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“And now 40 years later, thousands of parts and thousands of people using this all over the world, we can safely say that Self is in everybody; it can’t be damaged, it knows how to heal, and it is just beneath the surface of these parts…and psychedelics seem to have a way to access that pretty quickly.”
Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Dick Schwartz.
Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, is the creator of Internal Family Systems, a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic model that de-pathologizes the multi-part personality. His IFS Institute offers training for professionals and the general public. He is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, and has published five books, including No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model. Dick lives with his wife Jeanne near Chicago, close to his three daughters and his growing number of grandchildren.
In this conversation we discuss:
How listening to his patients led Dick to develop the therapeutic model of Internal Family Systems How IFS is fundamentally different than most other paradigms for understanding the psyche The role of inner child parts in the IFS framework The goals of IFS and how it differs from mindfulness How parts work fits naturally with psychedelics The problem with the concept of ego dissolution The relationship of IFS to set, setting and psychedelic facilitators My personal experience incorporating IFS with ketamine Why parts work is helpful for people who seemingly don’t respond to the medicine How the inner work of IFS extends to social justice and the world at large Why it’s vital to follow up with parts even after healing has occurred Dick’s vision for the future of IFS ...and more!You can learn more about IFS and purchase books by Dick Schwartz on the IFS Institute website.
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. In addition to providing Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Philadelphia, I offer Psychedelic Integration Therapy to residents of Pennsylvania, Colorado and New Jersey.
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This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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“I do believe there is energy transferred along with music and the energy of the artist who wrote it; the intention that they put into the song carries through with it and you can hear those things and note how they make you feel.”
Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Allison Soeung.
Allison Soeung is a Licensed Sound Therapist and DJ based out of Northwest Arkansas. Allison has had a lifelong love affair with music. She played classical piano from age 6 to 18, when she traded in her piano for a set of DJ turntables, and has been performing music at diverse events from yoga festivals to nightclubs and music festivals ever since. She has always been a mystic at heart, and after the sudden and tragic death of her younger brother by suicide in 2015, she began devoting herself to a path of healing. After hearing about the potential of ketamine therapy in assisting with treatment-resistant depression (which her brother suffered from), Allison became passionate about curating sonic journeys to support the healing potential of this medicine. Today she enjoys curating ketamine therapy playlists that surprise and delight, facilitating sound bath meditations, and DJing at conscious dance events.
In this conversation we discuss:
Allison’s early interest in music and sound The family tragedy that informed Allison’s understanding of mental illness Allison’s introduction to Ketamine Assisted Therapy and profound first experience with the medicine How Allison’s years of experience as a DJ and musician combined with her psychedelic experiences led her to the work she’s doing The power of music in guiding a ketamine journey Allison’s process of building playlists for ketamine journeys How music can support and facilitate emotional processing Exploring the urge to skip certain songs Allison’s work as a sound therapist How the vibrations from sound can help the transition back into the body after a journey The intentional use of sound as an integration practice …and more!You can connect with Allison on her website and Instagram and listen to her playlists.
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. In addition to providing Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Philadelphia, I offer Psychedelic Integration Therapy to residents of Pennsylvania, Colorado and New Jersey.
You can also show this podcast some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing!
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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"I do believe we need all the healers and all the coaches and everybody who’s called to this path of service to really step it up…Are we really waiting for being on the edge of destruction, or are we all invested into this path of awakening humanity and healing and being able to create this transformed planet?"
Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Beth Weinstein.
As a spiritual business coach, Beth helps current and aspiring coaches, healers, Psychedelic Pioneers, and spiritual leaders align with your soul's path and grow your business so you can help more people, share your Unique Medicine, and have a thriving transformational business you love.
Using her experience growing multiple businesses (including three of her own), along with neuroscience-backed methodologies, spiritual teachings, and practical business action plans, Beth offers a multi-dimensional approach to help you move past limiting beliefs, overcome obstacles and grow your business in a successful, impactful way.
She guides you in a step-by-step process to grow your business using a balanced, co-creative approach combining practical business coaching and heart-centered marketing strategies together with spiritually based mindset training and manifesting work.
