Dr. Katherine Lawson and I discuss the transformative power of psychedelics, dream work, and trauma healing. We explore integrating mystical experiences into daily life with structured support and the symbolic interpretation of dreams and visions for personal growth. We also explore the therapeutic potential of MDMA-assisted therapy for complex trauma and Dr. Lawson’s journey of empowerment through archetypes and embodied imagination, offering insights into the deep connections between mythology, spirituality, and healing.

In this episode you’ll hear:

00:06 Intro

10:00 Mysticism, dream work, and personal growth

20:56 Using imagination to cope with trauma and explore past lives

32:08 Dream analysis and its benefits for personal growth

37:02 Integrating psychedelic experiences into daily life through dreamwork and MDMA therapy

51:11 Healing trauma through therapy and archetypes.

1:00:24 Tapping into Embodied Imagination and Ancestral Wisdom

THE SKINNY ON OUR SEXY GUEST

Dr. Katherine Lawson is an Integrative Mental Health Specialist, a certified Embodied Imagination® practitioner, consultant, psycho-spiritual counselor, and an international speaker. She has an MA in counseling psychotherapy from the Pacifica Graduate Institute and her doctorate in Mind-Body Medicine, focusing on Integrative Mental Health. She has spent nearly two decades examining the intersections between healing, dreaming, mysticism, and psychedelics. As a BIPOC woman, cancer survivor, and survivor of childhood sexual trauma, she teaches and utilizes holistic therapies for PTSD and other types of unprocessed wounds, as well as sharing stories of healing. She is fascinated by the interactions between the brain, mind, body, and personality and the powerful ways in which societal and spiritual factors affect health and happiness. She is the author of Dreamwork for Growth and Healing - A Guided Dream Journal and the founder of Awake in the Dream School.

LINKS FROM THE SHOW

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-lawson-ph-d-5b8020b
https://www.instagram.com/awakeinthedreamschool/

https://www.awakeinthedream.co/

https://books.apple.com/us/book/dreamwork-for-growth-and-healing-a-guided-dream-journal/id1610640944
https://sexloveyoga.mykajabi.com/sensual-awakening

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