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Inside Eyes

Inside Eyes

Laura Mae Northrup: Psychotherapy, Trauma, Psychedelics, & Entheogens

Inside Eyes is a podcast that focuses on the use of psychedelics & entheogens to heal from sexual trauma. This show looks at healing and trauma through a spiritual & political lens.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Inside Eyes episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Inside Eyes for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Inside Eyes episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Lena is a survivor of long-term child sexual abuse and decided to try healing with guided MDMA journeys. She had an unexpected outcome from her journey work that resulted in a lasting altered state of consciousness. In this episode we talk about the complex nuances of her "soft psychosis" diagnosis and explore why that term doesn't adequately describe her experience.

This show is all about going into the depths of wounding to heal, but don't forget that a huge part of healing is experiencing joy. The season will come to an end in November and there is an end-of-the-season party! Join me on November 16th, 2019 at 8pm, at Tamarack in downtown Oakland. More details are on the Facebook event page or on my website.

Here is Kitty Sipple's presentation at Breaking Convention: Psychedelic Accessibility: Disability, Chronic Illness, & the Psychedelic Experience

If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes!

To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or Twitter: @inside__eyes or Facebook: @lauramaenorhtrup

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In episode 9 of the season Laura interviews Ajesh about his experiences using Ayahuasca to heal from child sexual abuse. Ajesh spent most of his life not remembering the sexual trauma from his childhood. He talks about confronting shame, the courage to ask for help, and forgiveness.

Ajesh references Spring Washam's book, A Fierce Heart. To hear more from Spring Washam, check out episode 1 of this season.

If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes! To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or on Twitter: @inside__eyes.

Special thanks to Joey Seward of Left Field Studios for additional audio engineering!

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Inside Eyes - Bonus Episode: Back From The Abyss
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07/29/20 • 67 min

This episode is part of a show swap with the podcast Back From The Abyss. BFTA is a series about psychiatric healing hosted by Dr. Craig Heacock. There are a lot of parallels with Inside Eyes and this episode is an incredible interview with trauma expert Saj Razvi, exploring ketamine therapy, cannabis therapy, as well as a powerful personal story from Saj.

Listen to part two of this episode here.

Find out more about Back From The Abyss: www.bftapodcast.com.

You can listen to Dr. Heacock's interview on Therapy Chat here, or learn more about him here: www.craigheacockmd.com.

If you would like to support Inside Eyes, please leave a review on iTunes!

To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or Twitter: @inside__eyes or Facebook: @lauramaenorhtrup

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Jonathon shares about his experience of child sexual abuse & healing with LSD and mushrooms. He takes a DIY approach to his medicine work, while also seeing a therapist and doing EMDR.

If you would like to support the show, please share this episode with someone who may benefit and leave a review! To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or on Twitter: @inside__eyes.

Special thanks to Joey Seward of Left Field Studios for additional audio engineering!

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In episode 10 of the season Laura interviews Tonya about DIY healing with psilocybin-containing mushrooms. Tonya has a complex trauma history and shares about how she set up her solo journey and her process in working on self-esteem issues and PTSD.

If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes! To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or on Twitter: @inside__eyes.

Special thanks to Joey Seward of Left Field Studios for additional audio engineering!

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For the one year anniversary of Inside Eyes Laura interviews Dr. Shanna Butler, a psychologist, professor, and ketamine therapist about the creation of ritual and ways to practice ritual within one's own cultural lineage.

You can find more info about Shanna here: www.shannabutler.com.

If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes!

To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or Twitter: @inside__eyes or Facebook: @lauramaenorhtrup

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Community that forms around the healing use of entheogens and psychedelics is not without it's own instances of sexual harm. In the final episode of the season, Laura Mae Northrup, MFT talks about psychological dynamics that underlie sexual harm in healing relationships and what the community can do to prevent it.

To celebrate the end of season 1, Laura's online course on How to build a Successful, Sustainable Private Practice as a Healer is on sale! To get 40% off from now until December 15th, 2019 use the coupon code GoodbyeForNow.

Come party! Join Laura on November 16th, 2019 at 8pm, at Tamarack in downtown Oakland for an end-of-the-season party! More details are on the Facebook event page or on Laura's website.

If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes!

To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or Twitter: @inside__eyes or Facebook: @lauramaenorhtrup

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For the second to last episode of the season, Laura interviews Kufikiri Imara of Decriminalize Nature Oakland. The episode explores harm reduction from practical and philosophical perspectives and takes an expanded view that includes not only harm to users, but also harm to the medicines themselves and the traditional stewards of many entheogenic plants.

You can learn more about the work of Decriminalize Nature Oakland here.

Laura mentions the work of Dawn Davis, PhD (C) about loss of Peyote habitat: you can learn more here.

This show is all about going into the depths of wounding to heal, but don't forget that a huge part of healing is experiencing joy. Join me on November 16th, 2019 at 8pm, at Tamarack in downtown Oakland for an end-of-the-season party! More details are on the Facebook event page or on my website.

If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes!

To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or Twitter: @inside__eyes or Facebook: @lauramaenorhtrup

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Inside Eyes - James – MDMA & Questions of Sexual Abuse
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10/28/19 • 34 min

James has heard about the amazing breakthroughs that trauma survivors are having with MDMA. Determined to explore an ongoing question of if she was sexually abused as a child, she embarks on two guided journeys.

This show is all about going into the depths of wounding to heal, but don't forget that a huge part of healing is experiencing joy. The season will come to an end in November and there is an end-of-the-season party! Join me on November 16th, 2019 at 8pm, at Tamarack in downtown Oakland. More details are on the Facebook event page or on my website.

If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes!

To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or Twitter: @inside__eyes or Facebook: @lauramaenorhtrup

Special thanks to Joey Seward of Left Field Studios for additional audio engineering!

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For most of Kate's life she didn't remembered the sexual abuse she experienced as a child. She shares about using Ayahuasca & psilocybin-containing mushrooms in her long process of remembering the sexual abuse and healing from complex trauma.

If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes! To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup or on Twitter: @inside__eyes.

Special thanks to Joey Seward of Left Field Studios for additional audio engineering!

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FAQ

How many episodes does Inside Eyes have?

Inside Eyes currently has 18 episodes available.

What topics does Inside Eyes cover?

The podcast is about Healing, Podcasts, Philosophy, Sexuality, Society & Culture and Health & Fitness.

What is the most popular episode on Inside Eyes?

The episode title 'Bonus Episode: Back From The Abyss' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Inside Eyes?

The average episode length on Inside Eyes is 47 minutes.

How often are episodes of Inside Eyes released?

Episodes of Inside Eyes are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Inside Eyes?

The first episode of Inside Eyes was released on Jul 19, 2019.

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