067: "Common misconceptions on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy" with Alexander Faubel & Alistair Langer

There is no other therapeutic intervention in the world that even comes close to achieving the same results in treating PTSD as MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.

Previous models (psychotropic drugs + therapy) for PTSD achieve a 30% improvement rate in patients, whereas current studies of MDMA therapies show an almost 70% cure rate. These facts are a remarkable recommendation for a medicine that has never been widely available to humans and can be used very efficiently to alleviate mental health suffering.

The market for psychedelics will most likely grow extremely fast in the next few years and there will be more and more opportunities to work with these medicines. My concern is that people will fall for "healing promises" and the absolutely most important part will be overlooked. The integration work.

So today I would like to share with you a podcast in which I was interviewed on the topic of "Common Misconceptions On Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy" by Alistair Langer.

In as much as we both are strong proponents of the inherent wisdom of psychedelics and both are very grateful for the impact working with these plants has had during our own healing journeys, in this podcast we want to shed a critical light on a number of things we recognise often not being reflected in the market.

Enjoy a more cautiously appreciative ride through psychedelic assisted psychotherapy:

• Why medicine is not the answer!
• More medicine is not the answer!
• There are a lot of different medicines out there. Choose wisely!
• The medicine is but a catalyst. You need to do the work.
• Be aware – set, setting, dose make a huge difference.
• It’s all about the integration in your everyday life.
• How can we ensure peak experiences don't lead to hyper narcissistic inflated egos?

When I think about future retreat formats and offers, my first thought is always on the integration aspect. How can you be supported in the long term in the best possible way according to your experience? You can find our current program and offerings on our retreat homepage.

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