Episode 22: Alex Olson—Meat is for Pussies, Finding Flow & Love and Empathy with DMT

On this episode I speak with pro-skateboarder Alex ‘Side Salad’ Olson. From riding for Supreme and Nike he launched two clothing brands of his own, Call Me 917 and Bianca Chandon, but in recent years has been exploring holistic well-being through food, movement, meditation and psychedelics. We dive into his journey of turning Vegan inspired by John Joseph, Wim Hof breath-work, Joe Dispenza meditation, fasting, creativity with the help of CBD and THC, and Alex’s DMT experience.

“Anytime I would hold on in fear, darkness would come over me. But anytime I would let go and breath. I would stay in the light, and feel love.”

— Alex Olson

SHOW NOTES

• 2:00 Alex ‘Side Salad’ Olson

• 5:00 Skate brands let Alex down on physiotherapy help

• 6:00 Sparked interest in vegan diet from John Joseph of Cro-mags

• 9:00 Going vegan and getting your bloodwork done

• 11:00 The Medical Medium, Juice Press & Dr. Rhonda Patrick 

• 16:00 Cleansing with Troy Casey and changing relationship with food 

• 20:00 The power of fasting and the benefits of taking away senses

• 23:00 Alex’s experiences with psychedelics

• 29:25 A DMT experience 

• 39:45 The story of Santa Claus

• 44:00 Finding the right balance of CBD and THC for creativity

• 50:00 Manifesting and masculinity

• 58:00 Ties between meditation and skateboarding

• 66:00 Having a brand today

• 70:15 The social aspect to the fashion industry and moving forwards

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