Truth Medicine: Transformation Through Psychedelic Therapy

With the global shift toward potentially accepting psychedelic therapy as an evidence-based treatment for a variety of mental health issues, it becomes increasingly important for people struggling and the therapists who treat these conditions, to better understand and be prepared for the innovative use of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. How does psychedelic therapy benefit the individual, our communities, and specialized groups like first responders and combat veterans? And what actually occurs in a session, in group settings, and on retreats that make this therapy so revolutionary? And is this treatment right for everyone, and if not, why, and who would be excluded?

The core message of IONS Fellow Michael Sapiro’s work is that truth heals wounds and leads to transformation, and that psychedelic therapy is the most powerful and accelerated intervention we have to date. Discovering, exposing, speaking, and ultimately living one’s truth has been the missing component in traditional psychotherapy. Truth Medicine explores these topics from a heart-centered, integrative approach, looking at how psychedelic psychotherapy addresses healing and transformation on a variety of levels, including the physiological, psychological, social, and spiritual.