“Psychedelic medicine can be rocket fuel for healing,” explains Nick Brüss, EdD, LMFT.

Brüss, licensed psychotherapist in Los Angeles specializing in integrative, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and Internal Family Systems, joins us today to discuss the healing power of psychedelic medicine, the therapeutic uses, plus: 

- What is  psychedelic therapy (~2:03)

- Use cases for psychedelic therapy (~7:15)

-  MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine (~9:12)

- Set & setting (~12:08)

- MDMA (~15:35)

- Ketamine (~21:33)

-  Psilocybin (~27:40)

- Opening up to the experience (~29:20)

- Exclusion criteria (~32:10)

- Age & brain development (~33:50)

- Choosing a practitioner (~37:17)

- Non-psychadelic modalities (~41:22)

- Where is the science headed (~47:40)

- What Brüss is most excited about (~49:55)

- Closing thoughts (~52:50)

Referenced in the episode: 

- Check out his website (https://apracticeoffreedom.com/) 

- Follow him on Instagram (@drnickbruss) 

- Research by MAPS on MDMA (https://maps.org/mdma/ptsd/phase3/) 

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