On this episode of Being Well, Rick and Forrest answer questions from listeners. They explore what they’re still working on in their relationship, how we can disengage from obsessive thoughts and old patterns, Rick’s thoughts on psychedelics and how they can be used with discernment, their views on whether human nature is innately cooperative or competitive, and much more.
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Key Topics:
0:00: Introduction
1:10: What do Rick and Forrest still find challenging in their relationship?
8:40: What to do with obsessive thoughts
17:00: What to do when old patterns creep up
26:35: Rick’s thoughts on taking psychedelics with intention outside of therapy
35:05: Respect for indigenous tradition around psychedelic plant use
37:00: Interpretation, discernment, and drugs as telescopes
42:45: Compassionate justice vs. holding and controlling
47:50: How do we get the ideas we have about the world?
53:25: Recap
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