Getting the ‘Setting’ right

Set and setting, when referring to a psychedelic drug experience or the use of other psychoactive substances, means mindset (shortened to "set") and the physical and social environment (the "setting") in which the…

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Types of Trauma

Trauma is an almost universal part of the human experience. There are many types and causes of trauma. The latest definition of Trauma is Physical harm, emotional harm and/or life-threatening…

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5 stages of grief

Understanding the stages of grief can help you navigate through loss. Learn about denial, anger, bargaining, and depression in the grieving process.

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Ethical Standards for traditional indigenous medicines

The renewed interest in Western psychedelic research and application of indigenous medicines, has raised concerns within many Indigenous Nations regarding issues such as cultural appropriation. Furthermore insufficient acknowledgment of the…

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Psychedelic Assisted Therapy – Client centred approach

Central to psychedelic-assisted therapy is the client-centred approach, which places emphasis on the client's own abilities, autonomy, and natural capacity for healing. Within this framework, the therapist acts as a…

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What are your Core Beliefs?

Core beliefs are a person’s most central ideas about themselves, others, and the world. I have some rubbish Core Beliefs that I have to work hard to challenge at times.…

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Positive and Negative Emotions – How are you Feeling?

Understanding what you’re feeling at a given moment can help you to make better decisions and move through uncomfortable emotions.

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How do our emotions develop?

The first emotions develop in babies and include joy, anger, sadness and fear. Later, as children begin to develop a sense of self, they will develop more complex emotions like…

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Why emotional validation is a skill you should learn

To give someone emotional validation is one of the best communication tools you can have when building relationships. At home, school and in the workplace validating others' feelings, builds mutual…