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PT 624 - Dr. Cat Meyer - Sex, Love, Psychedelics


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In this episode of Psychedelics Today, Joe Moore sits down with Dr. Cat Meyer, licensed psychotherapist, sex therapist, and host of Sex, Love, Psychedelics. Together, they explore the deep intersections of sexuality, trauma healing, psychedelics, and the role of play in human connection.

Dr. Meyer shares her journey from growing up in rural Missouri and navigating early trauma to becoming a leading voice in sex therapy and psychedelic integration. She opens up about her personal healing path, her work with ketamine-assisted therapy, and how tantra, BDSM, and art have shaped her approach to erotic wellness.

Topics Covered

  • Defining the Erotic: Beyond sex, eroticism as vibrancy, life force, and connection to the senses.
  • Personal Story: Dr. Meyer’s early struggles, academic path in marriage and family therapy, and her discovery of tantra and BDSM as transformative practices.
  • Psychedelics and Healing: Her first experiences with MDMA-assisted therapy, ketamine retreats for women, and how these tools can reconnect people with pleasure and embodiment.
  • The Power of Play: Why play is essential for healing, relationships, and cultural transformation—ranging from improv and art to Burning Man experiments.
  • Navigating Power Dynamics: How erotic transference, facilitation, and unconscious needs can shape therapy, sex, and psychedelic work—and why self-awareness is crucial.
  • Feral Mysticism: Rewilding the body, reclaiming personal authority, and embracing vibrancy outside of cultural repression.
  • Pleasure and Illness: How Dr. Meyer works with clients facing chronic pain, fatigue, or illness to maintain erotic connection through presence and small practices.

Key Quotes

  • “Eroticism is the connection to vibrancy, to life—it’s how we engage with the world through pleasure.”
  • “Feeling is power. A discerning human who can feel is a powerful human.”
  • “Psychedelics help us come back into right relationship with our body and with pleasure.”
  • “Play gives us the freedom to experiment, to try, to be vulnerable, and to learn without attaching our worth to the outcome.”

 

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