Why Psychedelics May Be The Future Of PTSD, Addiction, And Depression Treatment

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and
LMNT. Compounds that have long been considered recreational drugs
by conventional standards are finally being recognized through
science as powerful tools for overcoming hard-to-treat health
issues like PTSD, depression, addiction, and more. For the right
person, psychedelics can provide a sense of peace and hope that
helps heal their inner wounds and allows them to live with more
freedom. In today’s episode, I talk with Rick Doblin, Alberto
Villoldo, and Wade Davis about the ancient healing mechanisms of
plant medicine. Rick Doblin, PhD, is the founder and executive
director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic
Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in public policy from
Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. His professional goals are
to help develop legal contexts for the beneficial uses of
psychedelics and marijuana, primarily as prescription medicines but
also for personal growth for otherwise healthy people, and
eventually to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist.
Medical anthropologist Alberto Villoldo, PhD, is an international
bestselling author who has researched the shamanic healing
practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 25 years. He is the
founder of the Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to the
bridging of ancient shamanic traditions with modern medicine and
psychology. Wade Davis is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker.
Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society from 2000
to 2013, he is currently Professor of Anthropology and the BC
Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the
University of British Columbia. He is the author of 23 books,
including One River, The Wayfinders, and Into the Silence, and he
was the winner of the 2012 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
(formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize), the top nonfiction prize in
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can be found here: Rick Doblin Alberto Villoldo Wade Davis