Psychedelic Conversations | Jessica Rochester - Ethical Practices In Psychedelic Facilitation #119

Welcome to the Psychedelic Conversations Podcast!

Episode 119:

In this episode, Dr. Rochester shares her extensive knowledge on the ceremonial use of plant medicines, highlighting their millennia-long history among indigenous tribes for healing and spiritual insight. Her roles as an ordained Interfaith minister, educator, and founder of a recognized church in Canada provide her with unique insights into the legal and ethical responsibilities involved in using these sacred substances. Dr. Rochester also shares touching insights into her personal journey and the necessity of a guided, respectful approach to using psychedelics. We explore the crucial importance of proper training, the dangers of self-proclaimed expertise in the field, and the profound responsibility of facilitating psychedelic experiences. Join us as we uncover the depth of psychedelic work and its careful integration into modern practices.

Our previous conversations:

https://youtu.be/eOc1v25EDU0?si=X6bdeM1pxTa6AtWU

About Jessica:

Rev Dr. Jessica Rochester is the author of Ayahuasca Awakening, A Guide to Self-Discovery, Self-Mastery and Self-Care, Volume One and Two. She is an ordained Inter-Faith Minister with a Doctorate in Divinity. A transpersonal counselor and educator, she trained in the work of the psychiatrist Roberto Assagioli MD and trained with Stanislav Grof MD. Dr. Rochester is the Madrinha of Céu do Montréal, the Santo Daime (Ayahuasca) church she founded in 1997. She has been a workshop leader, teacher, and in private practice. She continues to lecture on consciousness, non-ordinary states of consciousness, self-discovery, spiritual development, and personal transformation. From 2001 to 2017 she worked with Health Canada to achieve the recognition of the Santo Daime as a legitimate religion and the right to import the Santo Daime Sacrament for ritual use. In June 2017, this mission was accomplished and Céu do Montréal received an Exemption to import and serve the Santo Daime Sacrament.

Connect with Jessica:

Website: https://www.revdrjessicarochester.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revdrjrochester/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/revdrjessica-rochester/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063636693815

Thank you so much for joining us!

Psychedelic Conversations Podcast is designed to educate, inform, and expand awareness.

For more information, please head over to https://www.psychedelicconversations.com

Please share with your friends or leave a review so that we can reach more people and feel free to join us in our private Facebook group to keep the conversation going. https://www.facebook.com/groups/psychedelicconversations

This show is for information purposes only,

and is not intended to provide mental health or medical advice.

About Susan Guner:

Susan is a trained somatic, trauma-informed holistic psychotherapist with a mindfulness-based approach grounded in Transpersonal Psychology that focuses on holistic perspective through introspection, insight, and empathetic self-exploration to increase self-awareness, allowing the integration of the mind, body and spirit aspects of human experience in personal growth and development.

Connect with Susan:

Website: https://www.psychedelicconversations.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/susan.guner

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-guner/

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/susanguner

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/susanguner

Blog: https://susanguner.medium.com/

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/susan-guner

#PsychedelicConversations #SusanGuner #JessicaRochester