Today we’re talking nerdy about the therapeutic value of psychedelics and psilocybin in healing your brain and your heart. In this conversation with Alex Waters, we’re diving into some of the neuroscience behind how psychedelics and more specifically psilocybin change your brain by temporarily shutting down the Default Mode Network, the part of our brain that’s responsible for every day consciousness and ego, allowing for deep healing and neuroplasticity. 

We also talk about the scientific literature that highlights the effectiveness of trust and surrender in the efficacy of psychedelic healing modalities, the combination of psychedelics and music to amplify a ceremonial experience, and the internal barriers to entry that stop individuals from exploring plant medicine such as fear, resistance, the illusion of control. One of the things that makes this episode super unique is that Alex actually coaches me through some of the fear and perfectionism that has held me back from exploring psychedelics further. 

Alex Waters is an international speaker & highly trusted certified trauma informed Master Coach. He has extensive experience & training in the fields of ancient plant medicine, somatic therapy, NLP, simple and complex trauma, Inner Child work, intimacy work, tantra and masculine & feminine embodiment work. 

Before you dive into this episode, I want to give a little disclaimer that I am not a doctor and none of what is shared in this podcast episode or any episode of Talk Nerdy To Me is medical advice. 

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