105: Healing through Psychedelics with Dr Nicholas Bruss

Remember the 90s commercial implying your brain on drugs was like smashing an egg with a frying pan? We’ve come a long way to learn that psychedelics have more opportunity to heal than we were told as kids. Dr Nicholas Bruss is here to talk to us about the leading advances of psychedelics in the clinical therapy world. He informs us about the current research + his experience working in ketamine, MDMA, + psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression, trauma, + couples therapy. In this episode you’ll hear: What classifies a psychedelic + how does it work on the brain + body What the war on drugs was really about How Ketamine + MDMA have been proving to be powerful treatment for couples + for trauma The stigma about psychedelics + creating compassionate, accurate conversation around it Tough conversations about ethics, abuse of power + missing critical steps in the healing culture around psychedelics Dr Cat’s personal experience in psychedelic assisted therapy for her PTSD Ceremony culture + the importance of integration How you can get involved + educated about psychedelics or becoming a psychedelic-assisted therapist Ways we can preserve honor + reduce commoditization of psychedelics as they continue to roll out in the mainstream + psychotherapy world. THE SKINNY ON OUR SEXY GUEST Nicholas Brüss is an integrative psychotherapist and clinical researcher who specializes in helping people heal and grow with psychedelics-assisted psychotherapies. He's the co-founder and lead trainer at Psychedelic Coalition for Health, an organization for Psychedelic Medicine Education & Advocacy and offering clinical training in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy & Integration. He was trained as a psychedelic therapist by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and is a co-therapist on the MAPS-sponsored FDA Phase III clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD in Los Angeles, CA. Nicholas has provided ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) since 2017 and has been a certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist since 2015. He is a leader in psychedelic-assisted IFS therapy, the Clinical Director of Psychedelic Therapies at Hope Integrative Psychiatry, and a volunteer with MAPS’s Zendo Project. Having seen the power of psychedelic-assisted therapy, Nicholas advocates and educates for science over stigma and is inspired to provide reliable information and integrated training to work and explore with psychedelic medicines. Find out more about the symposium or training + connect with Dr Nick here: https://www.psychedeliccoalitionforhealth.com/ Links from the show: https://www.psychedeliccoalitionforhealth.com/ How to Change Your Mind Consciousness Medicine WANT MORE? Head over to SexLoveYoga.com + get your FREE guides to up-level your sex life.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sexlovepsychedelics/message