In this conversation we discuss:
How Beth got on the medicine path at a young age Beth’s lifeline entrepreneurial mindset How Beth’s longtime practices of meditation and mindfulness prepared her for medicine work The destabilizing potential of a powerful ceremony Why support is nonnegotiable for integrating psychedelic experiences How Beth accidentally got her first client and grew her business as a psychedelic business coach Soul as the guide on our personal and professional paths When more medicine isn’t the answer Considerations for anyone feeling called to transformational service Knowing our limits when working within the psychedelic space Where the true healing happens in the process of working with psychedelics …and more!You can connect with Beth on her website and Instagram, listen to her podcast and check out her annual summit, Psychedelics, Sacred Medicines, Purpose & Business here.
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. In addition to providing Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Philadelphia, I offer Psychedelic Integration Therapy to residents of Pennsylvania, Colorado and New Jersey.
You can also show this podcast some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing!
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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“In traditional, more formal therapy, most of us are taught in school, ‘It’s a slippery slope to sexual abuse, don’t touch your clients’…In psychedelic therapy, there’s an understanding: touch can be beneficial…Deciding to not use an intervention based on your fear of litigation is not ethical.”
Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Sabrina Santa Clara.
Sabrina’s early career began as a massage therapist, embodiment educator and yoga instructor focused on the interchange of soma, psyche and spirit. She received her Master’s in Dance/Movement Therapy and Body Psychotherapy from Naropa University and has been a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist for over 15 years. Sabrina is currently the owner of the Center for Embodied Spirituality and the creator of Psychotherapeutic Touch™, a comprehensive certification training and criteria standard for the ethical and skilled use of touch in therapy. She has also designed the Self Psychedelic Integration Certification program which weaves together IFS, Psychedelic Harm Reduction Integration and other forms of expanded states of consciousness, creative and expressive arts and neoshamanistic ritual. As such, she provides training and consultation in Self Psychedelic Integration, Somatic Psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic Touch, Embodied Meditation and Internal Family Systems Therapy. Additionally, Sabrina is bilingual (Spanish), culturally mixed, and genderfluid. She is an artist, poet, and dancer who lives in the in-between spaces.
In this conversation we discuss:
Sabrina's path to psychedelic assisted therapy through dance therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) The danger of the "magic pill" view of psychedelics and the need to assess the potential for harm How Sabrina assesses people's readiness for working with the medicines and prepares them for challenging experiences Why traditional psychotherapy often falls short Psychedelic integration as reconnection work How Internal Family Systems supports work with psychedelics The issue of touch in therapy and Sabrina's framework of Psychotherapeutic Touch™ The importance of consensual touch in healing Sabrina's vision for community healing …and more!You can connect with Sabrina on her website and Instagram.
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. In addition to providing Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Philadelphia, I offer Psychedelic Integration Therapy to residents of Pennsylvania, Colorado and New Jersey.
You can also show this podcast some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing!
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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“I really saw during those journeys that this was a way in which we can help heal the world, heal ourselves and our relationship with nature, with our communities and our environment.”
Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Aubrey Howard.
Aubrey is an Afro-Indigenous queer woman of color, Breathwork and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Facilitator based in Philadelphia. She is also a co-founder of Philadose and owns a small private practice here in Philadelphia, Spirit Medicine, providing Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Facilitation and Somatic Breathwork services to people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Aubrey previously served as a Breathwork & Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Facilitator at the SoundMind Institute.
In this conversation we discuss:
How Aubrey's various identities and religious upbringing impacted her growing up Aubrey's longtime interest in the transpersonal realm, which opened her up to psychedelics later on The synchronicity that brought Aubrey to her first ayahuasca ceremonies in Costa Rica The inner healing intelligence that lives within all of us How psychedelics helped Aubrey begin to heal her trauma and find her purpose How psychedelic experiences can be destabilizing without integration The power of breathwork as an integration practice Non-traditional forms of psychedelic integration The inclusive, interdisciplinary psychedelic community Aubrey is creating …and more!You can find Aubrey on her personal Instagram and the Philadose Instagram account, as well on her website.
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. In addition to providing Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy in Philadelphia, I offer Psychedelic Integration Therapy to residents of Pennsylvania, Colorado and New Jersey.
You can also show this podcast some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing!
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Daniel Shankin.
