Can Mind-Altering Drugs Truly Heal Trauma And PTSD?

Transformed with Dr. Greg Gifford

Fortis Institute

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 710 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Can psychedelics really renew the mind, or are they only numbing pain for a moment? Dr. Greg Gifford challenges the cultural push for psychedelic-assisted PTSD therapy by contrasting neuroscience, biblical anthropology, and the doctrine of sanctification. This conversation forces Christians to wrestle with where thoughts actually come from, what true transformation requires, and why symptom relief is not the same thing as biblical healing.

Transformed Podcast Episode 175 | May 14, 2026

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0:58.1	What is? What is? What is? What is? What is? What is biblical counseling will grow you from
1:03.4	brokenness to wholeness. I think what you just said made me look at those scenarios differently.
1:08.1	God replaced all my junk with a beautiful light.
1:12.3	God's really been changing the way that I parent my children.
1:17.3	The most amazing thing is the sufficiency of his word.
1:20.9	This is Transform.
1:22.8	And now your host, assistant professor of Counseling at the Master's University and certified
1:29.0	biblical counselor, Dr. Greg Gifford. Welcome back to Transform. My name is Dr. Greg Gifford,
1:36.7	and today we are talking about psychedelics and PTSD, which has been somewhat of a buzzword
1:43.7	as of the past couple of weeks. Some of you have been keeping up with
1:48.5	President Trump's executive order to expedite research into psychedelic drugs for the sake of
1:56.6	PTSD. And that's what I'll cover today. I want to get you the details on what exactly happened back in
2:02.6	April. But then I also want to help you think biblically about what that means. You know, as a believer,
2:09.2	are you ever encouraged to take mind-altering drugs? And if so, when, if not, when not, when not, when when not dear when when should you not do that and stay in school
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