Filming the best Ayahuasca Documentary with Sam Lipman-Stern

In this episode of Ayahuasca Podcast, host Sam Believ (founder of www.lawayra.com) has a conversation with Emmy-nominated documentary director Sam Lipman-Stern. Known for HBO’s Telemarketers, Sam opens up about his journey from media burnout and antidepressant use to profound emotional transformation through Ayahuasca, which inspired their upcoming documentary.

We touch upon topics of:

• Synchronicity and how they met
• Initial skepticism and misconceptions about Ayahuasca
• DMT visions and being called to the jungle
• Stopping antidepressants and mental health struggles
• Burnout and disillusionment with mainstream media
• Rebranding Colombia from cocaine to Ayahuasca
• The power of storytelling and why this documentary matters
• Using humor and depth in the documentary
• Ayahuasca showing childhood purpose and healing trauma
• Emotional awareness and masculinity
• Cultural conditioning, parenting, and emotional repression
• Challenges of post-Ayahuasca integration
• Sam’s daily integration routine

If you would like to attend one of our Ayahuasca retreats go to www.lawayra.com

Find more about Sam Lipman-Stern at @sam_lipmanstern and watch Telemarketers on HBO Max.