Tryp Rapport Episode 046 - She's Not Ready Yet
Nov 2, 2023
Heather shares her transformative journey into the world of psychedelics, detailing her first experiences with mushrooms and DMT. She discusses her past struggles with alcohol, military culture, and the emotional numbness that followed. The conversation delves into her profound encounter with DMT, where she felt unconditional love and processed years of buried pain. Following this, Heather embraces yoga and breathwork as tools for healing, emphasizing compassion and the importance of helping others on their recovery journeys.
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Numbness Can Hide Behind Recovery
- Heather realized that feeling numb persisted despite therapy, meds, and 12-step work, which motivated her to seek alternatives.
- That numbness was the same sensation she used alcohol to create, revealing why conventional treatment felt insufficient.
Losing Trust In Medication Management
- After a psychotic break and unstable medication changes, Heather lost trust in her psychiatrist who told her she'd always need meds.
- She chose to taper off cold turkey with oversight from trusted friends, one of whom was a mushroom grower who introduced microdosing research.
First Psychedelic Breakthrough
- Heather's first mushroom attempt at New Year's failed because active pharmaceuticals were still in her system two weeks after quitting SSRIs and benzodiazepines.
- On a later trip in Colorado she smoked DMT and experienced a profound purge and a whisper: "She's not ready yet."