My guest today is Russ Watts.

Russ is a repeat guest on the Make Life Less Difficult podcast and if you haven’t heard his previous episodes, please check out Episodes 4 and 26.  You don’t want to miss his stories!

In today’s podcast Russ and I have a conversation about plant medicines and psychedelics.  These elements are becoming more popular and part of mainstream conversations in large thanks to journalist and author, Michael Pollan, as well as the research of Johns Hopkins University.  

Since 2000, Johns Hopkins’ Center for Psychedelics and Consciousness Research has led the way in scientifically studying psychedelics.  they were the first to receive regulatory approval for studies in the US in over 50 years.

On their website it says:

“At the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, researchers focus on how psychedelics affect behavior, mood, cognition, brain function, and biological markers of health. Upcoming studies will determine the effectiveness of psilocybin as a new therapy for opioid addiction, Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (formerly known as chronic Lyme disease), anorexia nervosa and alcohol use in people with major depression. The researchers hope to create precision medicine treatments tailored to the specific needs of individual patients.”  

This is a topic that is, as Russ identifies, incredibly vast and varied in understanding because of things we’ve experienced in the past.  

Having conversations and curiosity about these things doesn’t come easily in all places or for all people.  Looking at different perspectives, however, is something that I believe can make life less difficult.  There’s no one-size-fits-all approach for anything in life.

As a disclaimer, neither Russ nor myself are doctors, psychologists, or professionally trained in the topics we’re discussing, nor are we offering suggestions or advice around the use of plant medicine or psychedelics.  We are sharing our personal opinions and thoughts only.  

Thank you for listening in to the conversation and we hope you find something new and interesting. 

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