Join Peg Peters and Michaela Carlin for an inspiring episode on “Mushrooms: Spiritual Sovereignty Within Family & Community”. Peg vulnerably shares about his own psychedelic-assisted transformation and highlights the limitations of the Western model of individualistic “pill-taking”.
Peg emphasizes the need for longer-term integration and community support during work with psychedelic medicines, and speaks about the development of the Gathering Group Model, where he has witnessed remarkable improvements in mental health and a deeper sense of self and belonging.
Peg believes we heal and grow best when we are connected to a small group of people where we can be accepted fully, and feel seen and known. Throughout all of his different jobs, he’s been fascinated with resiliency - with how people find hope in the midst of suffering. The opposite of depression and anxiety is connection. His purpose is to provide that connection to communities.
The benefits of long-term integration and community support for psychedelic medicine work How the Gathering Group Model has brought significant improvements in depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms, as well as a deeper sense of self and belonging Why communal ceremonies are safe containers for individuals to explore their emotions and sensations Details of Peg’s transformative experience with psilocybin mushrooms How tools and teachings such as somatic inquiry and Internal Family Systems are incorporated in group work to help individuals navigate the complexities of their emotions and inner landscapes The potential of psychedelics to address trauma, depression, and intense stress experienced by first responders An exciting new clinical trial involving psilocybin and first responders The power of psychedelics to help individuals confront mortality and live authentically as highlighted in Peg’s film, "Dosed 2" How Peg incorporates the feminine wisdom that was inspired by his wife and daughters’ involvement in his transformation into his work Why personal experience and an embodied understanding of the divine are crucial for true transformation The importance of building resilient communities around psychedelic medicine.
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