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Overview
Today, I speak with practitioner, educator, musician, and clinical psychology PhD candidate Dan Grossman, who specializes in the study and research of somatic experiences in psychedelic-assisted mental health treatment. We discuss topics in psychedelic practice, including epistemic hygiene and false insight, somaticism and embodiment, trauma, and healing.
Sources & Further Reading*
02:20 American Yoga Foundation
12:35 Gestalt, Wikipedia
16:40 Autoimmune Conditions, NIH
16:42 Allostatic Load, Wikipedia
17:15 Wilhelm Reich, Wikipedia
- Character armor, Somatopia
21:40 The Body Keeps The Score, ThriftBooks
37:35 Reggie Ray, Dharma Ocean
58:50 Epistemic Hygiene
59:15 Non-Specific Amplifiers
*I support the democratization and crowdsourcing of knowledge, and I regard platforms such as Wikipedia as valid and valuable repositories of human knowledge that help balance academic gatekeeping of epistemic authority. I also value rigorous fact-checking and common sense.
Disclaimer: I use AI to assist with research, learning, and systems design, and fact check to the best of my ability. All ideas presented, writing, music, editing, and choices around creative direction are my own. I believe these technologies should support and enhance our creativity, not replace it.
