Dr. Alok Kanojia

That confuses some people, right? Because we also have all these studies. There's still early stages, but we have a lot of data that shows that psilocybin, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy can be very helpful for trauma. We have studies that show it can be helpful. And so then people make a huge mistake. They say, here's all this research that shows that psychedelics can be healing.

That confuses some people, right? Because we also have all these studies. There's still early stages, but we have a lot of data that shows that psilocybin, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy can be very helpful for trauma. We have studies that show it can be helpful. And so then people make a huge mistake. They say, here's all this research that shows that psychedelics can be healing.

Therefore, if I am sick or if I'm mentally ill or I'm suicidal, let me take psychedelics and I will be healed. Huge mistake. So we have to understand the mechanism of psychedelics and we have to understand the circumstances that make them transformative in a positive way. If you want to simplify it, psychedelics induce neuroplasticity.

Therefore, if I am sick or if I'm mentally ill or I'm suicidal, let me take psychedelics and I will be healed. Huge mistake. So we have to understand the mechanism of psychedelics and we have to understand the circumstances that make them transformative in a positive way. If you want to simplify it, psychedelics induce neuroplasticity.

Therefore, if I am sick or if I'm mentally ill or I'm suicidal, let me take psychedelics and I will be healed. Huge mistake. So we have to understand the mechanism of psychedelics and we have to understand the circumstances that make them transformative in a positive way. If you want to simplify it, psychedelics induce neuroplasticity.

So your brain is normally in read-only mode, but we are allowed to edit it. So that's really the biggest thing that they do from a scientific perspective. That's how I'm simplifying it. So then what happens is when you enter into edit mode, what is the circumstance that you're in? So if you're alone and suicidal, the circumstance that you're in is not good. So it can be traumatizing.

So your brain is normally in read-only mode, but we are allowed to edit it. So that's really the biggest thing that they do from a scientific perspective. That's how I'm simplifying it. So then what happens is when you enter into edit mode, what is the circumstance that you're in? So if you're alone and suicidal, the circumstance that you're in is not good. So it can be traumatizing.

So your brain is normally in read-only mode, but we are allowed to edit it. So that's really the biggest thing that they do from a scientific perspective. That's how I'm simplifying it. So then what happens is when you enter into edit mode, what is the circumstance that you're in? So if you're alone and suicidal, the circumstance that you're in is not good. So it can be traumatizing.

Whereas if we look at the historical evidence, as well as modern studies of the healing of psychedelics, what we find is that there's a shepherding in both cases. So in these spiritual traditions, you have a shaman who, when you're in that neuroplastic state, rewires you in the right direction. Right. The studies on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy find the same thing too.

Whereas if we look at the historical evidence, as well as modern studies of the healing of psychedelics, what we find is that there's a shepherding in both cases. So in these spiritual traditions, you have a shaman who, when you're in that neuroplastic state, rewires you in the right direction. Right. The studies on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy find the same thing too.

Whereas if we look at the historical evidence, as well as modern studies of the healing of psychedelics, what we find is that there's a shepherding in both cases. So in these spiritual traditions, you have a shaman who, when you're in that neuroplastic state, rewires you in the right direction. Right. The studies on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy find the same thing too.

So over the course of 14 weeks of psychotherapy, we'll have three doses of psychedelics. And when you're doing psychedelics, some of these protocols are very specific. For eight hours, you will have a male therapist and a female therapist who will sit with you and shepherd you through that experience. But it doesn't end there because you had this neuroplasticity, you have this experience.

So over the course of 14 weeks of psychotherapy, we'll have three doses of psychedelics. And when you're doing psychedelics, some of these protocols are very specific. For eight hours, you will have a male therapist and a female therapist who will sit with you and shepherd you through that experience. But it doesn't end there because you had this neuroplasticity, you have this experience.

So over the course of 14 weeks of psychotherapy, we'll have three doses of psychedelics. And when you're doing psychedelics, some of these protocols are very specific. For eight hours, you will have a male therapist and a female therapist who will sit with you and shepherd you through that experience. But it doesn't end there because you had this neuroplasticity, you have this experience.

Then what they do in the next couple of weeks is they integrate that experience into your life. What does this mean about you as a person? What does this mean about your trauma? What does this mean about your relationships? What does this mean about boundary setting? So it puts your brain into edit mode. And then if you shape it the right way, then it can be quite healing.

Then what they do in the next couple of weeks is they integrate that experience into your life. What does this mean about you as a person? What does this mean about your trauma? What does this mean about your relationships? What does this mean about boundary setting? So it puts your brain into edit mode. And then if you shape it the right way, then it can be quite healing.

Then what they do in the next couple of weeks is they integrate that experience into your life. What does this mean about you as a person? What does this mean about your trauma? What does this mean about your relationships? What does this mean about boundary setting? So it puts your brain into edit mode. And then if you shape it the right way, then it can be quite healing.

There is definitely potential to them. I think we should really study them more robustly for mental health. And I think that becomes really important for a couple of reasons, because we're starting to realize now like more about how mental illness forms. And I really love the yogic traditions for this.

There is definitely potential to them. I think we should really study them more robustly for mental health. And I think that becomes really important for a couple of reasons, because we're starting to realize now like more about how mental illness forms. And I really love the yogic traditions for this.

There is definitely potential to them. I think we should really study them more robustly for mental health. And I think that becomes really important for a couple of reasons, because we're starting to realize now like more about how mental illness forms. And I really love the yogic traditions for this.