Stefana is Co-Director of the UK Psychedelic Society and regularly facilitates the Society’s Psychedelic Experience weekends in the Netherlands. After gaining a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and a subsequent Masters in International Affairs she previously worked in Human Rights before following her intuition to work with psychedelics. She is also a Holistic Counsellor and a Forrest Yoga teacher. 

I recently joined Stefana to take part in a legal, ceremonial psychedelic retreat in The Netherlands using psilocybin-truffles. In this episode we explore: 

• Stefana’s personal journey to working as a psychedelic facilitator
• Why she transitioned from Human Rights to Psychedelics
• How psychedelics helped her process her own grief 
• The origins of The Psychedelic Society
• Why psychedelics remain a taboo subject for many people
• My personal reason for attending the psychedelic retreat
• The research, evidence and hype around psychedelics
• The retreat experience itself 
• Vulnerability as the key to love and connection
• Safety, boundaries and screening of participants 
• The importance of Set, Setting and Integration
• Touch as a vital healing modality
• Love as being central to healing 

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You can find more about The Psychedelic Society at www.psychedelicsociety.org.uk

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Additionally, if you’re interested in my Holistic Healing Inner Circle membership or want to find out more about my retreats head on over to:

www.drlaurenmacdonald.com @holistichealingproject

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