As a psychedelic integration coach, Daniel serves people with emerging spiritual visions as they find ways to weave their new-found truths into their lives in a way that is sustainable, harmonious, compassionate and wise. He has worked people from all walks of life and is grateful to have been able to work with a diverse clientele. His methods are fiercely practical while maintaining space for mystery and magic to emerge. He offers time tested and scientifically backed tools so clients can create a life for themselves that is aligned with their deeper values and manifests measurable results that matter.
As the founder and director of Tam Integration, he’s committed to offering radically accessible and inclusive support and education for people who are wanting to transform, heal, and grow. Tam’s integration circles and online conferences enjoy a world wide audience and much critical acclaim.
He and his wife live in a tiny town in New England where they forage for mushrooms and throw rocks into creeks with their toddler.
In this conversation we discuss:
How psychedelics catalyzed Daniel's own inner work The importance of "beginner's mind" to the process of self inquiry Why Daniel became a psychedelic integration coach rather than a therapist The power of integration circles The difference between intentions and commitments, and the importance of both when working with psychedelics for personal growth Learning to work with uncomfortable material The value of building up in dosage over time How psychedelics help people get to know themselves on a soul level Daniel's training program for psychedelic integration coaches, **including a special offer for listeners of this podcast** …and more!You can find Daniel on Instagram and his website. If you're interested in becoming a psychedelic integration coach, make sure to listen through to the end of the episode for a special offer for Integrating Psychedelics listeners!
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. You can also show this podcast some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Victoria Wueschner about a medicine that has been very important to me: 5-MeO-DMT.
Victoria is a medicine woman, integration specialist and retreat leader at Tandava. She is also the director of education for psychedelic wellness company Kaivalya Kollectiv where she founded the education platform F.I.V.E (5-MeO-DMT Information and Vital Education). Her mission at F.I.V.E is to provide the world with a centralized hub for all resources and education on 5-MeO-DMT, in hopes of bringing awareness to the ethics, integrity, and safety of 5-MeO-DMT. Victoria currently lives in Mexico and spends her time supporting individuals on their healing journeys.
In this conversation we discuss:
How Victoria's early life experiences precipitated her dark night of the soul and eventual healing journey (note: Victoria's story includes experiences of sexual assault, which she mentions briefly) Victoria's encounter with something bigger than herself in her first psychedelic experience Experiencing love and worthiness for the first time with 5-MeO-DMT Distinguishing 5-MeO-DMT from DMT (N,N-DMT) - these are very different medicines! Natural and synthetic sources of 5-MeO and why Victoria prefers the synthetic molecule A little about the role of 5-MeO in my own psychospiritual growth Why preparation, navigation and integration are especially and vitally important with 5-MeO and how Victoria approaches these Medicine as a tool for remembering what we already know Reactivations of 5-MeO-DMT after the journey Victoria's three components of integration …and more!You can find Victoria on Instagram and her personal website. You can find out about Tandava retreats here and learn all about this powerful medicine through the FIVE website.
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. You can also show this podcast some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Ari Borinsky.
Ari is a psychotherapist in private practice working in Brooklyn. He holds a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University, having majored in Philosophy and Spanish Literature. After college, Ari spent time living in Brazil where he taught English and studied Portuguese. He then served as a Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador, working predominantly in rural health and community development. Ari obtained his master’s in social work from Columbia University, concentrating on providing services to Spanish-speaking immigrants. He has spent the last ten years working with underserved populations in New York City and recently has transitioned full time to private practice.
Ari became interested in the healing power of psychedelics after attending his first ayahuasca retreat in Peru in 2018. Ari’s postgraduate trainings include: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy, and a certificate program in Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicines. He is currently enrolled in a training program where he’ll have the opportunity to work with psilocybin in a therapeutic setting. He hopes to soon lead retreats to Latin America where mental health professionals can experience Sacred Plant Medicines.
In this conversation we discuss:
Ari's initiation into the world of psychedelics as a way of accessing joy and strengthening friendships The importance of community in working with these medicines How Ari's experience with chronic pain related to his mental health The connection between physical pain and psychological trauma Ari's journey of healing his back pain beginning with his first ayahuasca ceremony How Ari's integration practices have changed from his early psychedelic experiences The sensory experience of psychedelics and how this catalyzes change Accessing the psychedelic nature of everyday life Exploring the mind-body-spirit connection as integration The role of permission in healing from physical and emotional pain …and more!You can find Ari on Psychology Today and Psychedelic Support.
