Dr. Chris Becker is available by Zoom, Skype or Phone
Intro: New clinical trials exploring the medicinal properties of psilocybin may lead to its widespread use treating anxiety disorders.
Joining us to discuss both the emerging use of psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms is Dr. Chris Becker, author of the new book, “Healing with Psychedelics.”
Q&A:
- Dr. Becker, what state are we at with the current medical studies of psilocybin for the treatment of Anxiety?
- How dangerous, in your opinion, is psilocybin for the normal healthy person?
- Why is psilocybin illegal currently and what type of penalties are there for its nonprescribed use?
- Are there any natural, perhaps milder hallucinogenics for treatment of anxiety if someone did not want to take the more power chemical lysergic acid diethylamide, otherwise known as psilocybin?
- The protracted Covid-19 pandemic has contributed to a spike in prescriptions for anti-anxiety and anti-depression drugs, as well as causing sustained emotional stress and uncertainty for millions of people. If psilocybin mushrooms were legal and more readily available, how might that impact sales of current anti-anxiety and anti-depression meds?
- Do you believe ‘Magic Mushrooms” or other psychedelics should be legalized for the public?
- In your book, “Healing with Psychedelics,” you write about your personal healing journey, revealing details of your own experience with psychedelic-assisted sacred-medicine therapy. Tell us about your experience.
- In addition to using psychedelics, you also wrote chronicled first-hand accounts of your spiritual experiences and meditation practices in your healing journey—or is it fair to call it a healing ‘trip’?
- How addictive are psychedelics, if at all, and is there any documentation that their use can get someone un-addicted to hard drugs? How has the psychedelic experience changed from the hippie days of the 60s until now?
- In your book, “Healing with Psychedelics,” you included poems your publisher says sings to the heart of the reader and their unconscious. Did you write any of those poems while under the influence of psychedelics?
- Where is your book available for purchase?
ABOUT DR. CHRIS BECKER…
Dr. Chris Becker has over 30 years of experience in mass spectrometry and chemical physics. His research has included the original development of label-free protein quantification, protein biomarker discovery, and rapid DNA analysis. He is author on 130 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and 20 U.S. patents. Dr. Becker has managed laboratories and research groups, and he’s co-founded two companies.
Chris has been practicing Buddhist meditation for three decades and in his book explores the deep, lasting impact that psychedelic-assisted sacred medicine therapy has had on his ability to cope with childhood psychological injury/trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and addiction.
His book, “Healing with Psychedelics,”,” has been endorsed by Francoise Bourzat, author of Consciousness Medicine and Janetti Marotta, author of 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem and A Fertile Path.
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