In our conversation today, we talk about
- meditation, and issues that can arise when we separate ourselves from our experience, which I would say is a mistake one can make in meditation; however it is important to define one's terms carefully. In this context that would include terms such as consciousness, awareness and 'the witness'.
- Ketamine and Pierre's work with Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
- The definition of addiction
- Trauma and the importance of working with the body - how being in touch with our somatic embodied experience is important and how rediscovering the truths held in our body and experiencing them with a skilled therapist can begin to heal the continuing effects of traumatic experiencesHow using Ketamine skillfully can assist this process, in part through deeper levels of embodied relaxation
- The difference between therapy that uses strong psychedelic doses and Psycholytic therapy
- Psychedelic therapy is when you take a large amount of a psychedelic to hav a full blown experience. This can be very revelatory but it can also be over whelming.
- Psycholytic Therapy on the other hand utilizes a smaller amount of a psychedelic substance, so that one is able to stay in connection and communication with the therapist and process what comes up for you.
And I have a new favorite quote that came from todays conversation:
- ‘We must always be willing to do the next most necessary thing’ Carl Jung
Pierre is a Licensed Professional Counselor doing Somatic Psychedelic Psychotherapy with Ketamine.
https://www.pierrebouchardcounseling.com
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