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. You can also show this podcast some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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*Formerly Everyday Nonordinary The Podcast* Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Valeria McCarroll.
Valeria McCarroll, LMFT, Ph.D., is a professor of somatic and transpersonal psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice. She has been immersed in the field of psychedelic work for over a decade. A graduate of CIIS's Certificate in Psychedelic Therapies and Research, Valeria also serves as the Embodied Wisdom Advisor for Synthesis Institute in their Psychedelic Practitioner Training program. She is formally trained in a school of classical Shakta-Shaiva Tantra. Her personal experience of awakening while working with psychedelics led her to pursue a doctoral degree. That research served as the ground that eventually gave rise to the body of offerings she stewards, Somadelics. Somadelics is a contemporary path of psychedelic mysticism that makes use of the capacity of psychedelics to transform the traumas of embodied systemic oppression. Valeria lives in Northern California with her husband and daughter. When not innovating and refining liberative systems for deconstructing the patriarchy, she enjoys playing outdoors and creating beauty.
I could listen to Valeria speak for hours, and in this conversation we discuss:
How the limits of traditional talk therapy and somatic therapy led Valeria to the therapeutic use of psychedelics How the experiential nature of psychedelics differs from theoretical discussions Victoria’s interest in Kundalini and the intersection of psychedelics and spirituality Pain versus suffering and the pathologizing of pain in our culture The misconception of psychedelics as a magic pill and the need for skilled preparation Healing as process versus outcome Navigating boundaries and issues of consent when working with expanded states of consciousness Bypassing versus real transformation through psychedelic integration Examples of embodiment practices and small, concrete actions as forms of integration The meaning of the word integration The development of Valeria’s framework and upcoming book, Somadelics …and more!Head to Valeria's website and Instagram page to learn more about her work!
You can connect with me on Instagram, through my website and very occasional newsletter. You can also show this podcast some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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*Formerly Everyday Nonordinary The Podcast* Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Zoë Shulman.
Zoë Shulman is a painter from Austin, Texas. In 2013, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting and Drawing from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. During her studies, she traveled abroad to Italy and Ireland, where she developed her artistic practice amidst rich European cultures.
Since graduation, Shulman has exhibited works at international venues, as well as local galleries, museums, and universities. Notable exhibitions include “The 2017 Biennial: Origins in Geometry” at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art in Dallas, “The 2014 Minnesota Biennial” at the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, and “The 20th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition” at the Burren College of Art in Ireland. Her work is also a part of the MADI Museum's permanent collection.
Additionally, Shulman has completed artist residencies at The Banff Centre and The Vermont Studio Center. Here in Austin, she is represented by Camiba Gallery, where she has had three major solo exhibitions: “Circuit Topology”, “The Allegory of Good and Bad Government”, and “Neuroplastic”. In March 2022, she will begin pursuing a Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling at Southwestern College and New Earth Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico.I simply adored speaking with Zoë! In this conversation we discuss:
The emotional and psychological distress that led Zoë to seek out Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy The limits of cognitive behavioral therapy alone in treating Zoë’s depression, anxiety and PTSD The physiological and transpersonal effects of ketamine How the experience of ego dissolution can bring about new perspective and meaning How Zoë started opening up to other possibilities for her life while working with ketamine The potential for collective healing if more people had access to psychedelics How ketamine primed Zoë to explore ways of resolving her trauma Why art became Zoë’s preferred way of sharing her experience with others How the process of drawing visuals from her ketamine journeys helped Zoë to remember and process more How art therapy can benefit anyone, not just artists The importance of reconnecting to the creative impulse in all of us …and more!Make sure to check out Zoë's Instagram and website to see her work and find out how to get in touch.
You can connect with me on Instagram and make sure to sign up for my newsletter where I'll share occasional reflections and updates on services I'm offering. You can also show this episode some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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*Formerly Everyday Nonordinary The Podcast* Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Vero Ruelas.
