Writing, Healing, and Psychedelic Therapy: How Psilocybin, Set and Setting, and Integration Support Creative Resilience with Stacey Simmons

Send us Fan MailAbout this episode: With a recent executive order expediting the review of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, psychedelic therapy is moving from the fringes into the national conversation — and this week's episode couldn't be more timely. Whether you're curious about what psychedelic therapy is, how it works, or whether it's right for you, licensed marriage and family therapist, and certified psychedelic therapist Stacey Simmons is here to answer those questions and more. Even if you never plan to partake, you won't want to miss the practical takeaways Stacey shares that anyone can apply to their own healing journey.Resources for this Episode: Can You Trust Your Memories with Stacey SimmonsWhat If You’re Not Meant to Be the Hero with Stacey SimmonsThe Queen’s Path by Stacey SimmonsMushroom Pharmacy: A Practical Guide to Psychedelic Mushrooms by Stacey SimmonsWhat Is Holotropic BreathworkSerotonin Syndrome The Billionaire, The Psychedelics, and the Best-Selling Memoir Get Your Free Human Design Report Register for Build Better Memoir ScenesDitch Your Inner Critic Now Episode Highlights03:08 Mushroom Pharmacy Origins07:41 Psilocybin Set and Setting29:46 Integration That Sticks36:12 Who Should Avoid Psychedelics41:46 Memory Truth And ClosingStacey’s Bio: Stacey Simmons is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Psychedelic Therapist. She is a clinical supervisor at Hope Therapy Center in Burbank, California. Her practice focuses on creative professionals, where she works primarily with writers, directors, actors, and musicians. Her research focuses on creativity, archetypes, psychedelic psychotherapy, neuroscience and consciousness research. She is a volunteer researcher with the Semel Institute of Neuroscience at UCLA, as well as a researcher with the Trance Science Research Institute in Paris, France. She holds a PhD from the University of New Orleans, and a Masters degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California.Connect with Stacey:  Website: https://staceysimmonsphd.com/Facebook: @staceysimmonsphdInstagram: @staceysimmonsphdTikTok: @staceysimmonsphdBuilding Better Memoir Scenes: https://janefriedman.com/building-better-memoir-scenes-with-lisa-cooper-ellison/Connect with your host, Lisa:Get Your Free Copy of Ditch Your Inner Critic: https://lisacooperellison.com/subscribe/Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedInProduced by Espresso Podcast Production