PUNK Therapy | Psychedelic Underground Neural Kindness

Content Warning: Trauma and abuse memories Dr. T interviews The Truth Fairy as part of his research and together they explore the value of somatic therapy as well as how a therapist must be prepared for the journey when combining somatic with psychedelics. Dr. T presents The Truth Fairy with some questions he has developed as part of his research, questions she’s not heard ahead of time. What resu...

Content Warning: Sensitive stories that include uninformed consent / sexual abuse Spoiler Alert for ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Dr. T and The Truth Fairy discuss accuracies and controversies within the portrayal of microdosing on Hulu’s ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ show. With a nod to the fact that spoilers regarding the plot of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ are revealed in this episode, the character of the...

Content Warning: Sensitive stories and themes that include abuse. In Part Two of ‘Touch’ in psychedelic therapy, Dr. T and The Truth Fairy explore touch from the perspective of the theory of ‘temporary celibacy’ and the idea of sublimating sexual energy into creative or sublime energies for therapeutic purposes.  Touch and connection are key elements in human thriving: as The Truth Fairy notes, on...

Content Warning: references to sexual abuse Dr. T and The Truth Fairy explore the revelatory benefits that can emerge from the use of therapeutic touch in psychedelic healing practices, while always keeping caution and care in the forefront. The Truth Fairy’s career and life journey have been grounded in touch therapy, starting with Shiatsu Therapy and incorporating such practices as craniosacral,...

Content Warning: discussion of ayahuasca ceremony/reactions The hosts explain polyvagal theory and explore how it relates to psychedelic ceremony and experience; how it leads to deeper understanding of neural states when working with different medicines. The understanding of fight or flight, sympathetic and parasympathetic responses built into humans comes into sharp examination as Dr. T and The T...

Content Warning: Eating disorders, sexual assault, & psychedelic-induced trauma memory. Hosts Dr. T and The Truth Fairy are here to explore the important world of psychedelic therapy from both clinical and underground knowledge based perspectives. Having met at the suggestion of Dr. Rosalind Watts, Dr. T and The Truth Fairy (their chosen pseudonyms) explain how they come from different backgrounds...

This podcast is dedicated to the exploration and communication of somatic relational trauma-informed practices woven with psychedelic and earth-based medicines. We welcome from the underground the experience of practitioners dedicated to the ethical, creative and embodied use of medicines in therapeutic and ceremonial settings. Our kindness seeks to bridge the lived experience of the underground,...