Weaving Your Reality 195. The Healing Journey, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Being In Your Full Authentic Emanation – WILL SIU MD
Will Siu, MD is a psychiatrist, speaker, writer and educator. He offers an integrative, multi-dimensional approach to psychedelic-assisted therapy and restoring wholeness.
In this episode we discuss:
Will’s journey from growing up in Jehova’s Witness family, to being an atheist to discovering his spirituality through psychedelics
Will shares about his first psychedelic experience
The marriage between science and felt experience
Will’s approach to healing and mental illness
Will’s experience with depression, suicidality and psychedelics
Addressing the pattern of seeking happiness outside
“The suffering comes when you are not embodying yourself at your fullest”
Redefining spirituality
A more expansive way to approach psychedelic integration
Stepping into your unique authentic emanation
Questioning the norm
Releasing limiting beliefs and healing deeply poverty stories
Trusting the journey
How to choose the right psychedelic therapist
If you’re a therapist, how to get started on the path of offering psychedelic-assisted therapy
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About Will Siu MD:
Will Siu MD, DPhil, completed medical training at UCLA and a doctorate in immunology at the University of Oxford. He continued with psychiatric training at Harvard Medical School, where he remained on faculty for six years, before moving to New York City to further study and practice psychedelic-assisted therapies. His work as a public educator has reached a wide audience through speaking, writing and social media outlets. Will is co-principal investigator on a pilot research study exploring MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for fibromyalgia. He maintains a clinical office in Los Angeles for patient care, trains psychiatrists/psychologists, and is an advisor to a number of companies in the wellness space.