The Chemistry of Connection: Psychedelics, Love, and the Human Heart
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Episode 335
Mark Groves
In this deeply human episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin sits down with human connection specialist and Create The Love founder Mark Groves to explore how psychedelics illuminate the hidden patterns that shape our relationships.
Mark tells the story of his own transformation from chasing external validation to cultivating inner truth, sharing how heartbreak and plant medicine taught him the difference between attachment and love. Together, Paul and Mark unpack the anatomy of connection, examining how safety, honesty, and emotional responsibility redefine intimacy in the psychedelic era.
They also discuss the growing overlap between relational healing and psychedelic integration, revealing how these medicines mirror our deepest relational dynamics and invite us to love more consciously, both with ourselves and others.
Mark Groves is a human connection specialist, speaker, author, coach, podcast host, and founder of Create The Love. Born with an innate curiosity and hunger for truth, Mark has spent over a decade coaching and inspiring millions worldwide to create more authentic relationships. Through his candid, compassionate, and no-BS approach, he helps individuals, teams, and organizations transform how they relate to themselves and others, cultivating deeper connection, agency, and love.
Podcast Highlights
- How psychedelics reveal hidden relationship patterns
- Healing attachment wounds through expanded states
- The difference between emotional dependency and love
- Why honesty is the ultimate integration practice
- Facing relational triggers with compassion
- The link between trauma, safety, and connection
- Reclaiming agency from technology
- Lessons from heartbreak and personal awakening
- How plant medicine mirrors relational dynamics
- Integrating personal sovereignty into partnership
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