BFTA Summer Special: Healing sexual trauma with psychedelics and entheogens-- Laura Mae Northrup shares her journey
Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories | Psychotherapy, Trauma, and Psychedelics
07/31/26
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This is the first of a two part summer special with Laura Mae Northrup, who was first featured in the original BFTA summer special back in 2022. In this first episode, in an excerpt from her wonderful podcast called Inside Eyes, we hear Laura describe her long and grueling battle with suicidality, which emerged as a result of childhood sexual abuse. In the second episode in two weeks, Laura and Dr. H dive deep into her personal healing journey— what worked, what didn’t, and how she was able to finally put her chronic suicidality to rest.
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In this second of two parts, Laura Mae Northrup shares stories of how she found a healing path through connection, therapy, and psychedelics.
Laura Mae Northrup
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Elemental Psychedelics
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