Interview: psychedelics and well-being

I did an hour’s interview with Lucinda Lidstone from the ASC-IT Clinic in Essex, recently. We had a wide-ranging conversation about psychedelics and well-being, in which you might find something of relevance to you. Below is a list of topics we covered, so you can jump right in.

Topics and time codes

• 0:52 What is existential psychotherapy?

• 2:30 The prospects for psychedelic psychotherapy.

• 4:35 My personal and professional history and background. How I got into research of psychedelics for well-being.

• 11:18 Mind and body in the light of psychedelic experiences

• 13:00 Prescription drugs: uses and abuses. Consensual psychiatry?

• 19:31 Aims and goals for psychedelics and psychotherapy

• 22:40 Dangers of psychedelics

• 26:18 Set and setting: what does it mean?

• 33:20 The need for a ‘solid sense of self’ in undergoing a psychedelic experience

• 36:27 Different psychedelics for different purposes or diagnoses?

• 42:10 Nature, community and ritual

• 44:03 My personal experiences with ayahuasca and what you might expect. From subtle perceptual changes to DMT hyperspace.

• 52:00 Psychedelics for serious, long-term difficulties

• 53:16 Death and dying in my psychedelic experiences

• 55:25 What I’m hoping to get from my research

• 58:02 Reflecting on the discussion