Psychedelic Injustice: Who Owns Psychedelic Medicine and Its History
Psychedelic Injustice is a book by historian Thomas Hatsis that questions the claim that certain groups own psychedelic medicine. In this conversation with Jeremy Van Wert, he lays out where he says psychedelic therapy began, what he sees in facilitator training, and why he believes politics should stay out of the healing room. These are his views, offered for debate.
Psychedelic Therapy With Licensed Therapists: Where Care Is Heading
Psychedelic therapy, in the view of Journey Clinical CEO Myriam Barthes, is safest and most useful when licensed therapists lead it with medical screening beforehand and integration afterward. She explains how ketamine therapy is being brought into private practices, what she expects next for psilocybin, and why she believes the real work happens before and after a session.
Talk Therapy Isn't Enough? One Woman's Path to MDMA Therapy
When talk therapy isn't enough, some people look for other options. Jill Sitnick, who worked at Microsoft and Amazon, tells Jeremy Van Wert how a PTSD diagnosis led her to MDMA-assisted therapy, why she says the real work happens in the integration afterward, and where she points people who want to learn about clinical trials.
Brain Health: Neural Retraining, Nutrition and Taking Agency
Brain health, in the view of coach Onjae Malyszka, rests on foundations like food, sleep, movement and community, not on any single tool. He tells Jeremy Van Wert how a sudden illness at 22, a later diagnosis of Lyme disease and mold toxicity, and a method called neural retraining shaped his approach. He calls microdosing and plant medicine tools, not cure-alls.
Ketamine Therapy Explained: Screening, Trauma Care and Integration
Ketamine therapy at a retreat combines medical screening, a supervised ketamine session, trauma-informed counseling and ongoing integration afterward. That is how the founders of Transcendelic Retreats describe their program in this conversation with Jeremy Van Wert. A nurse practitioner, a critical care physician and a Zen master explain why they built it and how they approach safety, trauma and aftercare.
Lyme Disease Patient Stories: One Runner's Fight for Answers
Lyme disease patient stories often involve years of searching for answers, and AC Bourne's is one of them. A former Nike-sponsored runner, she tells Jeremy Van Wert about a tick bite in 2002, roughly 40 doctors, years of antibiotics and a wheelchair. She describes what she tried next, why she says remission instead of cure, and how she turned the story into a way to help others.
Psychedelic Therapy and Alcohol: A Chemist's Healing Story
Psychedelic therapy, in Chris Becker's experience, worked best as a slow process that began with ordinary talk therapy. A retired chemist with a PhD from UC Berkeley, he tells Jeremy Van Wert how drinking to numb childhood pain gave way, over about a year and a half, to feeling his emotions again and losing interest in alcohol.
Plant Medicine Retreat: What to Expect, Screening and Integration
A plant medicine retreat weekend, as two founders describe it, starts with letting go of expectations, includes screening and preparation, and ends with integration. In this live Mindful Mutiny event, Jeremy Van Wert talks with the co-founders of Pachamama Sacred Paths about safety, setting, facilitator training and what they say matters most after a ceremony.
What Happens at an Ayahuasca Retreat: A Therapist's Account
What happens at an ayahuasca retreat varies from person to person. In this episode, Jeremy Van Wert describes his first weekend with Pachamama Sacred Paths: the ceremonies, what he saw about his parents and his wife, and the changes he made afterward. Andrés Yael Villa, the organization's founder, asks the questions and explains what integration means to him.
Does Cannabis Affect People Differently? What Your DNA May Say
Does cannabis affect people differently? Len May, CEO and co-founder of Endodna, says yes, and he believes your DNA and your endocannabinoid system are a big reason. He tells Jeremy Van Wert how genetic testing may point to differences in stress reactivity, metabolism and dosing, and why he sees the goal as avoiding adverse effects instead of chasing a high.
Emotional Liberation: Using Difficult Emotions to Heal Trauma
Emotional liberation is a self-guided practice that treats difficult emotions such as anger, anxiety and shame as a bridge to what lies underneath. Becca Williams, an emotional liberation facilitator and former media professional, explains to Jeremy Van Wert why talk therapy alone did not heal her, how the method works, and why integration matters afterward.
Generational Trauma: Why One Healer Says Psychology Wasn't Enough
Generational trauma, in the view of Dr. Anna Luna, is something psychology as she was trained in it does not fully reach. A counselor with a doctorate in counseling psychology and about 15 years in traditional indigenous healing arts, she tells Jeremy Van Wert how ceremony, rites of passage and safe community shaped her work, and why she calls disconnection our biggest wound.
Plant Medicine Ceremony: Why We Become the Story We Tell
A plant medicine ceremony is not only about the medicine, according to facilitator Manuel Padilla. The co-founder of Pachamama Sacred Paths tells Jeremy Van Wert, in a conversation translated live between Spanish and English, how he came to this work, why he says we become the stories we tell about ourselves, and what being seen and heard in a circle can do.
What Happens During an Ayahuasca Ceremony: Three Stages Explained
What happens during an ayahuasca ceremony? According to Andrés Yael Villa, founder of Pachamama Sacred Paths, it unfolds in three stages: a physical reaction, a visionary stage and a surrender into a new state of flow. In this conversation with Jeremy Van Wert, he also explains initiation, why he cautions against depending on any medicine, and why integration matters.