Healing Psychedelics: Therapies for Trauma & Transformation
Description
Stover offers a comprehensive and informative guide for both professionals and patients who are interested in learning more about psychedelic-assisted therapy. In a time when mystery, unrealistic expectations, and exorbitant prices make this therapy hard to access or understand, this book aims to reduce the risk for harm and bring consciousness to the conversation. Everything you need to know, from preparation to integration, with an emphasis on safety and effectiveness. Each chapter reveals a vignette taken directly from the psychedelic space that shows the medicine and process used for transformation during the sessions along with the medicinal tools applied and why, and include experiences working with medium and macro-doses of MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine, and cannabis. They also weave in wisdom from indigenous and Mexican healers and practitioners. The chapters close with application exercises, writing prompts, and journal entries to deepen the reader’s healing journey.
Why We Carry It
Most writing on this subject is either evangelism or alarm. Stover writes about preparation, safety and integration, and integration is the part people skip and then regret skipping.
Who It Is For
Anyone considering psychedelic-assisted therapy, anyone supporting someone who is, and practitioners who want a clear-eyed account of the process.
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