042: "Purpose, healing and the importance of psychotherapy in psychedelic work" with Will Siu MD

I had the pleasure to talk to Will Siu, MD,
today.


Some of you may know him from his appearance on the 1st episode
of “The Goop Lab” on Netflix in which he explained his views on
the role of psychotherapy in the current Western medical system
and its value for integration in psychedelic medicine work.


In our conversation, we talk about his depression in early adult
life and how he was able to use this “rock bottom” moment for
introspection to come face-to-face with the story he’d told
himself - the story of what was going to make him happy. And the
realisation that most of that story was not in alignment with who
he was as a person - with his soul.


Will shares his learnings on his path towards more alignment and
how going to therapy for the first time and an introduction to
psychedelics (DMT) accelerated this process. 


He’s now 41 and runs his own private practice in Los Angeles and
does psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy as a MAPS trained
facilitator.


You'll hear about his own awakening moment, the differences
between true values and perceived values and how they form our
view of the world that we live in and how our individual journey
work will lead to bigger shifts in wider society.  How
psychedelics can help us connect to a deeper sense of life and
purpose. His definition of healing and the importance of the
right people and the right community to explore the authentic
parts of ourselves in a secure and healthy manner.


I was also interested in hearing about his first guided MDMA
therapy experience and his insights during the integration work
afterwards, around the importance of our body’s role in healing
trauma.


We’ve covered so much more in this talk but I believe that you
will find a lot of value in this conversation and also practical
tools for starting your own healing journey.


I’m really happy to be able to share all of it with you today.


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