Interview: psychedelics and well-being
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I did an hour’s interview with Lucinda Lidstone from the ASC-IT Clinic in Essex, recently. We had a wide-ranging conversation about psychedelics and well-being, in which you might find something of relevance to you. Below is a list of topics we covered, so you can jump right in.
Topics and time codes
- 0:52 What is existential psychotherapy?
- 2:30 The prospects for psychedelic psychotherapy.
- 4:35 My personal and professional history and background. How I got into research of psychedelics for well-being.
- 11:18 Mind and body in the light of psychedelic experiences
- 13:00 Prescription drugs: uses and abuses. Consensual psychiatry?
- 19:31 Aims and goals for psychedelics and psychotherapy
- 22:40 Dangers of psychedelics
- 26:18 Set and setting: what does it mean?
- 33:20 The need for a 'solid sense of self' in undergoing a psychedelic experience
- 36:27 Different psychedelics for different purposes or diagnoses?
- 42:10 Nature, community and ritual
- 44:03 My personal experiences with ayahuasca and what you might expect. From subtle perceptual changes to DMT hyperspace.
- 52:00 Psychedelics for serious, long-term difficulties
- 53:16 Death and dying in my psychedelic experiences
- 55:25 What I'm hoping to get from my research
- 58:02 Reflecting on the discussion