Healing Through Kambo: A Journey with Nicky Yazbeck

In this episode of the Dream Catcher Podcast, host Mark Larsen speaks with Nicky Yazbeck, a licensed therapist and Kambo practitioner. 

They discuss Nicky's journey from South Africa to Colorado, her experiences with Kambo frog medicine, and the therapeutic benefits it offers. 

Nicky shares insights into her therapeutic practices, the importance of community, and her aspirations for the future. 

The conversation also touches on the significance of travel and cultural immersion in personal growth.

BIO

Nicky Yazbeck is a psychodynamic and EMDR therapist, yoga teacher, and plant medicine integration guide with nearly three decades of experience helping people reconnect with themselves. Her mission is to support individuals in ending people-pleasing and self-abandonment, unmasking old survival patterns, and cultivating healthier boundaries and self-trust.

Her work blends shadow work, somatic experiences, EMDR, insight-based therapy, and intuitive presence. Nicky specializes in trauma recovery, including PTSD, sexual and emotional abuse, relationship challenges, depression, and the integration of psychedelic, plant medicine, and spiritual awakening experiences. She also incorporates yoga and Kambo frog medicine as supportive, embodied practices within her work.

Her approach weaves deep empathy with practical tools, honoring both the nervous system and the soul in the healing process.

Sound Bites

• "It's a difficult medicine to sit with."
• "I wanted to work with everybody."
• "I want him to see how other cultures live."

Chapters

00:00
Introduction to Nicky Yazbeck

03:01
The Journey to Colorado and Personal Growth

06:01
Exploring Kambo Frog Medicine

09:01
The Process of Kambo Treatment

11:59
Therapeutic Practices and Mental Health

15:05
Community and Connection

18:00
Future Aspirations and Integrative Healing

20:59
Travel and Cultural Immersion

24:06
Personal Reflections and Closing Thoughts