Healing Psychedelics – Innovative Therapies for Trauma and Transformation

Readers may be aware that psychedelics are showing great promise as a new way of healing trauma and enhancing emotional well-being, even in cases that are resistant to other treatments. This book is a comprehensive and informative guide for both professionals and patients, which also incorporates experiences with Mexican healers and encourages us to relate the content to our own situations and healing journeys. The three parts explain the elements of preparation, ceremony, and integration. An important element is the power of psychedelic-augmented transference and helping people reconsolidate their sense of self, an experience the author also describes. She reminds us that the stakes with respect to mental health are very high, especially post-Covid and among young people. Her move to Mexico proved transformative, especially in recognising that ‘secure attachment begins with your connection to the Earth’ – Pachamama – in a spirit of reciprocity, with rituals threading reverence into daily life. We also need to encourage the wild spirit in our children rather than suppress and appropriate it. This is a significant contribution to the field.