075: "Ayahuasca, anxiety, transgenerational trauma and community as the cornerstone of healing" with Dr. Parker Kelley

In the last episode, Dr. Parker Kelley and I talked about his research into the potential of DMT to treat trauma.

However, besides his professional knowledge, Parker has had countless personal journeys with plant medicines and psychedelics. So today we talk about his personal path towards healing, guided by ayahuasca, San Pedro, iboga and 5 MeO DMT.

Being three quarters Native American, raised in Louisiana during the opioid epidemic and born to a father who worked for the FBI and DEA and who was involved in the War on Drugs, his relationship with them has always been fraught with anxiety.

However, mental ill-health and the loss of two friends to suicide and overdose eventually led him to consider alternative healing methods.

You'll hear his story and honest account of our time together in the jungle, as well as getting inside some of the extraordinary dimensions he has experience through medicine work.

His answer to my question about tips for people struggling with themselves:

"Community is the cornerstone of healing! If you keep being isolated, you'll not feel better. Seek out other people that are working through this and understand it's always a holistic approach to healing. Focus on therapeutic strategies that connect you to people."

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