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BrainStorm with Sony Perlman
Hosted by Sony Perlman · EN
Sony Perlman LMSW has had a plethora of experiences in the mental health arena specializing in addiction. Sony has developed a philosophy on how he thinks, we as a community can change the world for the better. He is passionate about talking to other people that have done great things in the world. Follow along as he exchanges these ideas with thought leaders and other people that he finds fascinating, as they BRAINSTORM ways to make the world a better place.
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The Science of Psychedelics | With Madison Margolin
6d ago01:29:23Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailMadison Rachel Margolin is an author, journalist, and facilitator, trained in Lev Emunah Therapy (based in Kabbalistic and Breslov concepts), narrative therapy, and MAPS Zendo Sit (psychedelic space holding). Her first book is a journalistic memoir entitled Exile & Ecstasy: Growing Up with Ram Dass and Coming of Age in the Jewish Psychedelic Underground (Hay House, 2023), while her second and third books are more educational: The DoubleBlind Guide to Psychedelics (Artisan Books, 2026; co-written with Shelby Hartman) and, forthcoming, Judaism is Psychedelic: A Practical Guide (Ayin Press, 2027). She is the co-founder of both DoubleBlind Magazine and the Jewish Psychedelic Summit, and hosts a podcast on the Be Here Now Network called Set & Setting. She has written for dozens of publications including Vice, Rolling Stone, and Playboy, and has presented on psychedelics, Judaism, and more at conferences around the world, spanning NYC, Denver, London, and Israel. Based between New York and Israel, Madison spends her free time practicing yoga and dancing.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/Business Email: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →How I Stayed Orthodox In The US Army | With Joe Bootin
2w ago01:31:22Tap to summarizeSend us Fan Mail-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/Business Email: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →S*x Addiction, Betrayal, And The Road Back To Trust | With Rabbi Shmuel Skaist
3w ago01:59:51Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailRabbi Shmuel Skaist, LPC, CSAT is a clinician specializing in sex addiction, compulsive and problematic sexual behaviors, betrayal trauma, relational repair, and broader behavioral and process addictions. He works with individuals and couples navigating sexual compulsivity, secrecy, integrity violations, attachment wounds, and the relational fallout of betrayal.He brings over 35 years of experience in Jewish education to his clinical work, integrating addiction-informed care, attachment-based approaches, trauma-informed treatment, evidence-based modalities, mindfulness meditation, and relational accountability. His work pays particular attention to the impact of childhood trauma, betrayal trauma in partners, and religious or spiritual trauma, as well as the complex ways that sexuality, shame, values, faith, and identity intersect in treatment.Shmuel is completing his PhD in Counseling at Montclair State University, where his dissertation research focuses on betrayal trauma and integrity violations in intimate partnerships, including a comparison of symptoms among male and female betrayed partners. He also serves as a counselor at SINAI Schools, supporting adolescents with developmental delays and autism spectrum disorder.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/Business Email: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →Is Coaching The Future of Healing? | With Mendy Klein
4w ago02:01:48Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailMendy Klein is a Life Coach, Somatic Practitioner, and Breathwork Facilitator helping individuals reconnect with themselves through nervous system regulation, somatic healing, emotional awareness, breathwork, and personal transformation.🎁 LIVE FREE ONLINE WORKSHOPFeeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or stuck? You're not alone and this workshop was made for you.👉 Reserve Your Free Spot:https://kleinscoaching.com/workshop/🌿 Book a Discovery Call 👇📞 Phone / WhatsApp: +1 347-977-6675📧 Email: kleinscoaching@gmail.com📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithmendy/🌐 Website: https://kleinscoaching.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/Business Email: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →I Spent Two Weeks In The Jungle | With Micah Landau
Jul 501:52:00Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailMicah Landau has spent the last twelve years studying the shamanism of the indigenous people of the Peruvian Basin and practicing as a psychotherapist where his work is informed by Somatic Internal Family Systems.He is a graduate of the Silberman School of Social Work, where he earned a master’s degree. He also holds certifications in scuba diving, mixology, Thai massage, and Reiki. In addition, he studies classical and jazz piano and practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where he holds a purple belt under Mr. John Danaher.Micah is a scion of many notable chassidic dynasties including Bobov-Sanz, Nadvorne, Chernobyl, Milwaukee, Hanapoli, Hornosteipel, Lubavitch, and Veretzky. He does not like bios.He can be reached at Intuitiveinquiries@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/Email: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →Addiction In The Yeshivish World | With Eli Katz
May 1701:56:37Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailEli Katz is a licensed social worker and addiction specialist based in Lakewood. He is passionate about helping individuals and families navigate the challenges of starting and maintaining lasting recovery and is the founder and director of Clear Present Recovery, a comprehensive,evidence based program to support people in their recovery journey.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/Email: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →A Deep Dive Into The World Of Alternative Healing | With Levi Saada
