How to integrate a psychedelic experience into every-day life

06/24/21 • 45 min

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Dr. Reid Robison and Dr. Steve Thayer discuss how to integrate a psychedelic experience into every-day life. They cover the following topics:

The transformative potential of the psychedelic experience itself
How crucial it is to take deliberate actions to make changes prompted by psychedelics stick
The dangers of chasing one ecstatic, psychedelic experience after another without taking time to integrate
The role that proper intention-setting and expectations play in the integration process
How to use meditation for integration
How to use mindfulness for integration
The difference between pain vs suffering
How our attachment to technology and internet media is "eating our souls"
Yoga and physical activity as an integration strategy
The importance of have a supportive person to discuss your experience with (e.g., therapist, guide, knowledgable friend)
How to use journaling to process your psychedelic experience
The types of psychotherapy approaches that pair well with psychedelics
Identifying obstacles that could impede integration and removing them

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Dr. Reid Robison and Dr. Steve Thayer discuss how to integrate a psychedelic experience into every-day life. They cover the following topics:

The transformative potential of the psychedelic experience itself
How crucial it is to take deliberate actions to make changes prompted by psychedelics stick
The dangers of chasing one ecstatic, psychedelic experience after another without taking time to integrate
The role that proper intention-setting and expectations play in the integration process
How to use meditation for integration
How to use mindfulness for integration
The difference between pain vs suffering
How our attachment to technology and internet media is "eating our souls"
Yoga and physical activity as an integration strategy
The importance of have a supportive person to discuss your experience with (e.g., therapist, guide, knowledgable friend)
How to use journaling to process your psychedelic experience
The types of psychotherapy approaches that pair well with psychedelics
Identifying obstacles that could impede integration and removing them

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Spirituality and the psychedelic renaissance

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Dr. Reid Robison and Dr. Steve Thayer discuss the historically messy relationship between spirituality and modern psychiatry and the role that psychedelics are playing in a spiritual renaissance. They cover the following topics:

Scientific American article by Harvard psychologist, David Rosmarin, about psychiatry and spirituality.
Sigmund Freud's assertion that religion is a mass delusion
Perhaps a spiritual renaissance is happening alongside the psychedelic one
The relationship between mental health problems, spirituality, meaning, and purpose.
How people are using psychedelics as a tool for spiritual inquiry
The hosts share their personal experiences and thoughts around spirituality
How to Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan
Rick Doblin interview on JRE
The good Friday experiment
Mind/body dualism
Spiritual bypassing
The difference between pain vs. suffering and the role of struggle in growth
Spirituality vs. religion
Using ketamine as a "chemical mindfulness" tool
Tara Brach and forgiveness