This chapter recounts the speaker's transformative journey from childhood trauma and substance abuse to spiritual healing and recovery. It explores their integration of plant medicine and psychedelics in their path to sobriety, challenging traditional views of addiction. The narrative emphasizes the importance of self-discovery, personal responsibility, and the interplay between physical health and spirituality in achieving true well-being.
In this chat with psychiatrist/neuroscientist Dr. Dave Rabin, we discuss my decision to apply plant medicines to my trauma recovery regimen after having 22 years of continuous sobriety. We explore how the conscious use of psychedelics can reveal deeper layers of healing, the role they played in the founding of the 12-Step movement, and how they could even become a standard part of addiction treatment in the future.