43: Trauma, MDMA Psychotherapy, and the Body (with Marcela Ot'alora G.)

<p>Til Luchau talks about trauma, psychedelic psychotherapy, and the body, with Marcela Ot'alora G., the principal investigator in a very promising FDA-approved study into MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD.</p> <p>Topics include: </p> <ul><li>How does trauma relate to bodywork, and how does MDMA therapy help with trauma?</li> <li>How is psychedelic therapy different from just taking psychedelics?</li> <li>What can we learn from your MDMA/PTSD study that can help us be more effective as massage and manual therapy practitioners? </li> </ul> <p>Get the full transcript at <a href='https://advanced-trainings.com/the-thinking-practitioner-podcast/'>Til</a> or <a href='https://www.academyofclinicalmassage.com/podcast/'>Whitney's</a> sites! </p> <p>Resources and references discussed in this episode:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Marcela Ot'alora’s <a href='https://www.mixcloud.com/TheTimFerrissShow/396-marcela-otalora-the-art-and-science-of-psychedelic-therapy-and-healing/'>Tim Ferriss Podcast interview</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">About <a href='https://maps.org/'>MAPS.org</a> (and training as an MDMA psychotherapist)</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">About the <a href='https://mdmaptsd.org/'>MDMA/PTSD Study</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://mdmaptsd.org/apply/'>Apply to be a subject</a> in the MDMA/PTSD clinical trials</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Whitney Lowe’s site: <a href='https://academyofclinicalmassage.com'>AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Til Luchau’s site: <a href='https://advanced-trainings.com/the-thinking-practitioner-podcast/'>Advanced-Trainings.com</a> </li> </ul> <p>Sponsor Offers: </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Books of Discovery: save 15% by entering "thinking" at checkout on<a href='https://booksofdiscovery.com/'> booksofdiscovery.com</a>. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">ABMP: save $24 on new membership at<a href='https://www.abmp.com/thinking'> abmp.com/thinking</a>. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">