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I was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal article on ayahuasca integration counseling.
I was on the Multiple Truths Podcast to discuss the use of Ayahuasca for healing and transformation.
I was on the Queer Travel Chat podcast to discuss the Cultivating Pride Ayahuasca retreats for gay and queer men.
I have spent the better part of the last 20 years exploring different approaches to psycho-emotional healing and personal transformation. While I initially trained as a psychotherapist with a mental health orientation, I eventually came to see the need for deeper and more holistic approaches that address the body, mind, heart and spirit.
I spoke with Matt Landsiedel of the Gay Men Going Deeper podcast about how to use plant medicines for healing and my experience facilitating ayahuasca retreats for gay and queer men at Reunion Costa Rica.
I was recently on the Ayahuasca Avatars podcast discussing best practices for integrating ayahuasca ceremony experiences.
A new meta-study that examined 97 previous research studies on the effects of exercise on mental health, found that exercise was effective at reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety across a variety of mental health conditions.
I was recently interviewed on the Plants Saved My Life podcast, where I talked about the therapeutic benefits of psychedelic plant medicines and how I integrate the lessons from plant medicines into my therapy practice.
Integrating an experience with ayahuasca starts way before the ceremony itself. It starts when you first decide you want to work with ayahuasca. The motivation that leads you to make that decision is the first step of integration. Some people may even feel that they have started to connect with the medicine as soon as they make that decision. It’s as if ayahuasca is already starting to work or communicate with them. This can happen in dreams, in meditations or on every day life.
I was recently interviewed on the New Paradigm Healing where I answered questions about ayahuasca healing practices and it’s relationship to psychotherapy.