A State of Mind

Julian Royce
A State of Mind

We feature provocative, in depth conversations leading thinkers on topics including meditation and mindfulness, non-dual spirituality, psychedelics, psychology, ecology and sustainability and eudomainia or genuine happiness: how to co-create a more loving and thriving world. Guests so far include authors, professors, psycho-therapists, mindfulness meditation and dharma teachers, visionaries, philosophers, community activists and more. I am deeply looking forward to sharing these conversations with you. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-state-of-mind/support

  1. MAR 27

    The New Paradigm of Healing with Harvey Schwartz, PhD

    Harvey Schwartz, PhD talks with Julian Royce about trauma, PTSD, healing, dissociation, dissociative identity disorder, and the importance of psychedelic medicine and his passion for training the next generation of psychedelic assisted therapists.    Links for Harvey Schwartz: https://www.polarisinsight.com   https://www.amazon.com/stores/Harvey-L.-Schwartz/author/B001IZ1EJC?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true   Harvey Schwartz, PhD has written numerous books & articles, including  and the Alchemy of Wolves and Sheep and Dialogues with Forgotten Voices and co-authoring  Integral Psychedelic Therapy.   A State of Mind Podcast: www.astateofmindpodcast.com   Somatic trauma informed therapy, Psychedelic assisted Therapy, Meditation training & more: www.astateofmindcounseling.org   Support the show: www.patreon.com/astateofmind Venmo: @Julian-Royce   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianoceann/   Find Julian on SoundCloud at: https://soundcloud.com/julian-ocean-1   Partial List of Topics in chronological order: MAPS Lykos - a new organization KAP for acute suicidality Career before his interest in Psychedelic medicine How PTSD became first recognized as a diagnosis in 1980 How millions of people suffering from trauma were misdiagnosed and shamed and blamed Judith Herman's book Trauma and Recovery  The challenge of healing internalized negative beliefs, especially as part of PTSD.  Children before 8-10 yrs old automatically blame themselves because of their level of cognitive development.  The power of Psychedelic medicine to heal and to connect what has been disconnected and break apart the negative belief systems Most of our medicines are suppressive in nature Scott Shannon's paper on how Ketamine assisted therapy is a  paradigm shift Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex which manages symptoms versus curing the root causes The way millions of people have been treated as objects by doctors and psychiatrists - the essence of humanity has not been fully taken into account How 4 million people had done LSD by 1969 Ways people are harmed in the mental health system Psychologists that lose their license No one should do this work of therapy alone. Be Held while Holding  3 types of Therapeutic Touch: Safety touch - mandatory Supportive Touch Therapeutic Touch - more complicated - for release work.  The need for touch in psychedelic assisted therapy. It is important to talk about this before hand - and have the agreement that clients cannot change their mind about it during session, it needs to be decided on before hand. How Disassociation is a huge spectrum. Psychedelic based disassociation Dissociation is always Positive.  We need Dharma not Dogma.  The growing issue of Tribalism in our culture and the shadow side of human nature to form in and out groups --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-state-of-mind/support

    1h 29m
  2. MAR 18

    Psychedelic Therapy & Ceremony for Healing & Transformation - with Dori Lewis, MA, MEd, LPC-S

    Dori Lewis, MA, MEd, LPC-S joins Julian Royce to discuss the current state of psychedelic assisted therapy   About Dori Lewis: Co-founder of Elemental Psychedelics and the owner-operator of Reflective Healing in Fort Collins, CO, a psychotherapy group practice that specializes in psychedelic therapy using ketamine, integration therapy, transpersonal psychotherapy, and providing clinical supervision with over 10 years of experience as a therapist.    Links:    https://www.elementalpsychedelics.com/ - A Women-Led Training Center For Education, Experience, and Ethics in Psychedelic Practice   https://www.reflectivehealing.com/   https://www.elementalpsychedelics.com/event-details-registration/mushroom-myths-and-misconceptions-a-webinar-for-psychedelic-professionals   Topics in Chronological Order:  Modalities that align and use psychedelic therapy & the spiritual component. The most important thing in psychedelic assisted therapy is the therapeutic relationship Diagnosed with learning disability at age 5 - neurodivergent  So much of therapy is teaching - a class about you!  The Value of therapy  Sometimes have to tell a client that you're not right person Endings First experience with psychedelics. - salvia, at age 15 Ketamine work - for depression Advice for Ketamine Assisted Therapy (KAP) What type of issues KAP is recommended for Depression is a symptom cluster - sometime a symptom of something else Mushroom journeys The current state of regulations and laws around psychedelics in the state of Colorado Women retreats for therapist wanting to learn about psychedelics and other trainings MDMA assisted therapy in the MAPS trial and studies Value of supervision Not leading the client - they are leading us.  Challenges of MDMA assisted therapy for the therapists.  The importance of not having a goal Finding one's unique calling How Greif is at the forefront of our ability to heal LSD and the mind of the universe     A State of Mind Podcast: www.astateofmindpodcast.com   Somatic trauma informed therapy, Psychedelic assisted Therapy, Meditation training & more: www.astateofmindcounseling.org   Support the show: www.patreon.com/astateofmind Venmo: @Julian-Royce   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianoceann/   Find Julian on SoundCloud at: https://soundcloud.com/julian-ocean-1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-state-of-mind/support

    1h 12m
4.8
out of 5
24 Ratings

About

We feature provocative, in depth conversations leading thinkers on topics including meditation and mindfulness, non-dual spirituality, psychedelics, psychology, ecology and sustainability and eudomainia or genuine happiness: how to co-create a more loving and thriving world. Guests so far include authors, professors, psycho-therapists, mindfulness meditation and dharma teachers, visionaries, philosophers, community activists and more. I am deeply looking forward to sharing these conversations with you. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-state-of-mind/support

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes, and get the latest updates.

Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada