#21 Sex and Psychedelics (with Tobias Penno)

Today I had the pleasure of talking with Mental Health Practitioner, Tobias Penno, Bach. Sci. Engineering, Masters of Social Work (Hons; Research Prize Faculty of Health & Medical Science UWA) Tobias is an Emotional Health Practitioner & Social Worker with a background in Government Child Protection and Counselling. After years of professionally managing extreme child, family and relationship stress, Tobias has found his passion in healing Emotional Pain & Trauma through the body. Tobias currently runs a clinical practice, Emotional Healthcare, where he combines somatic techniques with narrative therapy, as well as working with people to prepare and integrate psychedelic experiences. Tobias is a researcher at the University of Western Australia, with an award-winning dissertation titled How Ayahuasca Offers Psychosocial Wellbeing, and is currently working on a PhD researching the links between attachment trauma, the body, and best-practice in psychedelic integration therapy. We spoke about the similarities between the sexuality and psychedelic industries and communities, from the challenges to the successes. 

Key Points:

- Tobias shares a bit of his story

- Therapeutic vs Recreational use of drugs

- What it's like to have sex on psychedelics

- Psychedelic vs Antidepressant model of therapy

- Integration and aftercare for peak experiences

- Supporting altered states of consciousness

- The ACE model of intervention

- Fast food analogy of sex and drugs

- MDMA assisted psychotherapy

- Using ecstasy for ecstatic self-pleasure

Relevant Links:

Tobias' website: https://www.emotionalhealthcare.com.au/