Can plant medicine such as Ayahuasca help our marriages? In this episode I interview two very experienced guests who have both done over 500 ceremonies with this sacred medicine. We dive deep into this question, highlighting Ayahuasca’s strengths as a healing modality and where this medicine may fall short when it comes to interpersonal relationships.
SHOWNOTES:
- Jayson’s early Ayahuasca experiences [2:30]
- Intro to Geoff Hanzlik [4:50]
- Intro to Richard Furr [5:45]
- Beginning of interview [6:50]
- Geoff shares how early depression lead him to Ayahuasca [8:40]
- Richard shares how he entered the Ayahuasca path [11:35]
- What exactly is Ayahuasca? [14:20]
- Potential dangers and downsides of Ayahuasca [17:35]
- Can this medicine “make you more sensitive”? [22:45]
- Is group processing needed before and after ceremonies? [25:00]
- Bringing therapy into the conversation [26:00]
- The greatest thing the medicine taught Jayson [28:50]
- Does Ayahuasca help with our intimate relationships? [30:55]
- How would one use Ayahuasca to help their relationship life? [39:30]
- Richard helps those struggling to integrate their Ayahuasca experience [44:15]
- Inner depth healing vs. developing relational skills – [48:00]
- Ayahuasca is not a ‘quick fix’ [51:10]
- “This isn’t a ‘dabblers’ path” [54:50]
- Richard shares the dangers of pushing Ayahuasca on others [1:00:00]
- How are relational dynamics addressed in spiritual communities? [1:05:00]