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Feb 8, 2024 34 min

My Ayahuasca Journey

from Brave New World

Evgeny Lebedev describes his experience at a psychedelic retreat in Costa Rica where he encountered Ayahuasca, a plant-based brew used by indigenous healers. Psychedelics researcher Professor David Nutt, psychologist Bill Richards and physician Gabor Maté return to the show to explain what’s happening to the mind when DMT is used and how some believe it can help with recovery from trauma. In this episode: Evgeny reveals that Ayahuasca brought old fears home to roost David Nutt tells us about the history of psychedelic use, dating back to 5,000 BC Bill Richards looks at the use of them by artists and writers Gabor Maté examines what Evgeny’s experience with Ayahuasca really says about his mental state If you enjoyed this episode of Brave New World please give us a rating and review. New episodes are released every Thursday. Hit the follow button to make sure you don’t miss any.

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