Episode 259: The Suffering of The Spectrum with Ian Jones
Send us a text Ian Jones - Father, Husband, Writer, Amateur Mycologist, Student of Resilience Ian Jones is a former chemical engineer turned writer, creator, and storyteller exploring how science, psychology, and personal transformation intersect. For two decades, he worked in major accident prevention and incident investigation. Those experiences taught him how systems fail, how to handle vulnerability honestly, and how truth emerges under pressure. After stepping away from engineering to ra...
Ian Jones - Father, Husband, Writer, Amateur Mycologist, Student of Resilience
Ian Jones is a former chemical engineer turned writer, creator, and storyteller exploring how science, psychology, and personal transformation intersect. For two decades, he worked in major accident prevention and incident investigation. Those experiences taught him how systems fail, how to handle vulnerability honestly, and how truth emerges under pressure.
After stepping away from engineering to raise his twin daughters, Ian began refocusing his life and sense of purpose. What followed was a personal journey through emotional exhaustion, suicidal ideation, to recovery, shaped by Stoic philosophy, mindfulness, and the therapeutic potential of psychedelic microdosing.
Today, Ian channels that journey into his creative work with New Solutions Network (NSN), founded by his wife, Natanya Wachtel, whose mission centers on mental well-being, authenticity, and social impact with media, technology and behavioral science tools to unlock human potential.
As host of the video podcast Sexy Science Time, Ian blends curiosity and vulnerability to make complex science relatable, while his writing amplifies the voices of others featured in NSN projects such as Psych + Hip Hop, The Ryan Show, and #GameMindset.
An amateur mycologist and certified fungal ecologist, Ian also explores the hidden intelligence of fungi, both as living organisms and as metaphors for human resilience and interconnectedness.
From childhood bullying and a suicide attempt at age ten to navigating trauma and rediscovering meaning through love, family, and creative purpose, Ian’s story embodies The Suffering Podcast’s core belief: that adversity, when met with courage and reflection, can become the root system for growth.
For Ian, suffering is a tool for growth; it’s the soil from which understanding and purpose emerge.
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