Bhairav Healing
Season 1
Bhairav Healing – Episode 4: Peeling the Onion
Bhairav Healing Podcast: Golden Gate Geese
Bhairav Healing Podcast: My Journey to Psilocybin
by David Michael
Bhairav Healing – Episode 4: Peeling the Onion In this episode of Bhairav Healing, I journey into the layers of self that are being revealed through healing, creativity, and conscious awareness. Like peeling the onion, each layer uncovers deeper truths about who I am beneath conditioning, expectation, and old survival patterns. I share reflections on my path as an artist and entrepreneur, and how a recent ADHD diagnosis has illuminated aspects of my experience that once felt confusing or isolating. What I now recognize is a heightened sensitivity to energies, systems, and dynamics that are often normalized in the workplace but can feel deeply misaligned with the soul’s call toward authenticity and integrity. I also speak about the role of plant medicine as a sacred teacher, helping me integrate profound lessons, release limiting beliefs, and cultivate a deeper relationship with myself. Through ceremony, reflection, and ongoing integration, I continue to uncover the wisdom hidden within life’s challenges and the gifts that emerge when we are willing to meet ourselves with honesty and compassion. This is an exploration of awakening, healing, neurodiversity, creativity, and the sacred process of remembering who we truly are beneath the layers.
In Episode 3 of the Bhairav Healing Podcast, David Michael shares an intimate story of survival, grief, and spiritual transformation. In the aftermath of a deeply traumatic experience, he found himself returning each day to a quiet meditation practice surrounded by a curious gaggle of geese — an unexpected ritual that became an anchor through chaos and pain. As the conversation unfolds, David explores how these moments in nature connected with profound memories from past psychedelic journeys, revealing deeper layers of healing, awareness, and surrender. He also speaks candidly about the death of his mother and the way grief can crack the heart open to both suffering and awakening. This episode is a reflection on resilience, altered states, synchronicity, and the mysterious ways healing can arrive when we are willing to sit still and listen.
In the second episode of Bhairav Healing, David Michael shares his personal journey through the world of plant medicines — exploring both the profound healing experiences and the difficult lessons that came along the way. From moments of deep spiritual connection to challenging encounters that tested his mind, body, and soul, this episode offers an honest and grounded perspective on working with sacred medicines. David speaks openly about why psilocybin has become his preferred medicine for healing, self-inquiry, and spiritual growth, and how it has helped him reconnect with clarity, compassion, and inner truth. This conversation is not about glorifying psychedelics, but about approaching these powerful tools with respect, intention, and discernment. Whether you are experienced with plant medicine or simply curious about the path, this episode invites listeners into a deeper conversation about healing, consciousness, and the sacred journey inward.
In this opening transmission, David Michael—founder of Bhairav Healing—shares the intention behind his work as a plant medicine integration coach, holding space at the intersection of spirit, shadow, and embodied truth. This first episode is an invitation to walk the path of remembrance: where healing is not something to attain, but something to uncover within. Through storytelling and reflection, David speaks about his first encounter with plant medicine—a pivotal initiation that dissolved old identities and revealed a deeper connection to consciousness, nature, and the sacred intelligence that lives within us all. What began as a single experience became a calling: to support others in weaving their own insights into a grounded, integrated life. This podcast is a space for those who feel the pull toward awakening—toward wholeness, authenticity, and devotion to truth. Here, we explore the sacred work of integration, honoring both the mystical and the human journey.