For several years my wife and I provided integration support for people who were either going through psychedelic-assisted therapy or pursuing it on their own through the "underground". Some were seeking help for addiction, most were healing some form of trauma (we worked with a lot of special forces operators), and many were simply exploring consciousness.
In every case, those who worked with clear intentions discovered the most healing and freedom. They also "did the work" of grounding and embodying their experiences into everyday life. Intention and integrative work are everything. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. This kind of perspective is needed right now.
Thanks so much for the mention, Cecily. And such great guiding questions! This is such an important topic these days, and there are so many considerations.
Psilocybin has absolutely supported my sobriety from alcohol and helped weaken my ongoing addictions to external approval, overwork, obsessive-compulsive patterning, etc. But I find using it gives me plenty of "material" to work with for a long while before feeling called to use it again. I also don't consider it the "main thing" in my recovery. For that, I turn to yoga, meditation, and spiritual practice.
Really grateful for spaces like this one, where folks can have open, honest, nuanced conversations without assuming that everyone's sobriety and recovery needs to look a certain way or the same. Thank you for the work you do!
Thank you, Kasia. As so often happens, this came to life for me in writing and speaking on this topic in the week leading up to this post. I think it's a sneaky way that people who grew up in environments where we learned codependent tendencies as a survival tactic end up repeating a pattern. Our over-attention to our surroundings can be exhausting and a drink is an easy salve. As for perfectionism and people-pleasing, how about this as a future Saturday Sangha topic (zoom or IRL)? @Dana Leigh Lyons (also engaged here in comments) writes about this too.
I deeply appreciate your perspective, Cecily.
For several years my wife and I provided integration support for people who were either going through psychedelic-assisted therapy or pursuing it on their own through the "underground". Some were seeking help for addiction, most were healing some form of trauma (we worked with a lot of special forces operators), and many were simply exploring consciousness.
In every case, those who worked with clear intentions discovered the most healing and freedom. They also "did the work" of grounding and embodying their experiences into everyday life. Intention and integrative work are everything. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. This kind of perspective is needed right now.
Thank you for this...and your work here ✨🙏🏼
Thanks so much for the mention, Cecily. And such great guiding questions! This is such an important topic these days, and there are so many considerations.
Psilocybin has absolutely supported my sobriety from alcohol and helped weaken my ongoing addictions to external approval, overwork, obsessive-compulsive patterning, etc. But I find using it gives me plenty of "material" to work with for a long while before feeling called to use it again. I also don't consider it the "main thing" in my recovery. For that, I turn to yoga, meditation, and spiritual practice.
Really grateful for spaces like this one, where folks can have open, honest, nuanced conversations without assuming that everyone's sobriety and recovery needs to look a certain way or the same. Thank you for the work you do!
Thank you, Kasia. As so often happens, this came to life for me in writing and speaking on this topic in the week leading up to this post. I think it's a sneaky way that people who grew up in environments where we learned codependent tendencies as a survival tactic end up repeating a pattern. Our over-attention to our surroundings can be exhausting and a drink is an easy salve. As for perfectionism and people-pleasing, how about this as a future Saturday Sangha topic (zoom or IRL)? @Dana Leigh Lyons (also engaged here in comments) writes about this too.