Psychedelic Therapy, PTSD, and the Path to Healing with Lauren Taus

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Most mental health treatments manage symptoms, but psychedelic therapy goes after the root cause. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Lauren Taus, psychotherapist and psychedelic integration specialist, to break down what these medicines actually are, how they work, and whether they might be right for you. The history of psychedelic research — and how Nixon's war on drugs shut it down MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine, and ayahuasca: what each one does and who it's for Why integration matters more than the experience itself How to find a qualified guide (and the red flags to watch for) The role of psychedelics in end-of-life care and death anxiety This episode is for anyone curious about psychedelic-assisted therapy, navigating treatment-resistant depression or PTSD, or looking for a grounded, honest guide to what these medicines can and can't do. This episode was made possible by: Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com. LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE”

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0:00.0	People participate in psychoactive substances for one of two umbrella reasons.
0:03.9	And that's hello or goodbye.
0:05.0	I'm a little overwhelmed.
0:06.2	I need to soften or numb.
0:07.9	Or I want to explore.
0:09.1	I want to connect.
0:10.1	I want to heal.
0:11.0	Lauren Touse, licensed clinical therapist, working at the forefront of psychedelic assisted therapy and integration,
0:19.0	founder of embodied life, helping humans navigate the sacred
0:23.5	technology of plant medicine. Today we discuss plant medicine, the beauty of the breakdown,
0:30.0	and the work of true integration. Folks who've gone through the MDMA trials were like,
0:34.8	this was not an ecstatic experience for me. This was a profoundly painful. The breakdown creates the opportunity.
0:40.1	Anyone that has put together something that's broken, the new piece is actually more beautiful
0:45.3	than the original one.
0:46.6	Integration is the name of the game. You can have plenty of medicine and not integrate a damn thing.
0:50.3	Any trip that I've ever taken has been with the prayer that I'm better able to be here
0:54.9	in this dimension. Hi, Lauren. Hi, Jeff. Welcome. Thank you for having me. So good to be here.
1:03.2	Yeah, this is a long time coming. Okay, so I have a goal here with our conversation. We'll see where
1:10.7	it goes. But, many people are suffering from PTSD or treatment resistant anxiety, depression, etc. And I hope to use her time together to be able to provide a little bit of a guide of whether
1:31.4	or not psychedelic therapy is a good option for people as they confront some of their
1:40.6	deepest issues or have friends and family members that do.
1:50.7	And just to, you know, create a little bit of framework for quite a long time,
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