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Dr. Darragh Stewart - Psychedelics for Mental Health & Wellbeing: Overcoming Depression, Anxiety, PTSD & Exploring Consciousness & the Mind.


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I had the privilege of chatting with Dr Darragh Stewart (Phd), Inwardbound Co-Founder & Scientific Lead Facilitator, to pick his brain about all things psychedelics… including the positive effects & benefits of plant medicine for HEALING from pain, suffering & trauma, & exploring consciousness and the mind through the new science of Psychedelics & Trauma Therapy.

As a scientist, Darragh is keen to cut through faux spirituality & is interested in bridging the gap between science & spirituality. Having had such a positive healing journey of his own after dealing with his own trauma and upheaval with the use of Psychedelics among other therapies and practices, he is now passionate about helping others who may also benefit from the emerging science of psychedelics by holding the retreats and collecting scientific data.

He has worked with hundreds of people through their psilocybin sessions and is currently writing a paper on the effects of Psilocybin on mental health.

He has also embarked on trips to India immersing himself in different trauma release modalities such as somatic bodywork, breathwork, embodiment dance practices, and yoga, and is a keen meditator having sat at the Tushita Meditation center Dharamsala, and the S.N. Goenka Vipassana Center, Bodh Gaya.

Darragh is also passionate about working with Men through times of struggle and change. He facilitates men’s online workshops, events, and a men’s group for psychedelic integration in Ireland.

Darragh’s Qualifications:

B.A. Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin
Ph.D. Plant Developmental Genetics, Trinity College Dublin
Training,  Dunderry park the Irish Centre for Shamanic Studies (2018- )
VTCT Diploma in Holistic Massage Therapy
Co-Founder Psychedelic Brothers of Ireland
Diploma Psychotropic plants, Centre of excellence
Vipassana 10-day silent retreat (Bodh Gaya, India)
10-day silent retreat introduction to Buddhism (Dharamsala, India)

Points we chatted about:

  • What ARE psychedelics?
  • Why were these substances made illegal originally?
  • Different types / uses / effects / sources / origins of Psychedelics
  • Psychoactive vs non-psychoactive plant medicines
  • Different benefits when used correctly
  • Relieving human suffering from trauma
  • What actually HAPPENS in the brain on the different plants / substances
  • Uses in guided therapy/trips
  • How does the process / experience unfold in circles / therapies?
  • Uses in the everyday
  • Western medicine or “conventional medicine” vs plant or “unconventional” medicine
  • SSRIs vs Psychedelics
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