031 | Dr. Rachel Harris Contrasts Psychedelic Research and the Psychedelic Underground

In today's episode we speak with the incredible Dr. Rachel Harris who you may recognize as the Author of "Listening to Ayahuasca: New Hope for Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Anxiety." Rachel Harris, PhD is a Psychologist with both a research and a clinical background. She was in the 1968 Residential Program at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA and remained on the staff for a number of years. During the decade she worked in academic research, Rachel received a New Investigator’s Award from the National Institutes of Health and published over forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals. She also worked as a psychological consultant to Fortune 500 companies including the UN. Rachel was in private psychotherapy practice for thirty-five years specializing in people interested in psycho-spiritual development. In this episode we dive deep into the life-changing magic of Ayahuasca and how this medicine has changed Rachel's life in profound ways. 

What we talked about:

• Shared death experiences & near death experiences
• How Rachel found Ayahuasca later in life
• Interviewing underground elders for Rachel’s new book
• The role Ayahuasca played in making sense of the the death and the passing of Rachel’s father
• How Ayahuasca changed Rachel’s life and promoted her research Ayahuasca for 3 years
• Relationships with the spirit of Ayhauasca, can “co-writing” a book with the spirit of Grandmother Ayahuasca
• Swimming in the sacred realms and Maria Sabina
• Women devoted to their psychological healing and spiritual development
• How relationships with plant medicines help with integration
• How Ayahuasca is used in the Santo Diam tradition
• Rachel’s concerns about the integration of Ayahuasca into Modern Western society
• The future of the Psychedelic Psychotherapy field
• How to known when you are receiving the call

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Mentioned in the episode:

• Listening to Ayahuasca
• Eslan Institute
• Maria Sabina
• Psychedelic Psychotherapy [book]

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