Psychedelic wellness, integration, & riding the wave of life with Amanda Efthimiou 🏄‍♀️

<p><em>In this episode of the Relating to Self podcast, Joachim speaks to </em><a href="https://www.amandaefthimiou.com/"><u><em><strong>Amanda Efthimiou</strong></em></u></a><em>, who believes that slowing down can speed things up.</em></p> <p>Amanda is a strategist &amp; storyteller working at the intersection of mental health advocacy, technology, and psychedelic wellness.</p> <p>You can learn more about Amanda and her work here:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amandaefthimiou.com/"><u><strong>https://www.amandaefthimiou.com/</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/amaiou/"><u><strong>https://www.instagram.com/amaiou/</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@amanda.amaiou"><u><strong>https://medium.com/@amanda.amaiou</strong></u></a></li> </ul> <p>To continue improving your relationship with yourself and receive a curated collection of resources, visit:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://relatingtoself.com/"><u><strong>https://relatingtoself.com</strong></u></a></li> </ul> <p>Topics, resources, and useful links mentioned in the episode:</p> <ul> <li>Amanda’s personal history with mental health and how plant medicine became part of her story</li> <li>The many <a href="https://beneficialplant.com/"><u><strong>benefits of plant medicine</strong></u></a></li> <li>Her journey moving from Berlin to Lisbon and the <a href="https://www.mentimeter.com/blog/the-science/the-power-of-pausing"><u><strong>power of pausing during moments of transition</strong></u></a></li> <li>The importance of <a href="https://medium.com/@amanda.amaiou"><u><strong>integration</strong></u></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.shortform.com/blog/internal-and-external-motivation/"><u><strong>Internal and external motivations</strong></u></a></li> <li>The influence of the ocean for Joachim and Amanda in <a href="https://relatingtoself.com/"><u><strong>relating to self</strong></u></a></li> <li>The idea of how we ride the wave of life is what really matters</li> <li>The <a href="https://www.psycho