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Podcast: Mind Body Health & Politics
Episode: Psychedelic Safety Protocols
Description: This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.mindbodyhealthpolitics.orgIn this episode, Dr. Richard Louis Miller speaks with returning guest Dennis McKenna, an ethnobotanist who is working to digitize and preserve indigenous plant knowledge from the Amazon. They have an in-depth conversation about the potential adverse effects of psychedelics - emotional, physiological, and relating to boundaries/ethics. Topics include how set, setting, preparation, and integration influence the psychedelic experience and minimize risks. Other themes include reality-checking insights, persisting perceptual effects, appropriate therapist boundaries, assessing risks versus...