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Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories

Bonus episode-- Inside Eyes: Ayahuasca and sexual trauma

Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories

Craig Heacock MD

Psychiatry, Bipolar, Suicide, Depression, Ketamine, Psychotherapy, Science, Psychedelics, Health & Fitness, Addiction, Medicine, Psychology, Mental Health

4.8452 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Can a podcast have an identical twin separated at birth? If so, then "Inside Eyes" might possibly be that long lost twin of BFTA. Laura Mae Northrup is the creator of Inside Eyes and a trauma therapist in the Oakland area. She put a ton of work into these moving stories of healing from childhood sexual trauma with entheogens and psychedelics. She is planning to soon feature a favorite BFTA episode on her show, while Dr. H picked this one as a favorite. This episode is the story of Shan,...

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0:00.0

Welcome to Back from the Abyss.

0:12.3

I'm Dr. Craig Hecock.

0:14.4

Today we have the second of two episode swaps with podcasts that I reached out to.

0:20.8

This podcast episode swap is with an amazing

0:24.3

podcast, which I kind of think of as back from the abyss's long lost twin separated at birth.

0:31.5

The podcast is called Inside Eyes. It's produced in Oakland by a therapist named Laura Maynorthrop.

0:38.6

And it's all about healing from sexual trauma with entheogens and psychedelics.

0:46.1

I think this episode and Laura's podcast in general is going to blow you away.

0:51.3

The episode I chose to share with you all is a profound story of healing from forgotten

0:58.8

sexual trauma that was held deep, deeply in the woman's body, and then finally came forth

1:05.5

during a life-changing ayahuasca session. This is one of the most astounding stories I've ever heard, and I think you all are

1:13.4

going to be blown away by it. And if you like this episode of Inside Eyes, you should check out the rest.

1:19.2

So far, Laura has one season, but she's putting together season two, hopefully in the next few months.

1:25.9

All right, listen on. Hope you enjoy it.

1:33.6

You're listening to Inside Eyes. And I'm your host, Laura Northrod.

1:51.2

Hi, everybody. Welcome back to InsideEyes. I'm your host, Laura Northrop, and this series is about the use of entheogens and psychedelics to heal from sexual trauma. Starting with today's episode, we're moving away

1:57.8

from speaking with professionals about entheogens and psychedelics, and moving

2:01.7

toward what the bulk of this series will be, which is talking with individuals who have actually

2:06.0

successfully used these medicines in healing from sexual trauma. I'm very excited to share

2:11.5

these interviews with you, starting with the one you'll be hearing today. In today's episode,

2:16.0

I interview Shan. Shan is a tattoo artist in New York

2:19.2

City and is going to talk about her experiences healing from childhood sexual abuse with ayahuasca

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