May 1001:15:12Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailLevi works with breathwork, trauma-informed coaching, and tools drawn from Internal Family Systems, attachment theory, Nonviolent Communication, and somatic awareness, alongside my own lived experience.Since 2020, he has facilitated individual and group journeys across Israel and abroad. I have completed Level 1, 2, and 3 training in Nonviolent Communication, a six month trauma-informed Compassionate Coaching certification through The Soul Institute, and certification as a breathwork facilitator. He is currently studying at the Hakomi International School of Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy.https://levisaada.com/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/Email: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →What We Got Wrong About Addiction | With Asher Gottesman
May 301:19:50Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailAsher is a spiritual entrepreneur, human connection coach and Rabbi in Southern California. His story began at home as a young child where all seemed well from the outside. As the youngest by nine years, he felt a horrible sense of abandonment. His loneliness was compounded by his father’s prominence as a rabbi and community leader where the pressure to appear as role models was insufferable. This resulted in a childhood eating disorder and drug use by age 14.Asher was 33 when he lost his multi-million-dollar business, with the resulting bankruptcy destroying what little self-worth he had as a provider to his family – he had hit rock-bottom. Asher found his road to recovery through the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, where despite the circle of anonymous faces, it was truly the first time in his life he felt the power of shared human connection through service to self and others.The experience marked the debut of an odyssey of self-discovery, trading ego for vulnerability, and leaving the pursuit of pleasure for the pursuit of meaning. Asher decidedly dedicated the rest of his career to helping others help themselves “restore wholeness” in their lives.Armed with a renewed sense of self, profound life experience, and entrepreneurial passion, Asher founded Transcend in 2008, building an internationally recognized recovery community. Now sober twelve years and counting, Asher has counseled hundreds of men and women and built a renowned reputation where he is recognized by his three hallmark pillars of recovery: Accountability, Community, and Unconditional Love.https://a.co/d/gbVDgp9http://Ashergottesman.comhttps://www.instagram.com/theasherg?igsh=bjhpMW50OWYyeWh3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/Email: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →Sharing Her Story Changed Her Life | With Chaya Chanin
Apr 2501:32:06Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailChaya Chanin is an entrepreneur and community builder based in Brooklyn. She co-founded The Frock NYC, The Gathering Community, and Kohelet Girls High School, and co-hosts Undecided & Committed, a real-time marriage podcast exploring love, complexity, and addiction as it’s actually lived. She lives in Crown Heights with her Husband Moishe and their 4 children.The Village is a Jewish sober living community for men and women recovering from addiction — 6 homes in Rockland County built around one core belief: Love works.Sony Perlman has spent over 25 years saving lives, and everything at The Village flows from a single insight: when people in recovery are truly loved, they learn to love themselves. That's when healing happens. The result? A 350% higher success rate than the accepted standard — lasting sobriety, steady employment, and lives rebuilt from the ground up.80% of people who become addicted relapse again and again. The Village exists to stop that cycle.If this episode moved you, here's how to be part of it:Support the campaign: charidy.com/thevillageLearn more: thevillagerecovery.orgEmail: Brainstormwithsony@gmail.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
Transcribe →Where Have I Been?
Apr 1800:39:10Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailI've been gone. Here's why.In this episode, Sony pulls back the curtain on where he's been, and it's not what you'd expect. He's been all in. Completely, unapologetically, full-force all in on something he believes and what might be one of the most important things he's ever been part of.That something is The Village, a Jewish recovery focused residential program built on the belief that people can heal, that community matters, and that love works.Sony talks honestly about the journey, how he got there, what drew him in, what he's seen, and why he couldn't stay on the sidelines. This one is raw, personal, and from the heart.Brainstorm is back. And Sony has a lot to say.If this episode moved you and you want to help Sony grow The Village, whether through a connection, a conversation, a resource, or just showing up, he wants to hear from you. Directly.EmailBrainstormwithsony@gmail.comWebsitehttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------https://wig-guru.com - Use Code 'Brainstorm' For 10% Offhttps://www.thevillagerecovery.org/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more Brainstorm go to...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aPCiuzsIoNKYt5jjv7RFT?si=67dfa56d4e764ee0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brainstorm-with-sony-perlman/id1596925257Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brainstormwithsonyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainstormwithsony
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