to their communities.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores topics such as the healing power of theater, the impact of endurance sports on recovery from addiction, and the use of psychedelics for personal growth. Episode examples include Brian Stanton discussing theater as a healing modality and Erin Witter sharing insights on endurance biking and recovery from alcoholism, highlighting the importance of community and personal development.
Enhanced Senses explores how altered states of consciousness—through psychedelics, extreme sports, intimacy, creativity, and flow—can transform our lives.
Host Danielle, a researcher, athlete, and community builder, brings together voices from diverse fields to unpack the edges of perception, performance, and connection. Tune in for grounded stories and expansive conversations about what it means to enhance your senses.
Sami Bierman is a co-founder of Bloom River Journeys, a facilitator, river guide, artist, and creative currently pursuing her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health and Counseling. With a deep belief in the healing power of nature and community, Sami is passionate about weaving together therapeutic work, artistic expression, and outdoor adventure to foster meaningful connection and transformation. Whether she’s dancing, swimming, singing, or painting beside moving water, the river is where she feels most at home and most alive.
In this interview, Sami Bierman discusses her experiences and the inspiration behind combining river trips with therapeutic practices. Originating as a river guide on Idaho's Salmon River, Sami discovered the transformative power of rivers and began integrating group therapy into river expeditions. Bloom River Journeys aims to provide intentional, therapeutic river trips, focusing on healing, connection, and play. The conversation emphasizes the profound impact of slowing down, being present, and the simple magic of connecting with nature and others on the river.
In this episode you will hear about …
-Magic of being on a river trip
-Reflecting on different rivers and how each of them has something unique to offer
-Connection to nature and to each other
-Hear about Bloom River Journey’s first trip on the Green River in Utah
-Nature co-creates a container for healing
-Bringing a sense of creativity and enjoyment around creating art on a river trip
-Taking the big step into trusting the process and flow of a river (and life)
-Slowing down enough to notice all of the magic around us
Get Connected …
Follow Sami Bierman and Bloom River Journeys on Instagram! You can find more information about therapeutic river trips on the Bloom River Journey’s website.
Check out and contribute to Enhanced Senses Podcast Patreon. Have a story to share about inner transformations and external pursuits? Apply to be a guest on the podcast! And follow Enhanced Senses on Instagram.
Find other ways to work with me and support the podcast on our website: Enhanced-Senses.com
Disclaimer:
My guests share their own experiences and insights, that do not always reflect my own views, opinions, and personal experience. I’m not a medical or mental health professional. If you’re thinking about making any life changes or need support, please reach out to a trained healthcare professional. Enhanced Senses Podcast is not endorsing or encouraging illegal activities—including the use of illicit substances.
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