Psychedelics as Medicine with Will Siu

Episode 295: Will Siu, MD, DPhil, completed medical and graduate school at UCLA and Oxford University, respectively, before training as a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School. He was on the faculty at Harvard for two years prior to moving to New York City to further pursue his interest in psychedelic medicine as a practitioner and public advocate through speaking, writing, and social media. Dr. Siu has been trained by MAPS to provide MDMA-assisted therapy and has a private practice in LOS Angeles where he provides individual psychotherapy and ketamine-facilitated psychotherapy.

Show notes:

• To get a free 30-day trial of Audible + 1 free book, go to http://audibletrial.com/mindbodymusings
• Madelyn's must-read books: The Big Leap https://amzn.to/2TCvFJL The Red Tent https://amzn.to/38kSHdz The Wild Woman's Way https://amzn.to/38uKOSY
• How psychedelics were Will's gateway into healing/spirituality.
• What it means to be a "psychonaut.”
• The main difference between psychedelics vs recreational/party drugs.
• Will's definition of a psychedelic drug.
• Why everyone’s experience is different when taking these drugs.
• Will discusses what MDA and ketamine drugs are.
• How he facilitates these drugs into his private practice.
• “Psychedelics are neither necessary nor sufficient for healing, but they’re the most powerful tool we have when used with the right support.”
• The preparation for doing these psychedelic drugs, as well as the aftercare. 
• Why most people that see Will have never done any previous psychedelics.
• Madelyn’s experience with Ayahuasca.
• The way that healers did Ayahuasca in the very beginning is very different from how it's performed now.
• Ayahuasca Retreat Center in Costa Rica https://soltara.co/ 
• Must read books: Eastern Body Western Mind https://amzn.to/39q7MvG The Alchemist https://amzn.to/2IkOewP, Conversations With God https://amzn.to/3cyIBcn

Connect with Will:

• Website: https://www.willsiumd.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/will.siu.md/

 

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