Bestselling author Diana Colleen Explores the Psychology of Billionaires in New Podcast Interview
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SEATTLE - Washingtoner -- In an episode released today, 4-time award-winning author Diana Colleen sat down with host Ryan Olexson of the Beyond 80% podcast (The Billionaire Dilemma with Diana Colleen - YouTube) to explore one of the most provocative questions driving her debut eco-thriller, They Could Be Saviors: what if becoming a billionaire isn't a success story? What if instead, billionaire-ism is a mental illness?



The conversation digs into the psychology of extreme wealth, including the scarcity mindset that, perhaps surprisingly, connects the ultra-rich and people living in poverty. Colleen argues that both ends of the wealth spectrum are shaped by the same fear-based relationship with resources -- and that understanding this dynamic is essential to imagining any meaningful shift in how power operates in the world. The discussion also explores the role of psychedelic-assisted therapy as a pathway to the kind of consciousness shift that genuine change requires.

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They Could Be Saviors is set in the near future and follows a sisterhood of psychedelic therapists who come the radical conclusion that the only way to save the planet is to kidnap the billionaires destroying it. The novel blends eco-thriller tension with a serious examination of consciousness, collective action, and what a genuine revolution of values could actually look like.

Colleen's own story informs every page. She grew up in poverty, and after enduring multiple traumas, she entered a suicidal period in her forties that ultimately led her to psychedelic therapy. The experience became a turning point in her life, later inspiring her to train as a psychedelic facilitator and deepening the themes of consciousness, scarcity, fear, and transformation explored in They Could Be Saviors.

They Could Be Saviors is available wherever books are sold. More information about Diana can be found at http://www.dianacolleenauthor.com.  She is available for podcast interviews, radio and tv appearances, speaking engagements, and press features.