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The Power Dynamics of Psychedelic Therapy

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Only later would I come to know that voice as a direct line to my truth, as it was mirrored in a very different type of therapy. In my next blog, I want to explore how vital connection, love, belonging, and having the space to be our true selves in relationships with other people is to our healing and becoming truly human.

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Therapy by Script Undermines Healing; Connection Is the Key

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Eugene Gendlin In a previous blog, I wrote about my experiences in psychedelic therapy, and the ways that the psychedelic-assisted therapy model by design perpetuates one of our cultures deepest wounds: feeling alone.

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Set, Setting, Forgetting: Silence on Abuse in Psychedelic Therapy Histories

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Psychedelic therapy advocates consistently dismiss these concerns as exaggerated or isolated incidents that are inevitable in any therapy. It is essential to recognize how the underlying methods and clinical beliefs of the leading psychedelic therapy researchers facilitated exploitation.