Veronica Ruelas is the co-CEO and creator of the app called Forgivity. She hopes to bring Forgiveness to 88 gazillion people in the world through Science, Technology and Humor. Vero believes that the lack of forgiveness fluency manifests in mental and physical health challenges, staggering suicide rates, increased cultural division and malignant widespread hatred. It's a silent epidemic and a generational problem in our world.
Before Forgivity, Vero practiced as an Optometrist for 20 years. She is the founder and Chairwoman of ThirdEyeVision Foundation, a nonprofit which has brought eye sight to thousands around the world since 2008. The mission’s current focus is on raising awareness on Human Trafficking in New York City.
Vero currently resides in California and Miami with her husband, Leonberger puppy (130 lb and growing) and 2 attitude-loving cats.
In this episode we discuss:
How Vero went from using psychedelics to numb out to using psychedelics to heal her trauma How psychedelics catalyzed Vero’s yoga and meditation practice How the experiential aspect of psychedelics brought Vero closer to a sense of truth in herself and the universe The intention of working towards embodying the journey space in our everyday lives without the medicine Vero’s introduction to ketamine for therapeutic purposes How ketamine helped Vero create some space between herself and her inner critic Vero’s experience of exploring different doses of ketamine within a therapeutic setting How intentional work with psychedelics enabled Vero to rewrite her trauma story How Vero worked with the themes of shame and forgiveness that began to emerge from her journeys The negative health implications of not-forgiving compared with the physical and mental health benefits of forgiving How Vero’s deep dive into the research on forgiveness led to the creation of her app, Forgivity Vero’s 7 step process of forgiveness and the importance of having permission not to forgive How forgiveness can coexist with justice and accountability Why forgiveness is ultimately for the person who was harmed and how it can liberate us ...and more!Head over to the Forgivity website to try the app out for free, and make sure to follow Forgivity and Vero on Instagram.
You can connect with me on Instagram and make sure to sign up for my newsletter where I'll share occasional reflections and updates on services I'm offering. You can also show this episode some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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*Formerly Everyday Nonordinary The Podcast* Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Kabir Ali.
Kabir Ali is an advocate for accessible and innovative mental health care. As an operations executive in the wellness industry, his passion is to create collaborative teams that provide effective treatment at the highest standards of compliance. Kabir grew up in West Africa and Bombay and began his career as an actor and filmmaker in Bollywood. The pressures of the entertainment industry, however, ultimately led to struggles with addiction. While in treatment, he began working in healthcare communications, where he found satisfaction using his storytelling skills to help others heal. Today Kabir serves as COO of Mind Body Medicine and My Ketamine Home and as Head of Operations for Nue Life, a recently launched startup that provides at-home psychedelic therapy. He plans to return to school to study the intersection of addiction and family systems and looks forward to developing additional programs that bring affordable mental health treatment to underserved communities.
In this episode we discuss:
Kabir’s experience as a patient of ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP) to treat his depression and cocaine addiction How KAP expedited Kabir’s healing after many other forms of treatment failed to do so How ketamine helped Kabir get honest about his substance use and become more vulnerable and authentic in therapy The “window of opportunity” following psychedelic medicine sessions Journaling and meditation as a part of psychedelic integration How we often use maladaptive means of coping to survive our trauma How Kabir assesses his relationship to ketamine as someone with a substance abuse history The mindfulness and self-awareness that can come from the intentional use of psychedelics How psychedelic assisted therapy changed Kabir’s inner dialogue from one of self-judgment to self-compassion Kabir’s calling to help others access ketamine assisted psychotherapy The oral at-home ketamine model used by Kabir’s company ...and more!You can learn more about Nue Life on their website and connect with Kabir on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can connect with me on Instagram and make sure to sign up for my newsletter where I'll share occasional reflections and updates on services I'm offering. You can also show this episode some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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*Formerly Everyday Nonordinary* Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Kyle Buller, Co-Founder and Director of Training and Clinical Education of Psychedelics Today, an online media and education platform exploring the therapeutic potential of psychedelics.
Kyle's interest in exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness began at the age of 16 when he suffered a traumatic snowboarding accident. After this near-death experience, Kyle’s life changed dramatically. Kyle subsequently earned his B.A. in Transpersonal Psychology from Burlington College, where he focused on studying the healing potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness by exploring shamanism, Reiki, local medicinal plants and plant medicine, Holotropic Breathwork, and psychedelic psychotherapy. Kyle has been studying Dreamshadow Transpersonal breathwork with Lenny and Elizabeth since October 2010.
