My guest today, Ronan Levy, is the co-founder of Field Trip Health, the world's largest provider of psychedelic-assisted therapies, with twelve incredible clinics across the globe providing truly life-changing modern treatments.

We talk about his journey into psychedelic therapy (and swap tales of our own medicine journeys), go deep on the neurological benefits involved, hash out the complexities of providing these modalities in safe and legal settings, and preview his upcoming documentary, Ordinary Trip.

As upside-down as the world seems to be right now, it's truly inspiring to meet people like Ronan who are doing such impactful work, and to see the evolution of alternative therapies like the ones we discuss here. 

Whether you’re just psychedelic-curious or a well-traveled psychonaut, this dialogue has a lot to offer. And for those of you who find yourself inspired by Ronan's story and are interested in a journey of your own, visit lukestorey.com/FieldTrip to find out how to take advantage of their cutting-edge therapies.

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00:04:32 — The Trip Journal

• The Trip Journal by Ronan Levy
• Importance of integration and understanding
• Honoring the psychonaut journey
• Fear and letting go 

00:19:03 — Ronan’s Personal Journey 

• Kidnapping of his brother
• Failed kidnapping of George Bush Sr.
• Leaving his work as a lawyer
• Opening a cash-for-gold store
• Getting into the cannabis industry 
• How To Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
• Ronan’s first mushroom trip
• Power in empathy and self-awareness

00:38:56 — Launching Field Trip

• Finding freedom in Jamaica 
• Fundraising and scaling 
• A harrowing first ketamine experience 
• Canada vs. US regulation 
• Curating the experience 
• Integration as a lifelong process
• Describing a typical ketamine journey
• How psychedelics change your brain
• The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman
• Exploring at-home ketamine therapy 
• Luke and Ronan swap concert experiences 

01:20:47 — Ordinary Trip (Documentary)

• Mission behind the project 
• Tripping around the world
• Magnitude of 5-MeO-DMT
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• The funniest cosmic joke of all time

01:44:10 — The Future of Psychedelic Therapy

• Decriminalization and legalization 
• Field Trip app 
• Epic failure of the war on drugs
• Fostering intentionality and connection 
• Formulating a half-life synthetic psilocybin 
• Watch the documentary trailer 
• Erwin Pearlman, Tom Robbins, and Yuval Noah Harari

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Resources:

• Website: Field Trip Health
• Read: The Trip Journal by Ronan Levy
• App: Field Trip mobile app 
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