Sara Reed's description of her experience during and after MDMA gives us a unique and RAW PERSPECTIVE into the lives of the BIPOC community and how she believes psychedelic assisted therapies MUST be tailored to address the therapeutic goals for people of color.

Sara is a PIONEER for CULTURAL SENSITIVITY particularly as it pertains to therapies assisted by traditional plant medicine and PSYCHEDELICS and she is generous with her intentions to facilitate safe spaces for future BIPOC members to be fully seen and understood.

In this episode of the Conscious Evolution podcast, Dr. Andrea Pennington interviews licensed marriage and family therapist and psychedelic assisted therapy provider, Sara Reed.

Sara poignantly shares her experience of being "called" to psychedelic therapy thanks to her mentor, Dr. Monnica Williams, and explains the harm she experienced while a study therapist during the MAPS training.

Sara calls for improved training and greater cultural humility for those therapists and facilitators looking to practice in psychedelic medicine therapy sessions. As an advocate for health equity in psychedelic medicine, Sara hopes to make treatments more safe, affordable, and effective to those in need.

Mentioned in this episode are two funding options for those looking to finance therapy sessions:

https://www.hellowalnut.com/

https://advancecarecard.com/

Read Sara's full account of her experience as a study therapist and participant in the MAPS Ketamine Assisted Therapy training program here: https://www.self.com/story/therapist-psychedelic-mdma-experience-essay

RECAP & TAKEAWAYS:

In this episode, Sara  candidly shares her MDMA journey and explains how she was forced to surrender once she realized that time was "speeding up" and she was no longer able to control what she was feeling or what was happening to her when the medicine began to alter her consciousness.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Sara Reed, MS, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Creative Executive of Mind’s iHealth Solutions, a mental health technology and service company committed to changing how we talk about and treat mental illness. As a mental health futurist, Sara continues to reimagine what mental wellness can look like within this digital era. Sara has spent her early career examining the ways culture informs how we diagnose and treat mental illness.

Learn more about Sara and her work with iMind's Health Solutions:

http://mindsihealth.com

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

DaeEss 1Drea, formerly known as ⁠⁠Dr. Andrea Pennington⁠⁠, is an American integrative physician, Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Facilitator, and creator of The Cornerstone Process for Conscious Evolution and The Attunement Meditation. DaeEss has written or contributed to 18 books, and is the bestselling author of ⁠⁠The Top 10 Traits of Highly Resilient People⁠⁠,⁠⁠ The Real Self Love Handbook⁠⁠, ⁠Sacred Medicine: Exploring the Psychedelic Hero’s Journey,⁠ and ⁠The Orgasm Prescription for Women⁠⁠. She is also an international ⁠⁠speaker⁠⁠ with over 4 million views of her TED talks.

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