Kyle earned his M.S. in clinical mental health counseling with an emphasis in somatic psychology from Prescott College. Kyle’s clinical background in mental health consists of working with at-risk teenagers in crisis and with individuals experiencing an early episode of psychosis and providing counseling to undergraduate/graduate students in a university setting.
In this episode we discuss:
Kyle’s interest in consciousness starting at a young age which continued to develop throughout his life How Kyle’s near-death experience during a traumatic snowboarding accident as a teenager shifted his view on reality and sense of self Kyle’s first experience with psilocybin mushrooms, which helped provide some answers surrounding his physical and psycho-spiritual trauma How this first journey helped Kyle analyze and understand the suicidal ideation he was experiencing How Kyle’s spiritual emergence and personal healing process led him to study transpersonal psychology and breathwork How disembodiment through psychedelic journeys can support the process of embodiment afterwards Developing a relationship with our bodies even when we experience suffering or pain Facing painful memories in psychedelic journeys as compared to when we are triggered in everyday life How everyday life can become psychedelic Kyle’s thought-provoking perspective on embodiment ...and more!Learn more about Kyle and his work over at Psychedelics Today and Setting Sun Wellness, and if you're a mental health practitioner, make sure to check out the course Navigating Psychedelics: For Clinicians and Therapists.
You can connect with me on Instagram as well as the podcast, and make sure to sign up for my newsletter where I'll share occasional reflections and updates on services I'm offering. You can also show this episode some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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*Formerly Everyday Nonordinary The Podcast* Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Dr. Gita Vaid.
Gita Vaid, MD is a board certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst practicing ketamine assisted psychotherapy in New York City. She is a co-founder of the Center for Natural Intelligence, a multidisciplinary laboratory dedicated to psychedelic psychotherapy innovation and clinical practice. Dr Vaid completed her residency training and is on faculty at NYU Medical Center, psychoanalytic training at the Psychoanalytic Association of New York. She trained as a fellow in clinical psychopharmacology and neurophysiology at New York Medical College and completed a research fellowship at NYU Medical Center. Dr Vaid serves as the Director of Psychedelic Awareness at The Chopra Foundation and is on Faculty as a lead instructor at The Ketamine Training Center.In this episode we discuss:
Gita’s unexpected foray into psychedelics while working as a psychoanalyst The transformative nature of Gita’s first personal experience with psychedelics The value of having first hand experience with psychedelics as a provider How psychedelics can enhance the therapeutic relationship and deepen the work in psychotherapy Gita’s interest in the subtler aspects and downstream effects of psychedelics use The impact of psychedelics on meditation The value of lower-dose experiences despite our bias towards higher doses and ego dissolving, mystical experiences How psychedelics can help us to better know ourselves How psychedelics invite us to recognize and utilize the knowledge in our bodies to expand beyond our stories of ourselves and our pasts ...and more!You can connect with Gita through the CNI website and on Instagram. She'll also be presenting on Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy at the Horizons Conference in New York City in December 2021.
You can connect with me on Instagram and sign up for my newsletter where I share occasional reflections and updates on services I'm offering. You can also show this episode some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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*Formerly Everyday Nonordinary* Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Mary Sanders, LCSW.
Mary Sanders is a committed licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and social justice advocate. Mary's goal is to explore the depths of transgenerational trauma and peel off the layers of oppression so that we can relate to our true self. Mary's experience is working with Black, Indigenious, and People of Color (BIPOC), 2SLGBTQIA+, veterans, immigrants and refugees from Iraq and Syria, and foster youth. Mary is committed to treating trauma, certified in Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and is a somatic experiencing psychotherapist in-training. Additionally, Mary is a trained psychedelic-assisted therapist from California Institute of Integral Studies' Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research, MAPS, and Ketamine Training Center. Mary is founding board member of the People of Color Psychedelic Collective and works towards collective healing and justice for Black, Indigenous people, and People of Color within the context of psychedelics. Mary integrates her extensive training and lived experience in her private practice, EMPATH Center and social work role at Veteran Affairs' homeless programs in San Francisco, CA.
