In this episode of The Psychedelic Podcast, Paul F. Austin welcomes TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie for an honest conversation about depression, psychedelics, recovery, and the lifelong need to prove his worth.

Find full show notes and links here: https://thethirdwave.co/podcast/episode-366/?ref=278

Blake explains how an early ayahuasca experience gave him the sense that he had already done enough, even though he had not yet learned to feel that he was enough. He shares what followed after selling TOMS, including a profound depression, a psychiatric diagnosis he later came to question, four medications, and a carefully supported nine-month taper.

Paul and Blake also discuss the daily meditation practice that helped reshape his relationship with self-worth, the return of his entrepreneurial energy, his $100 million commitment to psychedelic research and access, and why the future of psychedelic care will require scalable integration, group support, and careful use of emerging AI tools.

Blake Mycoskie is the founder of TOMS and creator of the One for One movement, which provided more than 100 million pairs of shoes to children in need. After selling TOMS and navigating a profound depression, he founded WE ARE ENOUGH, a movement supporting mental health organizations and challenging the belief that worth depends on achievement. Blake is also the host of the No Magic Pill podcast and has pledged $100 million to psychedelic research and access. Today, he brings his renewed entrepreneurial energy to ventures including Morning Water and Moovlab.

Highlights:

• Building TOMS through the One for One model
• Ayahuasca and the feeling of having done enough
• Depression, misdiagnosis, and psychiatric medication tapering
• Reworking the belief of never being enough
• Entrepreneurship and purpose after recovery
• Funding psychedelic research and access
• Scaling integration through group support
• AI therapy and psychedelic integration

Episode Links:

• Blake's Website: https://blakemycoskie.com/
• We Are Enough: https://weareenough.co/
• No Magic Pill: https://nomagicpill.com/
• Morning Water: https://morningwater.co/

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