Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers
The psychedelic renaissance is here! Join Dr. Steve Thayer, Dr. Reid Robison, and special guests as they explore the frontiers of psychedelic medicine and what it takes to cultivate a healthy mind, body, and spirit. Our hosts draw from their extensive knowledge and experience with psychedelic therapy research and treatment to discuss the science, practice, and art of psychedelic healing. If you are a helping professional, therapist, clinician, guide, healer, psychedelic enthusiast, or simply curious about mental, physical, and spiritual health, this is the podcast for you!
Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers
Consciousness, meaning, and the search for self
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In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer, Dr. Reid Robison, and Vhari Macbeth, CSW, discuss the concept of the self, multiple "selves", and how we work with "selfhood" in psychedelic medicine. They cover the following topics:
(1:50) The hosts talk about their personal quests for meaning and selfhood
(4:10) Self-awareness from an evolutionary perspective
(6:00) The fear associated with loss of or disconnection from sense of self
(6:31) Similarities and differences between psychosis and psychedelic experience
(7:41) How a "death" experience can lead to insight and self-awareness
(8:30 Separate selves vs. oneness and unity
(11:59) After the Ecstasy, The Laundry, by Jack Kornfield
(14:44) Psychedelics as initiation tools to get you on the path of self-understanding
(16:01) Is ego death required for a meaningful psychedelic experience?
(17:00) Jamie Wheal
(18:21) The Mystical Experience Questionnaire and the Emotional Breakthrough Inventory
(21:00) Multiple "selves"
(21:50) Internal Family Systems
Your Symphony of Selves, by James Fadiman
(30:44) Ram Dass and "shifting the game"
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