Inside Eyes

This is the final episode in the season. Thank you all for listening in! If you enjoyed the season, please rate it on whatever podcasting app you use.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear about the dates for those and attend, I will send that info out on my email list. I send a handful of emails per year, only when there is something special...

This episode is about the prevalance of suicidal ideation among survivors of sexual violence. It includes a personal story and tips for things you might do if you are feeling suicidal.  Wildflower Alliance Alternative to Suicide Support Groups: https://wildfloweralliance.org/alternatives-to-suicide/ I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear about...

Survivors are often hard on themselves. This episode is a simple 17 point list of reminders about your humanity and the process you are in. You can listen to this episode when you need some tenderness, grounding, or perspective.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear about the dates for those and join, I will send that info out on my email lis...

This episode is a long one and I suggest taking notes! Some of you may be considering doing expanded state work with entheogens or psychedelics on your own or with an untrained peer. If this is the case, please listen to this episode for guidance and harm reduction tips to help keep you as safe as possible.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to he...

The episode is for guides and facilitators who are already practicing or who are considering starting to offer healing work with psychedelics or entheogens. However it is also useful to people seeking healing, and can be considered a part 2 to the previous episode about choosing a guide or facilitator.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear ab...

This episode is about choosing a facilitator or guide to support you with healing sexual trauma by entering an expanded state of consciousness. The episode is also a bit of a part one for guides and facilitators-to-be, with a follow up episode next week that speaks more specifically to people who want to be practitioners of this work.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about t...

This episode is a short guided meditation. If you want more info on why I have it in the season, you can go back to episodes 5 and 6 on journey preparation, and more specifically you can listen to the section on somatic theory around minute 19 in episode 6. This meditation is focused on helping you build awareness of sensations and allowing yourself to follow the movements emerging from them, in a...

The title says it all! This episode explores different aspects of integration for healing with psychedelics and entheogens, when the expressed goal is working on sexual trauma.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear about the dates for those and join, I will send that info out on my email list. I send a handful of emails per year, only when th...

Isolation and struggles with accessing supportive community are issues many people face in the world today, but survivors of sexual violence can face this in unique ways. This episode speaks to issues around isolation and the importance of building community, for individual and collective wellbeing.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear about...

This episode speaks to spiritual issues around surviving violence and working toward transformation.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear about the dates for those and join, I will send that info out on my email list. I send a handful of emails per year, only when there is something special I am offering. You can sign up here: https://www.la...

This is part two of two episodes focused on preparing for healing sexual trauma with entheogens and psychedelics. It is also useful for people who are doing expanded state healing that does not include the use of psychedelics or entheogens. The episode covers the significance of surrendering, breaks down somatic theory as it relates to expanded state healing, and offers some thoughts about the lan...

This is part one of two episodes focused on preparing for healing sexual trauma with entheogens and psychedelics. It is also useful for people who are doing expanded state healing that does not include the use of psychedelics or entheogens. The episode covers meditation, journaling, and outlines a larger frame for how to think about preparation.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessi...

The title says it all! This episode is focused on understanding what type of suffering is meaningful and why that matters, both in sober states and expanded ones.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear about the dates for those and join, I will send that info out on my email list. I send a handful of emails per year, only when there is somethi...

In this episode I break down theory about FEELINGS! I explain how the "processing" of feelings happens, why this is critical information for survivors of sexual violence to have, and how working with feelings relates to healing with psychedelics and entheogens.  I will be hosting some online, live, free Q&A sessions about the series. If you want to hear about the dates for those and join, I will s...

In season one I talked about sexual violence as a form of spiritual abuse and I have recieved many questions about that over the last 6 years, so I decided to do a deeper dive on this topic. This episode outlines my thoughts on spirituality as a frame for thinking about the impact of sexual violence on individauls and communities, as well as a frame for the path toward healing.  I will be hosting...

Welcome back people! The new season of Inside Eyes starts today, with 16 episodes of in-depth information about the use of psychedelics and entheogens to heal sexual trauma. This episode sets the tone for the series, explains what we will be covering, and gives a frame for how to think about the work of healing sexual violence with expanded states of conciousness.  I will be hosting some online, l...

Inside Eyes is back with 16 new episodes! And I am almost ready to share it with you, but we need to finish raising $3500 to pay the audio engineer by the end of November 2025 to stay on track with recording (for a February 2026 release). Every dollar helps! Please donate here: https://gofund.me/224623ed9 I wrote a book! It is called Radical Healership: How to Build a Values-Driven Healing Practic...

For the one year anniversary of Inside Eyes Laura interviews Dr. Shanna Butler, a psychologist, professor, and ketamine therapist about the creation of ritual and ways to practice ritual within one's own cultural lineage. You can find more info about Shanna here: www.shannabutler.com . If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on  iTunes ! To stay connected, find Laura on Instag...

This episode is part of a show swap with the podcast Back From The Abyss. BFTA is a series about psychiatric healing hosted by Dr. Craig Heacock. There are a lot of parallels with Inside Eyes and this episode is an incredible interview with trauma expert Saj Razvi, exploring ketamine therapy, cannabis therapy, as well as a powerful personal story from Saj. Listen to part two of this episode here ....

Community that forms around the healing use of entheogens and psychedelics is not without it's own instances of sexual harm.  In the final episode of the season, Laura Mae Northrup, MFT talks about psychological dynamics that underlie sexual harm in healing relationships and what the community can do to prevent it.  To celebrate the end of season 1, Laura's online course on How to build a Successf...

For the second to last episode of the season, Laura interviews Kufikiri Imara of Decriminalize Nature Oakland.  The episode explores harm reduction from practical and philosophical perspectives and takes an expanded view that includes not only harm to users, but also harm to the medicines themselves and the traditional stewards of many entheogenic plants.   You can learn more about the work of  De...

James has heard about the amazing breakthroughs that trauma survivors are having with MDMA.  Determined to explore an ongoing question of if she was sexually abused as a child, she embarks on two guided journeys.   This show is all about going into the depths of wounding to heal, but don't forget that a huge part of healing is experiencing joy. The season will come to an end in November and there...

Lena is a survivor of long-term child sexual abuse and decided to try healing with guided MDMA journeys.  She had an unexpected outcome from her journey work that resulted in a lasting altered state of consciousness.  In this episode we talk about the complex nuances of her "soft psychosis" diagnosis and explore why that term doesn't adequately describe her experience.   This show is all about goi...

Jonathon shares about his experience of child sexual abuse & healing with LSD and mushrooms. He takes a DIY approach to his medicine work, while also seeing a therapist and doing EMDR.   If you would like to support the show, please share this episode with someone who may benefit and leave a review! To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup  or on Twitter: @inside__eyes . Speci...

For most of Kate's life she didn't remembered the sexual abuse she experienced as a child. She shares about using Ayahuasca & psilocybin-containing mushrooms in her long process of remembering the sexual abuse and healing from complex trauma.   If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on  iTunes ! To stay connected, find Laura on Instagram: @lauramaenorthrup  or on Twitter: @in...