EP 15 – The Power of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy with Veronika Gold

<p style="text-align:center;">To watch the video of this episode, please go to: <a href='https://youtu.be/My0FPwqFFvs'>https://youtu.be/My0FPwqFFvs</a></p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">How can altered states of consciousness be helpful in psychotherapy?</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">What can ketamine and MDMA contribute to healing?</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;">What are therapeutic sessions of these medicines like?</p> <p style="text-align:center;"> </p> <p>Welcome to latest episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities, in which Dr. Adriana talks with Veronika Gold, MFT of Polaris Insight Center in San Francisco. They discuss Ketamine and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, supporting clients with spiritual emergence, depression, OCD, trauma, and PTSD and offering a different path to healing. Don’t miss this fascinating and enlightening discussion of what is truly possible with these medicines.</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Veronika’s story</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Stan Grof’s pioneering work</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Psychedelics</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Holotropic Breathwork</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Expanded or non-ordinary states of consciousness</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Therapeutic value of altered states</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Ketamine therapy</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">MDMA clinical trials</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Emergence phenomenon</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What comes up with a ketamine experience? </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Challenging experiences and healing potential</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Spiritual Emergence</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Trauma, MDMA, and healing</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">A beautiful way of supporting and healing traumatic experiences</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">A typical therapeutic MDMA session </li>