Educational Resources
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Reading List (Books)
Depression
“The Noonday Demon,” by Andrew Solomon
ADHD
“Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It,” by Gabor Mate
Chronic Pain
“The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders,” by John E. Sarno
Childhood Trauma and Psycho-Physiological Health Conditions
“The Body Keeps The Score,” by Bessel Van Der Kolk
“Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal,” by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
“When The Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection,” by Gabor Mate”
Buddhism and Eastern Philosophy
“Siddhartha,” by Herman Hesse
“The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times,” by Pema Chodron
Parenting
“The Spiritual Child: The New Science of Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving,” by Lisa Miller
“Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers,” by Gabor Mate
Addiction
“Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions,” by Russell Brand
“In the realm of hungry ghosts: Close encounters with addiction,” by Gabor Mate
Psychedelics and Mental Health
“How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence,” by Michael Poll
Ketamine article from the New Yorker magazine.
Stan Grof's brilliant essay on ketamine: https://realitysandwich.com/my-ketamine-journeys-or-ketamine-and-the-enchantment-of-other-worlds/
Stan Grof's brilliant essay on ketamine: https://realitysandwich.com/my-ketamine-journeys-or-ketamine-and-the-enchantment-of-other-worlds/
Ayahuasca / Plant Medicine
“The Fellowship of the River: A Medical Doctor’s Exploration into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine” by Joe Tafur
“When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance” by Daniel Pinchbeck and Sophia Rokhlin
“When The Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection,” by Gabor Mate”
Psychedelic Podcasts
Psychedelics Today: https://open.spotify.com/show/3vRPGbzS7IeNeKBQtDwteu
The Universe Within: https://open.spotify.com/show/7C5UIeKqJQdGLNPob9yJh7
Psychedelic Medicine Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Aynz3iJqk8JWkHMLoc9aI
Videos
Brene Brown on Vulnerability/Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o
Gabor Mate filmed while at a retreat center in Peru: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp20cSQhbXY
Dick Shwartz explains the IFS model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9shwJkaYNMI&authuser=1
Joe Tafur’s 2022 interview on Psychedelics Today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiIMtoFBrz0
An explanation of “inner child work” using IFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy6lM8W363Q
How to Change Your Mind (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80229847
From Shock to Awe: https://www.fromshocktoawe.com/
The Wisdom of Trauma: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com/
The Song That Calls You Home: https://www.amazon.com/Song-That-Calls-You-Home/dp/B08QGGHFG7/ref=atv_pr_sw_sc
How to Change Your Mind (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80229847
From Shock to Awe: https://www.fromshocktoawe.com/
The Wisdom of Trauma: https://thewisdomoftrauma.com/
The Song That Calls You Home: https://www.amazon.com/Song-That-Calls-You-Home/dp/B08QGGHFG7/ref=atv_pr_sw_sc