I loved this conversation with Mary and could have kept talking for hours. In this episode we discuss:
How Mary’s longtime interest in altered states of consciousness led her to psychedelics as a way of exploring past traumas and attachment wounds How altered states of consciousness support us in confronting uncomfortable sensations in the body The corrective emotional experience that comes through asking for and receiving help in medicine circles How licensed providers in the psychedelic space can learn from underground and indigenous practitioners The role of psychedelics in both pleasure and healing, and the significance of this particularly for Black and Brown communities Singing and dancing as psychedelic integration practices that help us explore the full range of self-expression Carrying the lesson of asking for and receiving help in the medicine session out into other areas of life How modeling asking for help to others can deepen our relationships The need for greater representation of marginalized identities in the psychedelic space ...and more!You can connect with Mary through her private practice and through the People of Color Psychedelic Collective on their website, Facebook and Instagram pages.
You can connect with me on Instagram, however I'm actually trying to transition away from social media a bit (not entirely) - so your best bet is to sign up for my newsletter where I'll share occasional reflections and updates on services I'm offering. You can also show this episode some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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*Formerly Everyday Nonordinary The Podcast* Welcome to Integrating Psychedelics, featuring insights gleaned from psychedelic experiences and conversations around how to integrate this wisdom into our daily lives. I'm your host, Jenny Weinar, and in today's episode I'm speaking with Jesse Gould.
Jesse is a pioneer in psychedelic therapies. As Founder and President of the Heroic Hearts Project, he has spearheaded the research and acceptance of ayahuasca therapy programs for military veterans. Jesse has raised over $500,000 in scholarships from donors including Dr. Bronner’s, partnered with the world’s leading ayahuasca treatment centers, and is researching psychiatric applications with the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Georgia. His mission is to help military veterans struggling with mental trauma and spread awareness of the benefits that ayahuasca therapies offer as an alternative treatment to pharmaceuticals. Jesse has spoken globally about the benefits of psychedelics on mental health and has been featured in the New York Times and Rolling Stone Magazine and recognized as one of the most influential voices in psychedelics today.
I was fortunate to meet Jesse while training in Ketamine Assisted Therapy and I was thrilled to speak with him for the first episode of the podcast. In this episode we talk about:
Jesse's perspective on the geopolitical situation in Afghanistan as an Army veteran there The warrior archetype and what happens when society or politicians take advantage of their soldiers How Jesse found himself one a plane with a one-way ticket to Peru for a week of Ayahuasca ceremonies The limits of traditional talk therapy as compared to psychedelic assisted healing Bad trips vs. challenging trips and the importance of preparation and integration How Jesse's experiences with psychedelics taught him the importance of community in everyday life How limiting one's emotional expression compounds trauma The role of psychedelics as heart openers ...and more!You can connect with Jesse and support the Heroic Hearts Project at www.heroicheartsproject.org. Heroic Hearts Project is a 501(c)(3) and donations are tax deductible.
You can connect with me on Instagram, however I'm actually trying to transition away from social media a bit (not entirely) - so your best bet is to sign up for my newsletter where I'll share occasional reflections and updates on services I'm offering. You can also show this episode some love by subscribing, leaving a positive review and sharing.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
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Welcome to Everyday Nonordinary The Podcast!
I'm your host, Jenny Weinar. I'm a psychotherapist and general enthusiast for the role of psychedelics in the process of healing ourselves, our relationships, and the planet.
In this quick introductory episode I'm sharing my hope and intention for the podcast as a space to highlight the diversity and breadth of psychedelic experiences, as well as conversations with other movers, shakers, thinkers and feelers in the psychedelic space around integrating the wisdom from nonordinary states of consciousness into our everyday lives.
You can connect with me on Instagram and Twitter, *however* I'm actually trying to transition away from social media a bit (not entirely) - so your best bet is to sign up for my newsletter where I'll share occasional reflections and updates on services I'm offering. Thanks for joining me on this journey!
Everyday Nonordinary records on the unceded territory of the Lenni-Lenape people.
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice. Please do your research about the legality and safety of any substance you are considering using and make the most informed choice possible for your unique situation and self.
