Dr. Jeff McNairy, Psy.D., M.P.H. has been working in the health care field for 25 years. He is the former Director of Passages in Malibu, CA. Presently he is Chief Operations Officer and Chief Medical Director of Rythmia Life Advancement Center.  Rythmia is one of the few places that serves the ancient medicine, ayahuasca, under medical supervision. Through Dr. McNairy’s intense experience with the most desperate patient populations (addition, acute mental health, and trauma), he has seen that the only real healing can come from within.

In this episode we discuss:

• What happened after 20 plus years in western medicine and why it’s important to bridge western medicine with ancient modalities
• How working with a wealthy drug addict introduced him to ayahuasca and why he knew this would be a game-changer for mental health
• What is ayahuasca and how it works in the conscious, subconscious and mental, emotional body
• What the biggest stigmas and misperceptions are around ayahuasca
• Why the medicine is not addictive, but the process can be
• What some of the negative side effects are of drinking ayahuasca
• How do you know if you are a candidate, and is it okay to drink if you are a recovering addict
• The difference between western medicine and plant medicine
• How to know if you’re going to a fake shamanic ceremony
• Should children drink ayahuasca if they are struggling with mental health issues

Connect with Jeff:
Website: www.jeffmcnairy.com
Facebook: Rythmia

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